Swing Dancing, Lobdell, Nightclub Two Step Lesson 7:30, Swing Social 9

[Qinxuan Pan]

  *   MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday Swing Dance
  *   Wednesday, February 5, Lesson 7:30, Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
  *   Lobdell Dining Room, Student Center<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=W20>, 2nd floor
  *   Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
  *   DJs Stephen York and Donald Coverdale

At 7:30 before the dance, Sydney will teach the first lesson of a 2-week Nightclub Two Step (NC2) lesson series.  Nightclub Two Step is very much in the swing family (invented by Buddy Schwimmer, of West Coast Swing fame).  It's commonly danced to slow pop and rock songs, and is often played at swing events among faster songs to bring a nice change of pace to any social dancing experience.

After the lesson, the DJ may play a few Nightclub Two Step 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.)

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

Help setting up the dance is super appreciated!  Come at 7 before the lesson starts.

Future Dances

2/5 Lobdell, Night Club 2-step lesson by Sydney, DJs Stephen York and Donald Coverdale

2/12 La Sala, Night Club 2-step lesson by Sydney

2/19 La Sala

2/26 Walker

3/4 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

Sunday, February 16, 3pm: first "taster" lesson of a Lindy Hop lesson series at Harvard, GSAS Student Center, Lehman Hall. https://www.facebook.com/events/521538488713213/

March 21-24: Boston Tea Party, a West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop workshop and dance festival, Newton, MA. http://www.teapartyswings.com/ .  There is also a Facebook group for coordinating rideshares, etc: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1227532857452020/

May 15-17: Get It Boston blues dance exchange, http://exchange.getit.boston<http://exchange.getit.boston/>

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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