UMass Lowell Ballroom Dance Club

We are looking for new dancers to join us this coming fall! No experience nor partner is necessary. Many of our current members started with no dance experience at all.

If you're interested, please join the email list to get club announcements. For more information about the club, please email info@umlballroom.org.

Hope to see you in the fall!

Show Video (all of it!)

Yes, you can watch the whole show (pretty much) right here. This player will automatically advance to the next clip, allowing you to see the whole show in order in one easy place.

You can also use the arrows on the side of the screen (visible when you move the mouse over) to skip forward and back. Enjoy!

Want to see what's on the playlist? Click here to see the playlist on youtube.

The team just competed at Brandeis on February 6th and at Boston University on February 14th. We did very well, raking in ribbons across all the American Style dances.

Highlights include Mary Angeleri & BJ Sokolowski winning 4th in Silver Swing at BU, Mark Sherman & Heather Martin winning 1st in Novice (that's actually a high level) Smooth (Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, and Viennese Waltz) at BU, and Pat Mulhern & Chelsie Rose Clogston winning 5th in Silver Swing at Brandeis.

Overall at BU we did very well as a team!

BJ & Mary made 4th place in Silver Swing, and 9th overall in the Silver Rhythm category.
Ambarish & Shan made semifinals in Bronze Waltz, coming in 15th in both Bronze Smooth and Standard.
Mark & Heather took 1st in Novice Smooth (WTFV), also coming in 8th overall in Silver Rhythm.
Nick & Emily made semifinals in Bronze Tango, finishing 9th in Bronze Smooth and 17th in Bronze Rhythm.

Beginner & Intermediate Instructional Classes start up Thursday, February 11, 2010, at 6:30 PM.

Thursday Practices start January 13, 2010.

Sunday practices start January 31, 2010.

See the Calendar for all the details.

The first videos from Dancing with the UML Stars this week are up!
All 8 Star performances are on the playlist. We'll keep you updated as more gets done. Enjoy!

Welcome back to all the returning club members! To all the new club members, welcome. I look forward to a great year of dancing and getting to work with and know you all.

Each week, I will post notes about the lessons taught on Sunday evenings. I encourage you all to get a notebook and keep notes of your own in addition to using these notes as reminders of the patterns and technique we discuss. I will cover a lot of information in the Sunday lessons, and having a written reminder is helpful. You are always welcome to email/call me with questions you have as you are practicing or if you want a private lesson to further develop the skills we discuss in class.

See you all tonight at 6:30!

Amanda
coach@umlballroom.org

The UMass Lowell Ballroom Dance Club presents its September Kick-Off Social which will held on Friday, Sept. 18 from 6-11 p.m. in Cumnock Hall on North Campus.

Start the new school year off right. Experience UML's Outstanding Student Organization of the Year!

Come dance, socialize, and enjoy yourself! No experience necessary and no partner needed! We’ll have free lessons, fun music, snacks, and most importantly: a huge dance floor. Bring your friends! It will be a great way to meet other people at UMass Lowell.

Admission: $5 / person
Tickets will be sold at the door.
We hope to see you there!

Thursday 9/10: Captain's Practices start. 6:30-9 in the studio.
Sunday 9/13: First Sunday practice. 6:30-9 in studios.
Thursday 9/17: Last Captain's practice on Thursday before Instructional Classes Begin.

Sunday 9/20: Club Lessons begin. They'll be a bit different this year. More on that below. Club lessons & practice are every Sunday 6:30-9:00.

Thursday, 9-24: Instructional Classes Begin
We have two instructional classes: Beginner 6:30-7:30 and Intermediate 7:30-8:30.
Club members must assist in at least two class sessions per semester, but most are there all the time. You're always welcome to come help!
See Forum page http://umlballroom.org/node/4

The Thursday/Sunday schedule of Instructional Classes and Club lessons continues uninterrupted through Thursday, November 12, 2009.
At that point Club lessons remain on Sundays and partner practice takes over the time on Thursdays.

Brand new for 2009!
UMass Lowell is proud to announce the Community Ballroom Club, allowing anyone in the Lowell area community to take part in the fun and unique club ballroom experience. Members of this club do not have to be associated with the University in any way. All that is required is a love for learning and dancing.

Membership in the Community Club centers around weekly practices on campus, which include professional lessons from our coach Amanda Clark. These practices are in the beautiful Campus Recreation Center studios, located on East Campus in Lowell. (See the venues page for more.) In addition to lessons and practice time, membership provides the opportunity to compete in the collegiate ballroom circuit, and provides full access to the social dancing resources of the UMass Lowell Ballroom Club.