ESP Biography



DAVID ZOU, MIT Junior studying Physics



Major: Physics

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2011

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Hey there. Dave Zou here. I have a lot of interests. I'm probably most well known in ESP for running crash course swing lessons, but I'm try something a little different this year.
I'm member of a student group at MIT called LTI.
We run a leadership program for high school students in the spring and are mentors are really excited to run some really fun and interesting games and activities with real high school students (that's you guys)



Past Classes

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X4128: Live, Laugh, Lead: Exciting Leadership Activities in Splash! 2010 (Nov. 20 - 21, 2010)
Crossing deadly rivers of molten chocolate, escaping explosive minefields, and erecting great pyramids. Now what does all this have to do with Leadership? Come and find out... Do you like games, teamwork, creative problem solving, or having fun? Want to know how this can help you become a better leader? Come and participate in fun interactive activities, and maybe learn a thing or two about leadership. The Leadership Training Institute (LTI) is a high mentoring program right here at MIT and will be sending mentors to lead what will surely be a jam pack session of excitement and thoughtful conversation.


X3024: Live, Laugh, Lead: Crash Course Leadership Activities in Splash! 2009 (Nov. 21 - 22, 2009)
Cross the deadly rivers of chocolate, escape dangerous minefields, rescue cute orphaned pandas, and more. What does all this have to do w/ Leadership? Come and find out.. Do you like games, teamwork, creative problem solving, or having FUN? Want to know how all this can help you be a better leader? Come participate in some fun and exciting activities, and maybe even learn a thing or two about leadership.


X2124: Swing 4 Noobs (and the not so Nooby) in Spark! Spring 2009 (Mar. 07, 2009)
Crash Course Swing class for beginners and up. I'll start from the basics and then go straight into learning move (turns and such). Guaranteed to teach you something new, no matter what your experience is.


X2149: Quidditch for Muggles in Spark! Spring 2009 (Mar. 07, 2009)
Got mad skillz? Like Harry Potter? Ever want to play Quidditch? Now's your chance! Come learn how to play the game that's taking the Muggle world by storm. You may even get the chance to meet real live Quidditch players. Come and play or just watch.


H1573: (Beginners) Crash Course Swing Dancing in Splash! 2008 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2008)
Love Dacning? Hate Dancing? CAN'T DANCE?!? Well then you'll love learning how to swing dance. We'll skip all the boring difficult stuff like footwork (at for the most part) and going right into turns, spin, and other impress (and easy to learn) moves. Beginners welcome and encouraged (especially male students who may or may not have two left feet).


Crash Course Beginners' Swing in SPLASHONWHEELS (2008)
As the course title suggests, this is a quick introduction to the basics of swing as well as an abundance ...


Beginning Swing: Moves Galore in SPLASH (2007)
They say that it's not about how many move you know, but how well you do them, but let's face ...


Beginning Swing: Moves Galore in SPLASH (2007)
They say that it's not about how many move you know, but how well you do them, but let's face ...


Origami in SPLASH (2007)
Come learn to make cranes, frogs, flowers, and even an X-wing fighter with nothing but a square piece of paper.