MADISON, Wisc. – Remember high school dances?

The boys standing on one side of the gym, the girls dancing and jumping around in the middle until a slow song is played and then kids partner up and sway from side to side till the song ends? Remember those dances?If you think high school dances are the same as 20 years ago, get ready for some shocking news. After witnessing Homecoming last fall I thought this kind of dancing can’t be real and I tried to forget what I saw. Then, this weekend, was another dance. The only way I can describe it is an orgy with clothes on. And that is an understatement.

Think I’m over exaggerating? Take a look.

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This is in every school, in every state. Yes, that means your kid’s school too.

Let’s start with dance attire today. Boys are in the typical dress pants, shirt and tie. The girls on the other hand, now that’s different than in years past. The predominant dress is now spandex/knit just long enough to cover their rear ends. Many times these little dresses were strapless too so that’s what, maybe 30 inches of body hugging fabric?

The big change is that kids don’t “dance” today. They grind. Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. Grinding consists of girls putting their butts on the crotches of boys and making the figure eight motion.

What teenage boy is going to say no to that? Sometimes girls have their hands on their knees, sometimes they put their hands on the ground. Better yet, girls grind on other girls too. And many times during the night they form grinding lines where 30-40 kids stand in line all grinding on each other.

At this particular dance, some freshman boys were lucky enough to have senior girls walk over and start grinding on them. It was a relief to hear a few boys flat out refused. Then again, they are freshman. By sophomore year they will either have given in to peer pressure and grind like everyone else or they won’t attend the dance next year.

Some schools have tried to ban grinding. The ban means few upper classmen attending dances and often times the kids boycott the dance completely in protest.

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High school dances were such a fun (and painful) part of growing up. The idea they wouldn’t exist anymore is sad. But at the same time, are we doing our children any favors by looking the other way as they mimic sex with their clothes on with multiple partners on the dance floor?

Parents can’t bury their heads in the sand. Prom is just around the corner. Parents need to stick around at dances and tell schools that this kind of behavior is unacceptable. It is easy to drop girls off at the mall to buy a dress you won’t see till the night of the dance. Parents need to make sure these dresses are appropriate. Parenting isn’t always easy, but a little investment today will pay off tenfold tomorrow.

And if that means no more school dances, then so be it. It may be the right thing to do.

Authored by Michelle Litjens – Right Wisconsin