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20 Songs That Remind You of Middle School Dances

If you're like me, you're cringing at the thought too.

Clare O'Keefe

Feb 22, 2016

Mount Saint Mary College

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20 Songs That Remind You of Middle School Dances

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Lights dimmed in the gym. The smell of body odor. Boys on one side and girls on the other. Bet you're having flashbacks to middle school dances, right? If you're like myself, you probably cringe at the thought of how you were dancing, or whatever you were doing was called. Or maybe you even cringe at the thought of some teachers dancing. Middle school dances were the highlight of your month. You and your friends had a countdown going as soon as you heard about the dance. Middle school dances made you feel like the coolest kid ever. If you were in middle school from 2006-2008, these songs might give you some flashbacks.

1. "Smack That" by Akon.

We had no idea what we were singing, but we most definitely knew all the words.

2. "Low" by Flo Rida.

And we most definitely all got low, wearing our apple bottom jeans of course.

3. "Temperature" by Sean Paul.

Whenever this song was played, everyone started to dance faster and a little more spastically.

4. "1,2 Step" by Ciara.

We all tried to mimic her music video. Bonus points if you knew Missy Elliott's rap.

5. "Sugar, We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy.

If you didn't know the words, you just fiercely played the air guitar.

6. "Crank That" by Soulja Boy.

If you new how to crank that, you were dancing right in the middle of the gym with everyone else. If you were like me, you were standing off to the side waiting for the song to finish.

7. "Yeah!" by Usher.

Yeah, yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah

8. "Sexyback" by Justin Timberlake.

Yes you did, Justin.

9. "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani.

The only reason I can spell bananas to this day.

10. "Run It" by Chris Brown.

Bonus points if you actually ran around the gym.

11. "Stronger" by Kanye West.

Our voices got stronger during this song.

12. "Pop, Lock and Drop It" by Huey.

The reason why I have hip problems to this day.

13. "Cupid's Chokehold" by Gym Class Heroes.

You hoped one day your crush would sing this to you.

14. "Airplanes" by B.o.B.

Regardless if you loved or hated this song, you knew all of the words..

15. "Lipgloss" by Lil' Mama.

Every girl pulled out their lipgloss in unison.

16. "Boom Boom Pow" by Black Eyed Peas.

*Punches the air repeatedly with some hip motion*

17. "Snap Yo Fingers" by Lil' Jon.

*Snaps fingers for entire song*

18. "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne.

Sang this song in hopes of your crush hearing you from the other side of the gym

19. "Buy U A Drank" by T-Pain.

Great pickup line now that I'm 21.

20. "Walk It Out" by UNK.

Usually the sign the night was over so we "walked it out" of the gym to our cars, smiling and sweating and counting down the days until the next dance.

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20 Songs That Remind You of Middle School Dances

If you're like me, you're cringing at the thought too.

1. "Smack That" by Akon.

2. "Low" by Flo Rida.

3. "Temperature" by Sean Paul.

4. "1,2 Step" by Ciara.

5. "Sugar, We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy.

6. "Crank That" by Soulja Boy.

7. "Yeah!" by Usher.

8. "Sexyback" by Justin Timberlake.

9. "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani.

10. "Run It" by Chris Brown.

11. "Stronger" by Kanye West.

12. "Pop, Lock and Drop It" by Huey.

13. "Cupid's Chokehold" by Gym Class Heroes.

14. "Airplanes" by B.o.B.

15. "Lipgloss" by Lil' Mama.

16. "Boom Boom Pow" by Black Eyed Peas.

17. "Snap Yo Fingers" by Lil' Jon.

18. "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne.

19. "Buy U A Drank" by T-Pain.

20. "Walk It Out" by UNK.

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1. Eat

2. Be seen running across campus

3. Sleep

4. Skip Class

5. Blurt out

6. Wear dresses

7. Wear Crocs

8.Run on 4 hours of sleep

9. Use a Laptop

10. Crying

Because smiling gives you wrinkles.

1. “When I first met you, I thought you were a b*tch.”

2. Somebody asks you if you’re mad at them at least once a day.

3. You always look unamused. Even when you are very amused.

4. Anna Wintour is your spirit animal.

5. You are never approached by people who are tabling on campus.

6. You have to practice smiling before you get your photo taken.

7. The word “judgmental” is thrown at you on the daily.

8. You make people visibly uncomfortable in section by glancing at them.

9. Your parents thought that this was just part of a teenage phase, but this is actually just your face.

10. Your face could get you out of jury duty.

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1. Excitement of the final year

2. Trying to take easy classes to make it out alive

3. Does attendance count for a grade?

4. Skipping once won't hurt me

5. Wait that is due?

6. I'm just trying to graduate

7. I'll just do this assignment during my other class

8. Patiently waiting

9. Rejection

10. Accepting that you might have gotten a degree for nothing

11. Probably should have studied for that test

12. Sanity > class

13. Finally an acceptance letter

14. Oh yeah, finals

15. Graduating!

You might not see them everyday anymore, but you're still friends and your text messages prove it.

1. "Should I skip class today?"

2. "Did you hear ________ is engaged?"

3. "When are you coming home?"

4. "I finally talked to the cute guy in my science lecture."

5. GIFs, on GIFs, on GIFs.

6. "I saw the cutest puppy on my walk to class this morning!"

7. "Do you remember when we ________ at ________?"

8. "I miss you."

Sometimes these things are both necessary and inevitable.

1. Spending their money - when they actually don't have any.

2. Take naps. Lots of naps.

3. Staying up late binge-watching a Netflix show when you have an early class.

4. Skip a class to do something completely unnecessary.

5. Putting all your homework off for the night before it's due just so you can do nothing for a night.

6. Going out on a Thursday night when you have a test the next day.

7. Making impulsive decisions.

8. Write an important paper in one night.

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