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Interested students begin their dancing careers at Dance Camp 2008.

-Photo by Ben Moss

MITBDT


The MIT Ballroom Dance Team aims to share our passion for competitive ballroom dancing with MIT students, alums, and other MIT affiliates through beginner and advanced ballroom dance classes, competitions, socials, and performances.

Events

Disney in December Social

Who: Open to the public When: Saturday, 12/14/2013 Beginner Dance Class at 7:30pm. Social dance starts at 8pm. Where: Morss Hall, Walker Memorial Tickets: $6 for students; $8 MIT affiliates; $10 for others.

News

Kicking off Competition Season with Harvard Beginners

October 28th, 2013

The MIT Ballroom Dance Team marked the beginning of their competitive season by busing, driving, walking, running, and dancing their way down to Harvard earlier this month to compete at the annual Harvard Beginners competition. Held for the second year in a row at Cambridge Rindge and and Latin School, Harvard Beginners hosted newcomer and [...]

Dance Camp Recap: Thursday

September 6th, 2013

Despite the gloomy, chilly weather we were having, Lobby 13 was filled with the bright sounds of our Dance Camp attendees laughing and chattering as they learned some Latin moves from Coach Armin Kappacher. Armin taught two hour-long classes – one Rumba, one Swing – with the precision that he is known for. “I loved [...]

Dance Camp Recap: Tuesday

September 4th, 2013

Over one hundred MIT and Wellesley students and affiliates joined us for a magical night of ballroom dancing at Morss Hall. Larinda McRaven introduced some basic steps from American Foxtrot, and Mark Sheldon taught an hour-long class on International Waltz. Within minutes, everyone was dancing to music, jiving with Sinatra and swirling around the room [...]