MITBDT at UConn 2019
MITBDT had four dancers attend the 2019 UConn Husky Challenge this past Saturday, October 19th. The event took place at the Coventry High School in Coventry, Connecticut.
The day began with Smooth and Standard in the morning. Ryan Salazar and Joanna Lin competed together at the Bronze level. They placed 6th in the American Foxtrot and made finals in all three Standard events, taking home 4th in Waltz and Tango and a stellar 2nd in Quickstep. Jerry Bai and Maddie Leone represented MIT at the Silver level. In Smooth, they finaled in all three events, claiming 5th in the Waltz/Tango 2-dance and Foxtrot, and 3rd in the Viennese Waltz. In Standard, Jerry and Maddie earned 7th in the Waltz/Tango 2-dance, 6th in Foxtrot, and 8th in the syllabus Viennese Waltz against Gold-level couples.
The day continued with Rhythm and Latin in the afternoon. In the Bronze Rhythm, Ryan and Joanna had a strong performance, earning 2nd in Chacha and Rumba and winning 1st place in Swing! For Latin, Ryan switched partners and competed in Silver with Maddie. They placed 4th in the Chacha/Rumba 2-dance and 3rd in Samba and Jive. Jerry danced with Joanna in Latin as well, and they made semifinals in all Silver events.
As if the day was not exhausing enough, when Ryan, Maddie, and Jerry returned to Boston, they continued to dance the night away at MITBDT’s October Dance of the Dead social.
Well done, competitors!