The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company

Join us This Friday for a special Salsa Game Night in Ducey Gym at CMC! After Salsa lessons from 8-9 (we offer three levels: First-Timer, Beginning, and Intermediate/Advanced), we’ll have open dancing and fun dance games until midnight. Come dance for a chance to win great prizes! This event is free, although concessions will be available for purchase. All proceeds go towards the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company’s community outreach by helping us put on events just like this one.

If you want to get warmed up before Salsa, come to Friday evening Social Dancing from 6-8PM in Ducey Gym at CMC.  At Social we dance Swing, Standard, Latin, Blues, and more.  Come practice what you're learning in class, learn new dances and new moves, meet other social dance enthusiasts, and request your favorite dances!

Visit our Facebook groups for more information: Danceaholics and Salsa Addicts.

Questions? E-mail salsaandsocial@claremontballroom.org.

The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company continued its history of successful competition at the end of March, taking first and second place in the formation event at the San Francisco Open.

Twenty-eight students from the CCBDC drove to San Francisco with coach Paul Roach (PO ’07) to perform two formation routines with twelve members each: “Made in the ‘80s,” Latin medley, and the national championship “Harry Potter” standard medley. Competing against five other teams from across California, the dancers performed to boisterous applause and swept the top honors, with a first-place finish for “Harry Potter” and a second-place finish for “Made in the 80’s.”

Though the Company is no stranger to competitive success, this is the first year it has taken two teams to this prestigious professional competition. It is also the first year the CCBDC has the swept two places. In past years the CCBDC has been consistently at the top, with a four year winning streak at San Francisco, numerous local victories, and a six-year-long undefeated streak at the college nationals in Ohio. Roach decided to build on this record by proving that the company’s roster was deep enough to support two competitive teams.

Roach explains the Company's success as a result of its dedication to supporting the entire 5- College Claremont community: “The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance program does an exceptional job at fostering the community and leadership in the arts that is necessary for success in the formation event,” says Roach, “It is very rewarding to see other institutions recognizing this progress, and to see our hard work inspire them to reach higher as well. And the students have worked incredibly hard - it is difficult to overestimate their dedication and enthusiasm for the company and the program."

Indeed, the Claremont dancers spent most of their free time in the fall semester preparing the Harry Potter medley for national competition, a new experience both for Roach as a choreographer and for most of the students as competitors. The fifteen dancers involved in the routine spent twelve to sixteen hours a week practicing, in addition to group technique classes and other responsibilities. After receiving a standing ovation and a first-place trophy, the happy-but-tired group returned to Claremont for a well-earned break, and Roach began choreographing a second medley and training a second group of dancers, as well as preparing for the Company's annual Spring Concert.

The new ‘80s-themed medley debuted at UC San Diego’s Dance by the Shores, and went on to achieve an upset victory over the Harry Potter medley at Caltech’s Dance of the Roses. A friendly rivalry sprung up between the two teams, who cheered enthusiastically for each other at competitions but pushed each other to perform their best at San Francisco. When the results were announced, cheers of “Claremont” and “CCBDC” were heard from around the floor as representatives from both formation teams went up to receive their trophies.

After the formation competition was concluded, Company members stayed to watch the professional competitions and pick up tips to improve their dancing. A small group stayed through the weekend to compete individually on Sunday: Jay Daigle (PO ’08) and Lauren Wann (SCR ’10) took third in pre-novice Standard; David Carrington (PO ’10) and Kelly Hewitt (SCR ’08) took third in pre-novice Latin and fifth in novice Latin; and Chris Fiorello (PO ’11) and Bailey Busch (SCR ’11) took seventh in novice Latin.

The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company is officially turning 10! With 6 national championships and multiple regional awards under its belt, the company has a long history of excellence, quality, and tons of fun. So, we're celebrating our birthday and you're invited!

April 11 from 8-12 in Pomona's Edmunds Ballroom. FREE and all invited. Birthday cake to be served.

There will be a surprise dance lesson from 8-9. (Shhh, we're not telling!) Stay for dancing from 8pm-midnight and performances by our Campus and Tour Teams at 10pm.

There will be music for salsa, swing, cha cha, hustle, polka, foxtrot, lindy, waltz, letkiss and much more.

Birthday attired encouraged (uhum...as long as it includes actual attire).

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This 10th birthday celebration is our Concert 2008 kick-off event. We hope that you will attend our 10th Anniversary Concert, "Celebrating 10 Years of Dance" as it's sure to bring back many memories and a selection of amazing choreography. We've have Concert 2008 tickets for sale at this event.

For more information about Concert 2008 please visit our Facebook event

COME EAT ICE CREAM THURSDAY!!!!

The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company and
Bert And Rocky’s presents

CELEBRITY SCOOP NIGHT!
Thursday April 3, 2008
5:30pm to 8:30pm

Members of the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company (CCBDC) will be scooping your favorite homemade ice-cream all evening!

20% of proceeds and all tips will help support the CCBDC, your friendly college dance community.

Please join us for ice-cream and fun!

At Bert and Rocky’s in IN THE VILLAGE!
242 Yale Ave. Just south of Bank of America.

FMI: publicity@claremontballroom.org

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Friday evening Social Dancing is from 6-8PM in McKenna Auditorium at CMC. At Social we dance swing, standard, latin, blues, and more. Come practice what you're learning in class, learn new dances and new moves, meet other social dance enthusiasts, and request your favorite dances! Questions? E-mail socialdancing@claremontballroom.org

This week Friday Salsa Night returns in style with a night of lessons and dancing! Salsa will be in McKenna Auditorium at CMC with lessons from 8-9 and then dancing until midnight. We offer three different lessons: First-Timer for those who may never have danced before, Beginner for those who have done some salsa but want to spend more time with the essentials, and Intermediate/Advanced for those who feel ready for more complex moves and styling. The lessons are free, although
concessions will be available for purchase. All proceeds go towards CCBDC’s community outreach by helping us put on events just like this one.

This March 12, from 7-10pm in Edmunds Ballroom the students of the Claremont Colleges ballroom dance classes will be competing at our bi-annual Lab Competition. This gives the students a chance to show off what they've learned during the semester.

This event will feature fun competitive events and demonstrations from each of the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Standard, Social and Latin classes. There are also some open competitions for couples who wish to dance with individual partners!

Schedule of Events

Lab Comp FAQ

Come cheer on your friends as they show off their ballroom moves, Wednesday March 12 from 7-10pm.

To invite your friends on facebook visit our event.

"Saturday night fever for any dance style you like!"

When: Saturday, February 23, 2008, 8:0opm - midnight
Where: Edmunds Ballroom, Pomona College

The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company invites you to a Night at the Disco! the first of two semester parties.

Learn to dance the hustle from 8-9 and then dance away to a variety of music styles from 9-midnight.

Don't know disco? That's ok! There'll be Salsa, Cha Cha, Swing... and who knows, maybe we'll throw a Twist in there to retro it up!

Everyone is Welcome! This event is Free, but concessions and water will be available for purchase. All proceeds go to the CCBDC to fund events just like this one.

For more information please contact publicity@claremontballroom.org.

Join us Friday, February 15th, for an evening Social Dancing from 6-8 in Ducey gym: Come practice what you're learning in class, meet other social dance enthusiasts, and make requests for your own favorites!

Got questions? E-mail socialdancing@claremontballroom.org.

After that, enjoy Valentine Salsa

Celebrate on Thursday and then come to Salsa for more Valentine's love. Join us in Ducey gym for first-timer, beginning and intermediate/advanced lessons from 8-9pm; then dance from 9 to midnight. Remember, we now sell water and concessions to support CCBDC in their outreach.

In honor of Valentine's Day, this week's Salsa night is a little different. We're taking song requests so that you can dedicate a special song to a person of your choice. Please e-mail your music file to jay.daigle@claremontballroom.org by Friday afternoon and include your name and the person to whom you are dedicating the song. Songs subject to approval and must be "dance-able." Valentine's Day is a chance to show how much you care; come share your Salsa love with someone special.

This Saturday, February 16, join the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company in welcoming all of your parents and loved ones for Scripps' and Pomona's Family Weekend!

From 8-10 pm in Edmunds Ballroom, the CCBDC will host an evening of jazz, dancing, and even some demonstrations! Come enjoy the sounds of Whitton Frank, one of the hottest Jazz and Blues DJs in the US; she'll be playing a Jazz set early in the night, and a blues set later on. Diversify your musical experience!

Please invite your friends, family, and loved ones for a classic evening as we celebrate parents weekend.

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