Comet Swing Dance Lessons

On Friday night Nov 8, I attended a Comet Swing Society dance night at the UTD Galaxy room where swing music could be heard coming down the hall, and the club officers were teaching students how to swing dance. I had attended about a month prior, but arrived to the end of the lesson. Therefore I relied on the other dancers there to teach me how to move around and “dance”. Now, I am not a dancer by any means, and therefore I was excited to see that there was an on campus club offering swing dance lessons, as well as time for more seasoned dancers to swing dance from 9 PM- midnight.  I have never taken any dancing lessons, so this is a great opportunity to learn a new hobby.

The treasurer of the club met with me and gave me a one on one swing dance lesson to teach me the basics of swing dancing. She and another member demonstrated the steps first, and gave me tips such as to watch my wrist when being swung, to hold my arm at a 90 degree angle to add tension to the movements of the dance, and to count out loud to stay in step. I learned that the basic swing dance step is six counts and that as a “follow” I should simply follow the movements of the “lead” dancer. Overall, it was a fun experience to learn something new and attempt swing dancing. The club officers are pretty helpful, friendly, and willing to teach and give great tips, and I will definitely be going back when I can. I encourage UTD students to check out the Comet Swing Society Friday night meetings to have fun and learn swing dancing.

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