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The age-old pastime
of dancing relieves stress,
provides exercise and
offers a chance to socialize
Ryan Bornheimer
Senior Pulse Reporter
As holiday celebrations fade into
memory and students readjust to the
stress of a new academic term, the
winter doldrums threaten to claim
further victims. But don’t lose heart.
One way to shake off winter semes
ter anxiety is to hit dance floors
across Eugene. Whether it’s an
evening of salsa lessons at the Rum
ba Room or a free-for-all at Diablo’s
Downtown Lounge, there is no
shortage of places to catch that Sat
urday night fever.
Dancing is an age-old pastime that
crosses cultural boundaries and al
most always delivers a remedy for
the daily pressures of life. But the ac
tivity serves purposes far beyond
simple stress relief.
According to Eugene Swing Club
board member Greg Shaver, dance is
perfect exercise for those who can’t
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Maileah Jones, left, learns howto salsa from Jose Crez, center, as Richard McPherson
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five years. McPherson and Jones are both newto salsa dancing.
muster the motivation to hit the
gym.
“Sometimes it’s difficult to make
exercise a priority,” Shaver said.
“But if I can fool myself into exercis
ing on a dance floor, it’s wonderful.”
The Swing Dance Club meets
every Monday with concurrent les
sons for dancers of all skill levels.
The club specializes in West Coast
Swing, a style that gained huge popu
larity in California over the past sev
en years. Shaver said this genre is a
little slower than East Coast Swing
and translates to a wide variety of
music that includes everything from
rhythm and blues classics to modem
pop radio standards.
Shaver said he loves the challenge
of West Coast Swing, and there’s al
ways room for improvement.
“I’m so much better now than I
was a year ago, and a year ago, I was
much better than I had been a year
before that,” Shaver said.
An open dance session follows the
lesson.
Dancing has also become a classic
ice-breaker for singles. Though plen
ty of couples take part in the Swing
Club, Shaver said he knows at least
three people who met their signifi
cant others while swing dancing.
And the club rotates partners fre
quently, ensuring a social atmos
phere where everyone gets to know
one another.
Shaver also said he believes in the
healing power of dance. He fell off a
roof while painting almost a year and
a half ago, and he has used the club
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