[nabs-l] [Blindtlk] prom

Sun Mar 11 10:18:15 UTC 2012

Hi, Julie!
Your school must have been a large one, because at the proms I
attended, (DeWitt High School,) food wasn't served.
We had to go to a restaurant, before prom.
It depends on the town.
I hate some parts of being in a small town, and that's one of them!
Blessings, Joshua

On 3/10/12, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> I attended Home Coming almost every year as well as my senior prom
> when i was in high school.  I have to admit, I didn't like the crowds,
> and the music wasn't really my taste, but I loved being able to hang
> out with my friends before and during the dance.  I always went with a
> big group, and we had a kind of pact that we would not leave each
> other, so we all took care to know where the others were.  They took
> turns sighted guiding since the cane would only trip others on the
> dance floor, and I never took my dog to dances once I got her.  I
> would recommend discussing with your date and possibly a couple
> friends before hand to make sure they understand how to guide you in a
> big crowd.  Personally, I found dances extremely disorienting because
> I am low vision, and the lighting is terrible, the crowd enormous, and
> the noise level is...  too much.
>
> Also, food is served at a lot of proms.  At ours there is a buffet,
> and my friends were able to help me through with no problem.  I
> recommend figuring out what will be happening with regards to food
> ahead of time.  A little note about prom food...  It's not the best,
> so if they are serving food, depending on your tastes, going out for a
> snack afterwords would not be a bad idea.
>
> I was always embarrassed to dance at the prom, but my friends always
> told me not to worry.  Just get out there, and have fun.  Have your
> date and/or your friends show you some dances and help you through,
> and you'll have a great time.  Good luck.
>
> On 3/10/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> well, you cannot exactly take your cane on the dance floor. So go sighted
>> guide with your date or friend. Then just follow their lead if you are a
>> girl. If you are the guy, you have to learn to lead. Also free form dance
>> is
>> just a mix of moves like moving to the left, right forward and raising
>> your
>> hands up.
>> Someone could show you some typical dances beforehand; like YMCA has a few
>> hand moves; so does Macarena. But lots of this is free form and hip hop
>> dance with no particular move.
>> But yep, Chris, its hard to go to a big crowded dance being low vision or
>> blind.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chris Nusbaum
>> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 5:53 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List ; nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] [Blindtlk] prom
>>
>> Great question, Winona! In fact, I had the same question; how do
>> we as blind people handle school dances as independently as we
>> can? I look forward to hearing everybody's responses!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Chris Nusbaum
>> Email and Google Talk/Keychat (on the BrailleNote) ID:
>> dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>> Skype: christpher.nusbaum3 or search for Chris Nusbaum
>>
>> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
>> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
>> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
>> opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
>> nuisance."
>> -- Kenneth Jernigan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Winona <trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org, blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:03:32 -0500
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] prom
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I don't really where to begin or really, how to ask my question.
>> So, my friend is taking me to Prom.  He isn't blind but that
>> doesn't matter at all.  I'm really excited and looking forward to
>> it.  But I don't really know what to expect.  I know you dance
>> and hang out with friends (which most of I probably won't know),
>> and have a good time.  But I don't know how to dance. ...  So, I
>> guess my question is what should I expect? ...  I don't know.  I
>> don't go to school dances and I've never been to a prom before.
>>
>> Winona
>>
>> trumpetqueenwb at gmail.com
>>
>> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.  For
>> every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.  For every love
>> there is a heart somewhere to receive it."
>> -Ivan Panin
>>
>> "Success is peace of mind which is the direct result of
>> self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best
>> you are capable of becoming." - John Wooden
>>
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> Julie McG
>  Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
> Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
> Eyes for the Blind
>
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
> John 3:16
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