[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of August 18, 2025

[CMU Ballroom Dance Club]

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:

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   There will be NO lessons or practice space from August 18 to August 24
   due to orientation events on campus.
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   🎉 Fall Rush starts on Monday, August 25!

         📣 Announcements

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   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!
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   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!
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   For competition news and updates, join our #comp-team channel on Slack by
   clicking this link <https://cmuballroom.slack.com/archives/C098LHQL5HC>!
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      More information on the Rochester Dancesport Festival below!
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   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
   <https://forms.gle/6sNH1T6MHJQVuvEd9>! 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
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEdtpzj6OJascwBr27t2EiUlY37XdEQQkTeFezz2oOpoFtCA/viewform?usp=header>and
the Partnership Registration Form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMchTV0EWWltEtbG7m7VfvkVQ7rjPbTErPW4jytJ71d9Z8ag/viewform?usp=header>.
The deadlines and prices for syllabus are as follows:

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   Super Early: Thursday, 8/28 - $35
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   Early: Wednesday, 9/24 - $40
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   Regular: Monday, 10/6 - $45

Open competitors do not have to pay any registration costs.

Community Events

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   Cranberry Ballroom: La Mer. Saturday, August 23. 7–10pm. Cranberry
   Township Municipal Center (2525 Rochester Rd, Cranberry Twp, PA)
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      7:00 ~ nightclub two-step lesson
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      8:00 ~ social ballroom dancing
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      $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!
<https://join.slack.com/t/cmuballroom/shared_invite/zt-34jz67dzn-N5sIDQeSZuKpIVe3zZddeA>

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!

Helen, Brenna, Aditya, Kyr, Shakira, Isaiah, Karishma, & Sefi

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