One of the things I really felt our Homeschool Group got right was our annual High School Semi-Formal Dance. It fulfills the need that many of our homeschool girls seemed to have of getting dressed up and going to a formal event, and it was a good experience for the guys to in having some fun with the fairer sex and practicing some of those social graces we have been training them in for years.

This year our dance had a 1940s, retro, Hollywood theme with black and white lace table cloths, and a Hollywood red carpet backdrop for picture taking!
















My friend Ruth, who organizes this every year for us, arranged for a DJ and a dance class before the dance! Kids bring food and snacks as well as door prizes. This is a dance with a quest! Each kid gets a dance card. The kid with the most dance partners by the end of the evening is eligible for a door prize!

The kids get to learn a bit of ballroom and swing and then the dance is off for the next five hours or so!

It was fascinating for me to watch Calvin and Sam work the dance. Calvin, my senior, was obviously there to have fun, shake things up and have a good time. Having just come back from a senior prom last week, he had a lot of experience dancing and wasn't shy about showing off his moves!





Sam, on the other hand, worked methodically through his dance card, running up almost 30 dance partners and winning movie tickets.... S A H W E E T! ( according to Sam!)







There was even a group dance




I should mention that Rosie HATED SEEING SAMMY DANCING WITH OTHER GIRLS! She was having a great time dancing and twirling and running in the back of the dance hall until she saw her SAM dancing with another woman and would have none of it! So he danced with Rosie too!





After honoring the seniors and handing out the door prizes, spring dance 08 was history, but it was a great time that I'm sure all the kids and parents will remember for a long time!