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WHAT'S A MORP?

With only 25 days until the release of Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress, my brain is going inside-out, upside-down. So what better time to look at a growing high school trend, the backwards Prom, or the Morp?

The Morp is generally an alternative celebration in boycott of
the school's official Prom and its rules. Sometimes it's put on by
students who disagree with the values of the in-crowd.

Morps tend to have no dress code--in fact, the crazier the
better, and often it's girls in tuxes and guys in dresses. They
don't have any prescribed format, and often play music that
wouldn’t be allowed at a traditional prom. A fun addition is a
runway for guys and girls to model their unusual outfits. The mood is usually very upbeat, for often it's about solidarity and finding common ground among people who generally feel left out.

But backwards or forwards, traditional or alternative, Morps have
one thing in common with Proms, and that’s having fun.


And as I try to wait patiently through these next 3-1/2 weeks,
having fun and enjoying the ride will be what I'm all about, too...

Anit (you know, backwards for Tina)