The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company

This Sunday, the CCBDC’s Nationals Team will be competing at the USA Dance National Collegiate DanceSport Championships (NCC) in Columbus, Ohio. The company is sending the team off with well wishes and the hope of a 6th national championship title. The team competes in the formation event, and will be premiering the new 6 couple International Standard Harry Potter medley.

This formation event requires teams to create a 5-6 minute medley of either the Standard dances (slow waltz, foxtrot, Viennese waltz, quickstep and tango) or the Latin dances (cha cha, samba, jive, rumba and paso doble). Within the medley, our 6 couples dance each of the styles in unison and in complex formations, which constantly shift throughout the dance. Technique, creativity, uniformity and great performance skills are key to success in the event.

Many of the 15 Nationals dancers will also be competing in the individual couple competitions. In addition to the formation event, the NCC offers individual events in all major ballroom styles and many social styles, as well as a team match competition which evaluates the individual competition skills of a team. CCBDC competes with great success in all of these events and is best known for our undefeated record in the formation event.
Nationals members went through an intense 3 week audition process at the beginning of the year in order to secure a place on team, and have since practiced at least 10 (and sometimes closer to 20) hours each week. The team hopes that their long hours, early mornings, and extreme dedication will help them entertain the crowd, be scored highly by the judges, and represent the Claremont Colleges with pride. And no one would mind bringing back a 6th national championship title!

The Medley premiered this Wednesday at 10pm in the Edmunds ballroom, and was received with tremendous enthusiasm by the Claremont community. Good luck Nationals!