Entering the SAC on Thursday night, the sixth formers were greeted with orange and black decorations, pumping music, and peers dressed in some of the most creative and provocative costumes this side of New Haven. Mr. Stanley greeted the incoming ghouls, goblins, and leaf-clad Adam and Eve with blinding camera flashes and an unrestrained smirk especially as he gazed at the chain of arm-in-arm Teletubbies, courtesy of Combination House.
The dance spared no expense on the deserving seniors; from the spooky black lights, to the heaping mounds of candy and rows of soda. The sheer amount of sugar alone ensured the dance’s success. Yet the real pinnacle of the party was the disguises worn by all. “It was fun to finally take part in the sacred senior tradition. The costumes were all very…creative,” said 6th former Kelly Greenwood, “I especially liked David Lim’s costume.”
Sixth form representative David Lim dressed in high heels, fishnet stockings, black skirt, leather jacket, and vibrant orange wig. Lim himself described his costume as being that of a “promiscuous woman”, or in other’s words; a slut. Costumes ranged from the cheap, last-minute purchase at Wal-Mart to the carefully designed and executed homemade costumes.
Harrison Gale ’09 remarked “Yeah, I spent a long time crafting my Peter Pan outfit; it was hard work making the Incredible Hulk pajamas fit but it was well worth it. Though the women’s shoes I wore didn’t quite fit, I’d do it all again.” Essentially the dance was a huge success, defeating all negative speculations that it would deteriorate into one of those SAC dances; you know, the ones without people.
Kashi Elliott ’09 admitted “I thought I would leave after half an hour to work on my Harvard college apps, but it ended up being so much fun that I said, screw Harvard, and stayed the entire time.” The Halloween Dance is the first on many senior traditions and with this first resounding triumph; the next traditions will have to stand up to high expectations.
