Prom has all the elements of a popular story. It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama. It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.

Looking at my own prom photograph reminds me of how significant that moment was – and how fleeting life is.

It is one of those strange and magical nights where you are never quite sure what is going to happen.

People are not conforming to the traditional ideas of prom. They are more individualistic, more willing to do their own thing. It’s just a complete change in our culture.

‘Prom’ is a movie that follows a bunch of high-schoolers’ lives leading up to the prom, the climax of the movie. It focuses all their struggles and the social pressures that prom creates on their lives.

I was dumped at my senior prom – I was 18 and in love. We danced all night, then she got back together with her ex. It broke my heart.

I’m a big fan of regular school and regular education. I just learn better in a classroom where I can talk to other students. I want to go to prom and dances and have that social aspect.

I think the prom is very serious also. It’s an American ritual, it’s a rite of passage, and it’s very much a part of this country.