Meet the Student Dance Union (Part 1)

Meet the Student Dance Union (Part 1)

From The Bite Back by SFSU Student Union

November 8, 2025 · 19 min

About this episode

Students from the SFSU School of Dance discuss the challenges facing their department and their efforts to build community and collective power.

Students from the SFSU School of Dance discuss the dire state of their department—left with a single tenured faculty member and no technique or performance-based curriculum— and their efforts to help fellow classmates find community, shared struggle, and collective power in their fight against the increasingly dire state of their department. CREDITS Guests — Clarissa Saunders & Elijah Su from Student Dance Union Producers — Cole Fowler & Natasha Linh Editor — Natasha Linh Audio Engineer — Cloud Wang Recording facilities provided by KSFS Follow 'The Bite Back' on Instagram Follow SFSU Student Union on Instagram and Substack Follow Student Dance Union on Instagram

People in this episode

Host: Cole Fowler

Guests: Clarissa Saunders, Elijah Su

Topics covered

  • dance
  • student activism
  • education
  • community
  • curriculum
  • faculty

Keywords

  • SFSU
  • dance department
  • student union
  • faculty
  • community
  • activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SFSU School of Dance, Student Dance Union, SFSU Student Union, KSFS

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