PHILADELPHIA -- In a kid's world where the beeping and flashing devices aren't video games, but medical monitors, little things make a difference.

Thursday, some patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia had the chance to get out of their rooms and do a little dancing in the form of a children's prom night celebration.

"I thought that would be really cool because I was really bored in my room and it's something that would entertain us," CHOP patient Maryam Harooni said.

For some, the chance to dress up and dance seemed to erase the fact they were in the hospital at all.

"I want to dance," Karelis Ortiz said. "And I like this dress. And I like to wear dresses."

Mike Snyder, 6, is at CHOP to make sure his second transplanted kidney is functioning properly. He chose his dad as his prom date.

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"I was going to make my dad dress up but now he can't because there's two hours and there's no way he's going to dress up before two hours," Snyder said. "He takes too long."

But on the red carpet, it all came together with poise, peace and the Cha-Cha slide.

CHOP child specialist Jessica Stout said the positive experience the prom brings will last for a long time.

"When we're doing treatments, we can pull on that and say, 'Hey, do you remember what youfelt like that night?'"

Snyder definitely will.

Not only did he find a dance partner Thursday night, he found out he'll be going home, too.