{"id":5813,"date":"2022-04-11T15:17:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/?p=5813"},"modified":"2022-04-11T15:17:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:17:54","slug":"how-to-choose-your-homecoming-dance-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/how-to-choose-your-homecoming-dance-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose Your Homecoming Dance Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Picking out the theme for your prom, homecoming, winter formal, spring fling or any other high school event is a ton of fun. Not only will the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/themes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">theme<\/a> of your event engage your students and create lasting memories, but it will also determine what decorations you use, the invitations you send and the favors you give out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some things to think about as you\u2019re choosing your theme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/themes\/complete-themes\/paris\/paris-at-night-complete-theme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Paris_at_Night_Theme.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5815\" width=\"296\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Paris_at_Night_Theme.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Paris_at_Night_Theme-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Is your event formal or casual? <\/strong><br>Formal events are most successful when romantic themes are used (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/themes\/complete-themes\/garden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Garden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/themes\/complete-themes\/stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/themes\/complete-themes\/paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/themes\/complete-themes\/1920s-and-ballroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ballroom<\/a>). But if your event is casual you should consider going with a more laid-back theme (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/themes\/complete-themes\/casino-and-vegas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casino<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/themes\/complete-themes\/carnival-and-circus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carnival<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/themes\/complete-themes\/glow-and-neon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glow<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Do students attend as couples or in groups?<\/strong> <br>If students will be attending as couples, then you should consider a formal theme. If they usually attend in groups, then a casual theme is best.<\/li><li><strong>Has your school used certain themes successfully in the past? Which ones? <\/strong><br>Examine what themes you\u2019ve used in the past. Which ones did the students like best? Are there themes that resonate with your students more than others?<\/li><li><strong>Are there themes you know you don\u2019t want to use? <\/strong><br>Decisions are sometimes easier to make if you eliminate the things you don\u2019t want first. Start by ruling out the themes you definitely don\u2019t want to use.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dances and events are some of the best parts of high school. Not only are they a blast, but they increase student engagement, morale and motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our complete themes to find the one that is right for your school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picking out the theme for your prom, homecoming, winter formal, spring fling or any other high school event is a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5564,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,16,22,33,40,685],"tags":[932,933,934,418,936,935],"class_list":["post-5813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school","category-homecoming","category-prom","category-senior-all-night-party","category-themes","category-winter-formal","tag-choosing-a-homecoming-dance-theme","tag-complete-themes","tag-homecoming-theme","tag-prom-theme","tag-senior-party-theme","tag-winter-formal-theme"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5813"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5816,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5813\/revisions\/5816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}