Hi Team!
Happy Sunday! Today, Steve and Susan taught Viennese Waltz, International Rumba, and Jive at Newcomer lesson. As always, come to DTS if you have any questions about what was taught. In addition to the normal WAG, please read all about the C team below!
Announcements for Everyone:
- Pre-Purdue Rounds: This Thursday we will be running Purdue rounds at the IMSB from 9 to 11! There will be no newcomer lesson and DTS will be closed, so come prepare for competition with us! Wearing competition gear is recommended but not required.
- Apparel Order: It’s out! And it won’t be in a few hours! Go get your merch! Form closes tonight at 11:59pm!!!
- SAPAC: We are holding our semesterly SAPAC workshop at 9:30pm on Tuesday Nov. 12th over zoom. This is MANDATORY if you want to attend our parties or competitions with us. If you can’t attend, we will have a makeup at a later date, but this date is very neatly and nicely put at the same time as DTS on that Tuesday so don’t go to DTS! Anna will send the zoom link a few days before so you can join.
- Game Nights: We have a game night next Tuesday from 7:30 – 9:30 PM in 2330 Mason Hall. We will be bringing a variety of games for you to play. Bring any games you want to play. This a fun place to get to know people over a variety of games.
- Laser Tag: We will be having a laser tag night at Best in Games Ann Arbor on 11/15! Please fill this form out if you want to go! Fill this out by 11/10 to make sure you have a ride.
- Bar Crawl: We will be having a bar crawl on 11/16! We will visit several bars on Main Street. Feel free to bring any other friends to join us! Sign up here if you’re interested and 21+.
- Michcomp Committee Form: Every year we host our own competition Michcomp! Anyone who would like to work with your fellow teammates and make our competition smooth and fun for everyone fill out the form here.
- Competition Registration: The deadline for Ohio Star Ball Rooms and Rides and registration payment is Friday, November 15th at Midnight. Please fill out the registration form in Nate’s email and sign up for at most 10 events, not including two additional events for TBA leaders (check at most 10 boxes on the form).
- Photos albums: Please put your ballroom Halloween pictures in this album! Haunted house, corn maze, and Halloween party pictures are all welcome. Please also put your CMU and OSU pictures in these two!
- Themed DTS: Themed DTS every Wednesday. This Wednesday’s theme is colors! Wear your rainbow, tie-dye, neon, bright colors, etc. (If anyone has any suggestions for themes, let Rachel know <3)
- Partner Search: If you are looking for a partner, sign up and look here! Reach out to Johny at jonwdan@umich.edu with any questions.
- Other Practice Spaces: IMSB room schedule here. The Ballroom Dance Club lesson/open dance schedule here.
- Liability Waiver: Please fill out these yearly mandatory liability forms before coming to lessons and DTS! The IMSB liability form is here and the team waiver is here. Everyone needs to fill these out once per year and it does not take long so do them now before you forget!
This Week’s Schedule…
Monday 11/4
9:30-11:30 pm: Open Practice at DTS
Tuesday 11/5
9:30-11:30 pm: Open Practice at DTS
Wednesday 11/6
10:00 pm-12:00 am: Open Practice at DTS, wear your colorful practice gear!
Thursday 11/7
9:00-11:00 pm: Pre-Purdue Rounds at the IMSB
Friday 11/8
Drive safe on your way to Purdue if you’re going!
Saturday 11/9
Cheer on your teammates while they compete at Purdue :)
Sunday 11/10
3:00-5:00 pm: Newcomer Lesson in the IMSB
6:00-9:00 pm: Ballroom Club Lesson and Open Dance
Meet the C Team
Allen and Lex
Allen is a senior studying Computer Science, and this is his 3rd semester on the team! His favorite dance is the jive and he is lactose intolerant with the famed asian flush. Lex is a senior in Mechanical engineering, and this is her 4th semester on the team. She loves the quickstep and although she’s tried learning 5 different languages, none have stuck
Shimon and Zeynep
Shimon is a grad student in Southeast Asian Studies, and this is his 5th semester on the team! His favorite dance is Jive and he has driven a Ferrari before. Zeynep is doing her PhD in Chemical Engineering and this is her 3rd semester on the team. She also loves the Jive and she discovered her skin had an aversion to red ink after a tattoo was not as permanent as she thought it would be.
Ashley and Anushka
Ashley is a sophomore majoring in English and this is her 3rd semester on the team. Her favorite dance is International Cha Cha, and she once won a 27 inch tall Pikachu plushie from a county fair. Anushka is a law student and this is her 6th semester on the team. Her favorite dance is Jive!
Ethan and Elizabeth
Ethan is a senior in Computer Engineering and this is his 5th semester on the team. His favorite dance is Smooth Viennese Waltz. Elizabeth is a pre-med senior in BCN with a minor in Drama and Performance, and this is also her 5th semester on the team. She loves dancing the International Waltz, and she plays the violin, string bass, and piano!
Jeremy and Ala
Jeremy is ECE master’s student in IC and VLSI, and this is his 4th semester on the team! His favorite dance is the Samba. Ala didn’t fill out Alan’s form.
I can’t wait to see you all compete at Purdue, especially all of our newcomers! The team closet if you need to borrow anything for competition, but don’t wait until the last second! As always, if you have any questions please reach out.
Love,
Nicolette
MBDT President