'Under The Big Top'

Prom-goers serve up their own buffet dinner at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Prom-goers serve up their own buffet dinner at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Camera shyness doesn't seem an issue for this trio of happy students as they enjoy the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Matt Trager and Ally LaPorte dance at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Chloe Pietropaolo and Adran Tahirovic share a romantic dance "Under the Big Top," at the New Milford High School senior prom, May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Allison Knipe and Nick Jimenez find a spot on the dance floor amidst hundreds of their fellow NMHS students at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Dancing at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Austin Kisling and Alexandra Scorza clearly are enjoying their shared experience at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Lindsay Hull and Conor Kirkegard relish every moment of their evening at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Prom-goers create their buffet dinner at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Prom-goers create their buffet dinner at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Prom-goers create their buffet dinner at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Buffet dinner at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Sporting a stylish hat, John Dalzell captures the image of a fellow student at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

While waiting for the dance music to resume, this quintet of prom-goers play act at dancing at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Revelling in their moment in the spotlight at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Posing for posterity are, from left to right, seated, Randi Frischkorn, Kelly McSaveney, Stefani Radcliff and Dustin Wilson and, standing, Alexandra Knapp, Ray Douglass, Meghan Cognato and Michael Raymond, at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

A strong turnout for the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 fills the expansive Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Happily showing off the images they'd created in the photo booth are, from left to right, Trista Valentine, Kaysie Jordan and Arielle Barker at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

NMHS senior Tara Larkin and her date, Will Harper, model fashions designed and created by her made solely of duct tape. Needless to say, her efforts were widely acclaimed and proved a highlight of the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. . Photo: Norm Cummings

NMHS senior Tara Larkin and her date, Will Harper, model fashions designed and created by her made solely of duct tape. Needless to say, her efforts were widely acclaimed and proved a highlight of the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. . Photo: Norm Cummings

Tara Larkin models her duct tape gown at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Dancing at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Dancing at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Dancing at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Dancing at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Frolicking at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Hamming it up for the camera at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Enthusiastically indulging her chocolate fantasies is Ashley Ripperger as her date, Evan Mills, waits his turn at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Sisters Alexys, left, and Alyssa Gonzalez happily pose for a photo at the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings

Class president Dustin Martin enjoys a slow dance with Ana Vargas moments after announcing the NMHS Class of 2012 had broken with tradition by deciding all prom-goers would be considered "kings and queens" of the New Milford High School senior prom, "Under The Big Top," May 19, 2012 at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. Photo: Norm Cummings