Talawanda held their 2010 Prom Saturday at the Harris dining hall in Oxford. Morgan Retherford and Shelby Hart were named King and Queen of the event.
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The history of Prom in the United States goes back over 60 years. The word Prom is short for promenade, the formal, introductory parading of guests at a party. The Prom can be traced back to the simple co-ed banquets that 19th century American universities held for each year's graduating class.
But the Prom has not been without its controversy. Some schools don't just forbid Prom they forbid dancing and rock music of any kind. In April, a Mississippi school district canceled its Prom rather than allow a student to bring her girlfriend as her date.
Do you agree or disagree with these actions? What if you were a parent or school administrator? Would your opinion change?
Our own school required a dancing contract to be signed by all Prom attendees this year. Did this change the way students behaved on the dance floor? Is your dancing offensive?
How has dancing changed over the years? What does each generation's way of dancing say about them?
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