Prom 2009 – Limousine service for Prom in Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C.

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In the United States and Canada, a prom, short for promenade, is a semi-formal (black tie) dance held at the end of an academic year. In the United Kingdom, the term is more widely understood to be in reference to a season of classical concerts or "proms", which have been held between July and September since 1895, today run by the BBC. The British synonym for the North American event would be Leavers' Ball, Leavers' Dinner, Formal or informally Leavers' Do, closer to the Australian description, although in the UK, many schools have called the above events proms in imitation of the North American tradition. In Canada and Australia the terms Grad or Formal are most common and the event is usually only held for those in their graduating year of high school or middle school.
While smaller schools may hold a school prom open to the entire student body, large high schools may hold two proms, a junior prom for those finishing their 11th grade year and a senior prom for those who are finishing their high school years. When the junior and senior proms are combined, it is sometimes traditional to have the junior class plan and organize the prom. Proms are mostly attended by juniors and seniors, but some schools allow all classes to attend, usually requiring that one of the couple be an upperclassman. At some high schools, school administration may limit participation to students of the school or nearby school. In rare cases, already graduated students may attend prom with students but the school will usually place age restrictions on such prom participants, requiring them to be under 21. Junior classes or Senior classes may participate in fund raisers throughout the school year to reduce the prom cost.
Prom tickets are sold at school and treated as school events. Prom tickets are traditionally purchased by boys for the couple, but it is not unusual for people attending prom as friends to purchase their own tickets.
The name is derived from the late nineteenth century practice of a promenade ball. The end of year tradition stemmed from the graduation ball tradition.
Pre-prom activities will typically include a visit to friends' homes for group photographs.
In North America, a group of friends might rent a limousine to transport up to ten people to prom.
Common prom activities include (but are not limited to) dining, dancing, the crowning of a prom King and Queen, and socializing.
For high school proms in the US, some communities hold "post-prom", an activity run by parents, teachers, and community leaders for prom attendees after the formal events. Post-prom may be held at a different location from prom and might include raffles, games or a late night meal. Post-proms are organized to discourage after prom activities such as under-aged drinking and sexual conduct. "Post-post prom" activities might be planned by couples such as trips to local parks or amusement parks often extending well into the next day after the prom evening.
Some universities and colleges have proms as well, depending on the size of the graduating class in a faculty or department.
Prom Attire
Boys usually dress in black tie (a dinner jacket and bow tie), sometimes with brightly colored cummerbunds or vests, though any sort of formal wear can be worn.
Girls traditionally wear formal gowns or dresses. The style of these prom dresses has changed over the decades. Most recently large ball gowns, slinky dresses and short length dresses have proved popular.
Girls purchase their prom gowns from specialized local shops, boutiques and more recently, internet retailers, with many girls purchasing their prom dress months in advance. There are dozens of specialized prom dress labels each releasing new collections each prom season. Some of the biggest labels include Mori Lee, Flirt, Precious Formals, Jovani, Sherri Hill (formally a Jovani designer), Xcite and Tony Bowles.
Despite the level of choice, one of the difficulties girls face when choosing a dress is the risk of wearing the same dress as another girl, which is considered socially embarrassing. Shops and boutiques have tried to deal with this problem by keeping dress register books. These shops will use this book to register the dress purchased against the name of the prom it will be worn to in order to avoid selling the same dress for the same prom.
Traditionally girls will also wear a corsage given to them by their dates and girls give boys matching boutonnières to be worn on their tuxedos or waistcoats.
Prom king and queen
A prom king and queen are high school students, generally seniors, who are elected to be traditional prom "royalty" at some American high schools. The honor is usually bestowed by fellow students casting votes and electing their king and queen from a set of nominated candidates called the prom court. In general, kings and queens are involved in a number of activities including sports, extracurricular clubs, class offices, and other activities that get them noticed by their peers, which can lead to many votes. Candidates may also campaign for the honor.
The practice of crowning a prom king and queen is uncommon in Britain, Canada and Australia, though widespread in the USA.

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