At 11 PM on one of the two reading days before finals, students meet in on the fourth floor of Gould Library, plug in their headphones, all hit “play” on a specially-curated playlist of dance music at the same time, and have a completely silent dance party. This dance party begins in the library and moves all throughout campus. It’s a great way to get out stress without disturbing any students studying! There’s a short documentary on the silent dance party, made by a student at Carleton College, linked here.
Sources
Image:
Creator unknown. Header image to article “Nontraditional Traditions.” Carleton College. Accessed March 3, 2021. https://www.carleton.edu/admissions/explore/outside-class/traditions/.
Information:
Cui, Lucy. “Let’s talk nontraditional traditions! Late Night Breakfast? Silent Dance Party?Date Knight? Friday Flowers? Which will be your favorite Carleton tradition?” Carleton College Admissions Blog, August 11, 2020. https://www.carleton.edu/admissions/blog/lets-talk-nontraditional-traditions/ Accessed March 13, 2021.
Llano, Ernesto. “Silent Dance Party, a video by Ernesto Llano ’13.” Created November 20, 2009. Published January 25, 2010. Carleton College Website. https://apps.carleton.edu/voice/sdp/?item_id=601917 Accessed March 13, 2021.
Wolf, Casey. “Stress at Carleton, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Silent Dance Party.” YouTube video, 3:13. Published December 3, 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKhDmAAiE0E Accessed March 13, 2021 via Carleton College Website https://apps.carleton.edu/voice/sdp/.
