From ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Thu Sep 4 08:00:00 2025 From: ballroom-general at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 08:00:00 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Competition Team Meeting Message-ID: Dear Ballroom Friends, We hope you?re doing well! If you?ve ever thought about competing?or if you?re simply curious about what the competition team is all about?we?d love to see you at our Competition Team Meet & Greet on Sunday, September 7th, from 11 AM?12 PM in CUC Peter Wright McKenna. This is a great chance to: Meet other dancers who are excited about competing; Learn more about competitions this semester; Ask questions. Everyone is welcome?we?d love for you to be part of this supportive and energetic team! You can also join our Competition Team channel on Slack to stay connected and updated throughout the semester by clicking this link . We can?t wait to meet you, cheer you on, and dance together this semester! Happy Dancing! 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Our regular semester lessons begin next week, and we also have our competition team meet & greet tomorrow: - Lessons - Monday: Standard lessons with our professional instructor, Christine Zona - Wednesday: Rounds and a professionally-taught social salsa lesson - Everyone gets two free days of lessons (excluding rush) before paying dues - Practice Spaces - Please note there is NO practice space on Thursday (9/11) due to CUC?s private event - Weekend practice spaces with rounds at the end (open to everyone!) - For mentoring sessions: if you are interested in mentoring or taking a lesson (Thursday/Weekends), sign up at this link . Mentoring is open to any level and any style! - Competition Team Meet & Greet - Fall Rush was just the start! On the comp team, you?ll learn more dances, improve faster, and have fun together in a supportive community - Come to the comp team meet & greet at Peter Wright McKenna on Sunday (tomorrow!) at 11am to learn more! We will have donuts! ? - Mock Competition and Newcomer Bootcamp - Get a taste of the competition floor before Carnegie Classic! September 21 at 10 AM - New to ballroom? Come learn the basic steps at our bootcamps! - 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 messaging our comp team captain, Kyr! Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer Lessons Highlighted) Monday 09/08 ? Peter Wright Mckenna (CUC 2nd floor) Professional- Taught Standard Int 3 / 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 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons American Tango 8:55-9:30 Professional- Taught Social Dance Salsa 9:30-10:30 Wednesday 09/10 ? Simmons B (Tepper Quad) Rounds Latin & Rhythm Rounds 8:45-9:30 Professional- Taught Social Dance Hustle 9:30-10:30 Competition Team - Mock Competition - Our Mock Competition is the perfect opportunity to experience what a real competition feels like before we head into our first official event of the season, the Carnegie Classic - Mock competition date: Sunday, September 21, 2025 Time: Begins at 10:00 AM (exact start time may shift depending on the number of entries) - If you?d like to take part, please be sure to register through this link ! If you aren?t sure what styles or levels to dance in, any veteran would be happy to help you register - Volunteers: We?ll need some helping hands to make Mock Comp run smoothly! This event truly depends on our amazing veterans, and we?d love to see plenty of you helping out! If you?re interested, please fill out this form - We will have a time before this for newcomers to go to our ballroom closet and get outfits and shoes! We will also have someone helping with hair and makeup that morning ? - Newcomer Bootcamp - We?re looking for volunteers who are willing to help teach our newcomers the basic steps before competition! We?ll be holding three 2-hour bootcamp sessions covering the dances in all four styles: - Saturday, September 20 ? 3:30?5:30 PM - Sunday, September 28 ? 9:00?11:00 AM - Sunday, October 5 ? 9:00?11:00 AM - If you?re interested in teaching at these sessions, please fill out this form . - Newcomers - this is a great way to learn all of the dances - no experience or partner necessary! - 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! Practice Spaces Saturday 09/13 12:00 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Sunday 09/14 12:00 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Community Events - Autumn Colors. Pittsburgh Ballroom. Sunday, Sept 13. 7?10pm. VFW 402 (412 Mulberry St, Coraopolis) - 7:00 ~ foxtrot & rumba lessons (by our very own Dmitry Demidov, Demidov Dance!) - 8:00 ~ social ballroom dancing - $15 members / $20 non-members / $10 college students 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 [image: image.png] 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... 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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 fun together in a supportive community. See the Competition Team section below for more details! - Please note there is NO practice space on Sunday (9/21) due to Mock Competition. Sign up to dance with us - forms are due this Wednesday! - USA Dance Social on Saturday (9/20) 7 pm at the Wightman School ? Come Dance With Us! - Newcomers are very welcome! It is a great way to practice and meet people! Details in the Community Events section below! Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer Lessons Highlighted) - On Mondays, we teach the ballroom dances (waltz, tango, foxtrot, quickstep, etc.) - On Wednesdays, we teach the Latin dances (cha-cha, rumba, jive, etc.) - Here is what our terms mean: - Professional-taught lessons: Classes taught by our professional instructors, Christine Zona, Dmitry Demidov, and Jimmy Page - Veteran-taught lessons: Classes led by our experienced club members - Rounds: Short, music-to-music practice blocks by style and level, similar to a mini-competition - Beginner dancers: you can attend all highlighted lessons in this table! Monday 09/15 ? 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 ? Special Presentation* Social Dancing 101 8:10-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons American Tango 8:55-9:30 Professional- Taught Social Dance Salsa 9:30-10:30 *If time permits, we may run one set of rounds after the presentation Wednesday 09/17 ? Rangos (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 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons American Rumba 8:55-9:30 Professional- Taught Social Dance Hustle 9:30-10:30 Competition Team - Newcomer Bootcamp - Newcomer - A great way to learn the basics in all four styles?no experience or partner required! - Saturday, September 20 ? 3:30?5:30 PM - Sunday, September 28 ? 9:00?11:00 AM - Sunday, October 5 ? 9:00?11:00 AM - Veterans - If you?re interested in teaching at these sessions, please fill out this form . - Mock Competition ?- Sunday, September 21 (begins at approximately 10:00 AM) - Perfect opportunity to experience a competition in a low-pressure setting before the Carnegie Classic - Registration: Register using this link ! If you are unsure about styles, levels, or partnership any veteran would be happy to help! Forms are due WEDNESDAY! - Newcomer support: Outfits, partners, shoes, hair, and makeup?we?ve got you covered so you can shine on the floor! Please reach out to Kyr with any questions? - Volunteers: We need our awesome veterans to help Mock Comp shine! If you?re interested, please fill out this form . This form is due Wednesday! - Outfits! If you are interested in borrowing outfits or shoes from our closet you can join us this week to search and see if there is anything you want to borrow for competition season. We will be taking newcomers up to the closet at 7pm before the newcomer lesson on Monday and Wednesday - just find Helen or Sefi! We will also be taking people up after the newcomer bootcamp on Saturday. 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) - Carnegie Classic (Pittsburgh, PA ? October 10?12) - Our Home Competition?no travel required and open to everyone! - Host Housing Agreement Form : Please fill out this form if you would like to help out the CMU Ballroom team by hosting some dancers from other universities! - Volunteering Form : We are so excited to be hosting this competition, but we can't do it without everyone's help! We have lots of opportunities for volunteering, ranging from airport pickups to Deck Captain roles, so if you?re interested, please fill out this form! - Rochester Dancesport Festival (Rochester, New York ? October 25?26) - Our first travel competition of the semester - Travel time is approximately 4.5 hours by car. Groups will depart on Saturday morning (or Friday if there is interest in workshops) and return on Sunday evening - Registration: Individual Commitment Form and the Partnership Registration Form - Early Deadline: Wednesday, 9/24 - $40 - Regular Deadline: Monday, 10/6 - $45 - Open competitors: no registration cost - 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 and the Partnership Registration Form - Early Deadline: Monday, 9/22 - Regular Deadline: Monday, 10/20 - Early pricing requires both forms before the early deadline Practice Spaces Thursday 09/18 7:00 - 9:00pm CUC Activities Room Saturday 09/20 12:00 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Mentoring Sessions (Thursdays/Weekends): Sign up at this link . Open to any level and any style! Community Events - Black and Gold Night. Wightman School Community Building. Saturday, Sept 20. 7?10:30pm. (5604 Solway St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217) - 7:00 ? 8:00 Cha cha lesson - 8:00 ? 10:30 Ballroom dancing - $15 members / $20 non-members / $5 students 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! - 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 ! - Google Calendar: Click this link to add our google calendar and stay updated on lessons, practices, socials and more fun events! - Board Meeting Minutes - Code of Conduct This week?s most meme-ingful message [image: image.png] Happy Dancing! 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Here?s the schedule for our bootcamp series: Part 1: Saturday, Sept 20 | 3:30?5:30 PM | Peter Wright Mckenna (CUC 2nd Floor) Part 2: Sunday, Sept 28 | 9:00?11:00 AM | Activities Room (CUC 2nd Floor, near Dining Marketplace) Part 3: Sunday, Oct 5 | 9:00?11:00 AM | Activities Room (CUC 2nd Floor, near Dining Marketplace) It?s the perfect opportunity to discover ballroom dancing, make new friends, and experience something exciting and different! We can?t wait to see you there and dance with you! 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... 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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: Early registration for DC DanceSport Inferno (DCDI) is this Monday, September 22. Early pricing requires both the Individual Commitment Form and the Partnership Registration Form to be submitted before the early deadline. Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer Lessons Highlighted) - On Mondays, we teach ballroom dances (waltz, tango, foxtrot, quickstep, etc.) - On Wednesdays, we teach the Latin dances (cha-cha, rumba, jive, etc.) - Here is what our terms mean: - Professional-taught lessons: Classes taught by our professional instructors, Christine Zona, Dmitry Demidov, and Jimmy Page - Veteran-taught lessons: Classes led by our experienced club members - Rounds: Short, music-to-music practice blocks by style and level, similar to a mini-competition - Beginner dancers: you can attend all highlighted lessons in this table! Monday 09/22 ? Peter Wright Mckenna & Rangos (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 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons American Tango 8:55-9:30 Professional- Taught Social Dance Salsa 9:30-10:30 Wednesday 09/24 ? 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 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons American Rumba 8:55-9:30 Professional- Taught Social Dance Hustle 9:30-10:30 Competition Team - Newcomer Bootcamp - Newcomer - A great way to learn the basics in all four styles?no experience or partner required! - Sunday, September 28 ? 9:00?11:00 AM - Sunday, October 5 ? 9:00?11:00 AM 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) - Carnegie Classic (Pittsburgh, PA ? October 10?12) - Our Home Competition?no travel required and open to everyone! - Registration: Individual Commitment Form and the Partnership Registration Form - Deadline: Monday, 10/6 - After you pay, please forward your CashNet receipt to cmuballroom at gmail.com and message Karishma so we can record it. - Host Housing Agreement Form : Please fill out this form if you would like to help out the CMU Ballroom team by hosting some dancers from other universities! - Volunteering Form : We are so excited to be hosting this competition, but we can't do it without everyone's help! We have lots of opportunities for volunteering, ranging from airport pickups to Deck Captain roles, so if you?re interested, please fill out this form! - Rochester Dancesport Festival (Rochester, New York ? October 25?26) - Our first travel competition of the semester - Travel time is approximately 4.5 hours by car. Groups will depart on Saturday morning (or Friday if there is interest in workshops) and return on Sunday evening - Registration: Individual Commitment Form and the Partnership Registration Form - Early Deadline: Wednesday, 9/24 - $40 - Regular Deadline: Monday, 10/6 - $45 - Open competitors: no registration cost - 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 and the Partnership Registration Form - Early Deadline: Monday, 9/22 - Regular Deadline: Monday, 10/20 - Early pricing requires both forms before the early deadline Practice Spaces Thursday 09/25 7:00 - 9:00pm CUC Activities Room Saturday 09/27 12:00 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Sunday 09/28 12:00 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Mentoring Sessions (Thursdays/Weekends): Sign up at this link . Open to any level and any style! Community Events - Cranberry Ballroom: Pumpkin Spice. Saturday, September 27. 7?10pm. Cranberry Township Municipal Center (2525 Rochester Rd, Cranberry Twp, PA) - 7:00 ~ rumba lesson with Cathy Kelly - 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! - 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 ! - Google Calendar: Click this link to add our google calendar and stay updated on lessons, practices, socials and more fun events! - Board Meeting Minutes - Code of Conduct This week?s most meme-ingful message [image: image.png] 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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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 - - Team jackets are back! We?re so excited to be ordering custom team jackets again this semester. They?ll have a ballroom graphic on the back and be personalized with Your Name on the front. Fill out this form by Monday, September 29th to order yours! - - Practice Space Change Please note: Because of Family Weekend, practice will be held on Saturday, October 4 in Keeler Studio (next to Kenner Studio) from 12:00?1:00 PM. Weekly Lesson Schedule (Newcomer Lessons Highlighted) - On Mondays, we teach ballroom dances (waltz, tango, foxtrot, quickstep, etc.) - On Wednesdays, we teach the Latin dances (cha-cha, rumba, jive, etc.) - Here is what our terms mean: - Professional-taught lessons: Classes taught by our professional instructors, Christine Zona, Dmitry Demidov, and Jimmy Page - Veteran-taught lessons: Classes led by our experienced club members - Rounds: Short, music-to-music practice blocks by style and level, similar to a mini-competition - Beginner dancers: you can attend all highlighted lessons in this table! Monday 09/29 ? Rangos (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 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons American Tango 8:55-9:30 Professional- Taught Social Dance Salsa 9:30-10:30 Wednesday 10/01 ? 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 Rounds International Rounds 8:10-8:30 American Rounds 8:35-8:55 Veteran-Taught Lessons American Rumba 8:55-9:30 Professional- Taught Social Dance Hustle 9:30-10:30 Competition Team - Newcomer Bootcamp - Newcomer - A great way to learn the basics in all four styles?no experience or partner required! - Sunday, September 28th - 9:00-11:00 AM - Activities Room in CUC - Sunday, October 5 ? 9:00?11:00 AM - Activities Room in CUC 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) - Carnegie Classic (Pittsburgh, PA ? October 10?12) - Our Home Competition?no travel required and open to everyone! - Registration: Individual Commitment Form and the Partnership Registration Form - Deadline: Monday, 10/6 - After you pay, please forward your CashNet receipt to cmuballroom at gmail.com and message Karishma so we can record it. - Host Housing Agreement Form : Please fill out this form if you would like to help out the CMU Ballroom team by hosting some dancers from other universities! - Volunteering Form : We are so excited to be hosting this competition, but we can't do it without everyone's help! We have lots of opportunities for volunteering, ranging from airport pickups to Deck Captain roles, so if you?re interested, please fill out this form! - Rochester Dancesport Festival (Rochester, New York ? October 25?26) - Our first travel competition of the semester - Travel time is approximately 4.5 hours by car. Groups will depart on Saturday morning (or Friday if there is interest in workshops) and return on Sunday evening - Registration: Individual Commitment Form and the Partnership Registration Form - Regular Deadline: Monday, 10/6 - $45 - Open competitors: no registration cost - 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 and the Partnership Registration Form - Regular Deadline: Monday, 10/20 - Early pricing requires both forms before the early deadline Practice Spaces Thursday 10/02 7:00 - 9:00pm CUC Activities Room Saturday 10/04 12:00 - 1:00pm CUC Keeler Studio Sunday 10/05 12:00 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Mentoring Sessions (Thursdays/Weekends): Sign up at this link . Open to any level and any style! Community Events - Amor? Dance: Foxtrot. Saturday, October 4. 7?10:30pm. VFW 402 (412 Mulberry St, Coraopolis, PA) - 7:00 ~ Foxtrot lesson - 8:00 - 10:30 ~ general dancing - $15 for non-students, student rate available 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! - 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 ! - Google Calendar: Click this link to add our google calendar and stay updated on lessons, practices, socials and more fun events! - Board Meeting Minutes - Code of Conduct This week?s most meme-ingful message [image: image.png] Happy Dancing! 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