Response to Inappropriate Teen Dancing

In summary, this column addresses a somewhat controversial problem in the secular world. However, this problem should not even need to be discussed in the eyes of a Christian. Betsy Hart takes the stand as a concerned parent and doesn't in the least bit encourage or advocate "freak dancing". She then goes on to address others' views on this topic, including those who "support" it and those who don't. The author's point in writing this article is to illuminate what she believes to be a growing problem in schools around the nation. Many parents are probably unaware of the type of dancing that goes on at high school dances. Meanwhile, teenagers are engaging in "foreplay" at, of all places, school events. I agree with this column for the most part, and I do think that it is a very prominent issue in high schools around the nation today, even at a high school such as ours. Teens should be able to dance in God-pleasing ways, yet I don't think that it is all our fault. The types of music and other influences, such as TV, also play a part in this suggestive dancing. However, the strategies that Betsy presents to stop this dancing I do not agree with. It's common knowledge that teenagers are rebellious. I know from experience that when chaperones at dances try to prohibit such dancing by turning on the lights or playing twenty-year old music, students rebel.

One rhetorical question that i found asks, "If the "$400 dress girl" had been sexually assaulted in the parking lot after the festivities because the dance wasn't a "dud," would her mom be happy, or suing the school?" This helps to support Betsy's point because it's implying that improper dancing leads to other things later on, specifically rape and sexual assault. The author uses this to help support the fact that she needs to go to all of her kids' school dances. She wants to show how "dangerous" dirty dancing can be later on in the night. Betsy may be a little far out on this statement. This type of dancing may not lead to such extremes, but I still think that teens should not be dancing in such ways.