So it's a week overdue and you've probably already heard by now, but the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Company won the National Formation Team event last weekend in Ohio for the fifth time. In addition to continuing their undefeated record, the CCBDC also had finalists in the following categories:
- Can Aksoy and Sara Gaynor - 1st Place in the Open Argentine Tango
- Paul Roach and Alyssa Cope - 1st Place in the Open West Coast Swing
- Paul Roach and Jessica Stephens - 5th Place in the Open Salsa
In addition, the CCBDC sent our first couples to the San Jose State University Ballroom Classic with fantastic results.
Before we've even had a chance to recover, however, we're moving on to our next major production: Dancing with the Claremont Stars! Inspired by the hit show Dancing with the Stars, Claremont Colleges Faculty, Staff, and Administrators have paired up with CCBDC dancers to compete in a showcase this Friday at 7pm. The winners will be decided by audience ballot, and there will be open dancing and instruction in the Viennese Waltz (8:30). If you are around at 10:30, you will also have a chance to see both CCBDC teams perform new routines choreographed by Chris Witt - Tour Team will perform a "steamy samba" (as the Dancing with the Stars program likes to describe it) and the Campus Team will present an elegant foxtrot. We hope to see you there!
Check back soon for a list of entrants in this Friday's events.
