[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 27th, 2024

[CMU Ballroom Dance Club]

Hello Ballroom Friends,

Happy Dancing! Regular lessons this week on Monday in PWM and Wednesday in
Rangos (complete with 4 style costume rounds!). Good luck to everyone
competing at DCDI this weekend!

Reminders for this week (10/27-11/03) - More details below!

General:

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

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

- If you are competing at DCDI, your competition fee is due by tomorrow,
Monday October 28th. Please pay via cash, check, or cashnet.

- 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!

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>

Costume Rounds:

We will be holding four style costume rounds this Wednesday (10/30) when we
are in Rangos! Costumes (dance or otherwise) are more than welcome!


Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer lessons highlighted!)

Monday 10/28 – 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

Intl Round 1

8:10-8:30

Veteran-

Taught

Lesson

Am Rounds

8:30-8:40

Intl Round 2

8:40-8:50

Mambo w/ Brenna & Vanessa

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 10/30 – Rangos

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

Costume Rounds

Latin Rounds

8:10-8:30

Standard Rounds

8:30-8:40

Smooth Rounds

8:40-8:50

Rhythm Rounds

8:55-9:05

Vet Office Hours

9:05-9:30

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

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>
.

Community Events

   -

   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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