[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 6th, 2024
CMU Ballroom Dance Club
ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
Sun Oct 6 20:10:32 EDT 2024
Hello Ballroom Friends,
Regular lessons in PWM on Monday then Rangos on Wednesday (+ Smooth and
Rhythm rounds at 9pm!) this week as we prepare for our home
competition, Carnegie
Classic <https://carnegieclassic.com/> this Saturday! Make sure to fill out
your registration forms and let us know if you can host any dancers (all
they need is a floor to sleep on!)
Reminders for this week (10/06-10/12) - More details below!
We have lots of forms for you! Fill one, or fill them all!
Carnegie Classic:
We are less than a week away!
- Register here!
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffFADyFP7fSUS2jvpS-TS33vSgUXRpMtGC4npSpK_XNt4zNw/viewform?usp=sf_link>
(Newcomer students - your registration price has been lowered to 25$!)
- Sign up for a Carnegie Classic Buddy Boat here!
<https://forms.gle/F2CqP8tD54dhGoB36>
- Volunteer! Sign up HERE! <https://forms.gle/DNecY8Nod6q9yzmJ8>
- Please consider hosting dancers looking for housing! Sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTaI-ld-aWKCok3tjRYd6vMtxIwSzw-o2CT3TAUpY-oFMaTg/viewform>
!
- Express your interest in taking workshops
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvxWsrmpCV_M-hqtpZW4oZQu2uc4hMnHisxoeb1f6QNUbXqg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
or (semi)privates
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7lyPLM8wuXPLjk-50BcVHDfRDRs-UX2laeac2LgdPfZt2dA/viewform?usp=sf_link>
with Maja Servé <https://dancesportacademytucson.com/>!
- Attend the Starlit Soiree social dance even if you aren’t competing (at
8pm on Friday in Rangos!)
- Smooth & Rhythm rounds to prepare at 9 pm on Wednesday!
General:
- Sign up for apple picking
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerR5joR4ZgcqzwNpUjGURzfR2GzYIym6P4Oyi1yQgpIaHg_g/viewform>
on October 26th!
- 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>
Rochester DanceSport Festival (October 19–20!):
If you are interested in attending, please register at (this link
<https://rochesterdancesportfestival.web.app/>) BY MONDAY AT 10:30 PM
(apologies
for the short turnaround!). Please arrange transportation and housing with
the other attendees - reach out to be added to the Facebook group chat.
This competition is an excellent opportunity for non-students to accrue
points to help qualify for USA Dance Nationals and for students to dance at
an additional level! (see email sent earlier for more details)
We are in the time frame for regular registration prices right now.
However, since we are over 250 miles away, Rochester is generously giving a
$20 discount, so registration costs are only $25! Please email Abby (
agq at andrew.cmu.edu), Aditya (achanana at andrew.cmu.edu), and
cmuballroom at gmail.com a screenshot of your registration confirmation so we
can let the organizers know who is attending for the discount. That $25
registration fee will be paid directly to Rochester, only cash or check day
of (no online system).
Students, you will also receive a $40 credit (increased from $25!!) from
CMU Ballroom for Carnegie Classic or DCDI - contingent on us receiving
confirmation of your registration by Monday at 10:30 pm.
Reach out to Abby or Aditya with questions!
Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer lessons highlighted!)
Monday 10/07 – P/W/M
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
Rounds
8:10-8:20
Veteran-
Taught
Lessons
Smooth Foxtrot w/ Brenna & Vanessa
8:25-9:00
Tango w/ Aditya & Abby
9:00-9:30
Professional-
Taught
Social Dance
Beginner Salsa
9:30-10:00
Int Salsa
10:00-10:30
Wednesday 10/09 – Rangos 1/2/3
Professional-
Taught Latin
Rhythm
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
Rounds
8:10-8:20
Veteran-
Taught
Lessons
Cha-Cha w/ Sasha & Matias
8:25-8:45
Rhythm Rumba w/ Rebecca & Jamie
8:45-9:05
Smooth & Rhythm Rounds
9:05-9:30
Professional-
Taught
Social Dance
Beginner Hustle
9:30-10:00
Int Hustle
10:00-10:30
Practice Space
-
None (Carnegie Classic!)
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>
.
Carnegie Classic:
We are hosting Carnegie Classic <https://carnegieclassic.com/>, our annual
home competition, this October 12th in our very own Rangos Ballroom! We
can’t wait to host competitors from over 20 colleges and adults from across
the nation. There will be a social dance Friday night, the competition
Saturday, and workshops from international champions (Maja Serve) along
with CMU BDC alumni mentoring sessions on Sunday.
We are looking for volunteers to help with our Carnegie Classic Competition
(October 11-13). We are so excited to be hosting this competition but we
can't do it without everyone's help! We have lots of opportunities for
volunteering, between picking up officials from the airport and acting as
Deck Captain during the competition!
Feel free to sign up for anything that seems interesting to you and
anything you would be willing to do - we won't double book you and will try
to get everyone the jobs they want! Sign up HERE!
<https://forms.gle/DNecY8Nod6q9yzmJ8>Please fill out this form if you would
like to help out the CMU Ballroom team by hosting some dancers from other
universities! It is pretty simple, all you need is floor space and a
bathroom for them to use. They will basically sleep over Friday night and
leave Saturday morning or Sunday afternoon. If you have a couch or pillows
for them, that's nice, but not required. Sign up HERE!
<https://forms.gle/WiQzV3SHs4oeZTPZ6>
Carnegie Classic Registration:
If you would like to compete at Carnegie Classic, you must fill out
the individual
commitment form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffFADyFP7fSUS2jvpS-TS33vSgUXRpMtGC4npSpK_XNt4zNw/viewform?usp=sf_link>
AND the partnership commitment form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqUrlimJdg41cMqPtWiu3CsqO4_BUgomj_5lVr41JMUnJ13w/viewform?usp=sf_link>
ASAP.
New Buddy Boats:
Did you enjoy our buddy boats for OSU or miss out and want to join one now?
We are doing new buddy boats for Carnegie Classic. When you fill out this
form, you'll be assigned to one of these 'boats' which are a group of
dancers of mixed experience levels. It's our version of a 'big'/'little'
system, except they rotate for every competition so you can meet new
people! Each buddy boat will have a captain (bronze/silver or above), first
mate (any level), and some crew (any level). Sign up here!
<https://forms.gle/F2CqP8tD54dhGoB36>
Carnegie Classic Registration:
If you would like to compete at Carnegie Classic, you must fill out
the individual
commitment form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffFADyFP7fSUS2jvpS-TS33vSgUXRpMtGC4npSpK_XNt4zNw/viewform?usp=sf_link>
AND the partnership commitment form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqUrlimJdg41cMqPtWiu3CsqO4_BUgomj_5lVr41JMUnJ13w/viewform?usp=sf_link>
by 10/4.
Alumni Mentoring/Maja Serve Workshops & Privates:
We are so excited to announce that we are offering free private ballroom
dance lessons with our talented alumni dancers! Most of these dancers are
at the champ level, competing at the highest amateur level, and they are
ready to share their expertise with you. Whether you’re a beginner or
looking to refine your skills, this is an incredible opportunity to learn
from some of the best. Spots are limited, so don’t miss out on this chance
to dance with these top-level dancers—completely free of charge!
Please sign up for your lesson at this link!
<https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20F0B4CA9A62CA7FF2-51255768-alumni>
Please open this link on a laptop or tablet. It doesn’t display very well
on phones.
Additionally, if you are interested in workshops with 4x Danish and
international champion Maja Serve on that Sunday, please fill out this form!
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvxWsrmpCV_M-hqtpZW4oZQu2uc4hMnHisxoeb1f6QNUbXqg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
For privates and (semi)privates, please fill out this form!
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7lyPLM8wuXPLjk-50BcVHDfRDRs-UX2laeac2LgdPfZt2dA/viewform>
Apple Picking:
Every fall the club heads out to Simmons Farm to go apple picking! There is
also animal petting, hay rides, and corn mazes! Please fill out this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerR5joR4ZgcqzwNpUjGURzfR2GzYIym6P4Oyi1yQgpIaHg_g/viewform?usp=sf_link>
if you would like to join us. This year, we will depart around 1pm on
October 26th and return around 4:30 pm or earlier. The deadline to register
is the 23rd.
Community Events
-
USA Dance Oktoberfest Dance - Register here!
<https://usadancepgh.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=69b2684b759ee983a31c5a3c1&id=c7d686860f&e=b072155524>
-
Saturday, October 19th, 6 pm - Palisades (Water Street, Mckeesport)
-
USA Dance November Dance
-
Saturday, November 16th, 7 pm - Wightman Community Center
-
PittStop Lindy Hop 2024 (Student discounts for dances!) Register here!
<https://pittstoplindyhop.com/>
-
Tuesday, November 22nd-24th, Rangos Ballroom
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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