From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Mon Apr 7 14:20:33 2025 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 14:20:33 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of April 7th, 2025 Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends, We hope you?ve had a wonderful carnival and are ready to get back to regularly scheduled lessons. This week we are in Rangos and Peter Wright McKenna! Reminders for this week (04/07-04/13) - More details below! - If you would like to order a custom competition team jacket please fill out this form by 4/9! - If you would like to order a CMUBDC stole for graduation please fill out this form by 4/9! - Officer elections will be held on Wednesday, April 16 in the Danforth Conference Room at 8:30pm, sign up to run for a position here ! - We are co-hosting a collegiate social with Pitt on Saturday, April 19 at 7:30pm in Simmons B! - The Spring Showcase will happen at the collegiate social! If you?re interested in performing, please fill out the form by Wednesday, April 16 - On April 20, we will have Latin workshops taught by Blackpool champions Pasha & Gaby, more details to follow - Save the date, our End of the Year celebration and Senior Sendoff is on Saturday, April 26 in the UC Danforth Lounge from 1:30?4:30pm - We are still taking semester lesson payments! Check, Cash, or Cashnet ! Lesson fees are half-price for the rest of the semester - Veterans: If you are interested in teaching, please sign up using the form ! - Join the slack by clicking this link! Election Slate Please check out this sheet, listing current nominations and positions being run for! 2025 CMUBDC Elections Public Slate Collegiate Social Come join us and the Ballroom Dance Club at Pitt for our final collegiate social of the year on Saturday, April 19 in Simmons B from 7:30pm?10:30pm as we celebrate the end of the year. The evening will kick off with an intro Charleston lesson, followed by plenty of dancing and refreshments! Our spring showcase will also take place during the social! Bring your friends?the more the merrier! Free for all students and due-paying members, $5 for the general public. 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 Spring semester. All fees are reduced to half price halfway through the semester. (Like now) Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer lessons highlighted!) Monday 04/07 ? Rangos Professional-Taught Standard Int 3 Lesson 5:20-5:55 Int 2 Lesson 5:55-6:30 Int 1 Lesson 6:30-7:05 Adv Lesson 7:05-7:40 Newcomer Lesson 7:40-8:10 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons Zouk 8:55-9:30 Professional-Taught Social Dance Hustle 9:30-10:30 Wednesday 04/09 ? Peter Wright McKenna Professional-Taught Rhythm & Latin Rhythm Lesson 5:20-5:55 Latin Int 2 Lesson 5:55-6:30 Latin Int 1 Lesson 6:30-7:05 Latin Adv Lesson 7:05-7:40 Latin Newcomer Lesson 7:40-8:10 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons Rhythm Cha Cha 8:55-9:30 Professional-Taught Social Dance Polka 9:30-10:30 Practice Space Friday 3:15-4:30pm Keeler Saturday 12:15-1:30pm Kenner Sunday 10-11:30am Kenner Reminder Details Veteran Teaching: If you are an upper level veteran and are are interested in teaching veteran-taught lessons for the upcoming semester (for a lesson discount!), here is the form you can fill out: https://forms.gle/6WsnLivHASxLSAwD6 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! Google Calendar: Click this link 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! Erin, Brenna, Aditya, Kyr, Peter, Sasha, Isaiah, & Karishma https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Mon Apr 14 01:37:39 2025 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 01:37:39 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of April 14th, 2025 Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends, Some irregular lessons this week in PWM and Rangos! On Wednesday we have a different schedule featuring special Rueda lessons and rounds!. Elections have been POSTPONED and are next Monday, any dues-paying member can vote so remember to come and contribute to our club?s board! Reminders for this week (04/14-04/20) - More details below! - Officer elections will be held on Monday, April 21 in Peter/Wright/McKenna, sign up or nominate someone to run for a position here ! - We are co-hosting a collegiate social with Pitt on Saturday, April 19 at 7:30pm in Simmons B! - If you would like to sign up to mentor or be mentored during practice space 4/18-4/20, please do so with this form! - The Spring Showcase will happen at the collegiate social! If you?re interested in performing, please fill out the form by Wednesday, April 16 - Save the date, our End of the Year celebration and Senior Sendoff is on Saturday, April 26 in the UC Danforth Lounge from 1:30?4:30pm - We are still taking semester lesson payments! Check, Cash, or Cashnet ! Lesson fees are half-price for the rest of the semester - Veterans: If you are interested in teaching, please sign up using the form ! - Join the slack by clicking this link! Election Slate Please check out this sheet, listing current nominations and positions being run for! 2025 CMUBDC Elections Public Slate Collegiate Social Come join us and the Ballroom Dance Club at Pitt for our final collegiate social of the year on Saturday, April 19 in Simmons B from 7:30pm?10:30pm as we celebrate the end of the year. The evening will kick off with an intro Charleston lesson, followed by plenty of dancing and refreshments! Our spring showcase will also take place during the social! Bring your friends?the more the merrier! Free for all students and due-paying members, $5 for the general public. 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 Spring semester. All fees are reduced to half price halfway through the semester. (Like now) Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer lessons highlighted!) Monday 04/14 ? Rangos Professional-Taught Standard Int 3 Lesson 5:20-5:55 Int 2 Lesson 5:55-6:30 Int 1 Lesson 6:30-7:05 Adv Lesson 7:05-7:40 Newcomer Lesson 7:40-8:10 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons Zouk 8:55-9:30 Professional-Taught Social Dance Hustle 9:30-10:30 Wednesday 04/16 ? Peter Wright McKenna 5:20-6:10 Practice Space 6:10-6:40 Hair Workshop 6:40-7:40 Rueda Lesson 7:40-8:10 Newcomer Lesson 8:10-8:55 Latin & Rhythm Rounds 8:55-9:30 Rhythm Cha Cha 9:30-10:30 Merengue Practice Space Friday 5:30-7:00pm Keeler Saturday 12:15-1:30pm Kenner Sunday 10-11:30am Kenner Reminder Details Veteran Teaching: If you are an upper level veteran and are are interested in teaching veteran-taught lessons for the upcoming semester (for a lesson discount!), here is the form you can fill out: https://forms.gle/6WsnLivHASxLSAwD6 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! Google Calendar: Click this link 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! Erin, Brenna, Aditya, Kyr, Peter, Sasha, Isaiah, & Karishma https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Mon Apr 21 08:50:37 2025 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:50:37 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of April 21st, 2025 Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends, We hope you?ve had a wonderful Easter for those who celebrate. We have an exciting week ahead of us with elections on Monday! Make sure to come in and vote for who you think will help support the club! Christine will be starting summer lessons on Monday, May 5. Please reach out to her at lessons this week, on Facebook, or send email to christinemzona at gmail.com for more details. Reminders for this week (04/21-04/27) - More details below! - Officer elections are on this Monday (April 21) in Peter/Wright/McKenna at 8:30pm. All dues-paying members?both students and non-students?are welcome to vote! - End of the Year celebration and Senior Sendoff is on Saturday, April 26 in the UC Danforth Lounge from 1:30?4:30pm - Join us for the Gaby & Pasha Latin Workshop on Sunday, April 27, featuring group, small group, semi-private, and private lesson options! Sign up here ! - Join the slack by clicking this link! Officer Elections (THIS MONDAY!) Each year, our club elects a new student officer board, with all positions open for re-election. All dues-paying members?both students and non-students?are welcome to vote. In addition to voting, members are encouraged to ask candidates questions and participate in deliberations. Please check out the elections public slate, listing current nominations and candidates running for positions! 2025 CMUBDC Elections Public Slate Officer position descriptions are available here: Description of Officer Positions 2025S Officer election process is outlined here: Officer Election Process S2025 End of the Year Celebration and Senior Sendoff Come join us on Saturday, April 26 at 1:30pm in the Danforth Lounge as we celebrate our departing and graduating seniors, and all that we have accomplished over the past year as a team. We will look back on special moments with our seniors with a photo slideshow and share memories together. There will be refreshments, and we will present seniors with jars filled with messages from all of us! Also, our team captain, Karishma, will present this semester?s Buddy Boat Award! Gaby & Pasha Latin Workshop Pasha Stepanchuk and Gabrielle Sabler (https://pasha-gaby.myshopify.com/) are one of the leading Professional Latin couples from the United States, winning competitions all over the world for many years. Some of their accomplishments include being United States Rising Star Champions, Blackpool Champions, and International Professional Rising Star Champions. We are very excited to be hosting Pasha and Gaby on Sunday April 27, 2025 in Rangos Ballroom for a day of intense and fun Latin workshops and privates/semi privates/small groups classes. Sign up here ! Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer lessons highlighted!) Monday 04/21 ? Peter Wright McKenna Professional-Taught Standard Int 3 Lesson 5:20-5:55 Int 2 Lesson 5:55-6:30 Int 1 Lesson 6:30-7:05 Adv Lesson 7:05-7:40 Newcomer Lesson 7:40-8:10 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 Elections Officer Elections!! 8:30 onwards Wednesday 04/23 ? Rangos Professional-Taught Rhythm & Latin Rhythm Lesson 5:20-5:55 Latin Int 2 Lesson 5:55-6:30 Latin Int 1 Lesson 6:30-7:05 Latin Adv Lesson 7:05-7:40 Latin Newcomer Lesson 7:40-8:10 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons Rhythm Cha Cha 8:55-9:30 Professional-Taught Social Dance Merengue 9:30-10:30 Practice Space Friday 3:15-4:30pm Keeler Saturday 12:15-1:30pm Kenner Sunday 10-11:30am Kenner 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! Google Calendar: Click this link 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! 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