tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post3686295130443791011..comments2024-03-08T20:57:25.380-08:00Comments on Julie Musil, Author: Middle Grade Dances & Valentine's DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-2693380005041070822012-02-18T07:19:15.547-08:002012-02-18T07:19:15.547-08:00Ah, brings back memories of my middle grade school...Ah, brings back memories of my middle grade school dances. I remember that some of the kids would roam the halls while the school dances weere in progress, not that you could roam that much. There were gates that blocked most of the halls off.<br /><br />My son never went to any of his school dances, so I never had the chance to be a chaperone.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the wonderful imagery. I'm taking notes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-45558590423279009342012-02-17T21:58:41.799-08:002012-02-17T21:58:41.799-08:00That's so cute! Thanks for sharing the imagery...That's so cute! Thanks for sharing the imagery. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-55860640817988553032012-02-17T20:34:18.720-08:002012-02-17T20:34:18.720-08:00Yup! Sure does sound like a middle school dance. ...Yup! Sure does sound like a middle school dance. I am not very far away from those myself. Thanks for blazing the trail with this post!Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-30682268579537753462012-02-17T07:33:22.024-08:002012-02-17T07:33:22.024-08:00Thanks for sharing some of your middle school memo...Thanks for sharing some of your middle school memories, guys!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-89435067279117228162012-02-16T19:46:04.202-08:002012-02-16T19:46:04.202-08:00Oh man, I can just imagine the mood shift when the...Oh man, I can just imagine the mood shift when the slow song came on. How cool you got to be a fly on the wall.Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-15013931895276911512012-02-15T16:33:19.237-08:002012-02-15T16:33:19.237-08:00Awwww!
And for the record, I would have TOTALLY sn...Awwww!<br />And for the record, I would have TOTALLY snapped a picture!! LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-73749839041220125572012-02-15T16:31:26.514-08:002012-02-15T16:31:26.514-08:00OMG! The memories this brought back! I totally wan...OMG! The memories this brought back! I totally want to write an MG just to have a dance scene now! Thanks, Julie. What great memories!Michele Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768815750264631798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-65234161067311874692012-02-15T13:42:01.100-08:002012-02-15T13:42:01.100-08:00OMG that's soooo CUTE! I love it. I would have...OMG that's soooo CUTE! I love it. I would have broken out the phone cam. I'm terrible that way. My son did NOT go to the last dance, as he doesn't "dance" and there weren't enough other forms of entertainment. Oh Middle school.Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-75688162549543316612012-02-15T09:23:40.220-08:002012-02-15T09:23:40.220-08:00That takes me back. Sounds like things haven't...That takes me back. Sounds like things haven't changed much over the years. I admire your restraint, I would have been total crazy mom, snapping away with the pictures. :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-38279089755735700402012-02-15T06:44:12.258-08:002012-02-15T06:44:12.258-08:00Some things never change. Like, the drama. : ) You...Some things never change. Like, the drama. : ) You must have had such fun at this dance, and watching your guys. I give you tons of credit for not breaking out that camera--how adorable that your son danced with his good friend!Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-23514597685710628402012-02-15T06:13:36.908-08:002012-02-15T06:13:36.908-08:00As I write MG fiction, this post is great for me. ...As I write MG fiction, this post is great for me. Thanks a lot Julie. In the book I am rewriting I do have something like a Valentine dance for the young readers :)Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-34264063050524211512012-02-15T04:10:54.762-08:002012-02-15T04:10:54.762-08:00Ack! This is such a good post Julie, but it broug...Ack! This is such a good post Julie, but it brought back flashbacks like crazy! Almost like the smell of peanut butter sometimes makes me think of my junior high school cafeteria LOL:) Thanks for sharing with us!Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-58621684762597700122012-02-14T22:23:48.445-08:002012-02-14T22:23:48.445-08:00I remember those days. I wish I could go back and ...I remember those days. I wish I could go back and watch with the fresh eyes of a writer. Leaving the notebook at home was probably a good idea.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-30404772344107260752012-02-14T18:04:45.731-08:002012-02-14T18:04:45.731-08:00My kids avoided the dances for the most part. They...My kids avoided the dances for the most part. They went to a MORP, which is PROM backwards. I know there were lots of activities like ping pong, dancing, bounce houses. In my day, I just hid in a corner and felt pathetic. Wait, I still do that.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-47892797773530185862012-02-14T16:51:29.181-08:002012-02-14T16:51:29.181-08:00The one valentine's dance my son went to in jr...The one valentine's dance my son went to in jr high ended with a fist fight and him sitting in my car for the rest of the night.Laurisa White Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500840034913586508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-32435069295562525592012-02-14T16:14:54.307-08:002012-02-14T16:14:54.307-08:00omg--AWESOME! *snort* "the drama" is my ...omg--AWESOME! *snort* "the drama" is my favorite part. LOL! "This American Life" (NPR) did a show called "Middle School" before Christmas that was fantastic. You should search their site and download/listen. Your post reminded me of it.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Julie! <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-50313684291533956092012-02-14T12:11:35.739-08:002012-02-14T12:11:35.739-08:00Awh! That brings me back. I'll never forget wh...Awh! That brings me back. I'll never forget when the head girl asked the head boy out and he turned her down so she asked his best mate who said yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-79685935797882427002012-02-14T10:58:24.899-08:002012-02-14T10:58:24.899-08:00I think this is similar to our schools. Except I l...I think this is similar to our schools. Except I love that at our middle school the dance is combined with activity night, so the gym is open to games for those kids that don't want to dance.Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-19479100854483940732012-02-14T09:42:00.032-08:002012-02-14T09:42:00.032-08:00It appears things haven't changed one bit.
Th...It appears things haven't changed one bit.<br /><br />Thanks for the great memories.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-85729107405293614842012-02-14T09:39:15.799-08:002012-02-14T09:39:15.799-08:00Love this, Julie! And it is exactly like the MG da...Love this, Julie! And it is exactly like the MG dances at my kids' school. One other detail that our girls like to do...about half-way through the dance, several of the girls will kick off their shoes and dance barefoot. I guess they're not used to heels.<br /><br />And I am always threatened by my kids to not hang around and spy on them! :-(S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-80168965064298552842012-02-14T09:10:09.040-08:002012-02-14T09:10:09.040-08:00Oh, the memories just flooded back, especially whe...Oh, the memories just flooded back, especially when you talked about the slow dancing a foot apart. Boys were scary, and if you made eye contact, OMG! I wish my son's school held dances. You dug deep, not to take a picture of your son dancing. These are wonderful observations, Julie!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258263307771178398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-24085165760147637942012-02-14T08:57:16.477-08:002012-02-14T08:57:16.477-08:00Hahaha - oh the memories! What a great post, espec...Hahaha - oh the memories! What a great post, especially for those writing about it! I don't think much changes, from the sounds of things. Some things are universal. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-52657232031217266042012-02-14T08:36:36.635-08:002012-02-14T08:36:36.635-08:00Sorry, had a major typo that was driving me crazy....Sorry, had a major typo that was driving me crazy. Take two: I taught middle school for 3 years. Yep, not much different from my middle school dances, though the dancing has changed and middle schoolers today seem much bolder then we did. And at least at the school I taught there wasn't a foot between some kiddos. Some couples and boy/girl groups dancing together we had to pry apart. ;)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835079187093517851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-89327690556469540282012-02-14T08:35:07.895-08:002012-02-14T08:35:07.895-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835079187093517851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206355073837906221.post-57988238204911720562012-02-14T07:54:33.643-08:002012-02-14T07:54:33.643-08:00In middle grade or primary school as we refer to i...In middle grade or primary school as we refer to is, I was part of a country dancing group that competed with other schools. Have fond memories of this and the costumes Mother made for me. :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.com