Escaping the cold & warming up
to tunes…
at Christmas Dance
Teresa Prince
Sleigh bells ring, are you
listening? In the lane, snow is
glistening. A beautiful sight, we’re
happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland was the theme of this year’s Christmas
Dance.
Christmas Dance is an annual
activity hosted by Student Board.
Senior Kate McCarthy and junior Lena Finnochiaro were the chairpersons
in charge of organizing the whole event.
They put in many hours of work over Thanksgiving break to plan
decorations and music and designate jobs to other Student Board members.
There was a change in setting for
this year’s dance. Unlike in the past,
this year’s dance was held in the Old Gym
“The main reason was because there
was going to be a basketball game in the New Gym the night before and we
wouldn’t be able to set up until really late, after the game got over, and that
was going to cause a huge problem because girls would have to set up all
Saturday and wouldn’t be able to get their hair done, so the Old Gym was
available and we decided to use it,” said McCarthy. “From what I gathered, it was pretty nice because it forced people
to be closer together and more of a dancing environment.”
The dance started at 8:30 on
Saturday December 21. Freshmen class
officers checked attendees coats and belongings, and attendees proceeded on to
enjoy the evening. The dance took place
in the decorated Old Gym, but the quad was open for those desiring a break from
dancing. About 200 girls attended the
dance this year; the event raised about $5,000 for Student Board.
Senior LeLynda Briggs attended the
dance for her third time. “The music
was better this year than it was last year.
It was cool. I enjoyed myself,”
said Briggs. She really enjoyed seeing
all her friends dressed up and dancing with her date.
Sophomore Kristen Cochran attended
the dance for her first time. Her favorite
part was “dancing and not having to worry about having a date to hang out
with,” said Cochran. Cochran chose to
go stag and felt she had a better time because of it.
The dance ended at eleven O’clock
and girls grabbed their coats and dates to journey on to parties, Village Inn,
and home. The next day Student Board
members came back to clean up from the festivities. Whether it’s the twinkling lights, pretty dresses or the dancing
that girls enjoy most, Christmas Dance is a successful holiday tradition here
at Marian.