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5th Annual Homeschool Prom, March 2005Experience the prom through photos! Just scroll down to have fun at the dance. Here was our announcement, sent out 6 weeks before the prom: Hello Friends! Once again, it is time for the annual homeschool formal dance! Come join us, and other old friends, and new, for a fun and wonderful time! Hope to see you there! Rick and Diane Hopkins Somewhere Over the Rainbow Don't miss this once-a-year very special enchanted evening!
The prom was a great success, well over 200 people attended! We had a decorating/cleanup committee and a refreshment committee that was kept busy all evening refilling the refreshment table. We sent out the email and flyer to announce the prom. The Homeschool Prom is the annual big event for homeschoolers in our area. They look forward to it all year long, and those who are turning 14 yrs. and are able to finally attend are excited indeed! This year was our 5th annual formal Prom for Homeschoolers. The theme was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". We decorated with rainbow colored balloons bouquets, netting and rainbow colored crepe paper, as well as lots of twinkling lights and silk trees. The stage had a forest scene backdrop which was pretty. It doesn't take much to turn a room into a magical place to dance! My daughters, Emily (15) and Julianna (20) pose in their pretty formals. We only allow modest dresses, for this special evening. We start off the evening with some instruction, some circle dances, and mixer dances. This is a no-date dance, so the teens come single and enjoy dancing with lots of partners. We give our dance cards with the instructions to dance with 12 different partners and have them sign your dance card. Then they can enter their filled up dance card for a prize drawing. All during the evening, every 20 minutes, a name is drawn from the basket and a prize awarded. There are neat prizes such as a volleyball, a CD, sunglasses, and other fun stuff! May I have this dance? Our MC keeps the dance lively, awards door prizes and teaches new dances. Yummy refreshments include punch, lemon water, cookies, cheese cubes, grapes, fruit, mints and more! We include waltzes, polkas, cha-chas and more, so anyone who can dance has a great time! For a few weeks before the prom, we hold some afternoon dance classes for teens. By the time prom rolls around, they are ready to dance! The "Stroll" is a favorite. We also do the Bunny Hop, Hava Nagila, the Chicken Dance, and more. Parents are encouraged to attend, and we have a Mother/Son dance and a Daddy/Daughter number. Girls are presented on the arm of their father when they turn 16 yrs. at a special Promenade . Line dances are popular with everyone! At halftime, we have a floor show. This year, BYU dancers did a Rumba number. (Those BYU kids are my son Nathan and my daughter Julianna!). Very exhausted twist winners come to claim their prizes, which were disposable flash cameras, to record the evening's fun. You should have seen their amazing twist antics! When the last dance plays, everyone is sad to go home. But there is always next year to look forward to!
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"Over the Rainbow" is the theme for the 5th Annual Homeschool Formal Prom! This formal dance is the big event of the year for homeschooled teens 14 years and up! Parents will enjoy attending too. As in previous years, this elegant dance will be held in the historic Peteetneet Academy in Payson. Wholesome music, lighting, modest dress, fun atmosphere, door prizes, dance contests and refreshments make this dance extra special! The dance will be held on Friday night, March 4th from 7:00 until 10:45 pm.
The evening will begin with circle dances and other no-partner needed dances, so everyone can get comfortable. This is a no date dance--enjoy dancing with and meeting lots of new friends during this special evening. Fill your dance card with lots of different names and win a prize!
The music will be high standards and fun, new and old: waltz, cha cha, polka, swing, mixers, line dances, fox trot, twist, stroll, etc. Dress in modest formal wear, or Sunday best. (P.S. A long skirt with a blouse is an economic alternative for a ball gown. D.I. has some great prom dresses too!) Plan a modest outfit that is not tight and includes sleeves (that cover the armpit), modest neckline and back, below the knee hemlines and slits.
Tickets may be purchased pre-sale for $10 each, with pre-sale family passes available for $35 (includes up to five immediate family members living under the same roof). (Tickets are $12 at the door.) Tickets are limited to 225 people and sell out every year, so you may want to purchase yours ahead. Purchase tickets presale in person at Books & Fun, 741 North State Road, Salem, Monday-Saturday, 9:30-5:30 pm. You may also purchase tickets online or by phone (801) 423-9158.
