Welcome to the CMUBDC web page! The Ballroom Dance Club functions as both a social organization and a dance school, teaching novices and veterans a large variety of ballroom dances. Our goal is to promote a variety of forms of dancing, and to bring members of the Pittsburgh community together to have fun. Anyone can learn to dance - including you!

• Do I need a partner? Nope--we encourage people to rotate partners at lessons to learn faster.
• Do I need experience? No--our Beginner lessons are geared towards newcomers.
• What if I'm already awesome? Our Advanced lessons teach Silver/Gold level steps and technique.
• What if I want more? We go to competitions in Pittsburgh, the Midwest, and the Northeast; we can help you arrange private lessons with professional instructors; and we have extra events during the year to learn dances like Salsa, Swing, and Hustle.
• Can I get more info? Sure, check out the details on our Lessons and our Calendar, and email us if you have more questions.

News

March 17, 2008

Coming up this weekend:
On friday there will be a social dance in rangos (free of charge for everyone) that will include a smooth waltz lesson from 8-9pm and from 9-midnight there will be music, refreshments, and of course dancing!
On saturday there is an advanced cha-cha lesson in rangos from 1-2pm and after that there is a special competition practice in rangos from 2-5pm.

February 11, 2008

We have a joint USA Dance Pittsburgh - CMU Ballroom Dance Club social coming up on February 22 at 8:30pm in Rangos. It'll be free for all club members and people with CMU IDs, and we'll have a professional lesson, performance, and dancing until midnight!

January 10, 2008

Announcements:

• The Chatham Social, hosted by USA Dance Pittsburgh, is coming up on Saturday, Jan 12, with a bolero lesson from 7-8pm, and dancing from 8-10:30pm
• The first Intermediate Lesson (Foxtrot) is on Monday, Jan 14, from 8:30-10pm in Rangos 3
• The first Advanced Lesson (Viennese Waltz & Rumba) is on Saturday, Jan 19, from 1-3pm in the Activities Room
• The first Beginner Lesson (Rumba & Waltz) is on Tuesday, Jan 22, from 7-9pm in Rangos
• Our Late Night is on Saturday, Jan 26, from 9pm-1am in UC Connan Room. We will be doing Swing & Cha-Cha.

November 26, 2007

We took 3 couples to the Ohio Star Ball & Collegiate comp Nov 16-18, and we got callbacks and got to watch the best professional ballroom dancers in the US in the professional competition! And we got to see one of the top Latin couples do a dance in Transformers outfits.

November 12, 2007

We had 5 couples attend the DCDI competition in Maryland. We had lots of call backs and everyone had a great time! You don't even need a partner to go; you can get matched with someone there if you don't have a partner. Everyone should try a competition at least once.

November 7, 2007

This Saturday is USA Dance Pittsburgh Social! Its in the Athletics and Fitness center at Chatham. It starts off at 7 with an hour long samba lesson with Andrew Pueschal, followed by 2 hours of dancing. With a USA dance membership, its free for students and $8 for non students. Without membership, its $3 for students and $12 for non students. Its dressy casual. Bring your friends!

October 18, 2007

This wednesday is the Fall Social! Free food and drinks and a free Jive lesson! Bring your friends! It starts at 8 pm with a 1 hour jive lesson and ends at midnight.
If you want to the see the poster for the event, click here.

October 10, 2007

We have 4 new officers! Ashley is the new secretary. Dan is the new webmaster. Joel is the new events coordinator. Jessica is the new treasurer.
We have 12 couples going to Pittsburgh comp.
-This saturday (October 13) is the Chatham social! From 7-8 is a Viennese Waltz lesson and 8-10 is general dancing. The cost is $3 for students, free for USA dance members, and $12 for general admission.
-The Fall social is coming up on October 24. We're turning this night into a social with a 1-hour Jive lesson so you'll have a chance to practice all the dances you've learned, meet everyone you haven't yet, and have free food & drinks! Invite your friends so you can get them into ballroom too. ;) (It'll be free for new people to try, as always.) 8-9pm is a Jive lesson with Andrew Pueschel; 9-midnight will be general dancing with food & drinks.

September 16, 2007

Our first Intermediate lesson was much bigger than expected, so we're not going to be able to meet in Morewood for it this semester. We're looking for a bigger space, but this week's lesson is moved from Monday (9/17) to Friday (9/21) 9-10:30pm in Rangos. We'll let people know where the lesson next week will be via email on Saturday--hopefully Monday in a bigger room but possibly after the Beginner lesson on Thursday.

September 1, 2007

We've the Beginner lesson schedule and the steps we'll do. the Intermediate lesson schedule and the Rhythm steps we'll do, and the Advanced lesson schedule. They're also available from the Lessons page.

August 31, 2007

The Fall Beginner lessons have begun, but there is still time to join and catch up! Our Calendar has the Fall lesson schedule for Beginner lessons and will soon have the Intermediate and Advanced lesson dates & times. Email ballroom@andrew.cmu.edu, sign up at a Beginner lesson, or find us at the Activities Fair next week to sign up for Intermediate and Advanced lessons.

August 8, 2007

Thanks for a great summer of dancing! Our lessons will resume on August 30--check out the Calendar to see the Fall lesson schedule for Beginner lessons. We'll put up Intermediate and Advanced lesson dates & times soon.

August 1, 2007

We've reorganized our lessons into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced classes. Look on the Lessons page for more info.