From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Sep 3 23:01:06 2023 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2023 23:01:06 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of September 4th Message-ID: Hello ballroom friends! If you?re new here from Rush, welcome! Happy to have you here on the mailing list! This week is our second (and last) week of Rush, so bring your dancing spirit and a friend or two. Please note, Rush will be on TUESDAY, not Monday, due to the holiday. New in this email: - Volunteer for the Society of Women Engineers to support CMU BDC . Reminders: - Run for Officer Election (9/5) ? https://forms.gle/3bZvkTvLJZG9Nrdw5 - Fill out OSU Commitment Forms (9/11 & 9/18) ? individual commitment form + fill out the partnership form Weekly Lessons Schedule Tue 9/5 ? Peter/Wright/McKenna 5:15 - 5:40 Int 1 Standard Audition 5:40 - 6:05 Int 2 Standard Audition 6:05 - 6:30 Int 3 Standard Audition 6:30 - 6:55 Adv Standard Audition 7:00 - 9:00 RUSH Wed 9/6 ? Peter/Wright/McKenna 5:30 Officer Elections 7:00 - 9:00 RUSH Practice Space CUC Keeler Sat: 12 - 2PM Sun: 1 -3PM News Volunteer Opportunity: The Society of Women Engineers is seeking volunteers for their STEM fair Wednesday, September 13th and Thursday, September 14th 10am-5pm EDT in the Wiegand Gym and Rangos Ballroom in the Cohon University Center. You can read more about the fair here: https://engineering.cmu.edu/industry-innovation/scf/index.html. As a token of their appreciation, for every hour volunteered students will be able to donate $10 to the CMU organization of their choice. If you?re interested, please sign up using this link: https://forms.gle/24Jhn2RfNZ2N3VWQA and support our club. Repeats [ACTION REQUIRED: 9/5] Officer Elections: CMU BDC is a student-run organization, which means it?s folks like YOU who keep this club dancing! This year, we need to elect a Competition Team Captain, an Events Coordinator, and a Media Manager. Learn more about the roles here and about the election process here . This is a great opportunity to gain leadership experience and get more involved with our wonderful community. Elections will be held September 6th at Peter/Wright/McKenna, please fill out this form by 9/5 to run . [ACTION REQUIRED: 9/11 & 9/18] OSU Commitment Forms: We?re going to the OSU DanceSport Classic in Columbus, OH! Car groups will be leaving the afternoon/evening of Friday, September 29th and returning late Saturday night, September 30th. No past competition experience required, newcomers welcome! Please fill out the individual commitment form , due 9/11. Then, fill out the partnership form , due 9/18. Rush: RUSH!! We want to see everyone there! The more dancers come, the more fun we?ll have, and the more fun we?ll have, the more new dancers will want to join the best club at CMU ;) Feel free to show up just to dance, but if you want to volunteer, contact Abby at agq at cmu.edu. Doors open at 7pm. Dates are: - MON 08/28 (Rangos) - WED 08/30 (Rangos - TUE 09/05 (P/W/M) - WED 09/06 (P/W/M) Community Events PGH Swing Open House? Sept 6th @7pm Wilkins School Community Center Apasionado Dance Club Body Awareness Workshop? Sept 8 @7:00-8:30pm Wightman School This Week?s Most MEME-ingful Message Happy Dancing, Abby, Brenna, Jamie, Jolie, Kyr, Sasha, & Saumya 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... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Mon Sep 11 10:20:53 2023 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:20:53 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of September 11th Message-ID: Hello ballroom friends! Thank you all for a successful rush event! We?re super excited to start our normal lesson schedule, and we hope you are too. Also, please remember to fill out the *OSU individual commitment* form TONIGHT. New in this email: - Newcomer Bootcamp! It?s where you?re a newcomer, and we teach you everything you need to know for your first competition. 9/17 1-3pm @ Keeler Reminders: - Volunteer for the Society of Women Engineers to support CMU BDC . - Fill out OSU Commitment Forms (9/11 & 9/18) ? individual commitment form + fill out the partnership form Weekly Lessons Schedule Mon 9/11 ? Peter/Wright/McKenna 5:20 - 5:55 Professional-Taught Standard Int 2 5:55 - 6:30 Professional-Taught Standard Int 3 6:30 - 7:05 Professional-Taught Standard Int 1 7:05 - 7:40 Professional-Taught Standard Advanced 7:40 - 8:10 Professional-Taught Standard Newcomer 8:10 - 8:25 Rounds 8:25 - 9:05 Vet-Taught American Waltz 9:05 - 9:30 Social/Practice Time 9:30 - 10:00 Professional-Taught Salsa Beginner 10:00 - 10:30 Professional-Taught Salsa Intermediate Wed 9/13 ? Peter/Wright/McKenna 5:20 - 5:55 Professional-Taught Latin Int 2 5:55 - 6:30 Professional-Taught Rhythm (int 1+) 6:30 - 7:05 Professional-Taught Latin Int 1 7:05 - 7:40 Professional-Taught Latin Advanced 7:40 - 8:10 Professional-Taught Latin Newcomer 8:10 - 8:25 Rounds 8:25 - 9:05 Vet-Taught American Rumba 9:05 - 9:30 Social/Practice Time 9:30 - 10:00 Professional-Taught Swing Beginner 10:00 - 10:30 Profession-Taught Swing Intermediate Practice Space CUC Keeler Sat: 12 - 2PM Sun: 1 -3PM News Newcomer Bootcamp: New and eager to compete? You should be! There?s a dedicated competition level just for you newcomers! Even if you?re not sure yet, this fun afternoon will run through everything you need to know to jump in for latin/standard dances at a competition. You don?t need a partner. You definitely don?t need experience. Just show up wearing something you can dance in. See you there this Sunday, 9/17 1-3pm in CUC Keeler Repeats Volunteer Opportunity: The Society of Women Engineers is seeking volunteers for their STEM fair Wednesday, September 13th and Thursday, September 14th 10am-5pm EDT in the Wiegand Gym and Rangos Ballroom in the Cohon University Center. You can read more about the fair here: https://engineering.cmu.edu/industry-innovation/scf/index.html. As a token of their appreciation, for every hour volunteered students will be able to donate $10 to the CMU organization of their choice. If you?re interested, please sign up using this link: https://forms.gle/24Jhn2RfNZ2N3VWQA and support our club. [ACTION REQUIRED: 9/11 & 9/18] OSU Commitment Forms: We?re going to the OSU DanceSport Classic in Columbus, OH! Car groups will be leaving the afternoon/evening of Friday, September 29th and returning late Saturday night, September 30th. No past competition experience required, newcomers welcome! Please fill out the individual commitment form , due 9/11. Then, fill out the partnership form , due 9/18. Community Events Rounds @ Demidov Dance Studio Thursday, September 14 and 21, 7:30-9:00 PM. ALL STYLES and LEVELS are welcome. Nutrition for Dancesport @ Demidov Dance On Thursday, September 28, Demidov Dance Studio is having a Nutrition for Dancesport seminar, led by former dancer and dietician, Ms. Ricci-Lee Hotz, MS, RDN, LDN. RSVP at www.demidovdance.com/events. Cost is $30/person. All dancers, competitive or social, are welcome to attend. Social hour to follow until 9:30PM. A flyer is attached. Partner Awareness for Dancers @ Apasionado Workshop on Friday, Sept 22, 7:00-8:30pm. $20 ($12 for students). Zouk Flow Night @ Los Sabrosos Dance Co. Friday, Sept 15. Starting at 9 PM with a mini-lesson (ideal for beginners) and ending at 12 AM, dancers of all levels can enjoy three hours of non-stop Brazilian Zouk. Pricing:$15 - Mini-lesson & Social $10 - Social This Week?s Most MEME-ingful Message Walking with Style (that is, dancing), Abby, Brenna, Jamie, Jolie, Kyr, Sasha, & Saumya 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... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Nutrition for Dancesport.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1526933 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Sep 17 22:37:40 2023 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2023 22:37:40 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of September 18th Message-ID: Hello ballroom friends! Great to see so many returning dancers from Rush + previous years :D We?re so glad to have y?all around, and we hope you?ll join us for our upcoming events! New in this email: - PAYMENTS: If you?ve attended both lessons this week, it?s time to pay your membership dues. $40 for students, $90 for nonstudents. Bring cash or check to the tabler, or follow these instructions to pay online. - We?re going Apple-Picking on October 7th! Fill out this form by Oct 4 to come with! - Round Videos can be found here , password is danceyourownstyle (thank Eric for filming!) - Newcomer Bootcamp?. Two! Newcomer bootcamp?s where you?re a newcomer, and we teach you everything you need to know for your first competition. This time, it?s the American styles. 9/23 1-3pm @ Keeler - OSU Commitment Forms, we?ve extended the deadlines and reduced fees! now due Mon, 9/18 and Wed, 9/20? individual commitment form + partnership form Reminders: - Nothin? here this week Weekly Lessons Schedule Mon 9/18 ? Rangos 1/2/3 5:20 - 5:55 Professional-Taught Standard Int 2 5:55 - 6:30 Professional-Taught Standard Int 3 6:30 - 7:05 Professional-Taught Standard Int 1 7:05 - 7:40 Professional-Taught Standard Advanced 7:40 - 8:10 Professional-Taught Standard Newcomer 8:10 - 8:25 Rounds 8:25 - 9:05 Vet-Taught American Waltz 9:05 - 9:30 Social/Practice Time 9:30 - 10:00 Professional-Taught Salsa Beginner 10:00 - 10:30 Professional-Taught Salsa Intermediate Wed 9/20 ? Rangos 1/2/3 5:20 - 5:55 Professional-Taught Latin Int 2 5:55 - 6:30 Professional-Taught Rhythm (Int 1+) 6:30 - 7:05 Professional-Taught Latin Int 1 7:05 - 7:40 Professional-Taught Latin Advanced 7:40 - 8:10 Professional-Taught Latin Newcomer 8:10 - 8:25 Rounds 8:25 - 9:05 Vet-Taught American Rumba 9:05 - 9:30 Social/Practice Time 9:30 - 10:00 Professional-Taught Swing Beginner 10:00 - 10:30 Profession-Taught Swing Intermediate Practice Space CUC Keeler Sat: 12 - 2PM Sun: 1 -3PM News Payments: After two free lessons, we ask that you pay for the rest of the semester. Students owe $40, non-students owe $90. This one-time payment covers all lessons through the end of Fall. We accept cash or check, paid at the front table. If you want to pay online/by card, please follow these instructions to use cashnet. [ACTION REQUIRED: 10/4] Apple-Picking: Dancers, the season is upon us: pumpkin spice lattes, cozy sweaters, and best of all, CMU Ballroom?s annual apple-picking trip! Every fall, we head out to Simmons Farm for an afternoon of apple picking, animal petting, hay rides, and corn mazes. On Saturday, October 7, we will leave at 1pm from the East Campus Garage next to the Cohon University Center. Cars will depart from the farm by 4pm, depending on passenger desires. Price varies depending on how many apples/pumpkins you want to take home (see sign-up form for details). Sign-up by Wednesday, October 4th by filling out this form. Round Videos: Our resident videographer, Eric, records and posts videos of rounds at https://ericonomics.me/rounds . password is danceyourownstyle . He updates this website regularly, so you can always check back here for more rounds videos. Newcomer Bootcamp? Two: If you came last week, we taught you everything you needed to know for Latin/Standard style competition. But there?s a whole ?nother set of dances for you to sweep the floor with: American Smooth/Rhythm dances! These are very similar to Latin/Standard, so your skills will transfer very well between the two. Less people dance the American styles around here, so it can be a fun way to get more dances in at comps in a smaller competition pool. It?s also just fun to try new things :) Even if you?re not sure yet, this fun afternoon will run through everything you need to know to jump in for smooth/rhythm dances at a competition. You don?t need a partner. You definitely don?t need experience. Just show up wearing something you can dance in. See you there this Sunday, 9/23 1-3pm in CUC Keeler [ACTION REQUIRED: 9/18 & 9/20] OSU Commitment Forms: We?ve extended the deadline so you? yes you! newcomer!-- can come with us to OSU DanceSport Classic in Columbus, OH. Love watching the higher level dancers perform? Want to bond with your teammates on a fun roadtrip? Eager to put on a fun outfit and compete against other newcomers? Please sign up for OSU! Car groups will be leaving the afternoon/evening of Friday, September 29th and returning late Saturday night, September 30th. No past competition experience required. Please fill out the individual commitment form , due 9/18. Then, fill out the partnership form , due 9/20. Repeats Nothin? this week Community Events Rounds @ Demidov Dance Studio Thursday 21, 7:30-9:00 PM. ALL STYLES and LEVELS are welcome. Nutrition for Dancesport @ Demidov Dance On Thursday, September 28, Demidov Dance Studio is having a Nutrition for Dancesport seminar, led by former dancer and dietician, Ms. Ricci-Lee Hotz, MS, RDN, LDN. RSVP at www.demidovdance.com/events. Cost is $30/person. All dancers, competitive or social, are welcome to attend. Social hour to follow until 9:30PM. Partner Awareness for Dancers @ Apasionado Workshop on Friday, Sept 22, 7:00-8:30pm. $20 ($12 for students) at the Wightman Center Cuban and Angola Dance Night @ Apasionado Friday, Sept 29, 8-11pm at the Wightman Center with Steel City Kizomba 's Mike David, DJ D'A?o. The majority of the evening will be dedicated to the following dances: Rueda de Casino, Cuban Bolero, Cuban Son, Kizomba Collegiate Shag & Balboa Weekender @ PGH Swing At the Wilkins School Community Center, PGH Swing?s hosting an Intro to Collegiate Shag Workshop on Friday 9/22 from 7-9pm. On Saturday, 9/23, they?ll have a balboa refresher lesson at 11am, a series of balboa workshops from 1pm - 5:30pm, and a social w/ a live band at 7pm. This Week?s Most MEME-ingful Message Cheers, Abby, Brenna, Eleanor, Jamie, Jolie, Kyr, Sasha, & Saumya 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... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Mon Sep 25 09:32:12 2023 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:32:12 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of September 25th Message-ID: Hello ballroom friends! If you?re signed-up for OSU, we hope you?re excited! Please pay your competition fees this week. Stay tuned for more information regarding carpooling and departure times. If you?re skipping this time around and staying in town, be sure to check out the ?Community Events? section at the end of this email for info on fun dance socials you can get up to this weekend. New in this email: - OSU Payments are due this week by Sept. 27th. $50 for vets, $30 for first-timers. Bring cash or check to the tabler, or follow these instructions to pay online Reminders: - Payments: $40 for students, $90 for nonstudents. Bring cash or check to the tabler, or follow these instructions to pay online. - We?re going Apple-Picking on October 7th! Fill out this form by Oct 4 to come with! Weekly Lessons Schedule Mon 9/18 ? Rangos 1/2/3 5:20 - 5:55 Professional-Taught Standard Int 2 5:55 - 6:30 Professional-Taught Standard Int 3 6:30 - 7:05 Professional-Taught Standard Int 1 7:05 - 7:40 Professional-Taught Standard Advanced 7:40 - 8:10 Professional-Taught Standard Newcomer 8:10 - 8:25 Rounds 8:25 - 9:05 Vet-Taught American Waltz 9:05 - 9:30 Social/Practice Time 9:30 - 10:00 Professional-Taught Salsa Beginner 10:00 - 10:30 Professional-Taught Salsa Intermediate Wed 9/20 ? Peter/Wright/McKenna 5:20 - 5:55 Professional-Taught Latin Int 2 5:55 - 6:30 Professional-Taught Rhythm (Int 1+) 6:30 - 7:05 Professional-Taught Latin Int 1 7:05 - 7:40 Professional-Taught Latin Advanced 7:40 - 8:10 Professional-Taught Latin Newcomer 8:10 - 8:25 Rounds 8:25 - 9:05 Vet-Taught American Rumba 9:05 - 9:30 Social/Practice Time 9:30 - 10:00 Professional-Taught Swing Beginner 10:00 - 10:30 Profession-Taught Swing Intermediate Practice Space CUC Keeler Sat: 12 - 2PM Sun: 1 -3PM News [ACTION REQUIRED: 9/27] OSU Payments: If you signed up for OSU, please pay your competition dues by Sept. 27th. OSU offers a discount for newcomers, so it will be $50 for vets, $30 for first-timers. Bring cash or check to the tabler, or follow these instructions to pay online. Repeats Payments: After two free lessons, we ask that you pay for the rest of the semester. Students owe $40, non-students owe $90. This one-time payment covers all lessons through the end of Fall. We accept cash or check, paid at the front table. If you want to pay online/by card, please follow these instructions to use cashnet. [ACTION REQUIRED: 10/4] Apple-Picking: Dancers, the season is upon us: pumpkin spice lattes, cozy sweaters, and best of all, CMU Ballroom?s annual apple-picking trip! Every fall, we head out to Simmons Farm for an afternoon of apple picking, animal petting, hay rides, and corn mazes. On Saturday, October 7, we will leave at 1pm from the East Campus Garage next to the Cohon University Center. Cars will depart from the farm by 4pm, depending on passenger desires. Price varies depending on how many apples/pumpkins you want to take home (see sign-up form for details). Sign-up by Wednesday, October 4th by filling out this form. Round Videos: Our resident videographer, Eric, records and posts videos of rounds at https://ericonomics.me/rounds . password is danceyourownstyle . He updates this website regularly, so you can always check back here for more rounds videos. Community Events Nutrition for Dancesport @ Demidov Dance On Thursday, September 28, Demidov Dance Studio is having a Nutrition for Dancesport seminar, led by former dancer and dietician, Ms. Ricci-Lee Hotz, MS, RDN, LDN. RSVP at www.demidovdance.com/events. Cost is $30/person. All dancers, competitive or social, are welcome to attend. Social hour to follow until 9:30PM. A flyer is attached. Cuban and Angola Dance Night @ Apasionado Friday, Sept 29, 8-11pm at the Wightman Center with Steel City Kizomba 's Mike David, DJ D'A?o. The majority of the evening will be dedicated to the following dances: Rueda de Casino, Cuban Bolero, Cuban Son, Kizomba This Week?s Most MEME-ingful Message [image: image.png] Go CMU Ballroom! 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