<p>Does anyone else feel like dances are overrated??? Don't get me wrong, I still go to them, but I don't look at them as my fondest high school memories. Am I the only person that feels this way?</p>
<p>I haven't gone to any high school dances. I'll go to prom this year because well, it's prom, but I'm not one for organized social activities set to pop music.</p>
<p>I totally agree with you crashingwaves. Dances can sometimes get out of control, with drugs, "bumping and grinding", etc. But, the potential experiences one can have at a dance are endless, such as finding your soulmate, new friends, etc. </p>
<p>I might be going to the homecoming dance. However, I dont have a date :(. Anyone want to come with me :)</p>
<p>They're more of a common ground to be shared: </p>
<p>The actual dances don't have to be spectacular - after all, it's usually just your school gym with SOME decor (that doesn't really matter since it's usually dark anyway) and the latest pop music with some Mariah Carey-esque slow songs. (Remember, not every event (including outside of the high-school realm) is spectacular - even some of the worst experiences provide for future laughs and building blocks in relationships).</p>
<p>The concept of dance is basically large room, sweaty/stinky teens (in high-school, of course), fun, wall-flowering, and sexually-provocative "dancing" (IMO, it's more like a mating ritual (do you remember the Butterfree?) albeit with a more primitive and animalistic tinge - think Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" song).</p>
<p>But, I suppose this element in combination with other high-schooly things like prom, pep rallies, spirit week, and so on, provide for a constant between one high-schooler and that person's friends - no matter how poorly or overrated something is, it can, in combination with other high-school events and celebrations, provide a common base. </p>
<p>Case-Study of a Very Strange High-School Dance:</p>
<p>There were 200 different students who went to a back-to-school dance. </p>
<p>Every one of their actions was the same - people danced for the same amount of time, ate the same foods, drank the same drinks, danced the same moves, and left at exactly 10pm (ALL OF THEM). </p>
<p>After the dance ended, they were asked to rate their experience. The totals of each category were averaged and placed on a scale with 0 being hell and 10 being "THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE!!". </p>
<p>Let x equal a positive integer greater than zero that designates a student.
Let y = the quality of their dance experience on a scale from 0 to 10.
<a href="x,y">indent</a>| (1, 5.0); (2, 3.5); (3, 3.78); (4, 9.0); (5, 9.9); ...[/indent]</p>
<p>From the data, it can be seen that while all of the students had the same experience, they rated the dance with varying numbers. It can be seen that it really just depends on the person. </p>
<p>Finally:
I don't like dances. But, take into consideration that I never liked high-school and would do things considered extremely boring in comparison to a dance (like, super-fun stuff such as counting water drops on fall mornings on bonsai trees). So, I might think it's overrated. </p>
<p>And, yes, dances are a great way for meeting people and relating to them and making/developing friendships. I see them more as tools for this rather than the actual being at the dance as the experience.</p>
<p>So is homecoming overrated?! Sure thing! The experience? It depends and hopefully, that might make it worthwhile even if its in one's pathetic gym that's covered with cardboard walls on the inside and broken glass on the floor.</p>
<p>yes, dances are overrated. i have never been to school dances and i don't intend to. i'm just not into those type of stuff.</p>
<p>Everyone is so excited about homecoming and I think it is gay. Sure if you're in for all the drama, immaturity, and vulgarity, go and you'll have a load of fun.</p>
<p>Seriously though, there isn't a girl in my school I'd like to go to homecoming with.</p>
<p>Well if you went with a girl (and you're a guy) then it wouldn't be "gay".</p>
<p>gay=stupid, lame. Not homosexual.</p>
<p>why not just say "stupid" or "lame" then...</p>
<p>i'm really not trying to jack this thread. back to talking about how we all hate homecoming.</p>
<p>Yes, let's not fight over verbiage, it's not that serious of a thread.</p>
<p>Homecoming is just a dumb way to glorify the football players.</p>
<p>And football, that's just a way for fat people who are somewhat athletic to go to college.</p>
<p>^ wow, little mean, don't you think?</p>
<p>BTW, I'm neither fat, male , or athletic. I just thought that was a rude thing to say.</p>
<p>"organized social activities set to pop music." - Funniest explanation of homecoming yet.</p>
<p>I'm not interested in school dances. At all. It makes me feel a bit sad that I'd rather go to an art museum or read a good book than dress up and go to a dance, because, well, that's not normal for a student at my school. I mean, I'm VERY involved in school activities, but throw a school dance at me and I cringe. It just seems boring and a waste of time and money. I'm not anti-social... I just don't like being around teenagers humping each other. I went to homecoming my freshman year and did all the dancing and dressing up and eating out and what not... but the whole time I was thinking how stupid and typical the whole thing was. I almost wish I could be someone who enjoys those type of things but it just seems so incredibly trivial to me. Prom included. Blah blah blah, it's magical, whatever, where's my good friends Plato and Thomas More?</p>
<p>I realize my comment was a bit malicious.</p>
<p>You have to understand the root of it though. I live in Texas, and my school has a football team at the bottom of the "good" teams, so they're trying to get even better. Therefore, I was brought down to the counseling office and told that I'd have to select a course to replace AP Environmental Science, it was cancelled. And AP Music Theory was dropped the year before. All school funding goes to football, and everything else is cut back annually as our team slowly progresses.</p>
<p>And it may not be true at all schools, but all the football players at my school truly are fat, stupid, and somewhat athletic.</p>
<p>Godfather, I would think that would be illegal if that's true. My school went through a referendum last year (and it passed, luckily), and I learned a lot about educational funds since I was working with some other students on a Referendum Committee to canvas for it. Anyway, under Title IX all sports recieve equal funding, and your school is seriously twisted if they're taking from educational fund to benefit football players. Usually football has a lot more funding because there's a lot more people participating, thus fundraising is easier, or they each pay a certain amount for various equipment. Plus, as there is admissions fee to games and concessions, it almost pays for itself.</p>
<p>Sure, it may be illegal, you know more about the technicalities than I do. Who's going to bring it to attention though. I mean when nine out of ten kids live for football season as their social life, and our stadium is like that of a professional team, who's going to make them back track.</p>
<p>I voice my opinion on it, but I'm one of the few.</p>
<p>If it's a law, it's one of those laws that no one is going to enforce in certain cases. This is Texas, no one cares about some regulation that says they can't break the bank for the football team.</p>
<p>Let me repeat, this is Texas, they think they're better than everyone else, we're our own country, we don't have to abide by this Title IX crap that says my school's team can't have a multimillion dollar stadium that gets remodeled biannually.</p>
<p>if 9/10 kids live for the football season, why should the school cater to 1/10 kids?</p>
<p>I luv home coming...with the someoneputsomethinginthepunchsonowwe'realldrunk.</p>
<p>Godather, I'm truly sorry to hear that, and now I understand where you're coming from. I don't think educational standards should be lowered for a football game.</p>
<p>yeah... I've never gotten that "magical feeling" that you're supposed to get from Prom or Homecoming.... it's way too overrated.... if I wasn't a Senior this year, I wouldn't be going to Homecoming.</p>
<p>But I'm going and trying to get excited for it.</p>
<p>Thanks for your consideration Helix.</p>
<p>Sometimes, being smart isn't valuable to people. Why? Because those people are stupid and don't want to celebrate a quality they don't have.</p>