Prom with a Purpose

Lori Borre • December 31, 2025

I wish I'd had a prom like this when I was a kid

For our children, we dreamed of a different kind of prom experience.


As Christian homeschoolers forging outside-the-box paths, we believe in doing nothing simply because public schools do it. We are Kingdom builders—called to redeem our culture for Christ. For our family, that has always included redeeming dance. Group dance has been a part of worthy cultures throughout history, yet it has largely been lost in modern Western—and even Christian—contexts. We’re out to change that. (You can read more about our philosophy of dance here.)


Eighteen years ago, that conviction led us to start a Scottish Ball at our church—something like a family prom—built around heritage group dance rather than couple-focused dance, celebrating all ages dancing together in multigenerational faithfulness. That annual event grew into teaching and calling dances for churches, balls, proms, barn dances, and weddings… which led to Homeschool Homecoming in 2022, and now, our Enchanted Prom.


Traditional Jr/Sr proms often bring many pressures homeschooling families want to avoid: romantic expectations, immodesty, awkward social hierarchies, students left on the sidelines, and a host of "firsts" expectations I don't even want to think about. Remember the slow songs and the infamous rock-rock (and sometimes more). That was never the kind of rite of passage we wanted for our children.


So we asked ourselves a question: What if prom could be— different?


We envisioned a prom with a purpose: kingdom-building. Spiritual warfare dressed up in black-tie, declaring that wholesome, godly fun is the very best kind of fun. So wholesome it's "safe" for the Freshmen and so thrilling the recent grads want to come back. A prom focused on heritage dance, carefully curated and expertly called—a cut above—so that dancing is exciting, delightful, effortless, confidence-building, and focused on group achievement rather than romance. Designed not as a Jr/Sr-only milestone, but as a normalizing experience—one students attend from early high school through aging out, and later return to our other dances as adults and parents, bringing their own families along. Community is formed. Joy is shared. Culture is built.


Here’s how that plays out:


✅ Unparallelled world-class facility with "the most danceable floor in the world."

✅ Black-tie

✅ Nearly 100% participation in heritage dances—this is why students come, not an afterthought

✅ Group-focused, not couple-focused (no slow songs)

✅ Curated music that becomes part of the experience—kids spontaneously sing, clap, and laugh together

✅ Godly, welcoming students who are genuinely kind and inclusive

✅ Christ-centered without being preachy, bookended with the Doxology and Gloria Patri

✅ Modern music with DJ Iman Tucker, a godly Christian man, one of the best DJs in the U.S., and the Bringer of THE PARTY, creating the best of both worlds. Elegance meets electricity.

✅ An opulent, start-to-finish experience, replete with the little details that create the "aaah" effect.


There's a myth that homeschoolers lack any number of things the public schools provide. A prom like this rejects that premise and intentionally creates some of the most defining experiences of their youth. These core memories help create the moments students realize: "We didn't miss out -- we experienced extraordinary."


The Enchanted Prom – A Masquerade Ball 📅 April 16, 2026


What do parents say?

• “I wish I’d had a prom like this when I was a kid.”

• “I can’t believe you got my guys to dance—and they loved it!”

• “I’m so glad I bribed them to go—now they want to attend all your dances!”


And from the students?

• From the girls: “That night was so dreamy.”

• From the young men: “I thought I hated dancing. Turns out, I love it.”


Come, join us!



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