At the end of the month of lessons, a full-fledged swing dance was arranged by MTU's Student Board of Entertainment. The dance took place in the neighboring community of South Range, which has a huge dance hall. Even though there were many students who took the lessons and went to the dance, there were probably just as many of us who were interested in learning but didn't have the time to go. We thought we had missed our chance to learn how to swing, but we were wrong. As of this Tuesday, swing dance lessons will be offered at Uphill 41, an establishment located in Houghton's twin city, Hancock.
Admission is very cheap, and live bands are featured some weeks.
There are many dancing opportunities for students at Tech. A barn dance, complete with a caller and a band, is held once a month in South Range as well. Uphill 41 also gives country line-dancing lessons on Wednesday nights. So spread the word to your son or daughter, and maybe they can show you a step or two by the holidays.