Nobody puts a baby in a corner. Wait, wrong movie. Let's dance! Kevin Bacon is officially returning to Payson High School for its prom and to celebrate 40 years of Footloose. Jealous fans are considering crashing prom to meet the actor, and who wouldn't?
Newscaster Heidi Hatch wrote on X, "Who wants to crash prom in Payson?" Of course, this is all very tongue-in-cheek. But given the rarity of the event, there may be a couple of gate crashers at the prom.
Students at Payson High School have been trying to get Bacon's attention for the past year. It marks the final chance for the actor to visit his old dancing grounds. The county plans to demolish the school and build a new school in its place. Students got creative in trying to get Bacon's attention. They recreated scenes from the film and sent them on social media with the hashtag #BaconToPayson. They also organized a prom day charity event for Bacon's Six Degrees charity.
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So consider everyone excited when Bacon made a personal video call to the school, speaking with students in the gym. "I have been so impressed with everything that's been going on there with this crazy idea to get me to come back," said Bacon to the high school students. "I've been amazed at the work that all of you have been putting into this. With the musical and the flash mobs and the re-creations."
