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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Whatever happened to the "school disco" ?
Now its all americanised "proms" which as a parent would have given me nightmares if having several kids.
I find its an un needed expense and causes way to much aggro to the teenagers..Limo,s ...big posh frocks etc...
Why the hell change it from the school disco eh...
Wear ya best clobber, go have a dance and a grope and everyones happy.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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school disco's still happen, we had them at the end of each school year
the prom/formal normally only happens for students after completion of GCSE's (16/17yr olds) and maybe again for those who complete A Levels
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Im sick of american bits infiltrating our boring unexpensive culture.
We dont need fooking proms etc.
Even at a higher level of education, the school disco suited everyone.
Think of the poor kid whose parents cant afford the expense of a great big dress costing loads along with a bloody bank loan for the limo...the pictures that go alog with it,
Thats one kid that aint going and will feel like a social outcast.
Keep it america....please  |
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they even have mini proms for the younger ones now,think its ok when they are leaving school to have one.middle son went to his when he left school,hes now in his twenties,we all had to contribute to the limo,hired a tuxedo,the girls had prom dresses,which cost a fortune,there are now specialist shops selling prom dresses so its big business.when I left school it was tradition to throw flour over each other...and that was it.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Think of the poor kid whose parents cant afford the expense of a great big dress costing loads along with a bloody bank loan for the limo...the pictures that go alog with it,
Thats one kid that aint going and will feel like a social outcast.
Keep it america....please "
And rightly so too. Might as well get the little tyke used to missing out.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I just think its another burden to stick on parents if im honest.
My parents couldnt have done it with 4 of us and my old mom would have resorted to making our dresses as she was a seamstress...we would have been walking round looking like herbacious borders..and it was always just after school to,. then home for tea.
Why the hell does it all have to cost so much eh  |
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Single mum who couldnt afford the prom made worse by daughters school closing and becoming an accademy in her last year and having to find an exta £20 plus for bus fares and lunches her old school was round the corner. |
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I have to disagree. I had a son and he decided he didnt want to go to the prom (what a blessing) but all my closed friends had girls. Its really there "coming out" party. The plain jane at school transferred overnight to look amazing. Yes i know it costs money( i paid for my goddaughters dress) but the look on all the faces when the girls all turn up looking beautiful boosts there confidence. Plus you have all of secondary school to put a few bob by and the old prom dresses tend to get sold to the younger ones |
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"Im sick of american bits infiltrating our boring unexpensive culture.
We dont need fooking proms etc.
Even at a higher level of education, the school disco suited everyone.
Think of the poor kid whose parents cant afford the expense of a great big dress costing loads along with a bloody bank loan for the limo...the pictures that go alog with it,
Thats one kid that aint going and will feel like a social outcast.
Keep it america....please "
Things cost as much as you want them to cost. They can have a fantastic night without it costing a fortune. I know lots of single parents whose children looked just as lovely as any there |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
In my day, (many moons ago! ), the school dance was just before Xmas.
For the few weeks beforehand, all P.E. periods were spent with the Gym Teachers teaching the old favourites (their words, not ours!) such as The Waltz, The Dashing White Sergeant, Eightsome Reels, and other luvverly Scottish country dancing!
There we were, a row of boys one side of the Gym, a row of girls on the other side, each and everyone one of us always thinking, "let me get the gorgeous looking male or female of choice" but invariably getting the opposite of what you wished for.
Why these teachers attempted to teach dancing, God only knows! At the "party" itself, nobody got up for those dances; the disco element, such as it was, was far more popular, but no-one on the staff got the message, year after year after year! |
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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago
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"In my day, (many moons ago! ), the school dance was just before Xmas.
For the few weeks beforehand, all P.E. periods were spent with the Gym Teachers teaching the old favourites (their words, not ours!) such as The Waltz, The Dashing White Sergeant, Eightsome Reels, and other luvverly Scottish country dancing!
There we were, a row of boys one side of the Gym, a row of girls on the other side, each and everyone one of us always thinking, "let me get the gorgeous looking male or female of choice" but invariably getting the opposite of what you wished for.
Why these teachers attempted to teach dancing, God only knows! At the "party" itself, nobody got up for those dances; the disco element, such as it was, was far more popular, but no-one on the staff got the message, year after year after year! "
Hell I remember that too, must be a Scottish thing!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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i think they are brilliant and should definitely keep them
as diamond pointed out you have 4 years to save for such an event, they don't have to be expensive.Its a pat on the back for the end of a stressful exam season and all those years of hard work, a celebration of the past and marking a step into the 'wide world' of work or further/higher education.
the memory of the event for your child will far exceed any financial expense. |
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With it being a new accademy we had no warnin 3 schools merged into one on 2 sites The year 11s werent mixed they had to earn points to go to the prom and it was organised late. Her old school didnt have proms. Some of her friends bought dresses then told they werent allowed not enough places or not enough points and fair enough mine dint want to go because of the cost Shes now at 6th form happiy settled in and far happier |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
"In my day, (many moons ago! ), the school dance was just before Xmas.
For the few weeks beforehand, all P.E. periods were spent with the Gym Teachers teaching the old favourites (their words, not ours!) such as The Waltz, The Dashing White Sergeant, Eightsome Reels, and other luvverly Scottish country dancing!
There we were, a row of boys one side of the Gym, a row of girls on the other side, each and everyone one of us always thinking, "let me get the gorgeous looking male or female of choice" but invariably getting the opposite of what you wished for.
Why these teachers attempted to teach dancing, God only knows! At the "party" itself, nobody got up for those dances; the disco element, such as it was, was far more popular, but no-one on the staff got the message, year after year after year!
Hell I remember that too, must be a Scottish thing!!!"
Yep, this was in East Kilbride! Glad to leave there, and moved to Dunfermline, where the Xmas Dance was a Disco, in the traditional manner. Far more civilised! |
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By *acktilMan
over a year ago
Tewkesbury |
"Whatever happened to the "school disco" ?
Now its all americanised "proms" which as a parent would have given me nightmares if having several kids.
I find its an un needed expense and causes way to much aggro to the teenagers..Limo,s ...big posh frocks etc...
Why the hell change it from the school disco eh...
Wear ya best clobber, go have a dance and a grope and everyones happy.
Now you need a remortage on ya house "
This Friday the place to be is Solihull, my little Sushi Bears first school disco. A fund raiser of sorts, ages 5 to 8yrs all bopping under the eyes of parents. Daddy bear will be eyeing up the yummy mummies |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"In my day, (many moons ago! ), the school dance was just before Xmas.
For the few weeks beforehand, all P.E. periods were spent with the Gym Teachers teaching the old favourites (their words, not ours!) such as The Waltz, The Dashing White Sergeant, Eightsome Reels, and other luvverly Scottish country dancing!
There we were, a row of boys one side of the Gym, a row of girls on the other side, each and everyone one of us always thinking, "let me get the gorgeous looking male or female of choice" but invariably getting the opposite of what you wished for.
Why these teachers attempted to teach dancing, God only knows! At the "party" itself, nobody got up for those dances; the disco element, such as it was, was far more popular, but no-one on the staff got the message, year after year after year!
Hell I remember that too, must be a Scottish thing!!!
Yep, this was in East Kilbride! Glad to leave there, and moved to Dunfermline, where the Xmas Dance was a Disco, in the traditional manner. Far more civilised!"
awww dancing to Andy Stewert records, could just imagine it now |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm all for the modern world but I can't help feeling sorry for the poor old parents.
At a local comprehensive to me I was talking to the head teacher and he was telling me they now "have to have" all sorts of beauty treatments, an expensive dress, a limousine and then many of them go for a week in Portugal.
Yet another pressure on the parents at a time when they can least afford it. |
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LOL mine went to plenty of discos and is out tonite at a presantaion evening new dress required. She plays basketball she only bought her ticket at training last nite. By the way there was no Daddy to help with the cost of the prom and He died when she was 9 and her 3 sisters didnt have proms. |
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Realy hope my daughters school have a prom.. The chance to wear a stunning dress and bloom, showing the rest of her school how beautiful she realy is and not just the "autistic gothy wierdo" they like to label her, is worth every penny. (is always somthing me or her mum can cut back on ourselves, if kids need somthing)
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Whatever happened to the "school disco" ?
Now its all americanised "proms" which as a parent would have given me nightmares if having several kids.
I find its an un needed expense and causes way to much aggro to the teenagers..Limo,s ...big posh frocks etc...
Why the hell change it from the school disco eh...
Wear ya best clobber, go have a dance and a grope and everyones happy.
Now you need a remortage on ya house "
There is nothing wrong with proms The Americas gave you proms, Halloween trick or treat and fast food. |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
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The Americas gave you proms, Halloween trick or treat and fast food. "
Trick or Treat!! Don't get me started!!
The fastest way for me to slam a door in the face of some little kid, dressed up in some fancy dress outfit, who mumbles those three appalling words as outlined above, and who expects some form of "payment" for it?????
Bah Humbug!
Halloween not far off! Must start preparing vats of boiling oil to pour down from ramparts onto unsuspecting little brats! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think they should allow these Prom thingys but make it they can attend only if they leave their mobiles at home....Place would be empty think of the savings then little gits.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I agree with Peaches, get rid of these american style proms and let's have the DJ back, with the gelled hair and shirt slashed to the waist, with the big red, blue and green lights at the front and, if if he had a good bit of kit, the smoke machine - those were the days.
My son has his prom next week as he's just finished GCSEs, he has to wear a suit and if he is going to the dance with a girl, the school have requested he wear a tie that's the same colour as her gown. He's going with his two long haired scruffy mates, god knows what the three of them will look like in the back of a white limo |
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By *ustyWoman
over a year ago
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girls age 12 wearing strapless dresses, fake tan, nails like claws, make up and hair done oh and the high heels..... what has happened as you say to the old fashined end of school disco |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I agree with Peaches, get rid of these american style proms and let's have the DJ back, with the gelled hair and shirt slashed to the waist, with the big red, blue and green lights at the front and, if if he had a good bit of kit, the smoke machine - those were the days.
My son has his prom next week as he's just finished GCSEs, he has to wear a suit and if he is going to the dance with a girl, the school have requested he wear a tie that's the same colour as her gown. He's going with his two long haired scruffy mates, god knows what the three of them will look like in the back of a white limo "
Be thankful you have a son it was my eldest's daughters prom two years ago and it cost us a fortune  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"i think they are brilliant and should definitely keep them
as diamond pointed out you have 4 years to save for such an event, they don't have to be expensive.Its a pat on the back for the end of a stressful exam season and all those years of hard work, a celebration of the past and marking a step into the 'wide world' of work or further/higher education.
the memory of the event for your child will far exceed any financial expense. "
Unless you have a neice like mine who is gay and hates dresses. a disco would have been fine in what she wears but the very thought of a dress was a no no. so she and her "other" mates didnt go and was ribbed about it.
Some folks find day to day living a burden without the added expense of an american style dance.
as i say....my opinion only |
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"i think they are brilliant and should definitely keep them
as diamond pointed out you have 4 years to save for such an event, they don't have to be expensive.Its a pat on the back for the end of a stressful exam season and all those years of hard work, a celebration of the past and marking a step into the 'wide world' of work or further/higher education.
the memory of the event for your child will far exceed any financial expense.
Unless you have a neice like mine who is gay and hates dresses. a disco would have been fine in what she wears but the very thought of a dress was a no no. so she and her "other" mates didnt go and was ribbed about it.
Some folks find day to day living a burden without the added expense of an american style dance.
as i say....my opinion only "
Day to day living is a burden to alot of the people alot of the time but i dont think you can blame a prom for that. What if it had been somewhere traditionaly english that she decided not to go to ie be bridesmaid at a wedding. Should we ban weddings? |
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"i think they are brilliant and should definitely keep them
as diamond pointed out you have 4 years to save for such an event, they don't have to be expensive.Its a pat on the back for the end of a stressful exam season and all those years of hard work, a celebration of the past and marking a step into the 'wide world' of work or further/higher education.
the memory of the event for your child will far exceed any financial expense.
Unless you have a neice like mine who is gay and hates dresses. a disco would have been fine in what she wears but the very thought of a dress was a no no. so she and her "other" mates didnt go and was ribbed about it.
Some folks find day to day living a burden without the added expense of an american style dance.
as i say....my opinion only
Day to day living is a burden to alot of the people alot of the time but i dont think you can blame a prom for that. What if it had been somewhere traditionaly english that she decided not to go to ie be bridesmaid at a wedding. Should we ban weddings?"
that is a good point...I was asked to be a bridesmaid about 10 years ago and the dress,shoes,purse,shall,hairdresser cost me almost double what my entire graduation weekend cost. To refuse to be a bridesmaid is almost sacrilege.
The only things on the grad weekend that the cost was not shared between loads of people was my dress and hairdressers...limo,hotel,etc was all split between a bunch of people.It is very possible to do without spending an arm and a leg |
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forgot to add that I paid for it all myself, from pocket money and jobs I had at the time(babysitting,cake decorating etc)my parents only bought my graduation pictures and as my present bought my class ring |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Ooooh school discos,,,,,,,,,,aga do do do yeah xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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T Rex, Metal Guru was in the 'Hit Parade' when I had school discos
I remember it well - a 'Northern Sound Services' record player, a speaker and a blacklight - that was it ....
Good fun though all the same  |
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the big thing at the moment in my sons year 8 is the biggest 13 year old birthday party,where you hire a club have a disco ,the works,must admit I loved organising my sons,but this BIG celebration at 13 seems a new idea,is it the same in other parts of the country? |
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aaah the school, disco. Got to dance with the lad I had adored through high school to Simply Red's, 'If you don't know me by now'. Funny after I pulled I went off him....all those wasted years ha ha.
Not everyone is into the sparkly ball gown thing though so big clap to those who have the balls to say they don't want to go, to be sonething they are not. |
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"the big thing at the moment in my sons year 8 is the biggest 13 year old birthday party,where you hire a club have a disco ,the works,must admit I loved organising my sons,but this BIG celebration at 13 seems a new idea,is it the same in other parts of the country?"
I wouldn't say its new... my 13th was a massive party...
I like the prom idea... and I don't think we stole it from the usa.... as in my grand parents day there was always formal dances at end of the older ones school years.. and I've seen my dads school leavers ball photo's.. lol many many years ago....
I think It's nice.. and look forward to my kids... although luckily I know someone that runs a car company to hire the limo from.
One of my friends sons went in a nice aston and dressed like bond lol
Katie X |
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"aaah the school, disco. Got to dance with the lad I had adored through high school to Simply Red's, 'If you don't know me by now'. Funny after I pulled I went off him....all those wasted years ha ha.
Not everyone is into the sparkly ball gown thing though so big clap to those who have the balls to say they don't want to go, to be sonething they are not."
I can not speak for how things are here, or how they are in the states, but from seeing a friend's kids graduation(prom) pics from Canada,from my old high school, not everyone was dressed in traditional prom dresses...even had a lesbian couple both decided to go in suits..had another couple dressed more like cosplay outfits...everyone was dressed to suit their own personalities...not as someone they were not |
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"the big thing at the moment in my sons year 8 is the biggest 13 year old birthday party,where you hire a club have a disco ,the works,must admit I loved organising my sons,but this BIG celebration at 13 seems a new idea,is it the same in other parts of the country?
I wouldn't say its new... my 13th was a massive party...
I like the prom idea... and I don't think we stole it from the usa.... as in my grand parents day there was always formal dances at end of the older ones school years.. and I've seen my dads school leavers ball photo's.. lol many many years ago....
I think It's nice.. and look forward to my kids... although luckily I know someone that runs a car company to hire the limo from.
One of my friends sons went in a nice aston and dressed like bond lol
Katie X "
I only thought you celebrated ya 13th if you was jewish (boy) and have ya dick snipped ...
where i was it was 18th and 21 only |
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