How to Make High School Dances Not Suck as Much

Purplepheonix was inspired by Charlotteness's rant about high school dances, and she has solutions!—SparkLife

High school dances truly are the stuff of nightmares, and not just because they are featured in so many Vampire Diaries episodes and horror movies. They fluster even the most calm, cool, and collected among us because high school dances are  universally awkward experiences. There is, however, one thing you can do to make your high school dance suck less: Plan it!

Here's five reasons to join your homecoming/spring fling/non-denominational winter festival/Hoprom committee.

1.  You control the hype.  Yes, nearly every teenage girl out there is going to romanticize about her ideal dance, but members of the planning committee are exempt from the hype as they are more concerned with having enough twinkle lights to fulfill the fanciful dreams of others.  (Because everyone knows that twinkle lights are the most essential part of a Taylor-Swiftian encounter.)

2.  You control the environment. You'll be so caught up in figuring out how to hang hundreds of silver stars from the gym rafters and so impressed by the fact that you succeeded that you'll be awestruck with the transformation you've managed to create in your gym instead of focusing on the fact that you're still in your gym. Also, you control the music.  You are the one that hires the DJ.  That means you can hunt around and find one who has quality equipment, skill, and a selection of music that will satisfy the student body. You get to set the mood!

3.  You can sidestep the rules. When teachers know you are in charge of an event, they'll come up and ask where you want them rather than ask to see the inside of your handbag.  In fact, if anyone was going to sneak a contraband substance into a high school function, members of the planning committee would be most likely to get away with it.

4.  The people. Those who know you--even casual acquaintances--will thank you for your efforts in putting the dance together, and the sophomores who make out in the hallway can be ignored because you'll be too busy making sure there is enough ice in the punch bowl to worry about them.

5.  Psssh, who has time for dancing? When you've got to worry about the entire student body, there is no way you'll have time for dancing.  But in the rare calm moments, you'll have just long enough to survey the gym and notice the nerdy boy in your econ class approach the freshman wallflower and ask her to dance.  And you'll smile to yourself because yes, you are in a gym with all the awkward people you see every day while swaying to bad music under tacky decorations, but all the work you put in has made the night a very Taylor-Swiftian night for at least one person out there, and that is what I call a job well done.  Congratulations, you've earned your Fairy-Godmother Wings!

Does being on the planning committee make dances more bearable?

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