[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of February 17th, 2025

[CMU Ballroom Dance Club]

Hello Ballroom Friends,

Regular lessons this week in PWM and Rangos! Congratulations to those of
you who participated in BADC, you all looked amazing on the floor!

Reminders for this week (02/17-02/23) - More details below!

General:

- NCDC registration <https://forms.gle/ncEuokWNiev8zNS89> is extended to
tonight (8PM)!

- Our first ballroom social this semester is on Saturday in Rangos at 7 pm!

- We are going ice skating on Sunday!

- Scotch Ball will be held on Saturday, March 15 at the St. Nicholas Greek
Orthodox Cathedral! Reserve tickets
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpjv_hYnMKm6jp7hbDPEkSDbSkcnVFxGyMZZ4esIwV1I4O4A/viewform?usp=dialog>
by Monday, March 3!

- We are taking semester lesson payments! Check, Cash, or Cashnet
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_1T5WMRG1t8QDjebvwHMo8VPniSbSbFHah879Vw22g/edit?usp=sharing>
!

- 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>

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.

NCDC:

USA Dance Nationals are in Pittsburgh March 28-30! As there is no travel,
we have combined everything into one form
<https://forms.gle/ncEuokWNiev8zNS89> which is now due tonight (6PM). It's
an incredible experience to see dancers from all over the country of all
ages. Registration is $45 ($20 for students) plus $12.5 per person per
dance (students get one level of dances free).

Ballroom Social:

Mark your calendars! Our first social dance of the semester is
happening on Saturday,
February 22nd in Rangos Ballroom from 7pm–11pm! For the first time, we’re
featuring a Jack & Jill competition—don’t miss out! The evening will kick
off with an intro salsa lesson, followed by plenty of dancing and
refreshments! Bring your friends—the more the merrier!

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   Free for all students and due-paying members
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   $5 for non-member adults


Ice Skating:

We are going ice skating on the 23rd, we’d love for you to join us! Let’s
just hope ballroom dance translates to more slippery mediums! Please check
out this link
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/12Wl76h_WIFncmPEbu8etsr8kChuNpGYJKEI-gD1cO_U/edit?usp=sharing>
for more information if you’re interested!

Scotch Ball:

Scotch Ball is making its grand return on Saturday, March 15 at the
beautiful St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on 419 S Dithridge St from
8 p.m. to midnight! This year with a Bridgerton theme AND live music by the
Boilermaker Jazz band! Featuring a mini lesson, social dancing, catered
food, a diamond of the season award, photos, and more. Show up in your
formal attire and be prepared to have a regency era night at the ball!
Plus, you get free club lessons for three weeks (beginning this week!) with
the purchase of a ticket for Scotch Ball for anyone who wants to learn how
to dance beforehand!

Tickets are $25 for students and $35 for non-students. Fill out this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpjv_hYnMKm6jp7hbDPEkSDbSkcnVFxGyMZZ4esIwV1I4O4A/viewform?usp=dialog>
by Monday, March 3 to reserve your ticket and pick up your physical tickets
during lessons from a tabler by Monday, March 10. Pay via cash, check, or
Cashnet.

Whether you're a member, alumnus, or friend, we invite you to join us for
an evening you won’t want to miss. Please also invite your friends, the
more the merrier! See you there!

Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer lessons highlighted!)


Mondays 02/17 – 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

American Rounds

8:30-8:40

Veteran-Taught Lessons

Smooth Tango

8:40-9:05

Standard Quickstep

9:05-9:30

Professional-Taught Social Dance

Jitterbug

9:30-10:00

Polka

10:00-10:30



Wednesday 02/19 – 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

8:30-8:40

Veteran-Taught Lessons

Rhythm Rumba

8:40-9:30

Professional-Taught Social Dance

Jitterbug

9:30-10:00

Merengue

10:00-10:30



Practice Space


Friday

3:15-4pm

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

Community Events

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   CMU Social, February 22 (7pm)
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      Come dance with us for a fun social and Jack & Jill mini competition
      hosted in Rangos!



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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