Welcome to all our new members!! It was great seeing you all in the CCRB and at Guys, Gals, and Pals Night on Saturday :)
Hello to the official Michigan Ballroom Dance Team for Fall 2021!!!
Our roster for the semester is now complete and I want to extend the warmest of welcomes to the newest members of the MBDT 🙂 I am so excited that you are all joining our community and hope everyone had a fantastic Guys, Gals, and Pals Night, whether it was your first time or last of many. I know I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you all better, dancing with my fellow gals and beating the guys in the dance off (in my totally unbiased opinion at least), and celebrating the start of a great semester together!
Some things for new members:
- What is Week at a Glance??? I’m glad you asked! Week at a Glance (WAG for short) is our weekly newsletter containing information about all our upcoming events for the week, including lessons, practice space, socials and much more! Week at a Glance is your best source for all things MBDT, so please take the time to read through it thoroughly to ensure you don’t miss out on our events. Our lesson and practice schedule sometimes deviates from normal to accommodate special events, so please check the schedule below before turning up at the CCRB!
- Lessons this week: Weekday review lessons will start on Thursday this week with a review of Sunday’s lesson. If you didn’t make Sunday’s lesson you can catch up on what you missed, but this is also a great opportunity for everyone to ask more detailed questions from your student teachers and get more practice with your cool new rumba, tango and mambo moves!
- Check out our newcomer guide! The password is in the email you just got with the link to this page. Click here to access.
- Calendar: The team has its own Google calendar, available here, which you can use for reminders for all our events during the week and to see what competitions are coming up!
- Introduction to DTS: We will be doing an introduction to DTS day next thursday (10/14)! We will be going over all the information you need to know about using our off-campus practice space this semester during this time :) Be on the lookout for more information coming soon!
- Ballroom Board: Your team board is always happy to answer your questions! Find info on each board member here, and you can contact the whole board by email at ballroom-exec@umich.edu or using this form on the website
Some things for upper level team members:
- American Lessons are coming: be on the lookout for more information from our wonderful curriculum chair Erika about our upcoming American lessons for the semester!
Lost and Found from GGP Night: Please email ballroom-exec@umich.edu if any of these items are yours!
- Black jacket
- Black rain jacket
- Blue drawstring bag
- Pink polaroid case and camera
- Black Umbrella
And now the schedule…
Monday 9/30
9.30-11.30 pm: Open Practice at Dance Theater Studio (DTS)
Reminder: masks must be worn at all times at DTS and street shoes may not be worn in the studios!
Tuesday 10/1
9:30-11:30 pm: Open Practice at DTS
Wednesday 10/2
10.00 pm – 12:00 am: Open Practice at DTS
Thursday 10/3
9-11 pm: Newcomer review lesson in CCRB 3275. Review and get more practice on the material we covered on Sunday’s lesson!
9:30-11:30 pm: Open Practice at DTS
Friday 10/4
Have an awesome friday!
Saturday 10/5
Get hype for newcomer lesson tomorrow!
Sunday 10/6
3:00-5:00 pm: Newcomer lesson in CCRB 3275 :)
Happy dancing this week, and to our new members: welcome to the team. 🙂
Autumn
MBDT President