ACU Swing Cats is welcoming new members through Feb. 23. No partner is needed, just bring yourself, and a membership fee of $30. "It is so much fun, and you don't have to know a thing about it," said Dr. Cole Bennett, associate professor of English and founder of Swing Cats. "You just have to be interested." The club's main objectives are to ... [Read More…]

Several Swing Cats members are broadening their variety of dancing skills with weekly blues dancing lessons. Abilene Blues and Swing hosts free dancing lessons at St. Luke's Orthodox Church every Friday night 8-9 p.m. Several members of ACU's Swing Cats attend these dance lessons to acquire more dancing skills and gather new show material. Blues ... [Read More…]

ACU's swing-dance club invites the public to watch the club's classic moves to the rhythm of big band music at the ACU Swing Cats' Fall Stomp on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Windsor Hotel ballroom. "There are not many opportunities in Abilene to experience live swing music from a big band, so if people want to hear some great swing tunes and ... [Read More…]

By Sondra Rodriguez, Student Reporter Swing Cats, ACU's swing dance club, continues to grow through weekly practices, community performances, weekend trips and member dedication. The club's mission is to promote and sustain interest in pre-1950 U.S. social swing dance culture, including music, dress and period-accurate dance styles, according to ... [Read More…]