Nightclub 2-Step Dancing, Sala, Lesson 7:30

[Qinxuan Pan]

  *   MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday Swing Dance
  *   Wednesday, October 16, Lesson 7:30, Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
  *   La Sala de Puerto Rico, Student Center<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=W20>, 2nd floor
  *   Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
  *   DJs Sydney Sroka and Eric Reesman

At 7:30 before the dance, Sydney will teach a Night Club 2-Step lesson and will DJ the first set with Night Club 2-Step music.  Here is a description of the music: Nightclub 2-Step is very much in the swing family (invented by Buddy Schwimmer, the co-inventor of West Coast Swing).  It's commonly danced to slow (85ish bpm) pop and rock songs and is often mixed in with faster swing songs to bring a nice change of pace to any social dance experience.

The second set, by Eric Reesman, will be mostly East Coast swing and Lindy Hop music.

Starting next week (10/23), Victoria and Omari will teach a two-week series on east coast swing.

Would anyone like to teach a future lesson?  Share your love of dance!

If anyone is available to help us set up the dance, meet at W20-437 (our storage room) at 6:30 pm.


Future Dances
10/16 Sala, Night Club 2-step lesson, DJs Sydney Sroka and Eric Reesman
10/23 Lobdell, East Coast Swing lesson by Victoria and Omari, DJs Jodi Daynard and Omari Hayles
10/30 Sala, East Coast Swing lesson by Victoria and Omari, DJ Ted Simpson
11/6 Walker

Please check our online calendar<http://web.mit.edu/swing/calendar.html> for future dates and last-minute changes.
Student Volunteers?

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.

Other Dances (MIT and Outside World) and Events

Monday, October 21, 2-6pm, Student Center: Walk-in flu shot clinic. https://medical.mit.edu/flu

Wednesday, October 23, 5-7pm, location TBA: ASA General Body Meeting.  If you are interested in student government as it pertains to student groups, please consider attending this meeting.  If you have any topics pertaining to student group activities on campus you would like to suggest be addressed at the meeting, please submit your questions, comments, or concerns using this form: https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/349706.

Saturday, October 26, 1:30-4:30 p.m.: Waltz at Ashdown, with Country Two-Step lesson. https://stuff.mit.edu/~kenta/waltz

Boston-area swing dance calendar http://www.havetodance.com/boston.html

MIT Dance Policy

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.
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:

  *   Verbal insults, jokes, comments, or micro-aggressions that leaves another dancer feeling marginalized based on their status as a member of a protected class.
  *   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.

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 (lindy-society-officers at mit.edu<mailto:lindy-society-officers at mit.edu>) or the MIT Violence Prevention and Response Hotline (617- 253-2300), or seek further assistance in reporting or resources available to the MIT community: https://titleix.mit.edu/.?

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