Hundreds of students crowded the dance floor Saturday night at Rock Bridge High School’s Homecoming dance, with no signs of anyone being left on the sidelines. Are the days of school dance-inspired anxiety gone — without the nervous anticipation of having to ask or be asked to dance; the fear that neither will happen? Instead, groups of boys and girls danced to rap and hip-hop, kicking off their shoes and having a good time.
A world without wallflowers
Sunday, October 21, 2007 | 5:51 p.m. CDT;
updated 2:44 a.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
To read the full article, please sign up or login.
Get full access to the Columbia Missourian on your computer, phone, and tablet for just $5.95 per month. Or click here for full access for one day for only 99 cents.
* Unlimited access on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone and Android tablet
* All the high-quality, in-depth journalism of the Columbia Missourian and Vox Magazine, updated 24/7
* Your news. Your device. Your time.
If you'd like to read more about the value of being a member, read this column from the Missourian's executive editor, Tom Warhover.
advertisements
