50s school dance

Sock Hops 1950s

Some things change. Awkward slow dances don't.

Circa 1950s

In the United States, and increasingly in the United Kingdom and Canada, a promenade dance, most commonly called a prom, is a semi-formal (black tie) dance or gathering of high school students. This event is typically held near the end of the senior year (the last year of high school). Proms figure greatly in popular culture and are major events among high school students. High school juniors attending the prom may call it "junior prom" while high-school seniors may call it "senior prom". In…

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7. Tambu goes to her first school dance. At first, she doesn't have any fun and is very uncomfortable, but by the end she begins to have fun and dance with her friends.

This upcoming week is CHS's prom. Ralph Guenther was hired to take pictures of couples in the 1963 Chelsea High School Prom; take a look at how the hair and dress styles have changed in the past 50 years.

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When you think 50s costumes, what comes to mind? Hmmm…..Sock hop! Everyone loves a good old fashioned sock hop and with 50s costumes it’s so easy to find the perfect look for the evenin…

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