[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of November 17th, 2024

Sun Nov 17 15:35:01 EST 2024

Hello Ballroom Friends,

Happy Dancing! Lessons this week on Monday in Rangos and Wednesday in PWM.
Dmitry is away competing this week so our latin lessons will be as follows:

Competition Hair Workshop

5:20-5:55

How to Practice Workshop (Practicing solo and with a partner) by Jamie and
Kyr

5:55-6:30

Stretching Workshop by Jamie

6:30-7:05

Gold+ Latin Lesson by Sasha

7:05-7:40

Newcomer Latin Lesson by Kyr and Brandon

7:40-8:10

Please feel free to come to any and all of the workshops! For the Advanced
lesson, we ask that you were placed into the advanced Latin lesson usually
(Gold+).

We will also be holding our special elections on Monday at 8:30 in Rangos.
Any dues paying members are eligible to vote. The current public slate of
candidates can be found here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12q_H_YtEci6EnrF4Y6fvMSTLm33GHWCMdPbfb8t24_c/edit?gid=0#gid=0>
!

Reminders for this week (11/17-11/23) - More details below!

General:

- Attend the special election Monday at 8:30!

- Sign up for our holiday gift exchange here
<https://forms.gle/kV2RZ7WH9JwPoUfp8>!

- Sign up to perform at our semester showcase here!
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NPaTavluVWxs9fHibppYi788NgvVQtxmXAkEQpgk4fo/edit>

- We are taking semester lesson payments! Check, Cash, or Cashnet!
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_1T5WMRG1t8QDjebvwHMo8VPniSbSbFHah879Vw22g/edit>

- Join the slack by clicking this link!
<https://join.slack.com/t/cmuballroom/shared_invite/zt-2h427oryv-q~Y_rbzhxEuZLWKmrOrgYQ>

Holiday Gift Exchange & Potluck:

You are cordially invited to our holiday gift exchange and potluck on
December 7 from 2-4 pm in UC Danforth. If you would like to participate,
please fill out this form <https://forms.gle/kV2RZ7WH9JwPoUfp8> by Nov 25.

Special Elections:

We will be holding special elections this semester on November 18th at
8:30pm in Rangos for the following positions: Secretary, Media Manager,
Events Coordinator, Lessons Coordinator, and Competition Team Manager.
There are descriptions of the open positions available here
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gEmBx2BJ-zt3SgWpGwd582AG6-FGCh_IOvjiEPrxeRw/edit?usp=sharing>
and more details on the specifics of the election process are available here
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YexnCcjK4KHvjCtMyOfXW4wrLmTEjDEa9_i5ca5vPB4/edit?usp=sharing>
! If you are interested in being on board we would absolutely love to have
you! It is an extremely rewarding experience, and if you have any questions
please reach out to any of the current officers (Sasha, Abby, Karishma,
Kyr, Aditya, Brenna) and we can give you more information!

Winter Showcase:
Do you want to show off your new dancing skills, fun side hobbies, or more?
Join our end of semester showcase during our lessons time in Rangos on
December 2nd! Past showcases have included juggling, K-pop dance, three
person west coast swing, and more. It’s a no pressure way to showcase and
get cheered on by the team! Sign up to showcase here!
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NPaTavluVWxs9fHibppYi788NgvVQtxmXAkEQpgk4fo/edit>

Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer lessons highlighted!)

Monday 11/18 – Rangos

Professional-

Taught Standard

Int 3

5:20-5:55

Int 2

5:55-6:30

Int 1

6:30-7:05

Adv

7:05-7:40

Newcomer

7:40-8:10

Standard Rounds

8:10-8:30

Special Election

8:30-8:40

Veteran-

Taught

Lesson

Viennese Waltz w/ Brenna & Abby

8:50-9:30

Professional-

Taught

Social Dance

Beginner Nightclub 2 Step

9:30-10:00

Int Nightclub 2 Step

10:00-10:30

Wednesday 11/20 – PWM

Workshops & Lessons

Hair Workshop

5:20-5:55

How to Practice Workshop (Practicing solo and with a partner) by Jamie and
Kyr

5:55-6:30

Stretching Workshop by Jamie

6:30-7:05

Gold+ Latin Lesson by Sasha

7:05-7:40

Newcomer Latin Lesson by Kyr and Brandon

7:40-8:10

Rounds & Veteran Office Hours

Latin Rounds

8:10-8:30

Rhythm Rounds

8:30-8:40

Latin Rounds 2

8:40-8:50

Vet Office Hours

8:50-9:30

Professional-

Taught

Social Dance

Beginner Lindy Hop

9:30-10:00

Int Lindy Hop

10:00-10:30

Practice Space

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   Saturday 12:30PM-2PM - CUC Kenner Studio
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   Sunday 11:30AM-1PM - CUC Kenner Studio

Reminder Details

Payment Information:

We hope you are having a great time taking lessons with us! Your first two
lessons (excluding rush) are free. After that, we ask that students pay $40
and non-students pay $90 in membership dues. This amount covers all the
lessons we offer for the entire Fall semester.

Please bring cash or a check to the table at the door or follow these
instructions to pay online. As a reminder, we cannot accept Venmo or Zelle
because of university policy.

Here are more in depth payment instructions
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_1T5WMRG1t8QDjebvwHMo8VPniSbSbFHah879Vw22g/edit>
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Community Events

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   PittStop Lindy Hop 2024 (Student discounts for dances!) Register here!
   <https://pittstoplindyhop.com/>
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      Tuesday, November 22nd-24th, Rangos Ballroom
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      Cranberry Ballroom “First Frost” Social Ballroom Dance
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         Saturday, November 23rd, 7pm - Wightman Community Center

Resources

Slack:

The slack channel is a group chat where we talk about all things ballroom.
Ex: coordinating groups for dance outings, finding people to practice with
for the weekend, or reporting a lost item. We also use this to communicate
about competitions, especially travel and timelines.  Join the slack by
clicking this link!
<https://join.slack.com/t/cmuballroom/shared_invite/zt-2h427oryv-q~Y_rbzhxEuZLWKmrOrgYQ>

Google Calendar:
Click this link
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=YjYyOWVzNDVsZ2w2ZW0wNzM0ZjVpcWNibGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ>
to add our google calendar and stay updated on lessons, practices, socials
and more fun events!

This week’s most meme-ingful message

Happy Dancing!

Abby, Brenna, Aditya, Kyr, Sasha, & Karishma
https://linktr.ee/cmubdt – cmuballroom at gmail.com
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*Happy Dancing!*

Abby, Brenna, Aditya, Kyr, Sasha, & Karishma

https://linktr.ee/cmubdt – cmuballroom at gmail.com
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