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<ul><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday Swing Dance</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Wednesday, January 15, Lesson 7:30, Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">La Sala de Puerto Rico, <a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=W20" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Student Center</a>, 2nd floor</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">DJs Tim Manning and Omari Hayles</span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">At 7:30 before the dance, Avery and Galen will teach a lesson on West Coast Swing.<br><br>
After the lesson, the DJ may play a few West Coast Swing songs, but
otherwise the DJ sets will probably be mostly music for East Coast Swing
and Lindy Hop. (This is a change from last semester.)<br><br>
Would anyone like to teach a future lesson? Share your love of dance!<br><br>
Help setting up the dance is super appreciated! Come at 7 before the lesson starts.
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Future Dances
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1/15 Sala, DJs Tim Manning and Omari Hayles, West Coast Swing lesson by Avery and Galen<br><br>
1/22 Walker, DJ Ted Simpson, East Coast Swing lesson by Jordi and Matthew<br><br>
1/29 Lobdell, DJ Jodi Daynard, East Coast Swing lesson by Jordi and Matthew<br><br>
2/5 Lobdell<br><br>
Please check our <a href="http://web.mit.edu/swing/calendar.html" target="_blank">online calendar</a> for future dates and last-minute changes.</span></p>
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Student Volunteers?
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<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">As always, in order to keep the club alive and thriving, we welcome
all student support. Therefore, students: please join our expanding
organizational team if you like our lessons and dances and want them to
continue! Easiest way is to just write back and say you're interested.
There will be plenty of tasks and positions for people who can only
help out rarely: all help is appreciated. Please consider joining us
even if your time constraints might limit your involvement.</span></p>
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Other Dances (MIT and Outside World) and Events
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<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> January 17-19: Kind of a Big Deal Weekend, Boston. <a href="http://kindofbigdealweekend.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://kindofbigdealweekend.blogspot.com/</a><br><br>
March 21-24: Boston Tea Party, a West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop workshop and dance festival, Newton, MA. <a href="http://www.teapartyswings.com/" target="_blank">http://www.teapartyswings.com/</a><br><br>
May 15-17: Get It Boston blues dance exchange, <a href="http://exchange.getit.boston" target="_blank">http://exchange.getit.boston</a><br><br>
Boston-area swing dance calendar <a href="http://www.havetodance.com/boston.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.havetodance.com/boston.html</a></span></p>
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MIT Dance Policy
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<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">MIT strives to provide an actively all-inclusive, supportive
environment for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, gender
identity, gender expression, sex, religion, nationality, disability,
political orientation, age, national or ethnic origin and/or race
(Collectively, the "protected classes"). As a result, MIT Lindy Hop
welcomes all dancers and expects everyone to treat each other with
respect, regardless of age, ability, physical appearance, lifestyle,
dance experience or dance role.<br>
To that end, MIT Lindy Hop Society reserves the right to take action
against any person whose conduct is contrary to this environment of
inclusiveness. Using our discretion, any dancer that we reasonably
determine has violated MIT's non-discrimination policy in the treatment
of any other dancer in any way, may be permanently banned from
participation in MIT Lindy Hop Society activities. Potentially
actionable conduct may include, but is not limited to:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Verbal insults, jokes, comments, or micro-aggressions that leaves
another dancer feeling marginalized based on their status as a member
of a protected class.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Sexually inappropriate, coercive, or manipulative conduct that
overtly or covertly circumvents the other person's right to consent.
This includes unwanted sexual touching on the dance floor, as well as
coercive and inappropriate behaviors during a dance or dance event.</span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Any dancer who feels that their safety or comfort is being
threatened, or has witnessed intimidating or inappropriate behavior is
encouraged to contact the MIT Lindy Hop officers (<a href="mailto:lindy-society-officers@mit.edu" target="_blank">lindy-society-officers@mit.edu</a>)
or the MIT Violence Prevention and Response Hotline (617- 253-2300), or
seek further assistance in reporting or resources available to the MIT
community: <a href="https://titleix.mit.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://titleix.mit.edu/</a>.</span></p>
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