Q&A for How to Dress Appropriately for a School Dance

Wear a cute, dressy top with dress pants or a simple dress as a girl, and a simple button-up top or polo shirt with clean, no-hole jeans as a guy. If you’re a girl, put on a subtle amount of makeup and add some jewelry to accessorize your outfit.

Perhaps you can try a romper or jumpsuit. Those are really popular right now, and I'm planning to wear one to my upcoming dance.

Either would probably look good. The pink dress would probably bring out the warmth in your brown hair.

In most cases, a middle school dance is either a semi-formal or informal dance. Some safe bets might be: a cute, dressy top and nice, clean jeans (no holes!) accessorized with a cute, simple necklace and/or nice earrings for an informal dance. For a semi-formal, wear dress pants and a nice, fancy top and some cute dangly earrings. You could even wear a simple dress for a semi-formal. Always remember to have nice, comfortable shoes that you can dance in. If you are still unsure of what to wear, ask your friends what they are wearing to the dance. Even for an informal dance, remember to put a little extra effort into looking special.

Of course. Everyone is beautiful in their own way.

If you're a girl, try wearing a summery top and a skirt. Maybe put a flower in your hair. Don't go overboard on the theme, it usually ends up looking tacky. If you're a boy, just wear a colorful shirt and jeans or khakis.

If you think it would be fun to wear a costume, you should do it. Try not to worry too much about what everyone else is doing. Life's too short, you should do what you want.

Yes, that sounds like a great look for a Valentine's dance.

Ask him out in a cute note, by text, or my personal favorite, offer him a piece of gum or candy and ask him out in the wrapper! Never ask a friend to ask him out for you, this might send the wrong message.

Yes, dressing in what's comfortable is best. You don't have to get dolled up for a dance. You could add some nice accessories and makeup (if you're allowed) to glam it up a bit.

That depends on what you hope to accomplish. If by "normally", you mean to dress like everyone else, then dressing normally may help you fit in, but that is also dependant on your behavior.

Yes. White, red, pink, and black are all perfect colors for this event.

You should probably wear something with both black and neon. Or something ultraviolet like white. Those colors will look great under black lights.

Ideally, mix them! You can find plenty of costumes that are fun and creative while still being easy to wear.

As a 6th grader, it's not necessary to be super formal. You can try out something like a cute t-shirt and skirt, or a knee-length dress, and maybe put your hair up into a fun style if you are a girl. If you're a guy, you can wear some nice pants and a solid colored shirt. Go with something you'll be cute and comfortable in.

Wear a jumpsuit and add some nice accessories and makeup. Choose a color that will complement your hair and eyes.

Wear something simple and understated with no more than two or three colors. White and black is a pretty classy combination, or you could go with something like white and red or white and green if the event is near Christmas. Wear one or two pieces of jewelry at most, and nothing too gaudy.

Pastels in general flatter most blondes. If you want a summery look, try a light blue or white dress. Also, try to find something that complements your skin tone. But don't worry about it too much, because most dress colors look good with blonde hair.

Something red, pink, or wine-colored. The outfit will depend on the formality of the dance. If it's formal, wear a dress, or nice shirt and skirt (for girls). If you are a boy, wear nice shirt and pants.

Sure, as long as you're both happy with what you're wearing, you can absolutely coordinate.

Ask your friends and see what they're wearing, then search online about the theme and check out what people are wearing. Or, go up to the person who planned the theme and ask them to help you out.

Wearing a simple dress or jumpsuit is a good idea. You don’t have to be too dressy.

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As long as it doesn't show shoulders and is not too revealing, that would be fine.

That seems like it would be okay. You might need to have some winter boots to go with it and a small purse to complete the look though.

Maybe go for green or red colours, or if you want to be more classy, try black, silver, gold or white.

It depends. Try to wear similar but not identical styles to what your friends are wearing. Something knee or mid-shin is probably a good length for semi-formal.

If you're going feminine, wear a nice, but not over-the-top or fancy, dress. If you're going masculine, wear a nice button-down shirt with dress pants and possibly a blazer.