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Coming into my first term at York, I was so excited to join new societies<\/a> and meet new people. But it was hard to know where to start, as York has over 200 societies<\/a>. I left Freshers’ Fair with a handful of leaflets thinking, ‘how am I going to narrow these down?’ Swing Dance<\/a> is the society that I ended up sticking with in the end, and I can\u2019t recommend it enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Swing Dance?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The style of dance originated in Harlem in the 1920\u2019s, when big bands were dominating pop culture. Swing dance is a broad term that covers a variety of partner dances, including Lindy Hop and Charleston. The term also includes some popular solo dances like the Shim Sham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been a keen ballroom dancer for years but wanted to try something different. The Swing Dance Society had a free \u2018Give It A Go\u2019 session on, so I plucked up the courage to go. Hendrix Hall was completely packed with other Freshers’ ‘giving it a go\u2019, which made for a pretty sweaty lesson. Because swing dance is a social dance, you get to dance with everyone in the room. This means you get to meet a bunch of new people straight off the bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s so great about it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I went to a few other \u2018Give it a Go\u2019 sessions, but Swing Dance was the society that I stuck with all year. Both weekly sessions are on a Wednesday night, one after the other, with a social dance in the middle. The second class is a little trickier than the first, but it only builds on what you\u2019ve already learned.<\/strong> I met loads of people who hadn\u2019t danced before who loved going to both lessons. If you\u2019re not too tired after that, everyone normally heads off to D-Bar afterwards to unwind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The part that I found daunting for most of the year was the social dance. This is where you put your dancing skills to the real test! I’m used to routines being choreographed and practiced down to the last move, but with swing dance, the \u2018leader\u2019 is essentially choreographing the routine as you go. The \u2018follower\u2019 picks up on what the leader wants to do by following physical cues. I was so scared of messing up that I didn\u2019t join in with this for quite a while! To get over my fear, I signed up for a Swing Dance Weekender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does a ‘Swing Dance Weekender’ involve?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are basically entire weekends of swing classes taught by professionals from all over the world, coupled with social dances in the evening. Though it sounded intense, I thought it might help me to boost my dancing skills and make new friends. Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Hop is one of York\u2019s own weekenders, and it happens around mid-February every year. Swing dancers from other universities come from across the country, from Leeds to Bristol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weekend kicked off with a social dance at York Central Methodist Church<\/a>. This was the scariest bit of the weekend, as I still hadn\u2019t done any social dancing at this point. But everyone who I danced with was very understanding, and I ended up having a lot of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come Saturday morning, a full day of lessons was ahead of me. Our teachers were so enthusiastic and helpful, and the lesson content was perfectly suited to all of us as newbies. Towards the end of the day, my legs were a little achy, but that didn\u2019t deter me from going to the social dance that evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of the weekend, I was thoroughly exhausted after around ten hours of lessons plus social dancing! But my confidence had improved massively, and I\u2019d met loads of lovely new people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No experience necessary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even if a swing weekender sounds a bit intense, I can\u2019t recommend Swing Dance Society enough <\/strong>if you\u2019re looking to make friends as a Fresher! You don’t need any previous dancing experience; even with two left feet, you\u2019ll have a great time.<\/p>\n

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