It was a fairy tale night fit for any princess.

Tiaras sparkled in the red and white lights on the ballroom dance floor. Little girls showed off their freshly painted fingernails, their hair pulled up in curly ringlets or tight buns, their new dresses swaying with every twirl.

Some girls skipped school to spend the day at a salon, preparing for their big night out while others did last-minute shopping with Mom to find those perfect Cinderella slippers to wear to the dance.

Grace and Isabel DuBay, 5 and 3, got their first taste of expensive jewelry in sterling silver heart necklaces, special presents from their father Dave.

Some girls even arrived at the dance in limousines.

But no matter how they got to the ball, every girl arrived in the arms of a Prince Charming.

"The opportunity to have a date with my girls, it's every dad's dream," Dave DuBay said.

Dave DuBay and his two daughters attended the Daddy and Daughter Sweetheart Dance sponsored by the Rocky Mountain School of Dance as a fundraising event Friday evening at the Casper Elks Lodge ballroom.

Tickets for the dance were sold out three days before the event.

Dance planner Jeana Lam-Pickett said she had to tell many disappointed fathers there weren't any tickets left. Three hundred people attended the event.

Lam-Pickett said the $3,000 raised through the sweetheart dance will be used to help pay off the dance studio's debt from a big renovation project.

Sean Peverley decided to go to the dance simply because his 6-year-old daughter Ashlynn invited him.

"I was her only option," Sean said. "It will be something they can remember forever."

Sean and Ashlynn Peverley were part of a big group of fathers and daughters who rented a plush, white limousine to travel from a Casper residence to Botticelli Italian Ristorante and then onto the Elks Lodge.

"We watched TV," Ashlynn said about the limousine. "It was fun. That's the first time I've ever been in one."

Ashlynn skipped school, with permission, to play at the spa Friday. She got her hair done and her nails painted a light purple to match her dress. She spent about 15 minutes pondering over the many polish colors she could choose from.

Six-year-old Abby Childs, one of Ashlynn's friends, also traveled in the limousine, rented by Abby's dad, Jim.

"This is my last little girl," said Jim Childs, who has another daughter and a son. "When she goes to prom and her date gets her a limo, she'll say, 'Whatever, my dad already got me one.'"

Plus, Jim Childs says Abby has him "wrapped around her little finger."

As Maria Sosa walked into the dimly-lit ballroom decorated in red, pink and white, she worried about dancing with her father, Gilbert Sosa, because she couldn't reach his shoulders.

But Gilbert Sosa was worried about even making it to the dance.

"She was really sick," Gilbert Sosa said. "She missed most of this week at school. She couldn't swallow."

Luckily, Maria, 7, who dances with Rocky Mountain School of Dance started feeling better Friday and couldn't wait to dance the night away with her daddy.

The dance floor was packed with young girls and their fathers until 9:30 p.m., when the last raffle ticket was drawn.

The dance studio sold raffle tickets for $5 for an American Girl doll and the pink and white teddy bears that sat on the tables as centerpieces.

Not every Cinderella went home with a present. Only one girl could win the popular doll and outfits worth about $140. Some of the younger guests even shed some tears.

If fathers hadn't spent enough money on a new dress and shoes, hair appointments, flower corsages, dinner and in some cases a limousine, there were about ten items up for silent auction, including themed baskets full of stuffed animals, makeup, dance outfits and many pink items.

Malia McCarthy's father, Steve McCarthy, drove all the way his home in Denver to Casper. He ended up purchasing a basket for $70.

"She seemed to really want it and it's such a special night.

"That's why were looking for an ATM," Steve said.

Dave DuBay also bought a basket filled with movies, popcorn and comfy blankets for his daughters.

"We're continuing the whole date-night theme," said Dave DuBay, who hopes to have frequent date nights with his two girls from now on.

Some girls were unable to take their fathers to the dance and opted to take their grandfathers.

Shania Fischer's grandfather, Arnold Syverts, drove 120 miles from Riverton to be with her Friday. Steve Smith took his granddaughter Savannah because her dad works in the oil fields and is gone often.

He also rented a limousine for the special event for Savannah, Shania, her grandfather and several other family members.

Jim Childs was able to hold 6-year-old Abby in his arms so Abby could put her head on his shoulder during the song, "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle, a song about a father watching his little girl grow up.

"I got a lot of kisses," Jim Childs said. "I will probably cry by the end of the night."

Dave DuBay's daughter, Isabel, tried to sneak a kiss on her daddy's cheek while the photographer tried to take a picture.

Sean Peverley finally caught up with his daughter and got to share a special dance with Ashlynn, who spent almost the entire night dancing with her friend, Abby.

"She's so precious, so kind," Sean Peverley said. "She helps others. She makes everybody's life better."

When Ashlynn was asked why her dad was so special, she smiled.

"'Cause, I love him."