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

Tue Feb 18 22:35:36 EST 2025

Hello friends,

Unfortunately, our Latin instructor, Dmitry, is out of town this week and
cannot teach tomorrow. Instead:

   - Brenna will teach a *Connection Workshop* focusing on leading and
   following and how to feel and respond better to your partner
   - Julia and Matías will teach a beginner-friendly *Rueda de Casino*
   lesson—a lively style of salsa danced in a circle with dynamic partner
   exchanges!

Kyr and Brandon will teach our Latin newcomer lesson at 7:40 p.m.
Also, the *practice
space in Keeler Studio this Friday is from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. *The email
sent earlier this week had an error. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Please see the modified schedule below:

Wednesday 02/19 – Rangos

Workshop & Veteran-Taught Lessons

Practice Space

5:00–6:00

Connection Workshop

6:00–6:30

Rueda Lesson

6:30–7:30

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

We hope to see you all there tomorrow! Also, a reminder that we have a
social this Saturday from 7 p.m. onwards in Rangos featuring a salsa lesson
and a jack-and-jill competition!

On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM CMU Ballroom <cmuballroom at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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!
>
>    -
>
>    Free for all students and due-paying members
>    -
>
>    $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
>
>    -
>
>    CMU Social, February 22 (7pm)
>    -
>
>       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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*Happy Dancing!*

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

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