[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of March 4th, 2024

[CMU Ballroom Dance Club]

Hi all,

Correction: We only have rangos this Wednesday until 8pm.

Thanks, and Happy Dancing,
Jamie

On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 11:59 PM CMU Ballroom <cmuballroom at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Ballroom Friends,
>
>
> Happy Spring break! Instead of normal lessons this week, Christine and
> Dmitry will be offering their own group lessons. Times and locations can be
> found in this email, but please note that these lessons will be priced as
> group/private lessons with the coaches rather than paid for through club
> dues.
>
> News
>
> Carnegie Classic Video Review:
>
> In preparation for nationals, we’re getting together to eat pizza and
> watch the videos from Carnegie Classic! This is a good chance to celebrate
> our accomplishments, but also reflect on what our goals are for
> improvement. Whether or not you competed at CC or are planning to compete
> at nationals, these video reviews are a great way to discuss with your
> fellow dancers what looks good on a dance floor. You are encouraged to
> invite constructive feedback from your teammates, and you should definitely
> give out some compliments to your favorite dancers!
>
> We’ll be at the Dowd conference room located on the second floor of the
> CUC. Video review will run from 2pm - 4pm on Saturday, 3/16.
>
> Please RSVP here so we know how much pizza to get + what videos to show!
> <https://forms.gle/Le9LXb8j6BYoZF7e9>
>
> Reminders
>
> Scotch Ball: Buy tickets and/or volunteer by March 25th at 11:59 pm by
> filling out this form. <https://forms.gle/eEC7pFLrxv4EGABc6>
>
> Nationals TBA Form: College student TBAs can fill out this form to match
> with a partner <https://forms.gle/gHFQMGLUp2F7eQdS8>
>
>
> Weekly Lesson Schedule
>
> Mon 3/4 Peter/Wright/McKenna
>
> (please contact Christine Zona on Facebook to RSVP)
>
> Beginning Bolero
>
> 5:30- 6pm
>
> Int 1 and 2 Tango/Quickstep
>
> 6:00-6:45pm
>
> Silver Quickstep
>
> 6:45 - 7:15pm
>
> Advanced
>
> 7:15 - 7:45pm
>
> Privates
>
> 7:45 - 9pm
>
>
> Wed 3/6 Rangos 1/2/3
>
>
> Practice Space!
>
> 5pm-9pm
>
> Additionally...
> Dmitry will be having lessons at Demidov Dance Studio (1366 Old Freeport
> Road) Wednesday, March 6, 7-8PM, mixed level Latin & Rhythm. Rounds
> immediately following from 8-9PM. Please RSVP to dance at demidovdance.com.
> Group class is $15/person, Rounds are $5/person.
>
>
> Practice Space
>
> (note: no practice space on Sat. 3/9)
>
> Sat – CUC Keeler
>
> 12pm - 2pm
>
> Sun – CUC Kenner
>
> 10am - 12pm
>
> Reminder Details
>
> Scotch Ball:
>
> Glitter, glammer, professional catering, dj-ing, and photography– Scotch
> Ball is the royal gala you always dreamed of. Join us for a magical night
> of ballroom dancing April April 5th, 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm at the Pittsburgh
> Mennonite Church.
>
> Purchase tickets and/or sign up to volunteer before March 25th at 11:59
> pm by filling out this form. <https://forms.gle/eEC7pFLrxv4EGABc6> More
> details can be found on the form!
>
> Nationals TBA Form:
>
> If you are a college student (or December 2023 graduate) interested in
> TBA-ing or finding a TBA for nationals, please fill out this form by this
> Friday. USA Dance will work on matching you with a TBA:
> https://forms.gle/gHFQMGLUp2F7eQdS8
>
> Community Events
>
> Red Carpet Ballroom Event @ Wightman School
> <https://pittsburghballroom.com/events_members/>
>
> March 9th with Pittsburgh Ballroom. Swing lesson taught by Dmitry at 7pm,
> ballroom dancing from 8pm -10pm.
>
> Westies in the Burgh @ Night and Day Dance Studio
> <https://www.facebook.com/events/926778022271893/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D>
>
> March 9th! West Coast Swing Lessons with Ward Roberts: Intermediate lesson
> from 6:45 - 7:30pm, Beginner from 7:30 - 8:00pm. Social Dancing with DJ
> Chris Drum: 8:00 - 10:00pm. Admission: $12
>
> FTLOB Bachata  Fundamentals Weekender @ Arthur Murray
> <https://www.facebook.com/events/900465098260185/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D>
>
> March 9th and 10th! For a full schedule and to register:
> https://www.fortheloveofbachata.com/fundamentalsweekender
> <https://www.fortheloveofbachata.com/fundamentalsweekender?fbclid=IwAR2xByi70WiuVFvVA7l40OfL2pi_Z7uKU6q1M85GiciArG0WNjuXp9dPSMI>
>
> Resources
>
> Attendance:
>
> Please fill out this form every day that you attend!
> <https://forms.gle/LpB12mhtKKcjnY8W9> You can fill it out here in advance
> or afterwards if you forget.
>
> Payments:
>
> Students owe $40, non-students owe $90 (unless you start the week of
> Spring Break or later, then it is half off). This one-time payment covers
> all lessons through the end of Spring (note: if you saw a typo here last
> week that said “through the end of Fall”... that was incorrect, sorry). We
> accept cash or check, paid at the front table. If you want to pay online/by
> card, please follow these instructions
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_1T5WMRG1t8QDjebvwHMo8VPniSbSbFHah879Vw22g/edit?usp=sharing> to
> use cashnet.
>
> 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.
>
> Slack:
>
> The slack channel is a groupchat where we talk all things ballroom. Ex:
> coordinating groups for dance outings, finding people to practice with for
> the weekend, or reporting a lost item. Join the slack by clicking this
> link!
> <https://join.slack.com/t/cmuballroom/shared_invite/zt-2czxg2yp0-6TiRXNAOFT~fp5t9J8z4tw>
>
>
> This week’s most meme-ingful message
>
>
> Happy Dancing!
>
> Abby, Brenna, Eleanor, Jamie, Jolie, Kyr, Sasha, & Saumya
> https://linktr.ee/cmubdt – cmuballroom at gmail.com
>
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