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Becky Bruce reportingA Bountiful student says enough already with the dirty dancing, the booty dancing and the suggestive moves at school functions.
It seems it has struck a chord with some youngsters at Bountiful High School. Junior Andrew Nemrow is circulating a petition, trying to put a stop to the bump and grind. He's got 200 signatures on it already. He and his friends say the suggestive dancing makes them uncomfortable.
Principal Ryck Astle says it's a concern he takes seriously. "We had a stomp where there was some inappropriate dancing, you know. Kids have been removed from the dance," he said.
Astle says his students are good teens for the most part, and it's the actions of a few that are causing all the attention. He says when dance chaperones see this kind of behavior, they intervene.
There is a temporary moratorium on the school's stomp dances, and Astle says school officials have been doing their best to educate the teens about what is and isn't appropriate.
They've also taken a look at the music at the stomps to see whether it is potentially encouraging suggestive behavior. Before the school holds another stomp, Astle says there will be a list of songs that are not allowed and songs that are OK provided to the DJ.
Astle says he has met with Andrew to talk about his concerns.
E-mail: bbruce@ksl.com
