Nothing beats a first hand account right? My grandmother, Nannie, attended Prom in 1954 and 1955. She attended both the Junior and Senior Proms. Today, she shared her experiences with me. Thanks Nannie!!
So Nannie, would you tell me about your High School Proms?
We danced in the gym. There was a disk-jockey (D.J.) and we listened to old records.
What did you wear?
My Junior Year, I wore a yellow dress (at right). Senior Year, I had a blue one. Both were made by Big Nannie (Nannie's grandmother). We also wore flats, no heels -- we called them 'ballerinas'. My date wore a white tuxedo suit jacket and black pants.
Did you have a Class Song or Theme? What did the decorations look like?
We did have a Senior Class song but I can't remember what it was at the moment. The prom wasn't really decorated well - just crepe paper on basketball poles and loop-de-looped around the bleachers of the gym. There wasn't a theme.
Who'd you go with?
I went with your mother's biological father. He was in college and a wonderful dancer. We danced all night!
Was there any kind of after-prom?
Prom ended at midnight - nothing afterwards like y'all have now.
Did you have fun?
Of course I had fun! I loved to dance!
Thank you so much Nannie for your time for this interview. I really appreciate it :)
the prom chair
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