Father's daughter dancing gets transformed into a modern family era

The {twelve-monthly|gross annual} father-daughter dance at Benito Martinez Elementary {College|Institution|University} in El Paso is a highlight on the school calendar. Candy-color tablecloths camouflage cafeteria tables, and strobe lights transform the gymnasium into {a party|a boogie|a move} floor. The girls, from kindergarten through fifth {quality|level|class}, don dresses and {present|cause|create} for pictures with their dates. Many of the 300 guests stay for the grand finale: a slow dance to {Frank|Chad|Robert} Carlisle's "Butterfly Kisses. {inch|inches|very well}

This year's welcome {indication|signal}, directing attendees to {cotton wool|man made fiber} candy and {a supper|a meal|an evening meal} catered by Chick-fil-A, included an addendum. Above the word father in the all-caps declaration "Father {Child|Girl|Little girl} Dance" was {a collection|a place|a set in place} of other possibilities: "Uncle/Grandpa/Brother/Friend. "

"We tried {to be sure|to make certain} that even if the girls didn't have a dad at home or a dad that could make it, that we had somebody {who does|would you|who} step in, " said Greg Hatch, the school's {primary|main}.

Father-daughter dances, long-held and much-celebrated events across the country, are shuffling to get in line with the times, which {more often|often} include same-sex couples, {solitary|one|sole} mothers and other less traditional family arrangements. {A large number of|Various} schools are permitting other male role models to go to. Others are going so far as {to improve|to alter|to modify} the name {completely|totally}, ditching any mention of "father"-- and {sometimes|occasionally} "daughter" too.

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At Crocker/Riverside Elementary School in Sacramento, {the big event is|the wedding is|the case is} now known as a "family dance, {inch|inches|very well} with students {capable to|in a position to|capable of} bring adults of their choosing. School officials made the decision shortly before the {twelve-monthly|gross annual} dance last {fall season|show up|land}, when a handful of parents complained. "We have a lot of {solitary|one|sole} parents, two moms, two dads, " said {Meat|Tanker} Kuske, president, at the time, of the college association. "A father-daughter {party|boogie|move} doesn't represent who our parents are anymore. {inch|inches}