How to Dress Dance and Date at Your Prom Night

With all the consideration that goes into preparing for prom, have you given any thought to how the night will really go? Here’s a quick primer to dressing, dancing and dating comfortably on the big night.

Dressing

In the weeks leading up to prom, you’re probably thinking more about how you’ll dress for it than any other event you’ve been to. You’ll spend hours shopping, deliberating and deciding between dresses, jewelry, shoes and hand bags. When the big night finally comes, you may begin to second guess your choices.

The most important rule of dressing for prom is to ensure that you feel comfortable in the clothing. You should be able to look in a mirror without feeling uncomfortable or uncertain. The clothing you wear to prom is supposed to make you feel powerful and beautiful, no self conscious.

Apart from feeling fabulous, you should be able to move easily. Anything that leaves you restricted in any way, from sitting to standing to jumping, should be put back in your closet. Spend the days leading up to prom testing the shoes you chose. They should be comfortable to walk in for longer periods of time.

Also ensure you accessories are comfortable. You don’t want to be playing with or adjusting them the entire night.

Dancing

You’ve dressed, had dinner and now you’re at the dance. Even if you’ve never had formal dance lessons, you can still enjoy the dance floor and have a great time. Since you’ve already made sure your clothes are not only confidence inducing but incredibly comfortable, feel free to dance to whatever beat comes over the speakers.

There’s no set way to dance. For upbeat music, just move however it moves you. Sway back and forth, jump up and down or shake your body to the beat. Fast paced dance music is less about looking good and more about having fun while you move.

For the slow, steady songs, dance at a comfortable distance from your partner. Getting to close, while cozy, can result in tripping, sweating or other unpleasant results. The floor will probably be packed, though, so unless your school has a specific policy, skip the “arm’s length apart” policy. And since there won’t be much room to move, just take small steps in whatever area you can get.

As a final word on dancing, be sure to brush up on the Electric Slide and the Macarena.

Dating

When at prom, standard dating etiquette applies. If you’re going solo, don’t get too attached to any one particular person, unless you plan on spending the brunt of the evening with them. Other than that, feel free to float around and enjoy attention from a variety of people. When cutting in, be sure to ask permission first.

If you’re going with a date, give him most of your attention. Barring any catastrophic rudeness on his part, stick with your date for the whole night. Just as you should ask permission, don’t begin dancing with another guy until he has gotten the OK from your date. This may sound like a throwback to a less feminist society, but it works both ways and is just common courtesy.

The prom should be your date destination. Before you go, be sure to discuss which after event, whether it’s school sponsored or not, with your date. Again, barring any extreme reason to ditch him, you should attend the after events with your date as well.

Above all, your date should be fun. If at any point, it stops being entertaining and starts draining your night, excuse yourself from the date. Don’t make a scene, and, if he hasn’t been doing his best to offend you, say you’d like to spend the rest of the night with your girlfriends. Invite him to come with, and enjoy a group instead of a twosome.

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The New World Of Relationships And Dating

Relationships and dating have always gone together – hand in hand no matter what the generation. You meet, you date, you fall in love, and if you’re lucky or so inclined, you get married. And no matter what the dating style that is customary to each time period or geographical location, the goal is the same – to enjoy each other’s company and get to know each other as friends and companions.

Today, relationships and dating hold true to the ideals of yesteryear, but the way in which we go about dating has changed dramatically with the advent of the Internet. No longer is it even necessary to leave your house in order to meet someone interesting. People have used the computer in an ever-increasing capacity in order to meet new people and embark upon romantic relationships. What used to be done over a few select websites, has now turned into a multi-billion dollar industry that focuses on bringing people together through the use of online dating.

Online activity has changed the face of relationships and dating, allowing people to court through the computer without ever coming face-to-face until they are ready to do so. This may begin with a number of emails and escalate on to instant messaging through the computer. Some couples have been known to go months before ever having a face-to-face date. But by that time they almost seem to know each intimately – having communicated their histories, lifestyles, and personalities to each other through the use of the computer. Like any dating, some is successful and some is not. There are plenty of couples who have met online and have gone on to marry and have children – as well as plenty who have not.

In this day and age of busy schedules, harried work lives, and non-stop action, it is no wonder that the next phase of relationships and dating is taking place online – in the very place we do so many other activities during the course of the day. And chances are that as the Internet continues to evolve in this ever-changing society, it will take an even greater role in the beginning of many relationships to come.

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