<div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal">Hello Ballroom friends,</div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal">I hope you all are having a wonderful break and holiday season.</div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal">Unfortunately, classes start this Monday, but that also means that we will be having our ballroom dance events and lessons again this semester! Please see below for information regarding the upcoming<b> <font color="#9900ff">Rush Events</font></b>, and<b> Auditions</b>.</div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal">For<font color="#9900ff"><b> Rush</b></font><font color="#000000">, as usual, it is completely free and open to everybody, so please bring your friends! Also, don't hesitate to come and help out with <b><font color="#9900ff">Rush</font></b>. We would love to see you all there!</font></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><div style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><b></b><font color="#9900ff"></font><b></b><font color="#000000"></font><br style="line-height:19.99px;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%"></div></blockquote><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"><font size="4">Upcoming Events and Announcements</font></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-variant:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"><font size="4"></font><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><b>1nd Week of Ballroom Rush</b></div><blockquote style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px" dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><b><font color="#9900ff">Ballroom Rush</font></b> also happens on the second week of classes! Same as the first week, no experience or partner is needed and its completely <b><font color="#00ff00">free</font></b> and open to everybody, so please come and join us for some wonderful showcases, lessons, and FREE FOOD! We will explain how to join our club, and talk a bit more about our competition team. All event will be taking place the <b><font color="#ff9900">Rangos Auditorium of the Conan University Center</font></b>.<font size="1"><br></font></div><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><div><font size="1"></font>Monday 1/13 @7:00PM - 9:30PM</div></blockquote><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><div>Wednesday 1/15 @7:00PM - 9:30PM</div></blockquote></blockquote><div style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></div><div style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><b>1st Week of Intermediate and Advanced Lessons</b></div><blockquote style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px" dir="ltr"><div style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal">Like previous semester we will be having lessons the first week of classes before lessons. Please attend the class for the level you were last semester. This is a great time to catch up with Christine and Rosana, ask any last minute questions you may have about auditions, and dance! The times for the lessons are as followed:</div><div style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-variant:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><div>5:30PM Gold (UC - Rangos)</div></blockquote><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><div>6:00PM Intermediate 2/3 (UC - Rangos)</div></blockquote><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><div>6:30PM Intermediate 1 & Fall '19 Newcomer (UC - Rangos)<br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><b></b><b></b><div><b></b><i></i><u></u><strike></strike><br></div></blockquote></blockquote><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-variant:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><b>2nd Week of Ballroom Rush</b></div><blockquote style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px" dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-variant:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><b><font color="#9900ff">Ballroom Rush</font></b> also happens on the second week of classes! Same as the first week, no experience or partner is needed and its completely <b><font color="#00ff00">free</font></b> and open to everybody, so please come and join us for some wonderful showcases, lessons, and FREE FOOD! We will explain how to join our club, and talk a bit more about our competition team. All event will be taking place the <b><font color="#ff9900">Rangos Auditorium of the Conan University Center</font></b>.<font size="1"><br></font></div><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><div>Tuesday 1/21 @7:00PM - 9:30PM</div></blockquote><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><div>Wednesday 1/22 @7:00PM - 9:30PM<br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><blockquote style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px" dir="ltr"><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><div><b></b><i></i><u></u><strike></strike><br></div></blockquote></blockquote><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><div style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent"><b style="line-height:19.99px;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%">Auditions</b></div><blockquote style="padding:0px;text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><div style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><i style="line-height:19.99px;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%">If you are a beginner dancer, you can ignore this.</i> Anyways, auditions will be held Tuesday, 1/21 for Standard and Wednesday, 1/22 for Latin. You must audition if you want to take intermediate+ professional lessons and have not already placed into the Gold professional lesson. Please email <a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="mailto:cmuballroom@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cmuballroom@gmail.com</a> for any difficulties with these times.</div><div style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></div></blockquote></div></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"><b>Adam's Professional Salsa and Bachata Lessons</b></div><blockquote style="padding:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px" dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent">Adam's classes will start 1/27 at 9:30PM. For pricing and more information, please see our website: <a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="http://cmubdc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cmubdc.org</a><font color="#ff0000"><b> Please note that we have switched the days Salsa and Bachata are being taught on.</b></font><font color="#000000"> Mondays for Salsa, and Wednesdays for Bachara.</font></div></blockquote><b></b><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"><b></b><font color="#ff0000"></font><b></b><font color="#000000"></font><br></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent">Hope to see you all on the dance floor! <b style="line-height:19.99px;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%"></b><b style="line-height:19.99px;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%"></b></div><b style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"></b><i style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"></i><u style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"></u><sub style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:13.8px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:9.2px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"></sub><sup style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:13.8px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:9.2px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"></sup><strike style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:line-through;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent"></strike><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><br style="line-height:19.99px;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%"></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr">Happy Dancing!</div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr">Emma Barake</div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr">CMU BDC Secretary</div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><br style="line-height:19.99px;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%"></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr">Email: <a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="mailto:cmuballroom@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cmuballroom@gmail.com</a></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr">Visit us at <a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="http://cmubdc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cmubdc.org</a> and on The Bridge</div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:19.99px;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;overflow:visible;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:100%;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr">CMU BDC - "Building a community of dancers.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>