Superdance - The Dance

The Dance

Each year, the O'Connell senior class has attempted to top the previous year's fundraising total. The record is currently held by Superdance 2001, when $178,000 was raised prior to and the day of Superdance, with an additional $18,000 raised after the dance, totaling $196,000. The next highest total of $186,000 was raised in 2006. In 2007, the goal was to raise $200,000 in the hope of breaking the three million dollar mark for the total amount collected; that goal was met. Nearly 98% of Bishop O'Connell's students attend Superdance, and it has become a unifying event for the school. At the dance, students receive a Superdance t-shirt, which is worn during the dance, creating a sea of identically-shirted dancing students. The dance is run almost entirely by students on committees, who provide nearly all the labor. The dance is advertised on local news stations and radio stations, as well as on a website, www.superdance.org.