Society Description
- To establish a student-focused space for swing dancing.
- Other universities have swing dance societies and other dance societies at Exeter don’t teach swing.
- The University of Exeter cannot afford to remain in this position!
Aims and objectives:
- To provide high quality teaching of Swing Dance at the University of Exeter.
- Have classes accessible to everyone regularly during term-time.
- To teach swing dancing without gendered language.
- To provide opportunities for social dancing at all levels.
- To provide non-alcoholic social activities for our members.
- To respect the history and traditions of swing dancing as a Black African American art form while recognising the continuum of swing dance into the present day.
- To cultivate a safe space where everyone is respected, as well as not tolerating any harassment within or towards the society and its members.
- To teach about consent and inappropriate holds in dancing.
- To make swing dancing an inclusive space for everyone regardless of social labels, such as; sex, gender, sexuality, race, disability, class, age or dance level.
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