Prom looks a lot different today than it did when our parents and grandparents were
going to the big dance. Walk with us down memory lane as we look at Prom: Then & Now.
1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2014
1965: Kathy Julian
Cook and her date
attend the Bessemer
High School Prom,
where they likely
danced to the
Beatles, The Four
Seasons and the
Supremes.
1978: The Disco Era
was in full-swing.
Greg Mashburn
and his date,
Kathy Woods, did
“The Hustle” and
celebrated Senior
year with all things
Bee Gees.
1987: High School
sweethearts Kelly
and Jimmy Aulner
(still married!) likely
danced to “Careless
Whisper” by
Wham!, a #1 hit the
year of their prom.
1990: M.C.
Hammer’s “U
Can’t Touch This”
inspired teens
everywhere to do
“The Running Man.”
Cindy (Copeland)
Morehouse’s date
probably made sure
she got home on
time after this warm
welcome from her
uncles. Circa 1992.
Last year, teens
were rocking out
to Lorde’s “Royals”
and Pharrell
Williams’ “Happy.”
Kenzie Gourlay and
Matt Johnson are
so “happy” to be
headed to prom.
PROM-POSALS
Gone are the days when you could simply ask
someone to prom. “Prom-posals” are the new way
to win over your date. From sweet and simple to
over-the-top outrageous, teens are finding fun and
creative ways to say, “Wanna go to prom with me?”
1. I Like You a Latte: Graham Briggs prom-poses to
his date, Anna Kate Chambliss, with a simple message
in a latte froth.
2. Prom-ise: Jacob Lewis of Calera, Alabama,
surprised his girlfriend Madison Brooks with twinkling
lights and a sign declaring his wish for her to be his
prom date.
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