Party People be aware!! There are forces in this world that would censor your right to listen to Lil' Wayne and shake that thang at prom! I'm here to show you what you need to look out for.
www.schooldancenetwork.com calls itself "The School Administrator's Best Friend" and comes complete with a national Do Not Play list (of songs that DJs shouldn't play at dances, ever), a slang dictionary called Slanguage, "No Freak Zone" posters to keep people from "freak dancing" and a totally random youtube clip of Ellen playing guitar hero. This is like Footloose for the 21st century, people. Fight for your right to pop, lock and drop it!!
Okay, wait, now I'm really freaked out. This group claims that its long term aim is to "keep [the 30 largest record labels] informed regularly of those songs that have been determined to be inappropriate for a teen audience at school dances in hopes that in the long term it may play a role in improving the content of music being released. We have compiled a list of the key upper level managers that will recieve updates on our DO NOT PLAY list. We will also inform major radio station program managers of those inappropriate songs. " Basically, what this means is that if this group decides that Flo Rida's newest album is too sexy, they're going to tell radio stations not to play it. Pardon my French, but that's bullcrap.
Student Council leaders and Prom committee members, remind your faculty advisors that you're not tiny kids who've never heard a swear word before. You have the right to listen to The Whisper song.
Oh, wait, don't worry though. There's a preferred playlist that is "made up of a variety of songs in varying tempos from Top 40 music, 80's and 90's “Old School” and novelty dance songs that combined help to create a fun and lively environment for the entire student body. DJs can play this song list in the order listed and it will likely work for most school dance events." So, go wild dancing to Miley Cyrus, Thriller and the Cha Cha Slide all night. That sounds awesome!
Here are the most recent additions to the DO NOT PLAY list....
L = Language S = Sexual V=Violence
Inappropriate for school dances 
Inappropriate for Middle School, Junior High and conservative high schools V = Violence 
“Radio Edit” version available and appropriate| Posted | Song | Artist | Appropriate? |
| 9/24/2008 | lolli lolli pop that bo... | Three 6 mafia | (S) |
| 9/3/2008 | Thizzle Dance | Mac Dre | (L) |
| 8/13/2008 | I Kissed a Girl | Katy Perry | |
| 8/11/2008 | Paper Planes | MIA | (V) |
| 7/28/2008 | The Business | Yung Berg | (L) |
...Sigh... what kind of world do we live in?
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