Swing Club teacher Caroline Wiley will no longer teach the club, as she will move to Australia on Oct. 21.
Wiley has been teaching Swing Club members for five years, but she plans to move to Australia to start the first CRU at a high school level there.
“It has been my dream to start this for a while, and I am very excited to finally be able to do it,” Wiley said.
With Wiley leaving, the Swing Club members are sad, but happy for her.
Co-president and senior Alex Bissell said, “I felt that she was an excellent teacher, and I will miss her greatly. She taught us everything, and she is a lot better than us, but I feel that we’ll still be okay. (She’s) made the past years fun and been a great influence on us. We’ll definitely miss her greatly.”
Co-president and senior Shea Rhoutsong agrees with Bissell in that the members will miss Wiley.
She said, “She helped us all a lot. Not only in our moves, but in enjoying ourselves.”
“I am sad to leave, but I am very excited to take this opportunity,” Wiley said. “To all of the members now, it’s not all about learning the moves. It’s about keeping your head up with a smile on your face and enjoying what you’re doing. And to the students who are not in the club, I think you should definitely try (the Swing Club). It is a different and fun style of dancing that many people will find that they enjoy.”