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I've been to LDS "Alternative" dances and no, they are not even close to prom.
gag me.
Live real life!
oh no is refering to the run-of-the mill, every month LDS Local stake dances. A Mormon Prom,(which has only become popular in the last 5 years or so) when done well, is a formal event, open only to 16 to 18 year old high school students. It often includes dinner before the dance. Usually 2 to 5 local stakes (similar to a Diocese) are invited to participate.
The dresses are beautiful, while covering the shoulders. The boys are in dress suits or tuxedos. Music is chosen to avoid violent or overtly sexual lyrics. Dance styles also steer clear of overtly sexual (freak) dancing.
The effort and expense of a Mormon prom is valuable because the atmosphere at a usual high school prom is humiliating and embarrassing to anyone choosing not to lower personal standards of integrity, including modesty and sexual abstinence before marraige.
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