Prep:
You'll want to update the Sign-In Form with the correct year , and make sure the responses show up somewhere you can see them. If you recreate it, the sign in sheet should include name, email, name on badge (nickname), association with MIT/Tech Squares, and how they heard about us.
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Tips: Try to get squares forming quickly, especially the first tip. Have some extra club who can be cut out by late arriving class.
Class Meeting:
- Take this chance to get anyone who hasn't signed up yet to sign up.
- Then give out the intro sheet and talk through it. Offer week 1 defintions to people who are interested.
- If PE credit is being offered, the PE instructor will want to talk to PE.
- Introduce yourself & all class assistants &Bill
- Overall schedule (Each week has a 7:30 review session. )
- Explain how the class differs from other clubs: Speed of learning
- What are tips? What are rounds?
- It's important to dance every class tip
- How to ask someone to dance; how to find a partner; seek class coordinator or assistant if you can't find a partner
- Comment on the club being inclusive.
- (We have asked that people dance only one gender role while learning to dance, but this may have hurt us in some circumstances so I think it may not be wise anymore.)
- Fees for taking the class. Encourage subscriptions.
- Mention that we encourage class to pair with club.