From ballroom-summer-26 at lists.andrew.cmu.edu Mon May 11 00:29:43 2026 From: ballroom-summer-26 at lists.andrew.cmu.edu (CMU Ballroom Dance Club) Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 00:29:43 -0400 Subject: [CMUBDC] Ballroom Dance Club - Week of May 11, 2026 Message-ID: Hello Ballroom Friends! ?? Welcome to the summer mailing list! This is how you will receive our updates from now through August. If you know anyone else who?d like to join us for the summer, refer them to our secretary at ejli at andrew.cmu.edu. - Upcoming Events & Reminders - Summer Lessons - We do NOT have lessons scheduled for Monday. Christine will be joining us again next week! Weekly Lesson Schedule - On a typical summer Monday, Christine will be joining us from 5:30?9:00pm. On a typical summer Wednesday, Dmitry will teach two lessons?one from 6:30?7:15pm, one from 7:20?8:05pm. - Here is what our terms mean: - Professional-taught lessons: Classes taught by our professional instructors, Christine Zona and Dmitry Demidov - Rounds: Short, music-to-music practice blocks by style and level, similar to a mini-competition - Workshops, rounds, and practice spaces are open to dancers of all levels! Monday 05/11 ? NO LESSONS Wednesday 05/13 ? Studio Theater Practice Space 5:00 - 6:30 International Cha Cha w/ Dimitry 6:30 - 7:15 American Cha Cha w/ Dimitry 7:20 - 8:05 Rounds 8:10 - 8:30 Practice Space 8:30 - 10:00 Dmitry's summer schedule: [image: image.png] Practice Spaces By popular demand, we are instating practice space at approximately our usual times over the summer! With the exception of May 23 and 24, these are the times and locations we have reserved through to August: Thursday 5/7 6:30 - 8:00pm CUC Kenner Studio Saturday 5/9 11:30 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Sunday 5/10 11:30 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio 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 - Harassment Form : If you experience or witness any inappropriate behavior at our events, you can report it to us confidentially. This week?s most meme-ingful message [image: image.png] -- Happy Dancing! Aditya, Brenna, Edward, Helen, Karishma, Kyr, Sefi, Shakira, Trishla, & Victoria 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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Weekly Lesson Schedule - On a typical summer Monday, Christine will be joining us from 5:30?9:00pm. On a typical summer Wednesday, Dmitry will teach two lessons?one from 6:30?7:15pm, one from 7:20?8:05pm. - Here is what our terms mean: - Professional-taught lessons: Classes taught by our professional instructors, Christine Zona and Dmitry Demidov - Rounds: Short, music-to-music practice blocks by style and level, similar to a mini-competition - Workshops, rounds, and practice spaces are open to dancers of all levels! Monday 05/18 ? Rangos 1 Practice Space 5:00 - 5:30 Standard Int 2 5:30 - 6:00 Smooth 2 6:00 - 6:30 Standard Int 1 6:30 - 7:00 Smooth 1 7:00 - 7:30 Standard Int 3/Adv 7:30 - 8:00 Smooth 3/Adv 8:00 - 8:30 Rounds 8:30 - 9:00 Practice Space 9:00 - 10:00 Wednesday 05/20 ? Studio Theater Practice Space 5:00 - 6:30 Samba w/ Dimitry 6:30 - 7:15 American Rumba w/ Dimitry 7:20 - 8:05 Rounds 8:10 - 8:30 Practice Space 8:30 - 10:00 Dmitry's summer schedule: [image: image.png] Practice Spaces By popular demand, we are instating practice space at approximately our usual times over the summer! With the exception of May 23 and 24, these are the times and locations we have reserved through to August: Thursday 5/21 6:30 - 8:00pm CUC Kenner Studio Saturday 5/23 11:30 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Sunday 5/24 11:30 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio 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 - Harassment Form : If you experience or witness any inappropriate behavior at our events, you can report it to us confidentially. This week?s most meme-ingful message [image: image.png] -- Happy Dancing! Aditya, Brenna, Edward, Helen, Karishma, Kyr, Sefi, Shakira, Trishla, & Victoria 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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On a typical summer Wednesday, Dmitry will teach two lessons?one from 6:30?7:15pm, one from 7:20?8:05pm. - Here is what our terms mean: - Professional-taught lessons: Classes taught by our professional instructors, Christine Zona and Dmitry Demidov - Rounds: Short, music-to-music practice blocks by style and level, similar to a mini-competition - Workshops, rounds, and practice spaces are open to dancers of all levels! Monday 05/25 ? Rangos 1 Practice Space 5:00 - 7:00 Wednesday 05/27 ? Studio Theater Practice Space 5:00 - 6:30 International Rumba w/ Dimitry 6:30 - 7:15 American Swing w/ Dimitry 7:20 - 8:05 Rounds 8:10 - 8:30 Practice Space 8:30 - 10:00 Dmitry's summer schedule: [image: image.png] Practice Spaces By popular demand, we are instating practice space at approximately our usual times over the summer! With the exception of May 23 and 24, these are the times and locations we have reserved through to August: Thursday 5/28 6:30 - 8:00pm CUC Kenner Studio Saturday 5/30 11:30 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Sunday 5/31 11:30 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio 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 - Harassment Form : If you experience or witness any inappropriate behavior at our events, you can report it to us confidentially. This week?s most meme-ingful message [image: image.png] -- Happy Dancing! Aditya, Brenna, Edward, Helen, Karishma, Kyr, Sefi, Shakira, Trishla, & Victoria 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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Weekly Lesson Schedule - On a typical summer Monday, Christine will be joining us from 5:30?9:00pm. On a typical summer Wednesday, Dmitry will teach two lessons?one from 6:30?7:15pm, one from 7:20?8:05pm. - Here is what our terms mean: - Professional-taught lessons: Classes taught by our professional instructors, Christine Zona and Dmitry Demidov - Rounds: Short, music-to-music practice blocks by style and level, similar to a mini-competition - Workshops, rounds, and practice spaces are open to dancers of all levels! Monday 06/01 ? Studio Theater Practice Space 5:00 - 10:00 Wednesday 06/03 ? Studio Theater Practice Space 5:00 - 6:30 International Cha Cha w/ Katie and Sefi 6:30 - 7:15 Mambo w/ Katie and Sefi 7:20 - 8:05 Rounds 8:10 - 8:30 Practice Space 8:30 - 10:00 Dmitry's summer schedule: [image: image.png] Practice Spaces By popular demand, we are instating practice space at approximately our usual times over the summer! With the exception of May 23 and 24, these are the times and locations we have reserved through to August: Thursday 6/4 6:30 - 8:00pm CUC Kenner Studio Saturday 6/6 11:30 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio Sunday 6/7 11:30 - 1:30pm CUC Kenner Studio 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 - Harassment Form : If you experience or witness any inappropriate behavior at our events, you can report it to us confidentially. This week?s most meme-ingful message [image: image.png] -- Happy Dancing! Edward, Helen, Sefi, Serena, & Victoria https://linktr.ee/cmubdt ? cmuballroom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 273843 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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