I never go. I hate formal wear. I've made it a point that the most formal thing I will ever wear is a tux at my wedding if I ever get that far. I just know I wouldn't enjoy them at all. A bunch of people at my school don't go to the dances, so I don't feel left out. Even if I was the only one in the whole school that didn't go, I really could care less what people think of me. With a school of 2,300 students, they wouldn't miss me at the dance anyway. Plus I don't dance...no point in going to a dance if you don't dance IMO.