10 Reasons School Discos Totally Ruled

7. Boys On One Side, Girls On The Other

The division of the sexes only made the atmosphere of discos that little more exciting. The triumphant buzz of holding someone's hand through the hall, followed by the horror of landing on the smelly kids lap during Musical Chairs. Boys and girls alike would be equally disgusted and fascinated by the other: not a lot changes, then.

6. The Excitement Of Hearing The Intro To This Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC7bpxSGSas Excuse me while I go flap my arms hysterically.

5. Skidding Across The Floor On Your Knees

Hell yes. Mainly the boys dirtying their best party jeans; resisting the urge to skid around a newly polished floor was like a certain blue monster denying cookies. Imagine if we did that in clubs today? Scratch that - we should ALL start doing it in clubs today: they'd be substantially more desirable places to be if everyone was spinning on their butts rather than sniffing around them.
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