<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41)">Hello Ballroom Friends, </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We
hope you are as excited as we are for the start of a new semester! Ballroom
Dance Club is back this Fall with our weekly dance lessons, social nights, </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">competition trips<span style="color:black"> and more!! </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Weekly
Lessons Schedule:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In
response to the AMAZING turnout at our recruitment events, we have altered the
schedule slightly to better accomodate our new dancers! <b>Newcomer lessons
will now start at 7:40 PM!</b> This is different than previously
advertised, but it will remain the same for the rest of the semester. Please
review the complete schedule below.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Also
note that our usual Monday lesson will be on <b>Tuesday just for this week</b>
because of Labor Day. </p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tuesday</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, September 7 (UC -
Rangos 1/2/3) </span></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5:20 PM Advanced
Standard (Professional Lesson)</span></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6:00 PM
Intermediate/Advanced Smooth (Professional Lesson)</span></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6:40 PM
Intermediate Standard (Professional Lesson)</span></p>
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Rounds!!</span></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">7:40 PM Newcomer
Standard (Professional Lesson)</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">8:20 PM Newcomer
American Tango (Veteran Lesson)</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">9:00 PM Social Dancing!!</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">9:30 PM
Newcomer/Intermediate Salsa (Professional Lesson)</span></p>
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Wednesday, September 8 (UC - Peter/Wright/McKenna (Right next to Rangos on the
2nd floor!)) </span></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5:20 PM Advanced
Latin (Professional Lesson)</span></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6:00 PM Intermediate/Advanced
Rhythm (Professional Lesson)</span></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6:40 PM
Intermediate Latin (Professional Lesson)</span></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">7:20 PM Latin Rounds!!</span></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">7:40 PM Newcomer Latin
(Professional Lesson)</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">8:20 PM Beginner
American Chacha (Veteran Lesson)</span></b></p>
<p style="margin:5pt 0in 0in 30pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">9:00 PM Social Dancing!!</span></b></p>
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Newcomer/Intermediate Swing (Professional Lesson)</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pricing:</span></p>
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dancers receive<b> two free lessons</b> anytime during the semester (NOT
including last week's recruitment events). After that, lessons are <b>$40 for
students </b>(regardless of grade and/or school) and <b>$80 for non-students</b>
for the entire semester. Please bring cash or a check made out to "CMU
Ballroom Dance Team". Payment of lessons signs you up as a Ballroom Dance
Club Member, enabling you to attend any lessons, come to socials, and be
subsidized for competitions throughout the semester!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Levels and Auditions:</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The
club will not be holding auditions this semester. For the professionally taught
Advanced, Intermediate, and Newcomer lessons, we recommend people <b>brand new
to ballroom dance to attend the Newcomer level</b>. Dancers around a <b>Bronze
level should attend the Intermediate</b> lessons, and dancers<b> Silver and
above should attend the Advanced level</b>. If you feel like you fall between
two levels, we recommend you attend both classes for the first two weeks to see
which is better suited to your level, and stick with that one for the rest of
the semester.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Styles:</span></u></p>
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will notice that our lessons are split into four different styles of
dancing. </p>
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Standard</b> and <b>American Smooth</b> lessons take place on Mondays (Tuesday
this week). These are the "princess" dances including waltz, tango,
foxtrot, quickstep, etc. They move around the floor, stay mostly
"in-frame", and are performed with long ballgowns. </p>
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Latin</b> and <b>American Rhythm</b> lessons take place on Wednesdays. These
are the "sassy" dances including chacha, rumba, jive, swing, samba,
etc. These are more stationary, use more "hand-holds", and are
performed with short skirts. </p>
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teach all four styles</b> and encourage our dancers to take advantage of this
variety!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Shoes & Attire:</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">You
do not need anything special to come dance! You will see many dancers wear
various types of ballroom specific shoes and/or attire. These things will be
available to borrow and/or buy later in the semester. For now, we ask that you <b>please
wear athletic/comfortable shoes and clothes</b>. Sandals fall off, and jeans
restrict movement. Both are highly discouraged. Some of our professional
instructors may prefer that you dance in socks, so be ready for that if you are
comfortable. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Partnering:</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As
always, <b>no partner or experience is necessary</b>! We encourage everyone to
rotate partners and get to know everyone throughout each lesson! For more
advanced dancers interested in competing with a dedicated partner, we encourage
you to attend lessons and start talking to people! We will do our best to
assist with partnerships, but there is no formal partnering process. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As
always, our primary goal is for everyone to be comfortable and have fun! Please
don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns!</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41)">Hope
to see you all on the dance floor!</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Happy
Dancing, </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- Your CMUBDC
Officers </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">- McKenzie,
Matias, Arthur, Marie, Adiva</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Email:
<span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:cmuballroom@gmail.com" style="color:blue">cmuballroom@gmail.com</a></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Visit
us at </span><a href="http://cmubdc.org/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">cmubdc.org</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> and on </span><a href="https://thebridge.cmu.edu/organization/CMUBDC" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Bridge</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Keep up to date with our <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=YjYyOWVzNDVsZ2w2ZW0wNzM0ZjVpcWNibGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ" style="color:blue">calendar</a>!</p>
<p style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">CMUBDC
- "Building a community of dancers."</span></p></div>