A promenade dance or promenade, commonly called a prom in American English, is a dance party for high school students. It may be offered in semi-formal black tie or informal suit for boys, and evening gowns for girls. This event is typically held at or near the end of the school year. There may be individual junior and senior proms or they may be combined.
A typical gathering, with boys in tuxedos/dinner suit, and girls in formal dresses with corsages on their wrists
Close-up of the corsages
Decorating for prom, students put finishing touches on a ballroom at a banquet hall
A crowd gathers for a group photo at a junior prom in Canada, 1928.
A dance party is a social gathering where dancing is the primary activity. Some dance parties are held in a casual setting and open to the public, such as a rave, or those held in nightclubs.
An Assyrian dance party where participants engage in folk dancing, Chicago, USA.
Young couples at a school dance in 1950s Sweden.
A rave held in a warehouse-sized venue, with elaborate lighting and powerful sound system.