In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 1912 Center, Heart of the Arts hosted an all ages prom.
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Herb Uthoff and Karon Aronson dance to classics from different decades at the 1912 Center All Ages Prom in Moscow. The free event, celebrating the 1912 Center’s centennial, featured dance lessons, prom pictures and drinks.
Jenny Kostroff, the executive director of Heart of the Arts, said they wanted to do something that appealed to everyone, and in every generation there is music and dancing.
“Hosting a prom seemed to appeal to everyone,” she said.
They had a DJ who played music from every era, starting with the 1910’s and then working his way up to present-day music.
“We had a little boy asking if Gangnam Style was going to play so he could dance to it,” Kostroff said. “We will, of course.”
To help people feel more confident out on the dance floor, lessons were held throughout the evening so people could learn the waltz, swing or any other style they asked about, Kostroff said.
“This makes it a lot of fun for everyone to experience,” Kostroff said.
Karon Aronson, a student at the University of Idaho, said it is important to celebrate the 1912 center.
“Not very many things are 100 years old that are in this good of condition,” Aronson said.
She was accompanied by Herb Uthoff, and their favorite part of the evening was watching everyone dance.
Kostroff said there was a great age range at the prom, with people from the graduating class of 1949 all the way to the graduating class of 2026.
Lynne McCreight was there with her grandchildren and said that she enjoyed it very much and that her grandchildren were quite the dancers.
Besides dancing and dance lessons, the night also offered free prom photos and drinks in the “detention center” for those over 21.
Though this event was in celebration of the anniversary of the 1912 center, Kostroff said they were already talking about hosting a prom every year because this one was so much fun.
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