Your assertion that this is a generation gap issue rings somewhat true. When I was in high school, the "gator" was banned since it involved horizontal positioning on the floor -- though no body contact. We somehow managed to dance to all sorts of music anyway. And we must not forget the waltz was once considered far too risque for polite society. On the other hand, maybe our tempest in a teapot isn't simply about us. Apart from the school in Conn., a school in California (gasp!), that bastion of liberality, cancelled all dances because of the dance style. You can hear the story at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6493089&sc=emaf Aren't we all (at least all of us but Ms. Stark) lucky this is the main headache in our lives?