<div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2516777156814749832gmail-docs-internal-guid-d8c722c3-7fff-abda-030b-efaeaa6399bf"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello new and returning members of CMU ballroom! </span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for your interest in the ballroom dance club this semester! It was great to see so many new faces at rush, and shout out to all the veteran members that came and supported the events! </span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Now that we have officially kicked off the new semester, there are </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#9900ff"><b>some more events</b></font></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"> we have planned for you </span><b style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#9900ff">this weekend</font></b><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"> to help you get to know us better!</span><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In addition, I have also included the information on</span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#ff0000"><b> joining the club</b></font></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font color="#6aa84f">beginners lessons schedule</font></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for those of you that are interested. </span></p><font color="#8e7cc3"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><u><font size="4"><font color="#ff9900">Comp Team Meet and Greet</font><font color="#0000ff"> </font></font><font color="#c27ba0">(Sat 1/26 @11:30AM - 12:30PM, UC-Danforth Lounge)</font></u></span></p></span><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Are you interested in practicing your dance skills?  How about hanging out with friends on weekend road trips to neighboring cities for competitions?  Our competition team might be right for</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2718978958740897914gmail-crio-edit" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2718978958740897914crio-edit">you!!</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> We practice from 12:30-3:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays in the UC Activities Room.  We also have fun social events like apple picking and board game parties.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Come and learn more about us! Coming to meet and greet doesn’t mean you have to commit to the comp team, and joining doesn’t require an audition, partner, or even dance experience! </span><br></p></span></blockquote><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255);font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><u><font size="4">Newcomer Boot Camp</font> </u></span><u style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#8e7cc3">(Sat 1/26, Sun 1/27 @12:<span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_ m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_58 m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr-alert m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_gramm m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_inline_cards m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_run_anim m_-8400094106145857384gmail-Style m_-8400094106145857384gmail-multiReplace" id="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-58" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;font-size:inherit">30PM</span> - 3<span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_ m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_59 m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr-alert m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_gramm m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_inline_cards m_-8400094106145857384gmail-gr_run_anim m_-8400094106145857384gmail-Style m_-8400094106145857384gmail-multiReplace" id="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-59" style="display:inline;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;font-size:inherit">:30PM</span>, UC-Activities Room)</font></u></p><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><span><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">New members, you’ll learn more about the dances you saw/learned at rush, as well as some new dances! Don’t worry if you missed a few days of rush, we’ll get you caught up! On Saturday we’ll focus on the standard dances (waltz, tango, and quickstep), and on Sunday we’ll do the latin dances (rumba, cha cha, and jive).</span></p></span></blockquote><div><b style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></b></div><div><b><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><u>Join the club</u></span>  </font></b><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000">1. Fill <span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2718978958740897914gmail-crio-edit"><span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2718978958740897914crio-edit">out </span></span>this <a href="http://www.cmubdc.org/join/" target="_blank">website <span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2718978958740897914gmail-crio-edit"><span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2718978958740897914crio-edit">join </span></span>form</a></font></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000">2. Pay your membership fee & get your membership card at the door during lessons (starting the week of Jan 28th). </font></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><b><u><i><font color="#000000">Pricing: </font></i></u></b></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div>For students, newcomer+beginner lessons cost a flat $35 for the entire semester. </div></div><div><div>For non-students, newcomer+beginner lessons cost a flat $55 for the entire semester. </div><div>For other advanced/social dance classes, check our website for <a href="http://www.cmubdc.org/lessons/lessons/" target="_blank">full information about lesson pricing</a>.</div></div></blockquote></div><div><font color="#000000"><b><i><u>Payment methods:</u></i></b></font><i><u> </u></i><br></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px">Cash or check at the <span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2718978958740897914gmail-crio-edit" style="display:inline;min-width:0.5em;background-repeat:no-repeat;border-bottom:2px solid transparent"><span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2718978958740897914gmail-crio-edit"><span class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-m_-2718978958740897914crio-edit">door.</span></span></span> <br>We now accept credit cards!! <i>(*there will be a small processing fee of $3 for those that wish to pay this way)</i><br></blockquote></div></blockquote><div dir="ltr"><br class="m_-8400094106145857384gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div dir="ltr">Finally, check out our<font color="#0000ff"> </font><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wzFe9Kn1lCcvzGixuBNjowA6jSx5Bya0fv44LuWtnD0/edit#gid=494298427" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>full semester beginner lessons</b></a><font color="#000000"><b style=""> </b>schedule!!</font><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Happy Dancing,</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Pari Ghini </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CMUBDC Secretary</span></p></div>