Mar 25, 2014 1 min read

McMURRAY – A free dance lesson for Peters Township High School students offered Saturday after a board member objected to “twerking” at a recent dance was canceled when just two teens showed up.

Board member William Merrell, who was acting as a chaperone at the dance, broached the subject at the February board meeting, telling the other eight members and the administration that he contacted the local Arthur Murray Studio to set up a free lesson for students who wished to learn a more refined way to dance.

However, only two students, both girls, signed up for the class and it was canceled.

A spokesman for the dance studio at 3328 Washington Road, McMurray, said the studio would prefer to have 10 to 20 students in the class.

The free lesson will be rescheduled if more students show interest.

The dance, called the Snow Ball, was at the high school and was sponsored by the cheerleading association.

When the dancing became inappropriate, the music was switched to more classical tunes, students were told they could leave the dance, and parents were notified students could be picked up early.