Past news items are located in the News Archive.
MITBDT was the subject of a featured video in MIT news!
Hear former team captain Corey Cleveland (’17) share what he loves about ballroom dance, and see our team members in action at Latin rounds!
Our gratitude goes to Lillie Paquette for producing this amazing video!
Corey was also interviewed by Meg Murphy. Learn more about Corey’s experiences with ballroom dance in the full article submitted to the MIT News Office in April 2017: Having a ball.
April 28-29, 2018
MIT campus, Rockwell Cage
There were 90 MITBDT dancers, out of a total of 950 competitors!
Congratulations to our 11 rookies who completed a grueling 19-dance this year: Constantin Weisser(G), Daria Osipova, Jonathan Tidor(G), Katie Mathison(’19), Miray Omurtak, Nick Ning, Patrik Braun(G), Sonia Zhang, Victor Quach(G), Virginia Faust, and Yuening Zhang(G)! Honorable mention to rookies Zhifen Chen, Rachel Connick(G), Hamid Doosthosseini(G), and Maiya Tracy, who also competed in all four styles this weekend!
Congratulations also to Giorgio Gaglia and Anna Gavrilman, and to Evan Sadler and Alisa Zosin, for finaling in Championship Latin; and to Giorgio and Natasha Struchkova for finaling in Championship Smooth!
March 31 – April 1, 2018
Harvard University campus, Northwest Building
List of team finalists
Congratulations to Giorgio Gaglia and Anna Gavrilman, who won Champ Latin!
Congrats also to Cedric Delmy and Rachael Schwartz for placing out of Gold Latin; and to Charlie Hirst and Laura Aravena for placing out of Silver Latin!
MITBDT sent three couples to the United States National Amateur Dancesport Championships. The event was held on March 7th – 10th, 2018, on the BYU campus in Provo, Utah.
Congratulations to Giorgio Gaglia & Anna Gavrilman, who were recalled to the third round of the Adult Pre-Championship Latin (CSR) event! Giorgio and Anna, as well as MITBDT couple Evan Sadler and Alisa Zosin, also competed in the prestigious U.S. National Amateur Latin Championship 5-dance event against the best amateur Latin dancers in the nation.
A shout out to MITBDT’s faculty adviser Luca and his partner Jen, who competed this weekend in the U.S. National Senior I Latin Championship 5-dance event.
Back to Results.
February 11, 2018
BU campus, Metcalf Ballroom
List of team finalists
Congratulations to Boris Yelin & Juliana Neves for placing third in Champ Latin!
Congrats also to Jesse Kirkpatrick and Electra Carzis for placing out of Silver Latin!
Fall semester classes start Monday September 10th! See our beginner class schedule and learn how to join classes.
August 23rd, 2018
Hear former team captain Corey Cleveland (’17) share what he loves about ballroom dance, and see our team members in action at Latin rounds!
April 29th, 2018
April 28-29, 2018 at Rockwell Cage. Congratulations to our 11 rookies who completed a 19-dance! See the full list of team finalists.
April 1st, 2018
March 31 – April 1, 2018 at Harvard University campus. Congratulations to Giorgio Gaglia and Anna Gavrilman, who won Champ Latin! Here is a complete list of team finalists.
March 10th, 2018
MITBDT sent three couples to the United States National Amateur Dancesport Championships in Provo, Utah.
February 11th, 2018
February 11, 2018 at BU campus. Congrats to Boris Yelin & Juliana Neves for placing third in Champ Latin! See the complete list of team finalists here.
