nwasianweekly.com
Aug. 19, 2006

Compiled by Vi-An Nguyen

Alec J.F. Maghami
Age 16; Medina

“As long as they actually keep it inside their pants, I’m down. But when the zippers drop, the fun is over. I don’t necessarily advocate lewdness in recreation, but I feel that though it may be of a sexual nature, it is a safe alternative to teenage sex.”

Kelley Yokobe
Age 15; Bellevue

“I think freak dancing should be allowed in schools. Dances are supposed to be fun and you should be able to have a great time without having the worry of getting all your dances canceled or something like that. If you don’t like what someone’s doing, you could easily tell them to back off or go to a teacher or adult, because there are chaperones there.”

Daniel Arteaga
Age 17; Renton

“Look, the way I see it is this: You put a bunch of sweaty, horny teens into a confined dark space with suggestive music — what do you think is going to happen? If you’re not cool with freak dancing, don’t go to school dances. … Go to church dances or something.”

Amy Yoon
Age 16; Redmond

“I don’t think freak dancing should be allowed in school because it’s a vulgar way of expressing yourself, and other students could feel uncomfortable or even offended. Freak dancing is basically sex on the dance floor, and in some cases it could escalate and lead to more.”

Aaron Meisner
Age 18; Mercer Island

“I don’t see any harm in the act of freak dancing. No threat is posed to the general public and teenagers could do a lot worse than engage in an act deemed inappropriate by a small fraction of the middle-aged population.”

Annie Heo
Age 18; Issaquah

“Every generation has its own dirty dance. It’s just getting a bit dirtier each generation, and older generations will always think the younger ones are too ostentatious. Maybe if the older generation remembered what it was like to be a teen back in the day, we wouldn’t have such a controversy.”

Scott Tsuchiyama
Age 18; Bellevue

“Why not? Tell high school kids that they aren’t allowed to do something and they will just find a way around you. By banning freak dancing, students will resort to alternatives, such as going to underage clubs. Would you rather have your child at a safe school dance or an unsupervised raging club?”

Alison Lo
Age 17; Bellevue

“Well, from my point of view, I don’t think it should be forbidden, but I also don’t think it should be encouraged as the ‘right’ way to dance. I think freak dancing is lame anyway.”

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