Provo bans Dirtylicious dance class from rec center over "moral standards," founder says

• At the Provo Rec Center, instructors grew the classes from one to four sessions in three years as lessons filled up.

Driving the news: Rec center administrators told the Dirtylicious founders last month that future classes were cancelled, FOX 13 reported.

• In an email, the city wrote that it "decided to move in a different direction that aligns with our current goals in programming."
• "But we were told before that email, behind closed doors, that Dirtylicious didn't meet … certain moral standards," founder Erica Tanner told FOX 13.

The intrigue: Tanner told KSL the city began investigating the groups' moves after a man complained to the rec center.

What they're saying: "What started out as a really good fitness-focused class gradually became more content, which involved adult-natured moves and content," rec center manager Cathy Smits told FOX 13.

The latest: Students have taken to social media to complain about the cancellation, saying the class gave them confidence and a community.

• A petition on Change.org had more than 1,300 signatures as of Thursday.

Between the lines: The collision of dance and morals evokes the 1984 film "Footloose" — which was filmed in Utah County.

• Kevin Bacon attended high school in Provo for a week to experience his character's fate as the city-slicker newcomer in a small town.