Hi Team,
Happy third week of classes! If you are like me you are living it up by buying yourself a drink and a snack to crank through all the work that is piling up. If you aren’t like me I hope that you are enjoying your classes and easing into the semester gently. Please see the announcements this week as we have lots of new info and the time the tryouts info is due has changed.
Announcements for Everyone:
- Leads and Follows Night: Will be Sept 15th at 8 pm at a soon-to-be-known location. Please mark it down on your calendars!
- OSU Rooms and Rides: Rooms and Rides for the OSU Dancesport Classic is due September 20th! The early registration deadline has passed so the price has increased $10. Please pay the team the TOTAL ESTIMATED COST for the competition instead of just the registration fee. As of now that price is $120. This covers registration, housing, and travel costs. Once we are back from the competition, a finalized number will be calculated by Owen and you will be refunded or charged depending on how accurate the estimate was.
- Dues: Interested in joining the team officially? Ready for open practice space, fun lessons, and social events (past the 14th)? Dues are $65 this semester and will be due on September 14th at 11:59 p.m. and can be paid via Venmo or exact cash. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out.
- Tryouts: THE FORM IS NOW DUE WEDNESDAY SEPT 13th AT 11:59 PM. Please make sure to fill it out by Wednesday night. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out. Tryouts will be happening Sunday, September 17th from 1-3 pm followed by a newcomer lesson from 3-5 pm.
- Newcomer Lessons: If you are a returning member and are at a newcomer lesson, please make an effort to dance with the newcomers, ESPECIALLY if there are newcomers that are lacking partners. Dancing with dancers of your calibers is extremely helpful and much more enjoyable for our newcomers, which will really help engagement and retention!
- DTS Hours: DTS will be open normal hours this week except for Thursday (M & T 9:30-11:30 pm, and W 10 pm-12 am). Thursday DTS will be closed. Please go to the newcomer lesson instead!
- Practice Space Schedule: Nicolete has been putting together a schedule for IMSB room availability for those who want additional space to practice. The spreadsheet can be found here and it will include availability for IMSB Multipurpose Rooms A and B as well as the Ballroom Club schedule. The schedule can only be done two weeks in advance due to IM policies, so check back regularly.
- Extra merch sale: We have a limited amount of extra merch from prior semesters that we are offering for sale! If you’d like another chance to drip yourself out in UMBDT gear for the start of the semester, please check out this spreadsheet to see what we have available. Email our treasurer, Owen Hoffend (ohoffend@umich.edu), if you’d like to buy something or if you have any questions.
This Week’s Schedule…
Monday 9/11
9:30-11:30 pm: Open Practice at DTS
Tuesday 9/12
9:30-11:30 pm: Open Practice at DTS
Wednesday 9/13
10:00 pm -12:00 am: Open Practice at DTS
Thursday 9/14
NO DTS, Go to the Newcomer lesson instead!!
9:00-11:00 pm: LAST Free Newcomer lesson of the semester in the IMSB
Friday 9/15
8:00 pm -2:00 am: Leads and Follows night!
Saturday 9/16
Work on your comp hair and makeup skills!
Sunday 9/17
1:00-3:00 pm: Tryouts in the IMSB (only worry about this if you are a returning member)
3:00-5:00 pm: Free Newcomer lesson in the IMSB
5:00-8:00 pm: Ballroom Club Lesson and Open Dance in the Union
This week Jacob gets a special shoutout as the only person to show me a picture of his pets last week without being prompted. It was so cute I almost cried. If you are reading this, tell me about your favorite class so far this term when you see me. Please reach out if you have any questions.
Love,
Erika
MBDT President
Please enjoy this low-quality screenshot from everyone’s fav showcase last year!
