In the United States, the Sadie Hawkins dance (also known as a snow ball, Morp, snowball, vice-versa, turnabout, TWIRP, or a Tolo) is a school dance, usually occurring in high schools, in which female students invite male students. This is in opposition of normal school dance traditions, such as prom, where male students invite female students. Traditionally, the Sadie Hawkins dance occurs during the autumn in November, or in some places January or February. The Sadie Hawkins dance is one of three dances that many high schools hold, the other two dances being prom and homecoming. Some schools simply hold regular dances in which certain songs are “snowball” or “Sadie Hawkins” songs in which girls choose whom to dance with.
The Sadie Hawkins dance is named after the Li’l Abner comic strip character Sadie Hawkins. November 15 was Sadie Hawkins day, when the unmarried women of Dogpatch got to chase the bachelors and marry the ones they caught. In America this caught on quickly and evolved into a dance where the women got to invite a man of their choice.
Usually, female and male partners choose to wear the same or extremely similar clothes in order to match. At a Sadie Hawkins dance, couples are easily distinguishable because of their matching clothes.
The Sadie Hawkins dance has also featured in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, My Life As a Teenage Robot and Lizzie McGuire.
Al Capp Enterprises unsuccessfully sued Disney over the unauthorized use of the “Sadie Hawkins” trademark.
Sunnydale High prepared for it’s own Sadie Hawkins dance in 2.19 I Only Have Eyes For You.
Related episodes: 2.19 I Only Have Eyes For You
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