From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Tue Aug 18 08:00:00 2020 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Virtual Ballroom - Week of 8/17 Message-ID: Hi everyone~ Hope your summer has been going well! As we rapidly approach the start of the semester, it's time for us to kick back into gear. You may all be wondering about ballroom's fate given COVID-19, but never fear, we are still here and going strong! Ballroom Events *Wednesday, 8/19:* *7 PM* *Ballroom Hangouts: Welcome Back Edition *(Zoom Link , Password: 838989) We'll be discussing some of our plans for the year, taking suggestions on any events or things you all want to do, and finally, taking time to catch up (or introduce ourselves), hangout, and maybe play some Jackbox games! We hope to see some (all) of you there, even if it's just for a moment to say hi. Everyone is welcome (even if you've become couch potatoes like Ballroom exec) regardless of where you are in the world! If you can't make it but have questions/suggestions/things you want to bring up, just respond to this email. Best, Marie Ivantechenko CMU BDC Secretary Email: cmuballroom at gmail.com Visit us at cmubdc.org and on The Bridge CMU BDC - "Building a community of dancers." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Aug 23 12:19:46 2020 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:19:46 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Fall Lessons and Events Update Message-ID: Hi Ballroom friends~ This will be a long email, but please read it carefully. Below are some new initiatives and plans for the upcoming semester: Lessons We will still be having lessons during the Fall, but they will be virtual. The lessons will be 45 minutes long, and they will be professionally taught. As during the normal semester, Mondays will be International Standard (+Intermediate Bachata), and Wednesdays will be Latin (+Intermediate Salsa). Here is the planned lessons schedule: 6:15 PM - Gold/Intermediate 3 7:15 PM - Intermediate 2/1 8:15 PM - (Professionally Taught) Beginner 9:30 PM - Intermediate Bachata / Intermediate Salsa Lessons will be conducted over Zoom, and Zoom links will be sent out over email the week of. Expectations for those attending lessons will be included in those emails, but something to keep in mind is that if you sign up for lessons, you are expected to show up. Finally, all lessons will be *free*, so please sign up! Here is the link to sign up: https://forms.gle/xf6wABg4s9Sed2uZ8 Please sign up ASAP but latest by *August 30th*, so that you can attend the first week of lessons. Standard/Latin lessons will start the week of August 31st, and Bachata/Salsa will start a week later during the week of September 7th. Events Besides lessons, we have a lot of cool events in the making! Ballroom is now on Discord!! Come hang out with us, make friends, and create a ballroom community across the ages (Alumni are also encouraged to join)! Here is the invite link: https://discord.gg/2AP4Ekh Many smaller virtual hangout events are in the planning, and I'll send out more information once details have been determined. If there's any event you really want to happen, respond to this email. Finally, we are in the works of planning a Big/Little system where we match people together and make friends! Hope to see yinz at lessons and some of these events! Happy virtual dancing, Marie Ivantechenko CMU BDC Secretary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Fri Aug 28 17:34:43 2020 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:34:43 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Fwd: Fall Lessons and Events Update In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: HI everyone! Quick reminder to fill out the lessons form before *8/30* if you want to do virtual lessons this semester!!!! Link copied for your convenience: https://forms.gle/xf6wABg4s9Sed2uZ8 Also, join the Discord if you haven't already: https://discord.gg/2AP4Ekh Best, Marie CMU BDC Secretary ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: CMU Ballroom Dance Club Date: Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 12:22 PM Subject: [CMUBDC] Fall Lessons and Events Update To: Hi Ballroom friends~ This will be a long email, but please read it carefully. Below are some new initiatives and plans for the upcoming semester: Lessons We will still be having lessons during the Fall, but they will be virtual. The lessons will be 45 minutes long, and they will be professionally taught. As during the normal semester, Mondays will be International Standard (+Intermediate Bachata), and Wednesdays will be Latin (+Intermediate Salsa). Here is the planned lessons schedule: 6:15 PM - Gold/Intermediate 3 7:15 PM - Intermediate 2/1 8:15 PM - (Professionally Taught) Beginner 9:30 PM - Intermediate Bachata / Intermediate Salsa Lessons will be conducted over Zoom, and Zoom links will be sent out over email the week of. Expectations for those attending lessons will be included in those emails, but something to keep in mind is that if you sign up for lessons, you are expected to show up. Finally, all lessons will be *free*, so please sign up! Here is the link to sign up: https://forms.gle/xf6wABg4s9Sed2uZ8 Please sign up ASAP but latest by *August 30th*, so that you can attend the first week of lessons. Standard/Latin lessons will start the week of August 31st, and Bachata/Salsa will start a week later during the week of September 7th. Events Besides lessons, we have a lot of cool events in the making! Ballroom is now on Discord!! Come hang out with us, make friends, and create a ballroom community across the ages (Alumni are also encouraged to join)! Here is the invite link: https://discord.gg/2AP4Ekh Many smaller virtual hangout events are in the planning, and I'll send out more information once details have been determined. If there's any event you really want to happen, respond to this email. Finally, we are in the works of planning a Big/Little system where we match people together and make friends! Hope to see yinz at lessons and some of these events! Happy virtual dancing, Marie Ivantechenko CMU BDC Secretary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Mon Aug 31 05:00:00 2020 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Virtual Ballroom - Week of 8/31 Message-ID: Hi everyone! Another email full of updates: Lessons As I mentioned last week, we will still be having lessons, though they will be virtual. They are all professionally taught and free (!!), so don't forget to sign up if you haven't already! Standard/Latin lessons are starting this week (today), and Bachata/Salsa will start next week. Here is the link to sign up: https://forms.gle/xf6wABg4s9Sed2uZ8 If you've already signed up for lessons, you'll receive another email from me with the Zoom link and more info today. Let me know if you signed up for a lesson but didn't get a link. Events *Big/Little System* Join us as we undertake our next evolution into a frat with our Big/Little System. If you'd like to be a Big or a Little, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX0reqpUskWyJpybrYblNzjplBjMZrDZD_7enTSEqrRGJdnw/viewform?usp=sf_link *Meet n Greets* We're also planning on having virtual events (Meet n Greets) where we match people into small groups to do stuff together. The Big/Little form link above is where you can indicate your interest in participating in these. *Mulan Watch Party *(informal event) This Friday (8/4) at 7:30PM a group of people in the club are having a virtual watch party for Mulan over Zoom. If you'd like to join, here is the link (Password: 673676). *Information Session* This Tuesday at 7:30PM we're having another information session for those interested in learning more about our club! Here is the link for those interested. If you can't make it but still want to learn more, please respond to this email. Announcements Ballroom is (still) on Discord!! Come hang out with us, make friends, and create a ballroom community across the ages (Alumni are also encouraged to join)! We'll be having some popup events on there as well. Here is the invite link: https://discord.gg/2AP4Ekh If you want to get updates and information more often than these weekly emails, join our CMU Ballroom Facebook group . Hope to see yinz at lessons and these events! Also, for the students on this email list, happy (or sad) first day of classes! Happy virtual dancing, Marie Ivantechenko CMU BDC Secretary P.S. If you have suggestions for the color scheme of next week's email, let me know. Email: cmuballroom at gmail.com Visit us at cmubdc.org and on The Bridge CMU BDC - "Building a community of dancers." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: