[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of April 14th, 2025

[CMU Ballroom Dance Club]

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
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5Hp_I7OcwTN_FF3eFj3V5MHopkdRkpSG9GBYjsXWM0TYyOg/viewform?usp=dialog>
!

- 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!
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FWDhqe3CiVJS179VOUMJlXy5t6QKT8L-_8PnIjFyVZU/edit?usp=sharing>

- The Spring Showcase will happen at the collegiate social! If you’re
interested in performing, please fill out the form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdn-ceJQ1sJCBIWBzSq66cqKu-NqsN3yJL-L_9Vod7dy1_87w/viewform>
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
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_1T5WMRG1t8QDjebvwHMo8VPniSbSbFHah879Vw22g/edit?usp=sharing>!
Lesson fees are half-price for the rest of the semester

- Veterans: If you are interested in teaching, please sign up using the form
<https://forms.gle/6WsnLivHASxLSAwD6>!

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

Election Slate

Please check out this sheet, listing current nominations and positions
being run for! 2025 CMUBDC Elections Public Slate
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P9mvxG228H85rAxzdwWjkJadCGGABaRDNZPsuIzggI4/edit?usp=sharing>

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!
<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!

Erin, Brenna, Aditya, Kyr, Peter, Sasha, Isaiah, & Karishma

https://linktr.ee/cmubdt – cmuballroom at gmail.com
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