From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Tue Jan 8 11:37:17 2019 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2019 11:37:17 -0500 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Spring Semester - Audition & Rush Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends, Hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are enjoying the last bit of winter break. Bet you also miss the weekly ballroom emails. ? This is a quick FYI to announce a couple of important events coming up! *Our weekly email update will be sent out starting this Sunday (Jan 13).* *Auditions * Auditions will be held Tuesday, 1/22 for Standard and Wednesday, 1/23 for Latin. If you *have only taken beginner lessons* *but* are interested in auditioning, you certainly can and should! Fill out the form here . (*By Jan 12th*) *Rush* Hope you have been invited on Facebook about our spring rush . Tell your friends, better yet, bring your friends! The more the merrier! Come join us and learn some moves. *It's free! * *Join Us* *If you are new*: we will explain in detail how to become a member &payment during our Rush. So again, come to the *Rush* and learn more about us! *Veterans/current members*: Please fill out the website join form (you need to do this every semester)& pay a membership fee at the door when lessons start. Happy Dancing ? Pari Ghini CMUBDC Secretary Email: cmuballroom at gmail.com Visit us at cmubdc.org and on The Bridge CMUBDC - "Building a community of dancers." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Jan 13 21:32:39 2019 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 21:32:39 -0500 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of 1/14 **RUSH & weekly lessons** Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends, I hope you are as excited as we are for the start of a new semester! Ballroom Dance Club is back this spring with RUSH, *weekly dance classes* for beginners and improvers, social nights, competition trips and more!! *** This email contains everything that's happening in the next two weeks: rush, regular weekly lessons (r**esume this week)**, and auditions (next week). *** *Rush* will take place this week and next week. Come and enjoy FREE dance lessons, showcases, food, and fun! We will also explain how to become a member and tell you about our competition team. *Check out our promo video! * Monday [1/14] : Merengue & Tango Wednesday [1/16]: Waltz & Cha Cha Tuesday [1/22]: Rumba & Hustle Wednesday [1/23]: American Foxtrot & Salsa *Weekly Lessons Schedule* *Monday, Jan 14 * 5:30 PM Gold Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:00 PM Intermediate 2& 3 Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:30 PM Intermediate 1& Fall'18 Newcomer Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2) *7:00 PM - 9:00 PM* Rush (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *Wednesday, Jan 16* 5:30 PM Gold Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:00 PM Intermediate 2& 3 Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:30 PM Intermediate 1& Fall'18 Newcomer Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Rush *(UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *Pricing:* Beginner dancers: We recommend you attend both the professionally taught newcomer lessons and the student taught beginner lessons. This membership only costs a flat $35 for students, covering the entire semester! For non-students and other classes, check our website for full information about lesson pricing. *Upcoming Events and Announcements* *2nd week of Rush (Tue 1/22 @ 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Wed 1/23 @ 7:00 - 9:00 PM)* *This is a perfect opportunity for you to learn more about us if you cannot make it to the events this week. L* *ocations will be announced in the next week's email. * *Auditions (* *Tue 1/22 @ 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Wed 1/23 @ 6:00 - 7:00 PM* *) * Auditions will be held Tue 1/22 for Standard and Wed 1/23 for Latin. You must audition if you want to take intermediate+ professional lessons and have not already placed into the Gold professional lesson. Hope to see you all on the dance floor! *Happy Dancing, ?Pari GhiniCMUBDC SecretaryEmail: cmuballroom at gmail.com Visit us at cmubdc.org and on The Bridge CMUBDC - "Building a community of dancers."* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Jan 20 22:57:52 2019 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 22:57:52 -0500 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Lessons - Week of 1/21 Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends, In case you couldn't make it to last week's *RUSH*, we have 2 more days of events prepared for you! Come and enjoy FREE dance lessons, showcases, food, and fun! We will also provide information about our semester lessons and competition team. *Check out our promo video! * Tuesday [1/22]: Rumba & Hustle Wednesday [1/23]: American Foxtrot & Salsa *Weekly Lessons Schedule* *Tuesday, Jan 22* *(*University is closed on Mon due to MLK day)* 5:00 PM Audition Warm Up (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:00 PM International Standard Auditions (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *7:00 PM - 9:00 PM* Rush (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *Wednesday, Jan 23* 5:00 PM Audition Warm Up (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:00 PM International Latin Auditions (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *7:00 PM - 9:00 PM* Rush (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *How to join? * 1. Fill out this website join form 2. Pay your membership fee & get your membership card at the door. *Payment methods:* * Cash or check at the door. * We now accept credit cards!! *(*there will be a small processing fee of $3 for those that wish to pay this way)* *Pricing* Beginner dancers: We recommend you attend both the professionally taught newcomer lessons and the student taught beginner lessons. This membership only costs a flat $35 for students, covering the entire semester! For non-students and other classes, check our website for full information about lesson pricing. *Upcoming Events and Announcements* *Competition Team Meet & Greet (Jan 26, @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM UC Danforth Lounge)* 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 you!! Anyone can compete?it's the best way to practice a lot, improve quickly, and see amazing couples on the floor. Come to UC Danforth before newcomer boot camp to learn about our competition teams and get to know some of the amazing veteran members. *Newcomer Boot Camp (Jan 26, Jan 27 @ 12:30 PM - 3:30PM. UC Activities Room)* New members, this one is ALSO for you!! You?ll learn more about the dances you saw/learned at the 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 standard dances, and on Sunday we?ll do the Latin dances. Hope to see you all on the dance floor! *Happy Dancing, ?Pari GhiniCMUBDC SecretaryEmail: cmuballroom at gmail.com Visit us at cmubdc.org and on The Bridge CMUBDC - "Building a community of dancers."* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Wed Jan 23 23:41:05 2019 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:41:05 -0500 Subject: [CMUBDC] [CMUDBC] Comp Team Meet & Greet, Newcomer Bootcamp, How to Join the Club Message-ID: Hello new and returning members of CMU ballroom! 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! Now that we have officially kicked off the new semester, there are *some more events* we have planned for you *this weekend* to help you get to know us better! In addition, I have also included the information on* joining the club* and *beginners lessons schedule* for those of you that are interested. *Comp Team Meet and Greet (Sat 1/26 @11:30AM - 12:30PM, UC-Danforth Lounge)* 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 you!! 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. 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! *Newcomer Boot Camp **(Sat 1/26, Sun 1/27 @12:30PM - 3:30PM, UC-Activities Room)* 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). *Join the club * 1. Fill out this website join form 2. Pay your membership fee & get your membership card at the door during lessons (starting the week of Jan 28th). *Pricing: * For students, newcomer+beginner lessons cost a flat $35 for the entire semester. For non-students, newcomer+beginner lessons cost a flat $55 for the entire semester. For other advanced/social dance classes, check our website for full information about lesson pricing . *Payment methods:* Cash or check at the door. We now accept credit cards!! *(*there will be a small processing fee of $3 for those that wish to pay this way)* Finally, check out our *full semester beginner lessons* schedule!! Happy Dancing, Pari Ghini CMUBDC Secretary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Jan 27 21:35:18 2019 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 21:35:18 -0500 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Lessons - Week of 1/28 Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends! Starting this week, we will start our weekly lessons/ practices. This email has *important information* including *how to join the club/pay your fees, **a general overview of the lessons,* etc. In addition, we have many events prepared for you: *competition prep nights, social, and newcomer bootcamp;* *Standard workshop with Maja Serv? (world and blackpool professional standard finalist)!* Whether you are a previous member or a newcomer, we can't wait for you to join the journey and become part of our club! *Weekly Lessons Schedule* *Monday, Jan 28th* 5:15 PM Open Gold Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 5:45 PM Syllabus Gold Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:15 PM Intermediate Movement Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:45 PM Bronze Pattern Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *7:15 PM Rounds *(UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 7:30 PM Newcomer Standard* (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 8:00 PM Beginner American V-Waltz* (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 8:45 PM Beginner American Rumba* (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 9:30 PM Bachata* (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *Wednesday, Jan 30* 5:15 PM Gold Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2) 5:45 PM Intermediate 3 Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2) 6:15 PM Intermediate 2 Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2) 6:45 PM Intermediate 1 Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2) *7:15 PM Rounds *(UC - Rangos 1/2) 7:30 PM Newcomer Latin* (UC - Rangos 1/2) 8:00 PM Beginner American Swing* (UC - Rangos 1/2) 8:45 PM Beginner American Tango* (UC - Rangos 1/2) 9:30 PM Salsa* (UC - Rangos 1/2) *Friday, Feb 1* 3:30 -5:30 PM Open floor. (Morewood Garden Multipurpose Room) *If you are joining us for the first time or new to dancing, the Newcomer and Beginner Lessons are both perfect for you! *Salsa/Bachata are also great options for new members! All classes are open to both students and non-students. Check out our full semester lessons and events calendar. *Join the club * 1. Fill out this website join form 2. Pay your membership fee & get your membership card at the door during lessons (starting the week of Jan 28th). *Pricing: * For students, newcomer+beginner lessons cost a flat $35 for the entire semester. For non-students, newcomer+beginner lessons cost a flat $55 for the entire semester. For other advanced/social dance classes, check our website for full information about lesson pricing . *Payment methods:* Cash or check at the door. We accept credit cards!! *(*there will be a small processing fee of $3 for those that wish to pay this way)* *Competition Team* 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 you!! 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. All experience levels are welcome, especially beginners (no experience necessary). Email Molly Rohrer (mrohrer at andrew.cmu.edu) for more details! *Upcoming Events and Announcements ?* *Competition Prep Night (Feb 1, @6:00PM UC Studio Theater)* This event is perfect for someone that is competing for the first time, we will provide information on everything you need to know about preparing for the comps. Come join us and benefit from this amazing opportunity. *Ballroom Social (Feb 2, @7:00PM - 11:00PM UC Rangos 1/2/3)* We have our first social of the year! We'll have awesome music, snacks and refreshments. This event is open to the public and free for all, so bring your friends and come dance the night away! *Newcomer Boot Camp (Feb 2 , Feb 3 @ 12:30PM - 3:30PM. UC Activities Room)* New members, this one is for you!! 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 standard dances, and on Sunday we?ll do the Latin dances. S*tandard Workshop with **Maja Serv?** (Feb 10, @8:00AM - 7:30PM, UC Rangos 1/2/3)* Maja Serv?, World and Blackpool Professional Standard Finalist and USA Dance National trainer, will be coaching CMU ballroom Feb10th. Private, semi-private and group lessons are available.* Save the date and stay tuned for sign up form*! *If you are interested in taking a private, please email Kye Stapleton-Gray (kstaplet at andrew.cmu.edu ). * Happy Dancing,? Pari Ghini CMUBDC Secretary Email: cmuballroom at gmail.com Visit us at cmubdc.org and on The Bridge CMUBDC - "Building a community of dancers." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Tue Jan 29 09:29:28 2019 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:29:28 -0500 Subject: [CMUBDC] Fwd: Ballroom Lessons - Week of 1/28 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi everyone! *Maja Serv? *(finalist at major world championships with partner Glenn Weiss, and Christine's former coach) will be teaching classes, privates, and semi-privates at CMU this spring! The workshop will be *Sunday, February 10th, 2019* and will take place in *CUC Rangos 1/2/3* at Carnegie Mellon University. I encourage everyone to fill out the form as soon as possible (including the spring newcomers). The form closes on Feb 5th!Contact Kye Stapleton-Gray (kstaplet at andrew.cmu.edu) with any questions/comments/concerns. Happy dancing! ? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: CMU Ballroom Date: Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 9:35 PM Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Lessons - Week of 1/28 To: Hello Ballroom Friends! Starting this week, we will start our weekly lessons/ practices. This email has *important information* including *how to join the club/pay your fees, **a general overview of the lessons,* etc. In addition, we have many events prepared for you: *competition prep nights, social, and newcomer bootcamp;* *Standard workshop with Maja Serv? (world and blackpool professional standard finalist)!* Whether you are a previous member or a newcomer, we can't wait for you to join the journey and become part of our club! *Weekly Lessons Schedule* *Monday, Jan 28th* 5:15 PM Open Gold Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 5:45 PM Syllabus Gold Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:15 PM Intermediate Movement Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 6:45 PM Bronze Pattern Standard (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *7:15 PM Rounds *(UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 7:30 PM Newcomer Standard* (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 8:00 PM Beginner American V-Waltz* (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 8:45 PM Beginner American Rumba* (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) 9:30 PM Bachata* (UC - Rangos 1/2/3) *Wednesday, Jan 30* 5:15 PM Gold Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2) 5:45 PM Intermediate 3 Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2) 6:15 PM Intermediate 2 Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2) 6:45 PM Intermediate 1 Latin (UC - Rangos 1/2) *7:15 PM Rounds *(UC - Rangos 1/2) 7:30 PM Newcomer Latin* (UC - Rangos 1/2) 8:00 PM Beginner Mambo* (UC - Rangos 1/2) 8:45 PM Beginner American Foxtrot* (UC - Rangos 1/2) 9:30 PM Salsa* (UC - Rangos 1/2) *Friday, Feb 1* 3:30 -5:30 PM Open floor. (Morewood Garden Multipurpose Room) *If you are joining us for the first time or new to dancing, the Newcomer and Beginner Lessons are both perfect for you! *Salsa/Bachata are also great options for new members! All classes are open to both students and non-students. Check out our full semester lessons and events calendar. *Join the club * 1. Fill out this website join form 2. Pay your membership fee & get your membership card at the door during lessons (starting the week of Jan 28th). *Pricing: * For students, newcomer+beginner lessons cost a flat $35 for the entire semester. For non-students, newcomer+beginner lessons cost a flat $55 for the entire semester. For other advanced/social dance classes, check our website for full information about lesson pricing . *Payment methods:* Cash or check at the door. We accept credit cards!! *(*there will be a small processing fee of $3 for those that wish to pay this way)* *Competition Team* 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 you!! 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. All experience levels are welcome, especially beginners (no experience necessary). Email Molly Rohrer (mrohrer at andrew.cmu.edu) for more details! *Upcoming Events and Announcements ?* *Competition Prep Night (Feb 1, @6:00PM UC Studio Theater)* This event is perfect for someone that is competing for the first time, we will provide information on everything you need to know about preparing for the comps. Come join us and benefit from this amazing opportunity. *Ballroom Social (Feb 2, @7:00PM - 11:00PM UC Rangos 1/2/3)* We have our first social of the year! We'll have awesome music, snacks and refreshments. This event is open to the public and free for all, so bring your friends and come dance the night away! *Newcomer Boot Camp (Feb 2 , Feb 3 @ 12:30PM - 3:30PM. UC Activities Room)* New members, this one is for you!! 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 standard dances, and on Sunday we?ll do the Latin dances. S*tandard Workshop with **Maja Serv?** (Feb 10, @8:00AM - 7:30PM, UC Rangos 1/2/3)* Maja Serv?, World and Blackpool Professional Standard Finalist and USA Dance National trainer, will be coaching CMU ballroom Feb10th. Private, semi-private and group lessons are available.* Save the date and stay tuned for sign up form*! *If you are interested in taking a private, please email Kye Stapleton-Gray (kstaplet at andrew.cmu.edu ). * Happy Dancing,? Pari Ghini CMUBDC Secretary Email: cmuballroom at gmail.com Visit us at cmubdc.org and on The Bridge CMUBDC - "Building a community of dancers." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Tue Jan 29 23:25:20 2019 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:25:20 -0500 Subject: [CMUBDC] [CMUDBC] Ballroom Classes Cancelled Message-ID: Hello members, Due to severe cold temperatures and predicted wind chill conditions, we are canceling ALL ballroom lessons tomorrow. Stay warm and we will see you next week! Sincerely, Pari Ghini CMUBDC Secretary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: