Hello hello to the official members of the winter 2017 UMBDT!!!
So excited to have our team set and to have 25 new members – welcome, we are so glad to have you! Hope all of you, returners and newcomers alike, enjoyed our kickoff to the new semester at Girls and Guys Night last night. It was so much fun to celebrate the start of another semester together, and I cannot wait for more wonderful memories to come throughout the course of the next three months. Here are the updates for the week ahead:
DTS/Comp Info Session: If you are a new member of the team as of this semester, please try and make it out tomorrow to our DTS/Comp Info Session! This session is required, as we will be going over pertinent information about our practice space at Dance Theatre Studio (DTS for short) and introduce you to more in-depth info about competitions. You will not want to miss this! It will be at 9:30pm at the studio, see Anna’s email for details.
OSU Rooms and Rides: The first competition of the semester, the Ohio State University Dancesport Classic, is happening on Saturday, February 18th. If you are planning on attending, please sign up here by this Friday so we can make sure you have a place to stay and a ride to and from Columbus.
MichComp Details: Our home competition, fondly referred to as MichComp, will be taking place on April 8th at Saline Middle School. Save the date and start sharing with your family and friends so they can come cheer you on!
UMBDT Fitness Group: Are you interested in getting fitter? Getting Steve and Susan off your back for being out of shape? We’re introducing the ballroom team’s new workout Facebook group! The goal of this page is to encourage people to find common times to be able to workout together along with providing guidance on how to start working out. Check out the page here for more details!
Zap Zone Laser Tag: Looking for some friendly competition off the dance floor, for a change? Or an excuse to sneak around and zap your partner or teammates with a laser? Sign up to go to Zap Zone this Saturday at 7:30pm by filling out this Google Form by midnight on Thursday. Details in the form, reach out to Tara Holz (taralyho@umich.edu) with questions.
Monday 1/30
9:30-11:30pm: Open Practice at DTS and DTS/Comp Info Session!
Tuesday 1/31
9-11pm: First official newcomer lesson of the semester! CCRB 3275
10-12pm: Open Practice at DTS
Wednesday 2/1
3-6pm: Office Hours, Union 4344 – Stop by to chat with executive board members and to get any questions you may have answered!
9:30-11:30pm: Open Practice at DTS
Thursday 2/2
9-11pm: Newcomer Lesson, CCRB 3275
10-12pm: Open Practice at DTS
Friday 2/3
1-4pm: Office Hours, Union room 4344
Saturday 2/4
2-4:30pm: Open Practice, Pendleton Room in the Union
4;30-6:30pm: Newcomer Lesson, Pendleton Room
7:30pm: Zap Zone Event! See above for details and sign-up info
Sunday 2/5
Ballroom Club lessons for the week in the Rogel Ballroom in the Union are listed below. Newcomers, as members of our team you receive a complimentary membership to the Ballroom Dance Club, meaning you can attend all of these lessons for FREE!! (Except the level 3 lessons, which cost $5 to attend.) Check out the Club’s website here for more info.
| 5-6pm: | Intl Waltz 3 |
| 6-7pm: | Salsa 2 |
| 7-8pm: | Samba 1 |
| 8-10pm: | Open Dance |
In the Board Room: This section outlines the topics that our Executive Board discussed at our weekly meeting, and is included in order to increase transparency as to what the UMBDT leadership is discussing and working on. Here is what was discussed this past week: Girls and Guys Night, Recruitment Events, DTS/Comp Info Session, Ballroom Buddies, Comps for the semester, Apparel
Team Introductions – Meet Pre-C! Over the course of the next few weeks, we are going to be highlighting our various teams in Week at a Glance so that you can get to know some of your fellow ballroom buds. This week, Pre-C is in the spotlight! Make sure you say hello if you see any of these fab friends throughout the week :)
Have a fantastic week, and stay warm!
With love from your fearless leader,
Lindsey
President of the UMBDT
