BURLINGTON (AP) - Prom night glittered with a flowered arbor, shimmering gowns and dancing into the late hours.

The only things missing were the chaperones and the curfew.

For most of the adult couples at this prom, the grand march was a walk down memory lane.

The adult prom, hosted by Jack and Karen Anderson, owners of the Idle Hour Bar in Burlington, has been a hit ever since it started several years ago.

"This turned out to be a lot of fun," Jack Anderson said. "They all get to feel like they are teenagers again."

Anderson said the idea for an adult prom started when he was watching his youngest daughter enjoy her first prom experience.

That's when he learned his wife never had been to a high school prom. His response was, "Let's have one at the bar."

At that time, the Andersons owned an adjoining building to the bar that provided space and offered a chance for youngsters to see their parents in the grand march. The prom has had a sporadic history because the Andersons left the bar business for a time before returning and reviving the prom this year.

They no longer own the adjoining building, so they had to remove pool tables to convert the bar into a dance floor and socializing area with tables and chairs.

The prom can be whatever couples make of it.

Many couples dress up. Some don't, but they like to watch those who do.

Some make an evening of it by eating out first. One year, six people showed up in a limousine.

Each year, the Andersons hold a drawing to name a king and queen. A disc jockey provides music, and there are dance competitions, contests for best dressed, door prizes, an official photographer and a refreshments table.

"The only difference between the high school prom and this one, is you can spike the punch here. It's legal," Anderson joked.

"It doesn't really matter what age you are," said Vicki Reiner, of Burlington, who never attended prom as a teenager but comes to the adult prom.

She and her husband were selected queen and king one year.

This year, her niece, 21-year-old Amanda Rynestad, of Foxholm, served as queen. Cody Muscha was king.

Ryan and Haley Bohmbach came more than 100 miles from Hannover, in Oliver County, to attend the prom.

Ryan Bohmbach said the prom is an opportunity to keep in touch with people from his hometown.

Mat Wiese might have skipped the adult prom but for his wife, a Minot native. Heidi Wiese never attended her high school prom and regretted not having that experience.

When she heard about the adult prom, she knew she had to be there.

The prom was the first time she's had the chance to dress up since her wedding, she said.