Friday, November 12, 2010
Reviving an Old Converse Tradition
There was once this old Converse tradition that lasted until boys were permitted to be escorts of the Converse girls and come to dances in the 1930s. Dances were often held, but the girls were not allowed to bring boys to them. The tall girls had to dress up as men and be the dance partners of the shorter girls who wore their fine dresses. That sounds rather fun to me. It is definitely all right to have dances to which men can be brought sometimes, but dances could be held a lot more often if boys were not "required" to come to them. It would be a rather fun and interesting tradition to revive, were the college to hold dances once every two weeks, for example, and have the tall girls be the dance partners of the shorter ones. Yes, the 1889 Dance and the Peppermint Ball should still be held, by all means, but it is refreshing to have dances often because they relieve stress (which can build up when there is no upcoming holiday or special event to look forward to.)
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I like it--interesting and different. You know, Big Sis/Lil Sis used to be run sort of like this, decades ago--Big Sisses would be the "guys" to the Little Sisses "girls." There are a series of yearbooks on the third floor of the library, and some of the ones from the 30s have pictures of it all.
ReplyDeleteThis was interesting to read, Mary Clare. I didn't even know that this was an old tradition. Well, since you're tall and I'm short...wanna be my dance partner? :P
ReplyDeleteYeah this could be interesting. I've been getting so disappointed that my boyfriend hasn't been able to attend any of the dances so far. It would be so much more fun to not worry about that and just have a fun night with the girls!
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