Tomorrow night, SDA students will be dressing in their classiest attire and attending this year’s Masquerade Formal. Hanging with friends, dancing to their hearts content, what can possibly go wrong? To answer that question, the Mustang asked students about their formal nightmare.

Answers ranged from plausible situations, such as the party bus breaking down or falling into the chocolate fountain, to less likely ideas such as tsunamis, earthquakes, and kittens falling from the ceiling. Despite all these grim thoughts, the Mustang wishes SDA a safe and fun-filled evening.

“Two years ago my friend’s thigh cramped up while dancing with her formal date, and I’ve been terrified of that happening to me ever since.” – Senior Jen Podgorski

“My formal nightmare would be if the music is awful. I go to dances to dance, so give me something good to dance to!” – Senior Ashlie Davis

“I would have to say either being knocked into the chocolate fountain or a 5.2 earthquake in the middle of the dance, shaking the building so much it cracks open and debris rain down upon people, but that probably won’t happen *Knock on wood*.” – Senior Andie Miller

“The rapture.” – Senior Marissa Schuling

“I would be afraid of trying to get to formal, but then getting lost, and not being able to get there. Though I’m not really going anyway.” – Freshman Matthew Zounes

“A monster dressed in a dapper suit.” – Senior Rhenna Goodsell

“I don’t have any formal nightmares. My night is going to be perfect with my friends.” – Senior Brittany Adams

“My formal nightmare is if the DJ plays any Miley Cyrus music.” – Senior Taylor Johnson

“If my dress rips, I will be really, really mad.” – Senior Kate Breding

“If a bird pooped on me.” – Senior Danny Vasquez

“That the chocolate fountain stops working.” – Senior Janine Fischer

“A wardrobe malfunction.” – Senior Adira Fogel

“I don’t like to think about awkward things that will happen in Formal ‘cause I’m not even going.” – Senior Kendra Calman

“I guess spilling pizza sauce on my dress before the dance…” – Senior Annie Goodstein

“Going stag. It’s happening.” – Sophomore Brooke Russell

“If I was actually dreaming a nightmare it would be that I get ready in a rush because I was running late and then when I get there nobody is there, and it’s only me.” – Junior Gella Sullivan

“It would be a nightmare if someone spills a drink on me or if I have a wardrobe malfunction.” – Senior Lauren Shaw

“You accidentally went in your pajamas and you thought it was a dream but it wasn’t.” – Freshman Tara Caulfield

“There’s a lot that would be scary. One scenario would be a ‘Carrie’ scenario where some girl just freaks out. Or a tsunami happens and there are sharks. The room gets flooded and we’re locked in with one great white shark.” – Junior Madeline Marko-Martinez

“I’m afraid of a bunch of kittens falling from the ceiling.” – Sophomore Ricky Behrend

“I’d be afraid of the party bus breaking down; that happened to some friends of mine two years ago.” – Senior Vivian Torres

“I’m afraid I’ll fall in the chocolate fountain.” – Senior Alexa Risen

“I’ve picked out the snazziest suit, just had a fun dinner with all my friends, and had a long limo ride over. I walk up to the man at the door and show him my school ID. After a while he responds, ‘Sorry, you haven’t bought a ticket.’” – Senior Brandon Chan

“My formal nightmare would be going to formal with a concussion…even though that already happened. My poor date.” – Senior Chelsea Cardenas

“I guess I’m afraid of my dress ripping.” – Senior Astrid Gonzales

“I’m afraid of my date ignoring me, and then I’ll ruin my makeup from crying.” – Senior Jill Pickrell