college dances - what are/were yours like?

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<p>It's been seven years since I finished high school, and two since I've graduated from college. But one thing that made high school (and college) such much fun were those dances. I did go to quite a few of them in college, but they were very different from those in high school.</p>

<p>I'm curious if this is the case for anyone else, so I've got a few questions (my personal answers are in italics):</p>

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<li>Does your college have any dances? If so, do you ever go to them?</li>
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<p>Yes and yes. However, I tend to be very careful when it comes to parties, so I only went to those that were hosted by well-known student groups (such as my residential hall association).</p>

<p>For those who answered "yes" to the first question:</p>

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<li>How much do your dances cost in general?</li>
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<p>Unlike in high school, many of the dances I went to at Berkeley were free. However, some of them weren't very fun. I guess we get what we pay for. As for the dances that do cost money, they were slightly more expensive than those at my high school.</p>

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<li>Do the dances in college run longer?</li>
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<p>The dances at Berkeley usually began at 9:00 p.m. and lasted three to four hours, whereas the ones at my high school ran from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.</p>

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<li>Do crazy things ever happen at the dances you go to?</li>
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<p>I've heard that all kinds of weird stuff happen at dances, especially when alcohol is involved. However, I generally only went to dances I knew were safe - and many of those dances had campus police nearby - so nothing really bad ever happened. The craziest thing I've ever seen was a girl giving her boyfriend a lap dance. LOL.</p>

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<li>Are there any differences in music? Do your dances have more or less slow songs?</li>
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<p>One major thing I've noticed about dances at my college is that slow songs are very rare. Out of the approximately 20 dances I've been to, less than half had slow songs, and that includes dances with slow songs that nobody dances to. Even then, the DJs only played one or two of them at the most. From what I've noticed, college students don't bring dates to dances that often, even for formal dances, so they prefer the more energetic music. There have actually been a few cases in which the DJ got yelled at for trying to play slow songs! Other than that, there aren't any major differences in the music, except we don't have to play "clean" edits. :-)</p>

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<p>Danny
University of California, Berkeley '09 (B.S.)
St. Mary's College of California '10 (M.S.)</p>

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<p>My high school didn’t have dances, just homecoming and prom.</p>

<p>At college, there were a couple things like masquerade balls and other random stuff run by clubs. I never went to any.</p>

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<p>I think we have some random **** but none that is officially run by the uni, I’m not sure. Plenty of fraternity/sorority formals though. I’ve never been to one but I imagine they’re longer, a little crazier and I’m sure the music’s about the same.</p>

<p>Just typing about it puts me off lol.</p>

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<p>Frat and sorority formals are the closest thing to dances that my school would have. If we did have a dance, no one would go, lol. There are much better parties around and most people want to be able to drink in the open (whereas something sponsored by the school wouldn’t be able to do that). </p>

<p>I think dances are sort of a high school thing.</p>

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<p>^No offense, but based on many things you say around this forum, UW-Madison sounds like a party school to me (with all the parties, fun, drinking, drugs you talk about). I have a few friends attending there this fall.</p>

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<p>^ I think it’s just Rox, not the school as a whole. All schools have drugs and drinking- how much depends on the person.</p>

<p>Anyway, no we don’t have these far as I know.</p>

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<p>the badgers do have a reputation for partying, but it’s a great school. Too bad it’s probably cold as hell half the year!</p>

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<p>Well, UW-Madison is a party school. I don’t consider that a bad thing. It’s also an excellent school for academics. We work hard and play hard. I’m not offended in the least. </p>

<p>But the culture of UW is pretty alcoholic in general, probably more than other schools. Lots of people don’t drink, but lots do. No big deal.</p>

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<p>i blame it on the arctic weather</p>

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<p>Yes, it gets ridiculously cold, so we’ve got to drink massive amounts of alcohol just to stay warm.</p>

<p>You laugh, but it’s closer to the truth than you realize.</p>

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<p>People blame Alaska’s high rate of alcoholism and domestic violence on the fact that it’s colder than Pluto half the time and the only thing to do during a blizzard is get drunk off of beer that costs 50 cents a can in the lower 48 but 2 bucks a pop in Alaska because everything is expensive there.</p>

<p>But I hear it’s fantastic in the summer, so there’s that!</p>

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<p>^
Tell that to the kids that just got bear mauled.</p>

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<p>What school isn’t a party school?</p>

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<p>Brigham Young? Or that christian fundamentalist one in Florida?</p>

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<p>Bob Jones University - Greenville, South Carolina.</p>

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I live in MN. I know how the Minnesota-Wisconsin upper midwest weather is…ha ha ha.</p>

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<p>OP’s post is so square I thought he was joking.</p>

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<p>Danny
University of California, Berkeley '09 (B.S.)
St. Mary’s College of California '10 (M.S.)</p>

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<p>^It’s hard not to hijack this thread since college dances seem like something from the 50s.</p>

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<p>^Really? We have huge dances, but they are all student run just like everything else on campus. We also have very loose rules in comparison to other colleges, though. There is only ever maybe one CSO and the only reason he/she is there is to make sure no one is too ****ed up (e.g. alcohol poisoning).</p>