From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Oct 2 22:41:00 2022 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 22:41:00 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 3rd Message-ID: Hello ballroom friends, Good luck to everyone competing at the OSU Competition this weekend! Competitors, you?ll be receiving more details in a separate email. In preparation for the competition, Abby will also be holding a hair and makeup tutorial this Wednesday at 9:00 (after the beginner lessons)! Come to learn how to style your hair for a ballroom competition. We are still taking payment for the lessons this week for those who have attended their two free lessons. We accept either cash or check (payable to Carnegie Mellon University). The price is $40 for students and $90 for non-students, and this payment covers all lessons for the Fall semester. Finally, our videographer Eric has been recording our rounds each practice. The videos are available for you to watch at https://ericonomics.me/rounds/ with the password ?dontstopdancing?. Weekly Lessons Schedule Monday, October 3 (CUC - Rangos 1/2/3) 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Standard 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Smooth 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Standard 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Standard 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Standard Professional Lesson 8:05 - 8:20 PM Standard Rounds 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner American Waltz Lesson 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Swing Lesson Wednesday, October 5 (CUC - Peter/Wright/McKenna) 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Latin 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Rhythm 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Latin 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Latin 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Latin Professional Lesson 8:05 - 8:20 PM Latin Rounds 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner American Rumba Lesson 9:00 - 9:30 PM Hair and Makeup Tutorial 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Salsa Lesson Upcoming Events - OSU Competition: October 7-8 Weekly Practice Space - Tuesday 4:00 - 6:00 PM (Fifth Avenue Commons - Dance/Wellness Room) - Thursday 5:00 - 7:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) - Friday 6:30 - 8:00 PM (Morewood Gardens - Multipurpose Room) - Saturday 12:00 - 2:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) - Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) Happy dancing, Your CMUBDC officers McKenzie, Jamie, Sasha, Abby, Fa, Eleanor, Steven, Brenna, Saumya, Hanann https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Thu Oct 6 11:33:08 2022 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2022 11:33:08 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 3rd In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, Due to a scheduling conflict, the practice space in *Morewood Gardens* this Friday (and in future weeks) will be from *3:00 - 5:00 PM* instead of 6:30 - 8:00 PM. On Sun, Oct 2, 2022 at 10:45 PM CMU Ballroom Dance Club < ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: > Hello ballroom friends, > > Good luck to everyone competing at the OSU Competition this weekend! > Competitors, you?ll be receiving more details in a separate email. > > In preparation for the competition, Abby will also be holding a hair and > makeup tutorial this Wednesday at 9:00 (after the beginner lessons)! Come > to learn how to style your hair for a ballroom competition. > > We are still taking payment for the lessons this week for those who have > attended their two free lessons. We accept either cash or check (payable to Carnegie > Mellon University). The price is $40 for students and $90 for > non-students, and this payment covers all lessons for the Fall semester. > > Finally, our videographer Eric has been recording our rounds each > practice. The videos are available for you to watch at > https://ericonomics.me/rounds/ with the password ?dontstopdancing?. > > > Weekly Lessons Schedule > > Monday, October 3 (CUC - Rangos 1/2/3) > > 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Standard > > 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Smooth > > 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Standard > > 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Standard > > 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Standard Professional Lesson > > 8:05 - 8:20 PM Standard Rounds > > 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner American Waltz Lesson > > 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing > > 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Swing Lesson > > Wednesday, October 5 (CUC - Peter/Wright/McKenna) > > 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Latin > > 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Rhythm > > 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Latin > > 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Latin > > 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Latin Professional Lesson > > 8:05 - 8:20 PM Latin Rounds > > 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner American Rumba Lesson > > 9:00 - 9:30 PM Hair and Makeup Tutorial > > 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Salsa Lesson > > Upcoming Events > > - > > OSU Competition: October 7-8 > > > Weekly Practice Space > > - > > Tuesday 4:00 - 6:00 PM (Fifth Avenue Commons - Dance/Wellness Room) > - > > Thursday 5:00 - 7:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) > - > > Friday 6:30 - 8:00 PM (Morewood Gardens - Multipurpose Room) > - > > Saturday 12:00 - 2:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) > - > > Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) > > > Happy dancing, > > Your CMUBDC officers > > McKenzie, Jamie, Sasha, Abby, Fa, Eleanor, Steven, Brenna, Saumya, Hanann > https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Oct 9 23:11:04 2022 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2022 23:11:04 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 10th Message-ID: Hello ballroom friends, Congratulations to everyone who competed at OSU this past weekend! It was great to see everyone dancing on the competition floor, especially those attending their first competition. Pictures and videos from the competition will be uploaded soon. We are starting our new block of veteran-taught lessons this week: American Foxtrot will be on Mondays and (syllabus) Rhythm Swing will be on Wednesdays! In addition, our social dance lessons for this block will be switching to Bachata on Wednesdays. If you?d like to stay connected with the group more, we have a Slack channel and a Facebook group that are open for club members to join! Weekly Lessons Schedule Monday, October 10 (CUC - Rangos 1/2/3) 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Standard 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Smooth 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Standard 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Standard 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Standard Professional Lesson 8:05 - 8:20 PM Standard Rounds 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner American Foxtrot Lesson 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Swing Lesson Wednesday, October 12 (CUC - Peter/Wright/McKenna) 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Latin 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Rhythm 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Latin 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Latin 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Latin Professional Lesson 8:05 - 8:20 PM Latin Rounds 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner Rhythm Swing Lesson 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Bachata Lesson Upcoming Events - UPitt Ballroom Social: Thursday, October 13th from 8:00 - 10:00 PM - Location: William Pitt Union Lower Lounge - Rueda de Casino lesson (A salsa dance circle where a leader calls out moves and the pairs in the circle execute them in sync) - Crossbody College Night : Friday, October 14th from 8:00 - 11:00 PM - Location: Crossbody Dance and Movement - Salsa, Bachata, Cha-cha, Jive, Swing, etc - $10 Admission, College ID required Weekly Practice Space - Tuesday 4:00 - 6:00 PM (Fifth Avenue Commons - Dance/Wellness Room) - Thursday 5:00 - 7:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) - Friday 3:00 - 5:00 PM (Morewood Gardens - Multipurpose Room) - Saturday 12:00 - 2:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) - Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) Happy dancing, Your CMUBDC officers McKenzie, Jamie, Sasha, Abby, Fa, Eleanor, Steven, Brenna, Saumya, Hanann https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Oct 16 19:37:59 2022 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 19:37:59 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 17th Message-ID: Hello ballroom friends, Happy fall break! Due to the break, there are no regular lessons this week. Instead, Rangos will be available for open practice. We?ll also be having a Zouk workshop on Saturday for those still in town! Weekly Lessons Schedule Monday, October 17 (CUC - Rangos 1/2/3) 5:00 - 9:00 PM Open Practice (No Lessons) Wednesday, October 19 (CUC - Rangos 1/2/3) 5:00 - 9:00 PM Open Practice (No Lessons) Upcoming Events - UPitt Ballroom Social: Thursday, October 20th from 8:00 - 10:00 PM - Location: O'Hara Student Center Ballroom - Bachata mini-lesson, followed by a social - Zouk Workshop: Saturday, October 22nd from 7:00 - 9:00 PM - Location: CUC - Studio Theater - Brazilian Zouk is an amazing social dance that is growing a community here in Pittsburgh. Come learn from one of our veteran dancers! - USADance Pittsburgh Mock Competition: Sunday, October 30th - Location: Wightman School Community Building - Contact Christine for more information or to enter Weekly Practice Space - Tuesday 4:00 - 6:00 PM (Fifth Avenue Commons - Dance/Wellness Room) - Thursday 5:00 - 7:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) - Note: No longer available, will be replaced by a different weekly time. - Friday 3:00 - 5:00 PM (Morewood Gardens - Multipurpose Room) - Saturday 12:00 - 2:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) - Saturday 5:00 - 7:00 PM (CUC - Activities Room) - Note: Will be available on most (but not all) weeks for the rest of the semester. - Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) Happy dancing, Your CMUBDC officers McKenzie, Jamie, Sasha, Abby, Fa, Eleanor, Steven, Brenna, Saumya, Hanann https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Oct 23 19:38:51 2022 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 19:38:51 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 24th Message-ID: Hello ballroom friends, Hope that everyone had a relaxing fall break! The lesson schedule is back to normal this week. The Ohio Star Ball competition is coming up in a few weeks, from November 18-20! If you plan to compete at OSB, please fill out both the individual commitment form and the partnership registration form by Monday, November 7. This Sunday (October 30th), Christine is running a Mock Comp at the Wightman School from 6:00-9:00 PM. You can sign up here to participate. This is a great chance for those who haven?t competed before to see what a competition is like, and a good opportunity to rehearse for those who have! Weekly Lessons Schedule Monday, October 24 (CUC - Rangos 1/2/3) 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Standard (CUC - Rangos 1) 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Smooth (CUC - Rangos 1) 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Standard 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Standard 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Standard Professional Lesson 8:05 - 8:20 PM Standard Rounds 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner American Foxtrot Lesson 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Swing Lesson Wednesday, October 26 (CUC - Peter/Wright/McKenna) 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Latin 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Rhythm 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Latin 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Latin 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Latin Professional Lesson 8:05 - 8:20 PM Latin Rounds 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner Rhythm Swing Lesson 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Bachata Lesson Upcoming Events - Duquesne Ballroom Halloween Social: Friday, October 28th from 7:00 - 9:00 PM - Location: Duquesne's Student Union Ballroom - Hustle lesson from 7:00 - 7:45, followed by dancing - Costumes encouraged and a contest will be held! - USADance Pittsburgh Mock Competition: Sunday, October 30th from 6:00 - 9:00 PM - Location: Wightman School Community Building - Sign up here! - Ohio Star Ball: Friday, November 18 - Sunday, November 20 - Individual commitment form , due Monday, November 7 - Partnership registration form , due Monday, November 7 Weekly Practice Space - Tuesday 4:00 - 6:00 PM (Fifth Avenue Commons - Dance/Wellness Room) - Friday 3:00 - 5:00 PM (Morewood Gardens - Multipurpose Room) - Saturday 12:00 - 2:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) - Saturday 5:00 - 7:00 PM (CUC - Activities Room) - Not available this week - Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) Happy dancing, Your CMUBDC officers McKenzie, Jamie, Sasha, Abby, Fa, Eleanor, Steven, Brenna, Saumya, Hanann https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Thu Oct 27 12:51:41 2022 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:51:41 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 24th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Reminder to sign up here for the *Mock Comp *this Sunday at the Wightman School! This is a great opportunity for new dancers to learn about the competition experience. If you don?t want to compete, you can still come for the social dancing! On Sun, Oct 23, 2022 at 7:42 PM CMU Ballroom Dance Club < ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: > Hello ballroom friends, > > Hope that everyone had a relaxing fall break! The lesson schedule is back > to normal this week. > > The Ohio Star Ball competition is coming up in a few weeks, from November > 18-20! If you plan to compete at OSB, please fill out both the individual > commitment form > > and the partnership registration form > > by Monday, November 7. > > This Sunday (October 30th), Christine is running a Mock Comp at the > Wightman School from 6:00-9:00 PM. You can sign up here > > to participate. This is a great chance for those who haven?t competed > before to see what a competition is like, and a good opportunity to > rehearse for those who have! > > Weekly Lessons Schedule > > Monday, October 24 (CUC - Rangos 1/2/3) > > 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Standard (CUC - Rangos 1) > > 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Smooth (CUC - Rangos 1) > > 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Standard > > 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Standard > > 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Standard Professional Lesson > > 8:05 - 8:20 PM Standard Rounds > > 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner American Foxtrot Lesson > > 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing > > 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Swing Lesson > > Wednesday, October 26 (CUC - Peter/Wright/McKenna) > > 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Latin > > 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Rhythm > > 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Latin > > 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Latin > > 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Latin Professional Lesson > > 8:05 - 8:20 PM Latin Rounds > > 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner Rhythm Swing Lesson > > 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing > > 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Bachata Lesson > > Upcoming Events > > - > > Duquesne Ballroom Halloween Social: Friday, October 28th from 7:00 - > 9:00 PM > - > > Location: Duquesne's Student Union Ballroom > - > > Hustle lesson from 7:00 - 7:45, followed by dancing > - > > Costumes encouraged and a contest will be held! > - > > USADance Pittsburgh Mock Competition: Sunday, October 30th from 6:00 - > 9:00 PM > - > > Location: Wightman School Community Building > - > > Sign up here! > > - > > Ohio Star Ball: Friday, November 18 - Sunday, November 20 > - > > Individual commitment form > , > due Monday, November 7 > - > > Partnership registration form > , > due Monday, November 7 > > > Weekly Practice Space > > - > > Tuesday 4:00 - 6:00 PM (Fifth Avenue Commons - Dance/Wellness Room) > - > > Friday 3:00 - 5:00 PM (Morewood Gardens - Multipurpose Room) > - > > Saturday 12:00 - 2:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) > - > > Saturday 5:00 - 7:00 PM (CUC - Activities Room) > - > > Not available this week > - > > Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) > > > Happy dancing, > > Your CMUBDC officers > > McKenzie, Jamie, Sasha, Abby, Fa, Eleanor, Steven, Brenna, Saumya, Hanann > https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Oct 30 20:47:14 2022 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:47:14 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 31st Message-ID: Hello ballroom friends, Happy Halloween! To celebrate, we?ll be doing costume rounds this Monday. Bring your Halloween costume if you have one! This Saturday, November 5 at 7:00, we?re holding a Fall Social in Peter/Wright/McKenna! Come for some social dancing, and feel free to dress up a little. The Ohio Star Ball competition is coming up in a few weeks, from November 18-20! If you plan to compete at OSB, please fill out both the individual commitment form and the partnership registration form by Monday, November 7. On Wednesday, November 16 (i.e., the Wednesday before OSB) Ikaika Dowsett will be at CMU and available to teach some small group/private lessons and Q+As! Ikaika is a World Champion Standard Dancer and Coach, currently teaching in California. If you?d potentially be interested in taking a lesson, please fill out this interest form . Weekly Lessons Schedule Monday, October 31 (CUC - Peter/Wright/McKenna) 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Standard 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Smooth 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Standard 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Standard 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Standard Professional Lesson 8:05 - 8:20 PM Standard COSTUME Rounds 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner American Foxtrot Lesson 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Swing Lesson Wednesday, November 2 (CUC - Rangos 1/2/3) 5:20 - 5:55 PM Intermediate 2 Latin 5:55 - 6:25 PM Intermediate American Rhythm 6:25 - 7:00 PM Intermediate 1 Latin 7:00 - 7:35 PM Advanced Latin 7:35 - 8:05 PM Beginner Latin Professional Lesson 8:05 - 8:20 PM Latin Rounds 8:20 - 9:00 PM Beginner Rhythm Swing Lesson 9:00 - 9:30 PM Social Dancing 9:30 - 10:30 PM Beginner Bachata Lesson Upcoming Events - Fall Social: Saturday, November 5 from 7:00 - 11:00 PM - Location: CUC - Peter/Wright/McKenna - Social dancing! - Day of the Dead College Night: Saturday, November 5 from 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM - Location: Los Sabrosos (4909 Penn Ave) - Fundraiser for Pitt Salsa Club, $15 admission - Face painting, dance class, and surprises included! - Ohio Star Ball: Friday, November 18 - Sunday, November 20 - Individual commitment form , due Monday, November 7 - Partnership registration form , due Monday, November 7 Weekly Practice Space - Tuesday 4:00 - 6:00 PM (Fifth Avenue Commons - Dance/Wellness Room) - Friday 3:00 - 5:00 PM (Morewood Gardens - Multipurpose Room) - Saturday 12:00 - 2:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) - Saturday 5:00 - 7:00 PM (CUC - Activities Room) - Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 PM (CUC - Keeler Studio) Happy dancing, Your CMUBDC officers McKenzie, Jamie, Sasha, Abby, Fa, Eleanor, Steven, Brenna, Saumya, Hanann https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, visit this link . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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