HAPPY (almost) HALLOWEEN!!! Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend partaking in the many fun festivities :) There’s more fun in store this week, check it out:
Let’s Get Coffee: Looking to enjoy the sweet treat of getting to know one of your fellow UMBDT dancers better? Perhaps while enjoying a sweet treat of cupcakes/coffee/bubble tea/lunch? Fill out this Google form by Friday at midnight to be randomly paired with another member to get to know each other better!
SAPAC Workshop Makeup Session: Thank you to everyone who attended the SAPAC Workshop on Thursday! For those of you who were unable to attend, there will be a mandatory makeup session the evening of Monday, November 7th, 9:30-11pm. More details to come later this week!
Purdue Videos: Videos from the Purdue Competition are up on our team’s YouTube channel! You can find the playlist here, thanks to everyone who made these possible by helping film.
OSB Rooms and Rides: It’s time for the most important competition of the season: the Ohio Star Ball!!! This two day competition takes place in Colombus, OH, and is the best way to showcase your skills as an awesome ballroom dancer! More details will follow, but for right now our rooms and rides + registration need to be completed this week. Please do the following if you’d like to come:
1. Fill out rooms and rides by this Thursday, 11/3
2. Register on O2CM here by this Thursday, 11/3. Do not pay on O2CM!! Payment goes directly to the team as usual; registration is $80 (however historically your registration cost is heavily subsidized by the team). OSB is special in that it has an 8 event limit: this means you need to pick what 8 dances (ex. Am. Rumba, Intl Waltz, etc.) you’d like to compete in! Upper level team members are a good resource if you’re unsure which dances to pick.
3. Get hype for the best weekend of the year!
Partner Searches: There will be two more partner searches this week taking place on Wednesday and Thursday, see below for times. You can also post your info on this spreadsheet to show other members you are looking. Remember, you need to be in a committed partnership in order to progress on the team, so the sooner you can find someone to be partners with, the better!
Circle K Service Day: Interested in bonding with your ballroom buddies while giving back to the community? Sign up to participate in Circle K’s Service Day taking place the morning of Saturday, November 12th (8am-12pm) here. Deadline to sign up is Tuesday at noon.
Committee Members: Announcing the Fall 2016 UMBDT Committees! Thanks to everyone that applied, looking forward to seeing how you all contribute to our team!
| Social | Away Comp | Mich Comp |
| Celine Schlueter | David “D$” Williams | Michelle Huang |
| Jeb Hamel | Cassidy Lukaart | Anna Morgan |
| Tara Holz | Fabiola Galguera | Emma Kuske |
| Dasha Peppard | Yelena Pham | Klesti Cela |
| Carlos Solis | Cody Renton | |
| Cassidy Lukaart | ||
| Nikita Mungarwardi |
Monday 10/31
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
9:30-11:30pm: Open Practice at DTS
Tuesday 11/1
9-11pm: Newcomer Lesson, CCRB 3275
10-12pm: Open Practice at DTS
Wednesday 11/2
9:30-10:10pm: Partner Search at DTS
9:30-11:30pm: Open Practice at DTS
Thursday 11/3
9-11pm: Newcomer Lesson
11:15pm-12am: Partner Search at DTS
10-12pm: Open Practice at DTS
Friday 11/4
7-10pm: Game Night! Bond (or brawl) over some friendly competition playing cards or other board games in Mason Hall room 3437. Bring your favorite games!!
Saturday 11/5
2-4:30pm: Practice Space in the Union Pendleton Room
4:30-6:30pm: Newcomer lesson in Union Pendleton Room
Best of luck to all of our members competing in Wisconsin at the Badger Ballroom Dance Classic!
Sunday 11/6
Ballroom Club lessons for the week in the League Ballroom:
| 5-6pm: | International Tango 3 |
| 6-7pm: | Jive 2 |
| 7-8pm: | Quickstep 1 |
| 8-10pm: | Open Dance |
In the Board Room: Purdue Debrief, Dancing With the Professors, Committees, Halloween party, Partner Searches
Oh, did I win?
Princess Peach (aka Lindsey)
