I'm definitely going to go with aerials over swing awareness. I kind of already used swing awareness and even though it took me a while to think of it, the aerials thing is something that has actually bothered me for a while.
I respect that there are no aerials allowed on the social dance floor, because space is limited, and in that setting people tend to be dancing with lots of new partners. That said, it is a problem that there is currently no time or place to do aerials.
I would like to, if possible, go about this project in a multi-pronged way. I got some really good suggestions in class on Wednesday, and I think I could be most effective in accomplishing my goal if I use several different tools working together.
First I will write a letter to the dominant swing organizations here expressing my opinion on the aerial situation. A point I might use is that high school kids do them often, so why can't we? A friend of mine from high school that i have done several aerials with actually attends Tech, so I could even offer to teach a workshop on aerials for more experienced dancers. I might also follow this letter with a petition requesting a time and place to do aerials and/or learn new ones.
The second part of my plan is to make a video similar to what was discussed in class on Wednesday. The idea with this part of the plan is to make more people aware of aerials and send a message asking why we cant do them here. The video could be posted online to bring people into the "movement." People are far more likely to watch a movie than to read anything, so this would be a good way of getting the cause to a larger group of people. I have a rough vision for it, although I'm not yet sure how to put it in words. I would actually like to talk to a few classmates and friends of mine from swing again before i get much further with the video ideas.
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This sounds perfect, Christian. Another thing someone mentioned in class was looking into whether swing clubs at other universities can do aerials and if so, what the rules are about them. This could be more persuasive than "students want it."
Who is in charge of making and changing those rules? The organizations themselves? A faculty sponsor? The university? You'll need to be sure about this so you know who to address.
i would be pretty excited to see you do some swing dance moves, you should film you and your chica doing some and then show us cuz that would be cool and pretty dang impressive...not gonna lie about that
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