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In reply to the discussion: High School’s Bold Decision to Outlaw School Dances [View all]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)By uncomfortable we don't know what they mean so I won't speculate.
Personally, dancing was uncomfortable for me which is why I never did it. They didn't call it "twerking" back then, I think it was "freak dancing" was introduced to me by 2 girls describing it as "like having sex with your clothes on". Never got that far, just saw them one time after that -- visiting relatives that lived in my complex at-the-time.
My girlfriend who later became my wife was over the drinking age when I met her so she would always go to clubs, I was at-first uncomfortable she would do this type of dancing with other people but then I realized its just dancing. Other forms such as ballroom dancing can be quite sexual. She'd try to teach me but I just felt silly standing there while she's doing whatever.
As to the bullying, if they're doing it over all sorts of silly reasons what can we do? I can see 'uncomfortable' from you perspective but it is also possible they could be uncomfortable just doing the dance like I am when it comes to any sort of dance but it is a little different, in that case don't participate and let those that want to, do. As far as bullying, address it when it comes but usually bullying for me came in the form of trying to be taken advantage of, I learned not to enable my bullies but everyone's experience is different. I just have my personal experience to draw from.
I'm more on your side than the side that simply wants to ban the dance because they don't like it or don't want teens engaging in the sort of contact which they already are if they wanted to.