School Dances In The 1950s Vs. School Dances Today

    Some things change. Awkward slow dances don't.

    Leonora Epstein
    by Leonora Epstein

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Slow dancing

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    Fast dancing

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    Girls gone wild

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    Boys not dancing and trying to not seem awkward

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    Embarrassing double dates

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    Costume dances

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    The gymnasium

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    Young love <3

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