[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 20th, 2024

[CMU Ballroom Dance Club]

Hello Ballroom Friends,

Welcome back! Congratulations to everyone who competed at Rochester
Dancesport this weekend - you all danced fantastically!


Regular lessons this week on Monday and Wednesday, both in PWM in the UC.
We will also have a new block of veteran lessons and the restructuring of
rounds to include two sets of international rounds AND an American round!
More information below.

Reminders for this week (10/20-10/27) - More details below!

General:

- Fill out the individual
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0vQegeaJItbvzRgWD_nm7yOn-rGW-EccUMG3spBWU-4vRMg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
and partnership
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2jaMJUXeT2gpF-Pyib2QNtBLpqHnCRW4ee43-aqEfC6sg_A/viewform?usp=sf_link>
commitment forms for the DCDI competition by 10/23!

- Sign up for the special election
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK1LHGmY_LzeLL8l9ddB4f026M67-MpZtgIz7lokjNehK2zA/viewform?usp=sf_link>
!

- Sign up for apple picking
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerR5joR4ZgcqzwNpUjGURzfR2GzYIym6P4Oyi1yQgpIaHg_g/viewform>
on October 26th by this Wednesday!

- 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>

Special Elections:

We will be holding special elections this semester 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!

Shoe Order:

If you are interested in professional quality shoes from International
Dance Shoes <https://www.internationaldanceshoes.com/>, Dmitry’s studio is
putting in a group order - which means shipping and other costs are
typically cheaper. If you are interested please email Dance at demidovdance.com
with answers to these questions by the 26th:

1.Shoe Style/Name, 2. Heel Height & Shape, 3. Shoe Size in the UK, 4. Width
(Narrow/Regular/Wide), 5. Color 6. Do you need heel protectors?
If you have any questions or need help selecting which shoes you want to
order please ask any of the officers!

Lessons and Rounds:

For the remainder of the semester we will be restructuring our rounds and
lessons schedule for after our regular set of rounds! We will have our
first set of international rounds from 8:10 - 8:20 like usual, then
american rounds from 8:20 - 8:30, then a second set of international rounds
from 8:35 - 8:45 then our veteran lesson from 8:45 - 9:15. Our veteran
lessons in this block will be zouk with brenna and bhuvan on Mondays and
samba with james and jamie on Wednesdays. We will be teaching both dances
from scratch so bring a friend or someone new!

Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer lessons highlighted!)

Monday 10/21 – 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

Int Round 1

8:10-8:20

Veteran-

Taught

Lesson

Am Rounds

8:20-8:30

Int Round 2

8:35-8:45

Zouk w/ Brenna & Bhuvan

8:45-9:15

Professional-

Taught

Social Dance

Beginner Nightclub 2 Step

9:30-10:00

Int Nightclub 2 Step

10:00-10:30


Wednesday 10/23 – P/W/M

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

Int Round 1

8:10-8:20

Veteran-

Taught

Lesson

Am Rounds

8:20-8:30

Int Round 2

8:35-8:45

Samba w/ Jamie & James

8:45-9:15

Professional-

Taught

Social Dance

Beginner Lindy Hop

9:30-10:00

Int Lindy Hop

10:00-10:30

Practice Space

   -

   Saturday 12:30PM-2PM - CUC Kenner Studio
   -

   Sunday 11:30AM-1PM - CUC Kenner Studio


Reminder Details

DC Dancesport Inferno:
Don’t worry if you missed out because you’re in luck - there is another
competition coming up November 1st-3rd, DC Dancesport Inferno in Maryland!
This competition lasts two days and usually hosts over 800 competitors with
a large open section, a fun collaborative team match, a great TBA matching
system, discounted pricing for newcomers, and the best dancers and
showcases you will see all semester!

You can check out their website for more details
https://www.dcdancesportinferno.com/.

Please fill out the individual
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0vQegeaJItbvzRgWD_nm7yOn-rGW-EccUMG3spBWU-4vRMg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
and partnership
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2jaMJUXeT2gpF-Pyib2QNtBLpqHnCRW4ee43-aqEfC6sg_A/viewform?usp=sf_link>
commitment forms by Wednesday 10/23.. For this competition, you will also
need to register for an o2cm account, if you do not already have one,
please do that here <https://competitor.o2cm.com/Account/Register>.

A new aspect for this competition is the team match
<https://www.dcdancesportinferno.com/team-match/>. A team match is when
each team/college has two sets of four couples, classified as either rookie
and champ: where rookies are people dancing in Newcomer or Bronze and champ
is anyone who is Silver+. It’s one of the most fun aspects of competition
where everyone on the team is cheering for our couple dancing!


Winning the team match will result in the addition of points towards
DCDI’s Inferno
Brawl <https://www.dcdancesportinferno.com/inferno-brawl/>. The Inferno
Brawl is an extended competition that goes beyond team match, where couples
can earn points by finaling in any individual event/fun dance, placing in
the team match, volunteering to help TBA, and winning the Team Spirit Award
during the Team Match (we will be making signs leading up to the
competition, but beyond that we need to be super supportive and make sure
our team knows how proud we are to dance with them!!)


Note: If you plan on attending, no stones, feathers or floats are allowed
below silver. If you are competing in bronze or newcomer and do not have an
appropriate outfit - please reach out to Kyr, Brenna, or Karishma and they
will help you find an outfit in the closet that follows the guidelines!

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>
.

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

   -

   Cranberry Ballroom “Night at the Movies” Social Ballroom Dance
   -

      Saturday, October 26th, 7 pm - Cranberry Municipal Center
      -

   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
      -

      Cranberry Ballroom “First Frost” Social Ballroom Dance
      -

         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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