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The lobby in building 13 by the elevators is not as far from the Student Center as Morss Hall, but it has many of the same problems. The temperature is greatly affected by the external weather simply because people are always cutting through the lobby and exiting to the outside. There is no nearby parking for our caller and cuer. At least there are no tables to move. The real problem with Lobby 13 is the acoustics. The lobby echoes in a way the makes it hard to hear what the caller and cuer are saying. We've been in Lobby 13 some in 2014 and have been finding ways to make the acoustics work better. (Comment from Veronica: Lobby 13 seems unpopular enough that we should only choose it over smaller rooms when we know we'll need the space – like during a class.) Cancellation deadline is 48 hours in advance.
W20W20-407 and W20-491
These virtually identical rooms are on the fourth floor of the Student Center. We can fit six squares in a pinch, but we are much more comfortable with only four. These are ideal rooms for our smaller dance workshops (squares or rounds). Cancellation deadline is 48 hours in advance.
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This is a big room, but it's carpeted, so we're probably not supposed to dance on it. However, we use it for walkthrus a fair bit. ItCAC does not allow us to dance in them, but they are ideal for meetings of officers and committees. It's on the 3rd floor of the student center and we're no not allowed to use the back door (that exists onto Lobdell balcony), so it should be a second choice to West Lounge. We don't usually book it, but Mezzanine Lounge is a near identical room across the hall from it. Cancellation deadline is 48 hours in advance.
PDR PDR 1–3 (Private Dining Rooms)
These are small carpeted rooms located on the third floor of the Student Center between Lobdell and the Coffeehouse. Since they are carpeted, we are not allowed CAC does not allow us to dance in them, but they are ideal for meetings of officers and committees. We also use them for walkthrus occasionally, but they are not our preferred walkthrus room. Cancellation deadline is 48 hours in advance.
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These are not booked through the CAC. This means they are available during the standard CAC “blackout” periods.
For For small workshops (1-2 squares) 4-261, 4-265, 5-134, 5-217, 5-233, 5-234, 5-217, 36-156, and 66-168 are all reasonable choices. Workshop rooms goes into more detail.
When filling in a request you'll want to list these preferred attributes: tile floor, flat room, moveable furniture.
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The schedules office writes "Room E19-202 is a department space, and is not managed by the Registrar’s Office. I can refer your request over to that department, but I can’t guarantee turnaround time or availability. For DLC (department/labs/center) managed spaces, our team creates a request and refers it over to the individual department on a student group's behalf. If the Squares are still interested in using E19-202 for your meetings, I can create a separate request in the system. However, it can sometimes take quite a while to hear back."
MIT Music and Theater Arts may have some spaces in W97 available. https://mta-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/spaceresources does not list the available spaces in W97, but other student groups have used spaces that may work for Tech Squares.
The Foundry is a community space a few blocks from the Kendall Square T stop. As of 2022, the price for the 1079 square foot sq ft dance studio (with "sprung wooden flooring"), the 1335 sq ft Red Multi Room, or the 4256 sq ft "Community Hall" for a weekly recurring reservation is $35/hr. The room size is comparable to 36-112, while the price is comparable to E15, so either of those choices would probably be better than this one. However, this could be useful if non-MIT space is needed-40/hr. The one-time non-weekly price is $70-80/hr. There are also several other spaces with various sizes and costs. A sliding scale is available, based on organization operating income. I assume this would be based on MIT operating income, not on Tech Squares operating income. If it is based on Tech Squares operating income, though, the cost would be free. Unfortunately, the venue also closes at 8 PM.
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The Dance Complex (https://www.dancecomplex.org/studio-space-rental/) may also be an option, although availability may be limited. Also, street shoes are not allowed (they don't want people tracking in grit and messing up the floors), which may not be ideal for usMost of their spaces do not allow street shoes, although Studio 7 on the first floor might not have a shoe requirement; theater performances have taken place in studio 7 and guests (and probably performers) wore shoes.
Unavailable spaces
E62-233
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