Stag or not to Stag??

The stag dances at MVHS are not as popular and as well attended as the date dances. This is a strange, yet true, phenomenon. Perhaps the reason is because you're not with a guy or girl. But wait, you can still hang out and dance with the opposite gender. It's not against the rules. The dance isn't any different than a date dance, except MAYBE the attire. However, what goes on before the dance is huge, especially in UT. A typical date dance consists of a day date, dinner, dance, doorstep scene (but that's another blog). Still, my original question has not been answered. Why aren't the stag dances as well attended as the date dances? They should be just as popular. You can still dance with a certain special someone, and you can have a good time. Basically, people just want to be with someone. It's natural for the human race to want security and date dances give you that. At a stag dance it is scary because you don't have the assured slow song. You may or may not get asked to dance. It is hard for teenagers to stick their neck on the line hoping and waiting for someone to talk to and someone to dance with. Maybe that is the reason that stag dances are less attended. I went to a stag dance last night and the attendance was very low. That proves my point, stag dances are not as popular as date dances.