DANCE LIKE YOUR GRANDMA'S WATCHING; High school dances are no longer a surefire hot ticket in an era of "freaky" moves, school rules and cell-phone diversions.(NEWS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: February 16, 2007| Author: Wascoe, Dan | Copyright information

Byline: Dan Wascoe; Staff Writer

Sarah Brickner and her friends got bored during last year's homecoming dance at Apple Valley High and left early. Now a sophomore, she hasn't gone to another dance since then.

Tatiana Burton, another sophomore, said teachers with flashlights discourage kids from dancing too close on the dimly lit dance floor. "They're being a little too strict," she said. "None of my friends go."

Sade Young, an Apple Valley freshman...