Harvest Hop: 50s Sock Hop Dance

What is Harvest Hop?

Come join us for a 50s throwback at the Harvest Hop Sock Hop Dance. Starting towards the end of WWII "sock hops," as they were called, began as a student effort to raise money for the war, by holding a dance in the high school/college gymnasium or cafeteria. In order to protect the varnish floors, students were required to remove their shoes and would dance in their white socks. 

BYUSA Vintage Swing aims to preserve and teach vintage American dances and dance culture, so this November, we're bringing students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the excitement of the sock hops of the 1950s!  Don't know how to dance? No worries! We'll be teaching era-style dance and playing music from the sock hop era (late 40s to mid 60s), so you can feel, and dance, like it's 1956. Treats and more fun surprises will be served...

"Be there or be square!"

Schedule of Events

6:15pm ..................... Doors Open
7:00-7:45pm ............. Intro & Dance Instruction (6-Count Lindy Hop Basics)
7:45-10pm ................ Open Dance with Breaks

Breaks:
8:15-8:30pm ............. Limbo Competition
9:00-9:20pm ............. Hand Jive Instruction and Spotlight Competition

Dress Code

We recommend wearing 50s-style clothing (think Grease), and specifically white socks—nobody danced at hops in anything but white socks back in the day.

As we are a BYU club, please follow the BYU Honor Code Dress Standards which can be found here, whether or not you are a BYU student (see important purchasing info below). Have fun with dressing up, but have clean fun!

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact us at vintageswing@byu.edu

IMPORTANT PURCHASING INFO

Because we are a BYU club, we are required by BYUSA to ensure that HARVEST HOP IS OPEN TO CURRENT BYU STUDENTS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS ONLY (a date, girlfriend/boyfriend, spouse). To comply with this policy, the following ticket purchasing rules are in place:

• Singles Tickets can only be purchased by current BYU students.
• Couples Tickets can only be purchased by current BYU students, but the other person on the couple ticket (e.g. a significant other) does not have to be a BYU student.
• Only one ticket may be purchased per BYU student (i.e. only one Singles Ticket or one Couples Ticket per student

Current BYU IDs of the purchasing party will be checked at the door, and entrance may be denied if you don't have it, so please have the purchasing party bring their BYU ID (BYU app ID is also accepted).

Note: All participants must sign a waiver at the door before they can be admitted into the dance.