Welcome To Sheffield Shuffle

Hello and welcome to the third Sheffield Shuffle! We’ve been switching it up this year so we hope you enjoy an extra special Sheffield Shuffle. In this booklet you should find all the info you need but if you have any other questions please email us at swing.soc@sheffield.ac.uk

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Friday Social

Theme: Represent your scene

When: 19:30-22:30

Where: Uni Central

Saturday Lesson Timetable

Saturday Social

Where: Firth Hall

Theme: Rainbow

When: 20:00-23:00

Tessa Smith and the Applejacks

Plus Afterparty!

After Party

When: After Saturday social dance - from 11pm till 1am (when bar one closes ☹️)

Where: Bar one, Students Union, Glossop Rd, Broomhall, Sheffield S10 2TG

How to get there from Firth hall: Turn left when exiting the building and then walk down the stairs. Go under the bridge, going straight forward past the student union and down the stairs by the bike shed. Continue until you reach the main road and then turn right and walk until you reach bar one!

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Sunday Timetable

No sign up: first come basis

Please keep your wristband from Saturday: you’ll need it to access the building On Sunday

Sunday Social

Where: Firth Hall

Theme: Come as you are

When: 16:45-20:00

Nicola Farnon

How To Get To Sheffield

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When In Sheffield

• You can get to Sheffield by coach, train or car
• From Sheffield Train Station: 30 min walk, 10 mins on tram (Blue line), 10-20 mins on bus (120, 95, 95a)
• From Meadowhall Interchange: 30 mins on tram (Yellow line)
• Student Union postcode is S10 2TN

• The University campus is easy to reach via the Blue and Yellow tram (University or Sheffield stop)
• The 120, 51, 52, 52a, 95, 95a buses will all take you to campus from around the city
• The campus is a short walk from the centre of town as well as areas you may be hosted in (Crookes, Crookesmoor, Broomhall, Broomhill and Endcliffe)
• For parking please see this page on campus parking

Where to stay

• If you live in Sheffield and would like to host (and receive a £5 refund on you ticket) please fill out this form
• If you would like to be hosted please fill out this form

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• Big group coming? There are a number of scout huts that allow overnight stays in Sheffield for not very much. If you’re looking for a cheap solution for a group coming together we recommend having a look into this

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• There are also hostels, hotels and AirBnBs in the city as well. If you can drive you could always stay in a Youth Hostel in the Peak District!

Where To Eat

• Within the SU there are a variety of places to grab some food
• There is a Co-op just around the corner from the SU building with sandwich and falafel shops opposite
• West Street and Division Street are less than 10 minute walk from the SU and have many supermarkets, cafes, fast food and restaurants
• There is a 24 hr cornershop less than 5 min walk from the social venue
• Fulwood road high street is a 15-20 minute walk, also full of shops, cafes and restaurants

Only Coming For The Socials? Here Are Some Fun Things To Do In Sheffield!

• Museums; Weston Park Museums, Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Millennium Gallery, Graves Gallery, Yorkshire Natural History Museum (£4)
• Fun Cafes: Treehouse Board Game Cafe, Builder’s Brew Lego Cafe
• Go and explore the Peak District

Hung Jie Hsu (Jason)

Trisha

Sewell

Hannah

& Ali

Earanee Niedzwiecki

The Teachers

Code of Conduct

The following includes good code of conduct:

• Requesting consent from another dancer before touching, or dancing with them.
• Respecting another dancer if they are to decline dancing.
• Not prescribing gender roles when dancing and asking another dancer which role they would like to do when dancing.
• Respecting another dancers pronouns, gender and sexual orientation.
• Not performing aerials outside of jam circles
• Not offering unsolicited advice on another dancer’s dancing.
• Respecting your partner's personal boundaries, particularly with close dance-styles such as Blues

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In summary: please treat everyone with kindness and respect so we can all enjoy the weekend

Code of Conduct

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The following behaviours will not be tolerated:

• Violent, indecent, disorderly, threatening and offensive behaviour
• Sexual misconduct (This includes sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual abuse and any conduct of a sexual nature that is without consent, to include confuct online or via social media)
• Abusive, threatening or offensive language (verbal or written) including online and via social media
• Bullying and harassment (This includes bullying of any individual or harassment of an individual based on protected characteristics such as race, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation)
• Action likely to cause injury or impair safety to other dancers or teachers both in and outside of workshops/ socials.
• Consumption of alcohol in classes or socials (this is part of our room hire contract)

In summary: please treat everyone with kindness and respect so we can all enjoy the weekend

Health and safety

Over the weekend we expect everyone to respect others and behave safely.

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When Dancing, please be sure to wear appropriate footwear and clothing when dancing. Failure to do so may result in tripping hazards not only for yourself, but for your fellow dancers too. Please do not perform aerials on the social dance floor as this puts yourself and others at risk of serious injury.

Please be careful of your floorcraft when dancing. Be wary of any injuries or disabilities your dance partner has if they are communicated to you.

Please be respectful of your dance partner. We will not tolerate any use of offensive language or sexual harassment (Please see code of conduct for full details). We emphasise the importance of consent when dancing. Be sure to ask your partner if they are happy to dance with you (respecting if they decline) and ask which role they would like. Please do not assume roles based on gender.

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Off the dance floor, please dress appropriately for the weather and be careful of trams when getting around Sheffield

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There will be a first aider in every stream and at the socials. If there is an emergency, please call 999 or go straight to A&E in Northern General Hospital.

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Contacts

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• Questions: swing.soc@sheffield.ac.uk @sheffuniswing on instagram
• Security on campus: +44 114 222 4444 for 24hr emergency, +44 114 222 4085 for 24hr non-emergency
• Medical emergency/urgent care: 999 or 111

The Committee

Julia: President

Niamh: Event Sec

Anne: Secretary

Luca: Treasurer

Rose: Inclusions

Leah: Publicity

Ben: Social Sec

Tilly: Newbie Rep

Emma: Newbie Rep