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Back to school means back to dancing! We hope you had a great break and happy holidays. This semester, we have many fun events planned and can't wait to welcome you back to another semester of dance-
First lesson: MONDAY, Jan 11th
Time:8:30-10 PM
Place:Rangos
Dance Class:Social Waltz and Salsa class
Next Lesson:WEDNESDAY, Jan 13th
Time:6-9 PM
Dance Class: Silver Samba, Fundamental Technique Rumba, and Bronze Foxtrot
Points covered in this news.
1. Membership Pricing for new lesson setup
2. Tryouts for Silver/Gold! (January 11th)
3. Order Dance shoes! (deadline January 20th)
4. New Lesson Setup
1. Membership pricing:
Prices listed are for students OR the spouse/partner of a student.
Non-students pay $10 more for whichever level they take.
$25: Bronze Level Package - Includes entry to bronze lessons, social
lessons and FUNdamentals
$35: Silver Level - Includes entry to silver lessons and all of the above
$45: Gold Level - Includes entry to gold lessons and all of the above
2. Tryouts for Silver/Gold:
Highly recommended for returning dancers who have been going to Bronze! We
will be holding regular tryouts on
JANUARY 11th, 2010, Monday from 6-8 PM
in Rangos for entry into the Silver and Gold level classes.
Passing of the tryout is required before you can attend.
If interested please e-mail Taa at: chirunch@andrew.cmu.edu to sign up for Tryouts and for more information.
NOTE: You must tryout on this date to attend the Silver Samba classes. You
will be able to tryout for the other Silver lesson sets the week
beforehand (at the conclusion of the Bronze lesson set in the same dance).
If you can not make this tryout, please e-mail Taa to schedule an
alternative date. Dances that will be tested are: Silver Samba, Foxtrot,
Quickstep, Cha-cha; and Gold Rumba, Foxtrot, Jive, and Quickstep.
3. Ordering Dance Shoes:
Need Ballroom shoes but can't afford them? Real ballroom shoes let you
slide on the floor easily and really make a difference in your dancing-
Those who are interested should pick the shoes (from the website).
Contact Jackie at: jackiez@andrew.cmu.edu for more
information.
4. New Lesson Setup
Mondays:
6:30-7:30 PM - Gold Lesson
7:30-8:30 PM - Competition Team Practice
8:30-10 PM - Social Lesson
Wednesdays:
6-7 PM - Silver Lesson
7-8 PM - FUNdamental Technique Class
8-9 PM - Bronze Lesson
9-10 PM - Social dancing
(Also, all our videos of last semester's lessons are up at our website so
visit them to refresh your memory and practice!)
November 28.2009
For more information on new lesson structure for Spring 2010 & Tryouts click here
November 04.2009
Results of Scotchball 2009 are announced. Click at Results
October 30, 2009 !
Catch up with the recently held Scotchball 2009 competition in the photo gallery
October 22, 2009 !
Hello Dancers
SCOTCH BALL (CMU's very own Ballroom Dance Competition) is coming up this saturday Oct. 24 !
Come and cheer for your fellow dancers in Rangos.
Time : 10 AM-1PM
Place : Rangos hall
October 14, 2009
Exciting Events in October ! http://cmubdc.org/ScotchBall/
We will also have a raffle with secret prizes and lots of fun dances!
Weather getting cold? Stay warm in the American apparel personalized Ballroom team jacket!
SCOTCH BALL ON Oct.24: Register it before Friday, October 16th!
Even if you aren't attending, you should definitely come to check out
competitive ballroom dancing and cheer on your fellow dancers!
Mid-Semester Party: Our mid-semester lesson will be PASO DOBLE with
Rozana Sweeney teaching from 7-8 PM Wednesday, October 21st! Come to learn
the bull-fighter dance and eat yummy foods!
T-shirt and Jacket sale! Show your ballroom spirit with a trendy CMU
Ballroom t-shirt!
COST: $8 Pre-sale (By October 17th), $10 late
LINK to order: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dEViVlhqT0RYVWFuaWJkNVB2U3ZxMGc6MA
Shirts will be ordered and arrive hopefully by Scotch Ball on the October 24th!
JACKET:
Cost: $35
E-mail Taa at Chirunch (at) andrew (dot) cmu (dot) edu to order!
August 22, 2009
Fall Lessons Announced ! Schedule of the Week:
Cost Details:
Helpful Pointers :
May 21, 2009 Summer Lessons Announced ! Schedule of the night:
Cost:
Happy Dancing over the Summer~
May 12, 2009 Summer Lessons ! March 19, 2009 Mid-semester social on Tuesday (3/24)! February 15, 2009 Enchante was awesome! January 28, 2009 Late Night: Hustle! (This Saturday!) January 12, 2009 Competing this Spring January 11, 2009 Lessons beginning this week + Weekly social dances! December 7, 2008 Social Dance this Friday! November 3, 2008 DCDI and Ohio Star Ball October 15, 2008 A new set of Salsa lessons is starting! October 12, 2008 Competitions: DCDI Updates June 10, 2008 Extra Tango Lesson May 22, 2008 Summer Social Dancing Classes March 17, 2008
Coming up this weekend:
The Fall Lessons Calendar is up! We will be holding our Fall lesson series every Monday and Wednesday starting from Aug 24th. Lessons will be held for most of the times in Rangos Ballroom in the University Center. More information is below:
Beginner 1 (Wednesdays, 7-9 PM Rangos) --> Social Levels I and II (same time and place)
Beginner 2 (Mondays, 8:30-10 PM Rangos) --> Bronze Lessons(same time and place)
Intermediate (Wednesdays, 6-7 PM Rangos) AND Advanced (Saturdays, 1-3 PM Activities room) --> Silver Lessons (same time and place as Intermediate)
NEW Gold Lessons (tryouts will occur)(Saturday, 1-4 PM Activities Room)
Level 1 and Level 2 American lessons and Bronze International lessons
$25 for students
$35 for non-students
Additional +$10 - Silver International Lessons + the above lessons
OR
Additional +$20 - Gold International Lessons + the above lessons
To look for frequently asked queries please visit our FAQ s page on the website.
If you need help with specific queries email us at ballroom@andrew.cmu.edu.
More details about the lessons , which lessons to attend and other queries please visit
http://www.cmubdc.org/lessons.php
The summer lessons calendar is up! We will be holding our summer lesson series every Wednesday (with one exception on Thursday, June 25th) starting from May 27th and going until August 12th. Lessons will be held for the most part in Rangos Ballroom in the University Center. More information is below:
Advanced (focus on technique, must know the rhythm of the dance ) lesson: 6-7 PM
Beginner (newcomer, open to all) lesson: 7-8 PM
Open Dance: 8-10PM
$20 for just beginner lessons (7-8 PM)
$25 for beginner and advanced (6-7 PM)
$3 per single lesson (if you can't make the whole summer)
We will be featuring four 3-week series of dances for each level taught by our Grand Poobah of dance, Joseph Bradley (whom you may have taken lessons from in beginner 2 or advanced):
Advanced: Cha-Cha, V.Waltz, Samba, Tango
Beginner: Waltz, WCS, Quickstep, Rumba
Check out our calender for summer lessons.
We'll be starting on the 27 th of May 2009.
Come and make use of all the dances you've been learning at our mid-semester social this Tuesday in Rangos at 7pm! We'll have snacks, fun dances (lots of NEW ones!), and more! (The regular Intermediate and Beginner 1 lessons are being replaced by the social.)
Our Valentine's Ball went really well, with lots of people attending, a chocolate fountain, and fun events like a (somewhat crazy) dance-off! Get ready for our next social dance on March 24--this will be a Beginner lesson turned into a social so you can practice all the things you've been learning. And the chocolate fountain might return...
Join us for a Hustle lesson + lots of dancing, food, and fun!
Free & open to everyone--invite your friends!
Lesson with Andrew Pueschel 9-10pm in Hustle, followed by dancing until 1am.
There will also be speed-lessons in polka, swing, bachata, and salsa at 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, and 11:45 PM, respectively!
Free food and drinks!
There are lots of comps this semester; see the Competing page for a (long) list of them. If you're new to competing, ask an officer for more details! The competitions for this semester will be smaller than the fall competitions as they are mostly collegiate comps.
A new semester means new opportunities! If you are looking for a partner, or are looking to switch partners, a Partner try-outs day will be 6-9pm Friday, January 23, in Rangos 3. It will consist of an open floor and music to try out various partners until everyone is settled. We highly encourage all interested parties to come, practice, and dance with new people!
Our Spring semester lessons begin this week, so check out the Calendar page for details! Also, we'll be holding a social hour after each Beginner 1 lesson, open to everyone. These socials will be a great way to get to know more members, practice dances, and have fun! (The Intermediate lessons have been moved to 6-7pm on Wednesdays to make room for these socials.)
We have a social dance this Friday in Rangos Ballroom, with a Salsa lesson by Kristen Licht at 7pm and dancing until 10:30pm. Take a break from studying and come dance! It's free with a CMU student ID or a CMU Ballroom membership card.
Congratulations to everyone who competed at DCDI! We took 24 people, danced for 2 days straight, got lots of callbacks and some ribbons, and had an awesome time.
There is one other competition this semester: the Ohio Star Ball. It's the weekend before Thanksgiving break, November 22nd and 23rd. The Ohio Star Ball is one of the largest ballroom competitions in the US and there will be many cool performances by world champions and such. The deadline for you and your partner to register is November 9th, so e-mail Jackie or ballroom@andrew.cmu.edu as soon as you decide!
For the first half of this semester, we've been holding Salsa Rueda lessons each Thursday 6-7pm in the Morewood Gardens Activities Room. Starting tomorrow, we're going to hold a new set of Salsa lessons which will focus on learning the kind of salsa you'd dance at clubs, competitions, and performances. Joseph Bradley and Volkan Eren will be teaching awesome steps and helpful technique.
Where: Morewood Gardens Activities Room (Enter Morewood Gardens front entrance, go up the stairs, show your ID to the desk attendant to get in, look to the left immediately to find the room.)
When: Thursdays 6-7pm
As always, you don't need a partner. These are extra lessons, so we charge $3/lesson for Ballroom Club members (and $5 for non-members). But they're well worth it!
DCDI COMPETITION INFORMATION
If you wish to formally register for DCDI with your partner, you MUST email (ballroom@andrew.cmu.edu) with the following information:
I will register you for the competition after receiving an email from both you and your declared partner.
GENERAL INFORMATION: For more information about competitions (clothing, rules, tips, etc), please refer to the competition page.
PRACTICE TIMES:
Outside of lessons we have the following times available for you to practice. There will be officers at the following practice sessions to help you out with routines, moves, or any other questions you have.
> Thursday October 16th
Rangos 3
5-7 PM
> Tuesday October 21st
Rangos 2
8-10 PM
> Saturday October 25th:
UC Activities Room
3-4:30 PM
> Wed. 29th
Rangos 2, 3
5:30-7 PM
Early registration for DCDI will end Tuesday, September 30th, so please figure out partnerships before this date and inform me through e-mail or in person so that I can register you. If you miss this date, the final registration of DCDI doesn't end until Wednesday, October 22nd, but it will be $5 cheaper if you do it earlier ($35 early, $40 regular).
Questions and comments can be directed to me. E-mail me back ASAP when you've made your decisions!
Jackie Z.
Because this Thursday's (June 12) Tango lesson is inconveniently timed for some of you guys, we are having a make-up lesson this Wednesday, June 11. The time and location is 7-8pm in Rangos 3. If you cannot make the Thursday Tango 1 lesson, please feel free to come to Wednesday class instead. That way everyone will be at the same point on next Wednesday, June 18th, for Tango 2.
This summer we will be having beginner social dancing lessons. Join us on selected Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 7-8pm for beginner friendly classes and social dancing from 8-9pm. People at all levels are welcome! No partner required. Sign up for the whole summer series for $15, or $3 per person per class.
Schedule:
East Coast Swing, Wed. May 28 (Rangos) and Tues. June 3 (Connan Rm)
Tango, Thurs. June 12 (Rangos) and Wed. June 18 (Rangos)
Rumba, Thurs. June 26 (Rangos) and Wed. July 9 (Peter/McKenna)
Hustle, Wed. July 16 (Peter/McKenna) and Wed. July 23 (Peter/McKenna)
Samba, Wed. July 30 (Rangos)
Location/Directions:
The locations for the lessons are various rooms in the CMU University Center; campus map.
Rangos Ballroom is located on the second floor of the University Center. After ascending the curved stairs, or the building elevators, walk towards Forbes Ave. (or the center of the building) and look for signs.
The Connan Room is on the 1st floor of the University Center, and is directly below where the Rangos Room is on the 2nd floor.
The Peter/McKenna/Wright Rooms are also in the University Center. It is located on the 2nd floor, across the hall from Rangos Ballroom, near the mens and womens bathrooms.
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:
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.
