RIVERVIEW, MN - An interdenominational tradition, the annual summer dance-off between the local Grace Presbyterian and First Baptist churches is a highly anticipated event every single year.

But as usual, the event turned into a prolonged 14-hour stalemate Wednesday evening, with the team of dancers on both sides merely staring at one another well into the following morning.

"These guys are true pros," commentator Buzz Wildred said in the fifth hour of the event, as all participants remained frozen to the spot, with absolutely no movement whatsoever. "Uh-oh - the DJ's gonna bump DC Talk's 'In The Light.' Let's see if the Baptists crack."

But they remained still as stone.

"Absolute mastery over their bodies. Amazing," Wildred whispered.

Finally, the contest was decided just before the

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