[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of September 23rd, 2024

[CMU Ballroom Dance Club]

Hello Ballroom Friends,

Congratulations to everyone who danced at Mock Comp! You all looked amazing
and we can’t wait to compete with everyone at OSU this weekend (you can
find some photos taken by the amazing Sam here!
<https://www.flickr.com/gp/samyah93/vv456r6g14>). Regular lessons this
week, in Rangos then P/W/M.


Reminder for this week (09/23-09/29) - More details below!


- We are going to OSU this weekend! Make sure to wish anyone going good
luck <3
- It’s not too late to Join a Buddy Boat!
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKqADPIL6fR0a4-lOT0aBP30ok-tXxAb_B1Pwuy61DhAKB0g/viewform>
- We are taking semester lesson payments! Check, Cash, or Cashnet!
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_1T5WMRG1t8QDjebvwHMo8VPniSbSbFHah879Vw22g/edit>

- Volunteer for Carnegie Classic! Sign up HERE!
<https://forms.gle/DNecY8Nod6q9yzmJ8>

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

Newcomers/Beginners:


Our next set of regular lessons is this week! Don’t worry if you are
completely new, partnerless, or have two left feet! Come for any, come for
all, we would love to see you there! The beginner lessons this week are…

Monday 09/23 — Rangos 1/2/3

7:40–8:10 Professional Taught Beginner Standard

8:25–9:00 Veteran Taught Tango
9:00–9:30 Veteran Taught Smooth Foxtrot
9:30–10:00 Beginner Social Lesson – Salsa

Wednesday, 09/25 — Peter/Wright/Mckenna in the UC

7:40–8:10 Professional Taught Beginner Latin

8:25–9:00 Veteran Taught Rhythm Cha-Cha
9:00–9:30 Veteran Taught Rhythm Rumba

9:30–10:00 Beginner Social Lesson – Hustle

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 Shoutouts:

Shout-outs for the Carnegie Classic program are available to purchase
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIVuFBvbez5LqhyNLHvENXyP1suA6CFdisu6a5fq-8UVAOZg/viewform?usp=sf_link>!
A shout-out is an encouraging note written to competitors by friends and
family, usually accompanied by a picture, that will be printed in the
Carnegie Classic program. Shout-outs are a fun and easy way for friends and
family to show their support for you! The deadline to order is Wednesday,
October 2nd and common FAQs are here
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oCcqsu7aozqo-U8P7haQgtWis7E67u-O5DGNBC_YBCM/edit?usp=sharing>.
Make sure to send the info to any family or friends who would want to
support you!.


Alumni Mentoring:

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
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


Weekly Lesson Schedule

Monday 09/23 – Rangos 1/2/3

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




Wed 09/25 – 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

Rounds

8:10-8:20

Veteran-

Taught

Lessons

Cha-Cha w/ Sasha & Matias

8:25-9:00

Rhythm Rumba w/ Rebecca & Jamie

9:00-9:30

Professional-

Taught

Social Dance

Beginner Hustle

9:30-10:00

Int Hustle

10:00-10:30


   -




Reminder Details

Buddy Boats:

At each of our competitions, there will be team housing, team dinners, and
lots of opportunities to support your favorite CMU BDC dancers, as well as
to meet dancers from other schools who will be in the competition!  In
addition to that, we will also have buddy boats: buddy boats are small
groups that are assigned by the club where we are able to have both
newcomers and veterans to allow for feedback, support, and advice. Even
though buddy boats have already been announced, you can join at any time! Join
a Buddy Boat!
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKqADPIL6fR0a4-lOT0aBP30ok-tXxAb_B1Pwuy61DhAKB0g/viewform>



Carnegie Classic:

We are hosting Carnegie Classic, 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 CMUBDC 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>

Community Events


September Practice Party - Friday, September 27th

Nova Ballroom - 7pm

Cranberry Ballroom Pumpkin Spice Dance  - Saturday, September 28th
Cranberry Township Municipal Center - 7pm

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
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/ballroom-general/attachments/20240922/79381b77/attachment-0001.html>