From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Aug 17 09:01:44 2025 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 21:01:44 +0800 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of August 18, 2025 Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends, We hope you had a wonderful summer and are excited to welcome you back for another year of ballroom dancing! Just a quick reminder: - There will be NO lessons or practice space from August 18 to August 24 due to orientation events on campus. - ? Fall Rush starts on Monday, August 25! ? Announcements - During the first two weeks of the semester, we will be hosting Fall Rush! This will be an excellent opportunity for beginners to learn ballroom dancing. More details below! - If you?re interested in performing in a showcase or teaching during RUSH events, please sign up using the link: https://forms.gle/z8AhyvQxRQAM1PWe8. We?re looking for dancers at all levels to participate in the showcase to highlight progression and growth in our club. Whether you?re a bronze or more advanced dancer, this is a great opportunity to share your dancing! - For competition news and updates, join our #comp-team channel on Slack by clicking this link ! - More information on the Rochester Dancesport Festival below! - For AUDITIONS: If you?d like to move up a level in the professionally taught Standard and/or Latin lessons, please sign up using this link ! Auditions are scheduled for Mon, Aug 25 (Standard) and Thu, Aug 28 (Latin). Fall Rush Come enjoy free intro lessons, exciting showcases, fun raffles, and tasty refreshments! Fall Rush is one of our most exciting events of the year, and whether you?re a returning member or brand new to the club, we?d love to see you there! Date Time Venue Day 1 Mon, Aug 25 7:00?9:30pm Rangos 1/2/3 Day 2 Thu, Aug 28 7:00?9:30pm Rangos 3 Day 3 Tue, Sept 2 7:00?9:30pm Rangos 1/2/3 Day 4 Wed, Sept 3 7:00?9:30pm Simmons A Rochester Dancesport Festival For our first travel competition of the semester, we will be traveling to Rochester Dancesport Festival in New York. The competition is approximately 4.5 hours away. Car groups will be leaving the morning of Saturday, October 25th (or potentially Friday depending on workshop interest and scheduling) and returning to Pittsburgh the evening Sunday, October 26th. To register, please fill out the Individual Commitment Form and the Partnership Registration Form . The deadlines and prices for syllabus are as follows: - Super Early: Thursday, 8/28 - $35 - Early: Wednesday, 9/24 - $40 - Regular: Monday, 10/6 - $45 Open competitors do not have to pay any registration costs. Community Events - Cranberry Ballroom: La Mer. Saturday, August 23. 7?10pm. Cranberry Township Municipal Center (2525 Rochester Rd, Cranberry Twp, PA) - 7:00 ~ nightclub two-step lesson - 8:00 ~ social ballroom dancing - $15 admission 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! Helen, Brenna, Aditya, Kyr, Shakira, Isaiah, Karishma, & Sefi https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Aug 24 16:35:38 2025 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:35:38 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of August 25, 2025 Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends, We hope you had a wonderful summer and are excited to join us for another year of ballroom dancing! Just a quick reminder: - For the first two weeks of the semester, we?ll be hosting Fall Rush?a perfect chance for beginners to try out ballroom dancing and for returning members to get back on the floor. More details are included below! - If you haven?t joined our Slack channel yet, you should! Join using this link ! We use Slack to organize social events, share updates, and stay connected - For competition news and updates, join our #comp-team channel on Slack by clicking this link ! - See information for Rochester Dancesport Festival below - This semester we?ll have our usual weekend practice spaces plus new Thursday evening rounds + mentoring sessions(starting the second week of lessons). Details below! Fall Rush Come enjoy free intro lessons, exciting showcases, fun raffles, and tasty refreshments! Fall Rush is one of our most exciting events of the year, and whether you?re a returning member or brand new to the club, we?d love to see you there! Monday 08/25 ? Rangos Standard Audition 5:20 - 5:45 Int 1 Audition 5:45 - 6:30 Int 2/3 Audition 6:30 - 6:50 Adv Audition RUSH 7:00 - 9:30 RUSH Thursday 08/28 ? Rangos Latin Audition 5:20 - 5:45 Int 1 Audition 5:45 - 6:30 Int 2 Audition 6:30 - 6:50 Adv Audition RUSH 7:00 - 9:30 RUSH Rochester Dancesport Festival For our first travel competition of the semester, we will be traveling to Rochester Dancesport Festival in New York. The competition is approximately 4.5 hours away. Car groups will be leaving the morning of Saturday, October 25th (or potentially Friday depending on workshop interest and scheduling) and returning to Pittsburgh the evening Sunday, October 26th. To register, please fill out the Individual Commitment Form and the Partnership Registration Form . The deadlines and prices for syllabus are as follows: - Super Early: Thursday, 8/28 - $35 - Early: Wednesday, 9/24 - $40 - Regular: Monday, 10/6 - $45 Open competitors do not have to pay any registration costs. Practice Spaces This semester we will be doing something a little different in terms of practice spaces and rounds to add some structure and increased opportunities to improve as a team and individually! For our regular practice spaces (Saturday and Sunday) we will have rounds at the end of each session. Saturday will have standard and smooth rounds while Sunday will have latin and rhythm rounds. These will take place 15 minutes before practice ends (approximately 1:15pm) and are a great opportunity to practice in a competition setting! We also will have practice space for four style competitive rounds and mentoring sessions on Thursdays from 7-9pm starting the second week of lessons. The first hour will consist of repeated four style rounds to simulate competition and build stamina. The second hour will consist of mentoring sessions which you can sign up to mentor or take a lesson at this link here . This is a great opportunity to encourage community and mentor newer dancers within our team! Saturday 08/30 12:00-1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Sunday 08/31 12:00-1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio 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! Helen, Brenna, Aditya, Kyr, Shakira, Isaiah, Karishma, & Sefi https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Sun Aug 31 08:00:00 2025 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of September 1, 2025 Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends, We hope you had a wonderful week and are ready for another week of dancing! Just a quick update: - Fall Rush - A perfect chance for beginners to try out ballroom dancing and for returning members to get back on the floor! - Lessons - Since the university is closed on Monday for Labor Day, our lessons will take place on Tuesday - Our Latin dance instructor, Dmitry, will be away on Wednesday, so we?ll be using the space for open practice instead - Practice Spaces - New Thursday evening rounds + mentoring sessions start this week ( structured, NOT open practice) - Weekend practice spaces with rounds at the end (open for everyone!) - Stay Connected - Join our Slack channel using this link for socials and updates! - Follow us on Instagram @cmuballroom ! - For competition news and updates, join our #comp-team channel on Slack by clicking this link or messaging our comp team captain, Kyr! More details below! Fall Rush Come enjoy free intro lessons, exciting showcases, fun raffles, and tasty refreshments! Fall Rush is one of our most exciting events of the year, and whether you?re a returning member or brand new to the club, we?d love to see you there! Tuesday 09/02? Rangos Standard Lessons 5:20 - 5:50 Int 1 Lesson 5:50 - 6:20 Int 2 & 3 Lesson 6:20 - 6:50 Adv Lesson RUSH 7:00 - 9:30 RUSH Wednesday 09/03 ? *Simmons A* Practice Space 5:00 - 7:00 Practice Space RUSH 7:00 - 9:30 RUSH Practice Spaces This semester we will be doing something a little different in terms of practice spaces and rounds to add some structure and increased opportunities to improve as a team and individually! For our regular practice spaces (Saturday and Sunday) we will have rounds at the end of each session. Saturday will have standard and smooth rounds while Sunday will have latin and rhythm rounds. These will take place 15 minutes before practice ends (approximately 1:15pm) and are a great opportunity to practice in a competition setting! We also will have practice space for four style competitive rounds and mentoring sessions on Thursdays from 7-9pm starting the second week of lessons. The first hour will consist of repeated four style rounds to simulate competition and build stamina. The second hour will consist of mentoring sessions which you can sign up to mentor or take a lesson at this link here . This is a great opportunity to encourage community and mentor newer dancers within our team! Thursday 09/04 7:00 - 9:00pm CUC Activities Room Saturday 09/06 12:00 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Sunday 09/07 12:00 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Community Events - Back To School Social Dance: Monday, September 1st. 5?7pm. Night & Day Dance Studio - Smooth & Standard Rounds - Fun Dance - Snacks - Admission $10; College Student $5 Resources Slack: The slack channel is a group chat where we talk about all things ballroom. 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