Shoutbox

You may aswell go out and have a good time, regardless if you only like her as a friend. Simply going to a dance with her won't change anything. Although, if she tries anything, then it might become awkward, so I would try your hardest not to lead her on in anyway, you might give her the wrong impressions then she might try something...

Or of course, you could always give her the "our friendship means a lot to us, and I wouldn't want to ruin it..." chat? That always seems to make things a whole lot better after an awkward situation, or before an awkward situation has even arose...

Just make sure she knows how you feel about the whole "situation" before the dance, would be the best...