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Prom - Uma das festas mais importantes dos adolescentes nos EUA

As garotas desfilam com seus longos vestidos em suas limousines, muitos dizem que até parece uma competição de vestidos. A `Promo" é celebrada nos EUA desde 1950. A festa se tornou um icone apos a depressao e da II Guerra Mundial.

From Debutante Balls to High School Hops

A History of Prom

Proms of the twenty-first century are elaborate affairs dominated by designer dresses, fancy stretch limousines, and incredible competition for a place in the prom court. Popular literature and movies of the day increasingly focus on prom themes, and teenagers may spend months planning and preparing for the all-important night. With all of the significance attached to the proms of today, it seems a bit surprising that the event has existed in all of its splendor only since the 1950s. While formal dances for young people were common as early as the late 1800s, proms began to take on today’s iconic status in a teenager’s life only as America recovered from the Great Depression and World War II. During their relatively short history, proms grew from simple affairs in Sunday dress to extravaganzas where competition for the best prom dress, the best date, and the best prom court distinction took center stage.

[...] The term “prom” comes from the word “promenade,” meaning a march of guests into a ballroom to announce the beginning of a formal event or ball. [...]

The first proms came about as middle-class replications of the grand debutante balls. Parents in the middle class noticed and admired the poise of the debutantes and wished the same for their own young teens. [...]

Today, prom continues to be an important event in a teenager’s life. [...] However, [...] proms are also beginning to grow more and more liberal in the twenty-first century. It is now not always required for a teen to have a date to attend the prom [...]. Some youth see it as the ultimate high school event, while others see it simply as a fun and fancy way to celebrate high school life and friendship.

Extracted from: <http://www.randomhistory.com/1-50/004prom.html>. Accessed 25 Jan. 2017.