5
Sep
2012

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Carolina Fall Classic Championships

www.carolinafallclassic.com

Now is the time to start gearing up, for the Carolina Fall Classic Championships is coming up! This will beOctober 5-7 in the Hilton Charlotte University Place hotel. This competition is organized by none other than Wayne and Marie Crowder! This is a great opportunity for you to get out and get some floor time dancing in competition! For more information, ask one of our officers/instructors, or check out http://carolinafallclassic.com/. It would be wonderful if we could provide support as well. If you would like to get involved (i.e. volunteering) please let us know.

Steve Smeltz-Zapata
49er Social and Ballroom Dance Club

10
Apr
2012

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Weekly Dance Lessons

Hello dancers,

A few reminders…

Wednesday 11th:
We will meet in the SAC, aerobics room from 8p-9p with Steven Smeltz-Zapata.

April 14 & 15:
www.charlottedancesportchallenge.com
The 2012 Charlotte DanceSport Challenge will commence at UNC-Charlotte! We look forward to a wonderful weekend of great dancing, professional showcases, and the highly anticipated fun dance events.

The Saturday evening beginner dance lesson @ 6:30PM and professional showcases @ 8:30PM are FREE to attend, so please extend the invite to your friends & family.


Lance
Charlotte DanceSport

2
Apr
2012

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Charlotte Dancesport Challenge event details

Read on for Charlotte Dancesport Challenge announcements:

Registration will close on April 9th 11:59 pm and reopen on the day of the competition:

The early registration deadline for the Charlotte Dancesport Challenge is April 2nd 11:59pm. Registration will be open until April 9th midnight. Also competitors can register for events during the day of the competition before the competition starts based on availability.

Please remind your dance friends (through Facebook, email, etc..) to sign up ASAP!

Exciting Professional Dance Shows:
Saturday night, dress up and invite your non-dancer, fans of dance friends to come with you to watch our amazing professional shows! This year we were able to secure shows with these amazing dancers for total of 10 dances.. (listed in no particular order)

  • Dimitrijus Sazinas & Karolina Szpiech (Standard)
  • Lucas Chockuba & Erica Sazinas (Standard)
  • Paul Montagnase & Masha Khazanova (Standard/Latin)
  • Felipe Gonzalez & Olivia Wesolowski (Latin)
  • Gianni Caliandro & Arianna Esposito (Standard)
  • You won’t want to miss these amazing shows with these amazing dancers!

    Fun dances:
    Fun dances will include reverse role rumba, three person cha cha and four person Viennese waltz. This year we put these as a part of online registration but couples will be able register for those on site as well. I always love watching the fun dances and I am sure this year all the teams will work extra hard on these (costumes, etc..) to make these dances even more fun to watch.

    Scholarships:
    We are working hard to get even more scholarships than we handed out last year ($2100). Currently we have collected $2000 towards scholarships and I am sure this will pass last years number so bring your A game. And if you wish to donate towards our scholarships, please contact us!

    Judging Panel:
    We have an excellent judging board with highly qualified adjudicators. See their bios under “Officials” section of charlottedancesportchallenge.org

    Please go to our website and log in to register, make payments so you don’t miss the registration deadline. There also is a Facebook event set up to get the word out. Please search for “Charlotte Dancesport Challenge 2012″ and invite your firends to it.

    Thanks
    Charlotte Dancesport Challenge
    CharlotteDancesportChallenge.org

21
Jan
2012

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Charlotte Dancesport Challenge 2012 will be on April 14th and 15th

We have finalized the date for 2012 Charlotte Dancesport Challenge. It will be on April 14th and 15th 2012. We are working on getting an outstanding judging board and all the details will be up on the competition website soon. Please check back at CharlotteDancesportChallenge.org soon for details.

10
Oct
2011

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2011 Gamecock Invitational (Nov 19/20)

2011 Gamecock Invitational – Save the Date!!

USC’s Carolina Ballroom is preparing once again for they annual Gamecock Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition. The competition will be held Saturday, November 19th and Sunday, November 20th (with major events on the 20th). This is a low-key competition so come on out new dancers and have fun.

They do not have the website up yet but I’ll let you know as soon as they do. We usually make is a day trip on Sunday because it’s so close. Any questions just ask your Team Captains.

Contact information:
Victoria Hoppe
Carolina Ballroom
(724) 713-7890
gamecockdancesport@gmail.com

5
Oct
2011

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Weekly Dance Lessons 10/3 – 10/9

Hello Dancers!

So here we go…

Wednesday, October 5
8p-9p in the SAC aerobics room there will be beginner lessons with a mirror.

Sunday, October 9
NO LESSONS!!! The Lucas Room will be closed. Have a wonderful Fall Break.
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4
Oct
2011

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Open Practice: Today (10/4) UNCC Lucas Room

Hey dancers,

The Lucas Room is reserved for open practice from 8:30PM to 10:30PM today (Thank you Okan!). If you are competing this weekend at the Carolina Fall Classic please make use of this floor time. We will have mock standard & latin rounds plus other dancers including myself will be there to assist with any questions you may have :)


Lance
Charlotte DanceSport – Silver Team Captain/Webmaster