Going Greek to Get Involved – A Student Leader Spotlight
We are always meeting student leaders who are going the extra mile to make others feel welcome and build community culture on their campuses. We realized that one great way to learn from each other is to spotlight different students who have made an impact on the lives of their fellow students. Meet Gerard Edward Smithwrick, a […]
And the Winning #FreeHugs Postcard Is…[Insert Drumroll]
We recently asked all of you, the members of the Dance Floor Theory community, to help us pick a new #FreeHugs postcard. Jasmin Prows, a very talented student artist and leader from Salt Lake Community College, came up with some great designs, and we were thrilled to share them with all of you. We appreciate all […]
Help Us Choose the New #FreeHugs Postcard!
Every year, we commission a student artist in our Dance Floor Theory community to create a new design for our Free Hugs Postcard for the upcoming school year. As we move into another school year, we need your help in picking the final design for our new Free Hugs postcard. Thanks to the incredibly talented Jasmin […]
How One College Uses Poetry and a Tree to Build Community
The legend of the Poetry Tree at Randolph College dates back to the 1960’s, its protagonist an English professor named Margaret Raynal. Every Spring, Margaret would write out the poem, ‘Loveliest of Trees’ by A.E. Housman, and hang it on a cherry blossom tree near the front of the school as an homage to both the […]
Dance Floor Theory™ in Movies: “Pitch Perfect”
After seeing Swift Kick’s Dance Floor Theory leadership training on building a strong culture of engagement, I started seeing examples of DFT tips everywhere, especially in movies. One film that has some great examples of getting others involved is “Pitch Perfect.” In this movie, Beca, a college freshman, is totally uninterested in finding any sort […]
Creating Moments of Kindness At New Student Orientation
Ryan Pugliese’s middle school experience was a collection of negative moments, leaving him ostracized with barely anyone he could call a friend. Being diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at age 2 didn’t help, as it made it difficult for him to establish relationships like people normally do. Needless to say, when he graduated from 8th grade, […]
What If You Talked to One Stranger a Day?
On Friday, Tom had an awesome opportunity to do the last interview with Marsha Herman-Betzen, the retiring executive director of ACUI, during her final keynote. It was a really epic opportunity and great time, and Tom and the audience learned something very interesting about Marsha. She makes it a point to talk to strangers everywhere, all the […]
Epic Dance Floor Theory Video at Baldwin Wallace
We love it when we form a really great relationship with a school. Baldwin Wallace University is one of those schools; we have done Dance Floor Theory there several years in a row now. Each time is a blast. Kathy Petras, the Assistant Director of Student Life at BW put together this great video below of […]
Get 10% off the SK Store – Because #FreeHugs are in Fashion
So you may have noticed the store has been revamped and made shiny. We are super excited about it! It’s got us making silly ads about it like these: If you make a cool image like this and send it to [email protected], we might just give you a 10% off coupon to the store! I […]
Make a Campus Food Service Person Smile, Change the Whole Campus Culture
I occasionally glanced over to watch the school’s food service lady smile and laugh by herself, off to the side, throughout my Dance Floor Theory training at Queensborough Community College. Her smile and laugh both seemed so genuine. It almost felt like I was secretly looking into a moment she was having with her best […]