Sadie’s is known as a dance that is known to break dance stereotypes by the girls asking the guys to the dance. According to Redwood Gigantea, a school newspaper to another school with Sadie’s dance, “the real back story of Sadie’s Hawkins dance is back in the 1930s, a father was worried that his daughter, Sadie Hawkins, wouldn’t find a suitable husband, so he organized a Sadie Hawkins day so she could find one. The women in town would literally chase after the bachelors and whoever they caught was required to marry them.”
Sadie’s at Hudson High School always happens during mid-to-late March. This dance is the third one that Hudson throws each year. Homecoming, the first dance, is in late September or early October, and Winter Formal is in December. Once Sadie’s comes around, people may be “danced out.” Therefore, it leaves the question of whether Sadie’s dance is still necessary.
The reasonable question is whether people feel that Sadie’s is just a “date dance.” The common answer was yes. Sophomore Garrett Markey explains, “It would be weird to go to the Sadie’s dance without a date because I feel like this isn’t like Homecoming somehow, there is a big difference. Not sure why, though, it’s just implied.”
Junior Emilia George says, “from what I know, Sadie’s is a dance you can’t go to without a date because it’s just the stereotype of Sadie’s.”
This year, many people ended up not attending Sadie’s because of sports. Many soccer players said they had soccer games or practices that night, and lacrosse also had a conflict.
A miserable part of Sadie’s is usually finding a group. This causes much stress and more drama than needed. Sadie’s is the hardest to plan a group for because certain groups expect you to go only with significant others to the dance. It’s hard to make sure everyone is friends with everyone, there are no hardships between people and it’s a comfortable setting for everyone.
On top of it all, dances require a lot of money. The Student Government has to purchase decorations, food and drinks and a DJ, which is usually quite expensive. Is it worth it to spend that money if not even many people show up to the dance?
Many students even get dressed up for the dance, go to dinner and then just do something fun after. They don’t even bother to go to the dance because of the reputation of not many people showing up, the DJ not being the best and high costs.
On the contrary, it makes sense why a Sadie’s dance is necessary and fun to host. Some students really love the aspect of school dances and want to have fun at the school after traditional hours.
Also, many of the seniors go because it’s their last Sadie’s dance of high school.
It’s hard to determine if the pros really outweigh the cons. Sadie’s is a hard event to plan that many don’t even end up attending. So, students and staff should reconsider if the money and effort is worth the time and energy.
