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 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

CCBDC’s last competition of the semester will be the UCR competion this weekend, April 12. The Orange Blossom Ball opens at 9am and ends with team matches at 8:30pm. Many CCBDC members from both campus and tour team will perform this weekend, and both CCBDC’s Harry Potter Medley and CCBDC’s Made in the 80s Medley will compete in the Formation team event that begins at 7:30pm. If you have not had the opportunity to attend a competition, I would encourage you to catch a ride and come cheer our school on. For more information, contact david.carrington@claremontballroom.org. Good luck competitors.

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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Last weekend's competition at Cal Tech was another success. Congratulations to all the competitors, and thank you to everyone who came and supported the team. The CCBDC results are as follows:

SMOOTH
7th in Silver Waltz/Foxtrot - David & Lauren
6th in Silver Tango - David & Lauren
3rd in Silver Viennese Waltz - David & Lauren

STANDARD
7th in Bronze Quickstep - Chris & Kristie
7th in Gold Waltz/Quickstep - Ben & Zane
??? in Gold Waltz/Quickstep - David & Sasha
4th in Pre-Championship – Jay & Lauren

LATIN
4th in Bronze Cha Cha - Jay & Valerie
2nd in Bronze Cha Cha - Zane & Nora
1st in Bronze Cha Cha - Evan & Ellyn
2nd in Bronze Rumba - Zane & Nora
1st in Bronze Rumba - Jay & Valerie
1st in Bronze Samba - Zane & Nora

6th in Silver Samba - Rob & Sasha
4th in Silver Samba - Zane & Kelly C.
2nd in Silver Samba - Evan & Natalia
2nd in Silver Paso - Zane & Kelly C.
1st in Silver Paso - Evan & Ellyn
8th in Silver Cha Cha/Rumba - Jay & Valerie
7th in Silver Cha Cha/Rumba - Zane & Kelly C.
4th in Silver Cha Cha/Rumba - Rob & Sasha
2nd in Silver Cha Cha/Rumba - Evan & Natalia

2nd in Gold Cha Cha/Rumba - Chris & Natalia
1st in Novice - David & Kelly H.
1st in Pre-Championship - David & Kelly H.

NIGHTCLUB
7th in Beginning Salsa - Rob & Sasha
1st in Beginning Salsa - Evan & Natalia
3rd in Beginning Hustle - Evan & Ellyn
1st in Beginning Hustle - Jay & Kelly H.
2nd in Beginning West Coast - Lauren & Neil
1st in Beginning West Coast - Rob & Kelly H.
7th in Beginning Argentine Tango - Rob & Ellyn
6th in Beginning Argentine Tango - Josh & Kelly H.
2nd in Beginning Lindy Hop - Trevor & Kristie
1st in Beginning Lindy Hop - Josh & Ellyn

4th in Advanced West Coast - Matt & Lauren
2nd in Advanced West Coast - Chris & Ellyn
6th in Advanced Argentine - Mike & Alison
3rd in Advanced Merengue - David & Kelly H.
2nd in Advanced Merengue - Zane & Ellyn
4th in Advanced Lindy Hop - Ben & Zane
3rd in Advanced Lindy Hop - Evan & Ellyn
2nd in Advanced Lindy Hop - Rob & Kelly

FORMATIONS
2nd - Harry Potter Medley
1st - Made in the 80s Medley

This week, tour team members prepare for the Dance of the Roses, a competition hosted by California Institute of Technology. The Welcome Party Dance Social is nine to midnight on Friday, March 14 in Winnett Lounge at Cal Tech. The actual competition is in Brown Gymnasium and lasts from 8:30am to 10:30pm Saturday. Events include both International and America events for individuals, nightclub dances, and some fun events that are open to all collegiate and non-collegiate dancers. This year’s showcase is an exhibition of Modern Jive. Both CCBDC’s Made in the 80s medley and CCBDC’s Harry Potter medley will compete in the formation team event that evening. CCBDC greatly appreciated all the support for the last competition. Come cheer us on again, and don’t forget to wear your jacket. For more information, contact david.carrington@claremontballroom.org.

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.

This Thursday, President Oxtoby invited CCBDC to perform at his annual reception for Granite and Sagebrush, The Bequest Society of Pomona College. This luncheon is a special recognition for those who included Pomona in their estate plans, and CCBDC will perform 4 routines. Our company members also get to mingle with the guests, answer questions and even participate in a light-hearted social dance. CCBDC is honored to have the opportunity to thank the generous patrons of Pomona college.

Congratulations to all the performers at the UCSD competition, and a big thank you to everyone who came and supported the team. The CCBDC results are as follows:

Regionals Formation team went up against formation teams from UCSD, BYU Idaho, and USD, and placed third out of four.

David and Lauren:
- 1st in Silver American Smooth Waltz
- 4th in Silver American Smooth Tango
- 3rd in Silver American Smooth Viennese

David and Sasha:
- 1st in Silver Waltz
- 1st in Silver Viennese
- 1st in Silver Quickstep
- 1st in Silver Tango
- 2nd in Silver Foxtrot
- 2nd in Gold Waltz
- 1st in Gold Viennese
- 2nd in Gold Quickstep
- 2nd in Gold Tango
- 2nd in Gold Foxtrot

Ben and Zane:
- 7th in Gold Waltz
- 8th in Gold Quickstep
- 5th in Lindy

Jay and Lauren:
- 1st in Novice Multi-Dance (Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep)
- 3rd in Pre-Champ Multi-Dance (Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep)

Kelly C. and Rob:
- 2nd in Bronze Cha Cha
- 2nd in Bronze Samba
- 5th in Silver Cha Cha

Kelly H. and David:
- 2nd in Salsa
- 3rd in Merengue
- 1st in Gold Paso
- 1st in Gold Samba
- 2nd in Gold Rumba
- 3rd in Gold Cha Cha
- 1st in Gold Jive
- 3rd in Pre-Novice Multi-Dance (Cha Cha, Rumba)
- 6th in Novice Multi-Dance (Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba)

Evan and Ellyn:
- 1st in Silver Paso
- 6th in Merengue
- 3rd in Lindy

Rob and Ellyn:
- 4th in Argentine Tango

Chris and Ellyn:
- 1st in West Coast

Jay and Valérie:
- 6th in Bronze Cha Cha
- 7th in Bronze Rumba

Rob and Kelly H.:
- 5th in West Coast
- 4th in Lindy

Josh and Becca:
- 2nd in Lindy

Levon and Sasha:
- 2nd in Bronze Rumba

This Saturday, the CCBDC formations will travel to their first
competition of the semester in UCSB, the biggest collegiate
competition in Southern California. The CCBDC’s regional team will
debut their 80’s medley routine and the national champion Harry
Potter has entered as a Showcase. Many CCBDC members will also
compete in individual events. Doors open at 8am and the dancing
concludes with a performance by Tony Dovolani & Elena Grinenko at
10:30pm. It promises to be a fun-filled day of dancing and cheering
on fellow CCBDC members; come show your pride, wear your jacket and
bring your friends. For more information, contact
david.carrington@claremontballroom.org.