I Think Dances Rock!

As juvenile and cliché as formal dances may seem, there is a lot to be said for offering the opportunity for students to do something a little classier than the usual trip to the Wood. As college students we rarely have the chance or the funds to go out on the town and spend an evening with friends; the North Park dances offer just that.
This year in particular the Homecoming dance should be an event to remember. Held at the Shedd Aquarium, the dance will involve all of the wonderful lights, sounds, and tastes of the previous dances with the added charm of ambient sea creatures. Even if you don’t know how to dance you can still bob your head “Night at the Roxbury” style and watch the braver folks display their moves. Not to mention the food is a welcome change from the ARA or good old apartment Ramen.
At the heart of my love for the homecoming dance is my girlish desire to get all dressed up and feel much prettier than my normal college sweats fashion allows. Getting to wear a formal dress is a rarity, second only to nearly non-existent times when my fiancé puts on a suit. I know that guys will complain that suits are hot and itchy and constraining, but they look so great that for one night it should be worth it.
Finally, the homecoming dance provides a chance for all North Park students to meet up, hang out, and enjoy community and fellowship. We are oft divided by living arrangements, majors, extra-curricular activities and even language, but dance is universal. Even if we agree on nothing else we should all be able to agree that somewhere in us there is a little part that will always love the North Park dances.