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Some dance parties are held in a casual setting and open to the public, such as a <a href="/wiki/Rave" title="Rave">rave</a>, or those held in <a href="/wiki/Nightclub" title="Nightclub">nightclubs</a>. </p><p>Other types of dance parties may be a formal or semi-formal private event which often require guests to don <a href="/wiki/Formal_wear" title="Formal wear">formal wear</a> and have an invitation or membership within the community hosting the event, such as <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#School_dances">school dances</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cotillion_ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Cotillion ball">cotillions</a>. </p><p>Guests of formal dances often attend in pairs, as consorts or "dates" for one another. The term "stag" refers to going without a consort to a dance organized for couples.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dances commonly take place during the evening, although some are held earlier during the daytime; such events are known as <a href="/wiki/Tea_dance" title="Tea dance">tea dances</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Casual_dances">Casual dances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dance_party&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Casual dances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Casual dances are dances that do not have a formal dress requirement; these may include school and community events, raves, evening entertainments provided for guests aboard a <a href="/wiki/Cruise_ship" title="Cruise ship">cruise ship</a>, and events organized for certain holidays, such as <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mardi_Gras" title="Mardi Gras">Mardi Gras</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Unga_par_p%C3%A5_skoldans_-_Nordiska_museet_-_NMA.0030481.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Unga_par_p%C3%A5_skoldans_-_Nordiska_museet_-_NMA.0030481.jpg/220px-Unga_par_p%C3%A5_skoldans_-_Nordiska_museet_-_NMA.0030481.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="334" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Unga_par_p%C3%A5_skoldans_-_Nordiska_museet_-_NMA.0030481.jpg/330px-Unga_par_p%C3%A5_skoldans_-_Nordiska_museet_-_NMA.0030481.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Unga_par_p%C3%A5_skoldans_-_Nordiska_museet_-_NMA.0030481.jpg/440px-Unga_par_p%C3%A5_skoldans_-_Nordiska_museet_-_NMA.0030481.jpg 2x" data-file-width="816" data-file-height="1240" /></a><figcaption>Young couples at a school dance in 1950s <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="School_dances">School dances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dance_party&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: School dances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"School Dance" redirects here. For the 2014 film, see <a href="/wiki/School_Dance_(film)" title="School Dance (film)">School Dance (film)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Category:School_dances" title="Category:School dances">Category:School dances</a></div> <p>A school dance is a dance sponsored by a school, and may be <a href="/wiki/Casual_wear" title="Casual wear">casual</a> or <a href="/wiki/Formal_wear" title="Formal wear">formal</a>. Casual school dances were originally limited to Western countries, although schools in other countries<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(geographic_names)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)"><span title="The geographic scope near this tag is ambiguous. (September 2011)">where?</span></a></i>]</sup> are beginning to adopt such events.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (May 2012)">as of?</span></a></i>]</sup> There are some schools, such as <a href="/wiki/Arlington_High_School_(Massachusetts)" title="Arlington High School (Massachusetts)">Arlington High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Massachusetts" title="Arlington, Massachusetts">Arlington, Massachusetts</a>, that prohibit school-hosted dances, citing sex and <a href="/wiki/Alcohol_(drug)" title="Alcohol (drug)">alcohol</a> problems.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_the_United_States">In the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dance_party&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: In the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Prom" title="Prom">Prom</a></div> <p>One of the most significant school dances is <a href="/wiki/Prom" title="Prom">prom</a>, a relatively formal event normally reserved for <a href="/wiki/Junior_(education_year)#High_school" title="Junior (education year)">Junior</a> grade and <a href="/wiki/Senior_(education)#High_school" title="Senior (education)">Senior</a> grade students. Some schools host a <a href="/wiki/Winter_formal" class="mw-redirect" title="Winter formal">winter formal</a>, a similar event, for the lower grades. In the 1950s, informal school dances in the United States were often called <a href="/wiki/Sock_hop" title="Sock hop">sock hops</a>. The traditional <a href="/wiki/Sadie_Hawkins_dance" title="Sadie Hawkins dance">Sadie Hawkins dance</a> may be formal or semi-formal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Live_band_dance">Live band dance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dance_party&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Live band dance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <b>live band dance</b> is an event where the means of serving the dancefloor involves the use of a <a href="/wiki/Musical_ensemble" title="Musical ensemble">live band</a>. Before the rise of <a href="/wiki/Discoth%C3%A8que" class="mw-redirect" title="Discothèque">discothèques</a> and <a href="/wiki/DJ" class="mw-redirect" title="DJ">DJ</a>-based dancefloors with recorded music (prior to the 1950s), live bands were the ubiquitous means of <a href="/wiki/Dancing_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Dancing music">serving the dancefloor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Records_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Records-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with that, <a href="/wiki/Slow_dance" title="Slow dance">slow-dancing</a> was the primary method of dancing at the time. However; the rise of <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock and Roll">Rock and Roll</a> music initially made it hard for people to dance when it was popularized in the early 1950s, however people quickly adapted to it and started dancing at higher speeds almost coinciding the rise of DJ-based dancefloors. Live bands have quickly been displaced by DJ-based dancefloors as the DJ stands took up less space than bandstands and that it played recorded music.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ambience">Ambience</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dance_party&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ambience"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sensation_White_08.03.2008_015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Sensation_White_08.03.2008_015.jpg/220px-Sensation_White_08.03.2008_015.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Sensation_White_08.03.2008_015.jpg/330px-Sensation_White_08.03.2008_015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Sensation_White_08.03.2008_015.jpg/440px-Sensation_White_08.03.2008_015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>A rave held in a warehouse-sized venue, with elaborate lighting and powerful sound system.</figcaption></figure> <p>Dance parties are usually held at night, and may be hosted in private homes, <a href="/wiki/Bar_(establishment)" title="Bar (establishment)">bars</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gymnasiums" class="mw-redirect" title="Gymnasiums">gymnasiums</a>, nightclubs, <a href="/wiki/Community_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Community center">community centers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ballroom" title="Ballroom">ballrooms</a>, or other large open spaces suitable for use as a <a href="/wiki/Performance_surface" title="Performance surface">dance floor</a> by many people simultaneously. </p><p> The music at dance parties is usually played through a <a href="/wiki/Public_address" class="mw-redirect" title="Public address">PA system</a> or a more powerful <a href="/wiki/Sound_reinforcement_system" title="Sound reinforcement system">sound system</a>, and is often supplied by a <a href="/wiki/DJ" class="mw-redirect" title="DJ">DJ</a> who selects and plays pre-<a href="/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction" title="Sound recording and reproduction">recorded</a> songs from <a href="/wiki/Vinyl_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Vinyl record">vinyl records</a>, <a href="/wiki/Compact_disc" title="Compact disc">compact discs</a> or with a <a href="/wiki/Laptop" title="Laptop">laptop</a>; however, some dance parties feature live instrumentalists or musicians playing their music live on an instrument, or with a laptop. Raves and other large,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="This term requires quantification. (September 2011)">quantify</span></a></i>]</sup> modern dance parties use <a href="/wiki/Visual_effects" title="Visual effects">visual</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lighting" title="Lighting">lighting effects</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Strobe_light" title="Strobe light">strobe lighting</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fog_machine" title="Fog machine">smoke machines</a>.</p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popularity">Popularity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dance_party&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Popularity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the Jewish community, <a href="/wiki/Bar_and_Bat_Mitzvah" class="mw-redirect" title="Bar and Bat Mitzvah">Bar and Bat Mitzvah</a> celebrations often involve dances.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dances are common for <a href="/wiki/Quincea%C3%B1era" title="Quinceañera">Quinceañeras</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sweet_sixteen_(birthday)" title="Sweet sixteen (birthday)">sweet sixteen</a> parties and <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9butante" class="mw-redirect" title="Débutante">débutante</a> celebrations. Some of these <a href="/wiki/Coming_of_age" title="Coming of age">coming of age</a> events involve a <a href="/wiki/Father-daughter_dance" class="mw-redirect" title="Father-daughter dance">father-daughter dance</a>. </p><p>Nurai, a nightclub in <a href="/wiki/Beirut" title="Beirut">Beirut</a> hosted a party event on the 28th August 2017 and by August 30, 2017 it broke the <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Record" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness World Record">Guinness World Record</a> for hosting a 56-hour long party to show that "it is the best party city in the world!"<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Australia, dance parties are popular amongst <a href="/wiki/Teenagers" class="mw-redirect" title="Teenagers">teenagers</a>, to the point that many dance parties are held specifically for teenagers in <a href="/wiki/Nightclub" title="Nightclub">nightclubs</a> or other locations which allow <a href="/wiki/Underage" class="mw-redirect" title="Underage">underage</a> guests, who are usually unable to attend such places due to <a href="/wiki/Local_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Local law">local laws</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specialized_events">Specialized events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dance_party&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Specialized events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Social_dance" title="Social dance">Social dance</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm/220px--Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="34" data-mwtitle="Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm.1080p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="1080p.vp9.webm" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, vorbis"" data-width="1920" data-height="1080" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm/Swing_dancing_at_CCX_2022.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Swing" title="East Coast Swing">East Coast Swing</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Lindy_Hop" title="Lindy Hop">Lindy Hop</a> social dance exchange event in Montreal in 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>Some dance events may put an emphasis on certain genres of dance. For example, an event may feature <a href="/wiki/Swing_dance" class="mw-redirect" title="Swing dance">swing</a> or <a href="/wiki/Square_dance" title="Square dance">square dancing</a> rather than dancing in general. A <a href="/wiki/Masked_ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Masked ball">masked ball</a> is a type of <a href="/wiki/Costume_party" title="Costume party">costume party</a> that features dancing. 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