[CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of October 20, 2025

Mon Oct 20 01:01:39 EDT 2025

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“The best antidote for fear is knowledge.”
-Robin S. Sharma

On Sun, Oct 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM CMU Ballroom Dance Club <
ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Hello Ballroom Friends,
>
> Welcome back! We hope you had a relaxing Fall Break and you’re feeling
> refreshed. ✨ Rochester Dancesport Festival lands THIS weekend! Costume
> rounds this Monday and Wednesday — bring your outfits! Let’s bring the
> energy and light up the floor! 💃🕺
>
>    -
>
>    Sign up to go apple picking <https://forms.gle/R8PuAP8nddSxrpS19> with
>    the club on Saturday, November 1! The form is due Wednesday, October
>    29.
>    -
>
>    Join our group ballroom dance shoe order here
>    <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYFkI2-hvFyf7zHnVb3yI9e7taT2LRyUnyB0wQk-gVf2YuAw/viewform>!
>    The form is due Thursday, October 23.
>    -
>
>    New to Ballroom?
>    -
>
>       Beginner lessons run Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:40 PM. See this
>       week’s lesson schedule below!
>       -
>
>       Join our Slack channel using this link
>       <https://join.slack.com/t/cmuballroom/shared_invite/zt-34jz67dzn-N5sIDQeSZuKpIVe3zZddeA>
>       !
>       -
>
>       Follow us on Instagram @cmuballroom
>       <https://www.instagram.com/cmuballroom/>!
>       -
>
>    We are now taking semester membership dues! Cash, check, or Cashnet
>    <https://docs.google.com/document/d/18_1T5WMRG1t8QDjebvwHMo8VPniSbSbFHah879Vw22g/edit?usp=sharing>
>    ! Your first two lesson days are free (excluding Rush). After that,
>    it’s just a one-time payment for the whole semester of lessons twice a
>    week: $40 for students and $90 for the general public. Please forward
>    CashNet receipts to cmuballroom at gmail.com.
>    -
>
>    Interested in competing with us? On the comp team, you’ll learn more
>    dances, improve faster, and have a lot of fun together in a supportive
>    community. See the Competition Team section below for more details
>    -
>
>       Please Note: Registration for our last competition, DCDI, is due
>       THIS Monday, October 20th!
>       -
>
>    Practice Space We won’t have our usual practice space this weekend —
>    instead, we’ll be going to Rochester Dancesport Festival!
>
> Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer Lessons Highlighted)
>
> Monday 10/20 – Peter Wright Mckenna (CUC 2nd floor)
>
> 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
>
> Costume Rounds
>
> International Rounds
>
> 8:10-8:30
>
> American Rounds
>
> 8:35-8:55
>
> Veteran-Taught Lessons
>
> American Foxtrot
>
> 8:55-9:30
>
> Professional-
>
> Taught Social Dance
>
> Nightclub 2-step
>
> 9:30-10:30
>
>
>
> Wednesday 10/22 – Peter Wright Mckenna (CUC 2nd floor)
>
> Professional-
>
> Taught Latin/Rhythm
>
> Rhythm 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
>
> Costume Rounds
>
> International Rounds
>
> 8:10-8:30
>
> American Rounds
>
> 8:35-8:55
>
> Veteran-Taught Lessons
>
> American Swing
>
> 8:55-9:30
>
> Professional-
>
> Taught Social Dance
>
> Bachata
>
> 9:30-10:30
>
>
> Competition Team
>
> If you have any questions about competing or want to be added to our comp
> team slack channel message Kyr via slack or 904-827-3211!
>
>    -
>
>    Fall competitions (in date order)
>    -
>
>       Rochester Dancesport Festival (Rochester, New York — October
>       25–26)      THIS WEEKEND!!!
>       -
>
>       DC DanceSport Inferno (University of Maryland — November 8–9)
>       -
>
>          Last competition of the semester
>          -
>
>          An Intercollegiate and Adult Open Amateur DanceSport Festival
>          hosted by Ballroom at Maryland at the University of Maryland
>          -
>
>          Registration: Individual Commitment Form
>          <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDi7sAJuunM8N37-q8546VsIRQVEqiC4B9s4qF5-ZjyrzXCg/viewform>and
>          the Partnership Registration Form
>          <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMpM825Vx6u3S8hGW05BDKWBX28AowMXK28A8THiEoLQ1T8w/viewform>
>          -
>
>             Regular Deadline: Monday, 10/20
>
>
> Practice Spaces
>
> Thursday 10/23
>
> 7:00 - 9:00pm
>
> CUC Activities Room
>
> Mentoring Sessions (Thursdays/Weekends): Sign up at this link
> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/186j8eao4HpN1bw-AXooxdMTM42T-8eG_6u3vNCBod_c/edit?gid=0#gid=0>.
> Open to any level and any style!
>
>
> 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>
>       -
>
>       For competition news and updates, join our #comp-team channel on
>       Slack by messaging our comp team captain, Kyr!
>       -
>
>    Instagram: Follow us on Instagram @cmuballroom
>    <https://www.instagram.com/cmuballroom/>!
>    -
>
>    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!
>    -
>
>    Board Meeting Minutes
>    <https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/0AL20pKu-etjXUk9PVA/18HnvKqh2U5yL7FTpl59rb8zwvhdx_77i/1sOrHnJU8zwIB40vaH3B1TGuvXjvkQ37x/1I6TAsiKwK0J4OUtbjwg9LAKo3ZIdIHgm?dmr=1&ec=wgc-drive-hero-goto&sort=13&direction=a>
>    -
>
>    Code of Conduct
>    <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V1eELxRPItFmEuzwUIvN8Z9rWSlTw9qmhzZu283nslQ/edit?usp=sharing>
>
>
> This week’s most meme-ingful message
>
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>
> Happy Dancing!
>
> Helen, Brenna, Aditya, Kyr, Shakira, Isaiah, Karishma, & Sefi
> https://linktr.ee/cmubdt – cmuballroom at gmail.com
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