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MIT at Tufts 2022

The MIT team had a strong showing at Tufts 2022, held at the Joyce Cummings center on the Tufts campus.  Special kudos to the rookies – every rookie made multiple finals!

 

Smooth
Newcomer
Waltz (8 couple final, 4 MIT couples, 45 registered couples)
1. Johannes Kalliauer/Tatiana Estrina
3. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
4. Ivan Filho/Sophie Logsdon
8. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
Tango (7 couple final, 4 MIT couples, 42 registered couples
1. Johannes Kalliauer/Tatiana Estrina
2. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
6. Ivan Filho/Sophie Logsdon
Foxtrot (6 couple final, 4 MIT couples, 47 registered couples)
1. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
2. Johannes Kalliauer/Tatiana Estrina
3. Ivan Filho/Sophie Logsdon
5. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
Bronze
Foxtrot (41 registered couples)
2. Amin Manna/Mayuri Sridhar
6. Michael Weimer/Katharina Weimer
Waltz/Tango (40 registered couples)
3. Michael Weimer/Katharina Weimer
Gold
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot (7 registered couples)
4. Hamid Doost/Lauralyn Lin
Syllabus
V. Waltz (35 couples)
3. Hamid Doost/Lauralyn Lin
Standard
Newcomer
Waltz (7 couple final, 4 MIT couples, 41 registered couples
1. Johannes Kalliauer/Tatiana Estrina
2. Ivan Filho/Sophie Logsdon
3. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
6. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
Tango (6 couple final, 4 MIT couples, 34 registered couples)
1. Johannes Kalliauer/Tatiana Estrina
2. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
5. Ivan Filho/Sophie Logsdon
Quickstep (5 couple final, 4 MIT couples, 33 registered couples)
1. Johannes Kalliauer/Tatiana Estrina
3. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
Bronze
Waltz/Quickstep (37 registered couples)
4. Michael Weimar/Katharina Weimar
6. Amin Manna/Mayuri Sridhar
Tango (37 registered couples)
3. Michael Weimar/Katharina Weimar
Silver
Waltz/Quickstep (23 registered couples)
4. Foster Tom/Tianhui (Cindy) Jie
5. Nick Ning/Kendra Libby
Tango/Foxtrot (23 registered couples)
4. Foster Tom/Tianhui (Cindy) Jie
6. Nick Ning/Kendra Libby
Gold
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Quickstep (9 couples)
4. Hamid Doost/Lauralyn Lin
Syllabus
Viennese waltz (40 register couples)
2. Hamid Doost/Lauralyn Lin
4. Foster Tom/Tianhui (Cindy) Jie
Prechamp
V. Waltz (7 couples)
5. Courtney Delmonico/Lin Quek
7. Johannes Dietschreit/Si (Madison) Li
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Quickstep (6 couples)
5. Johannes Dietschreit/Si (Madison) Li
6. Courtney Delmonico/Lin Quek
Rhythm
Newcomer
Cha Cha (7 couple final, 4 1/2 MIT couples, 46 registered couples)
7. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
Rumba (6 couple final, 4 1/2 MIT couples, 44 registered couples)
5. Johannes Kalliauer/Emma Sands (UMass)
Swing (6 couple final, 4 1/2 MIT couples, 49 registered couples)
2. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
4. Ivan Filho/Nerine Uyanık
Gold
Cha/Rumba/Swing/Mambo (7 couples)
5. Courtney Delmonico/Lin Quek
Syllabus
Bolero (30 registered couples)
5. Courtney Delmonico/Lin Quek
Latin
Newcomer
Cha Cha (6 couple final, 4 1/2 MIT couples, 39 registered couples)
4. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
5. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
6. Ivan Filho/Nerine Uyanık
Rumba (7 couple final, 4 1/2 MIT couples, 40 registered couples)
5. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
Jive (6 couple final, 4 1/2 MIT couples, 37 registered couples)
2. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
4. Ivan Filho/Nerine Uyanık
5. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
Silver
Cha/Rumba (30 registered couples)
2. Madison Leone/Lauralyn Lin
Samba (34 registered couples)
2. Madison Leone/Lauralyn Lin
5. Josh DeBare (WPI)/Raluca Cobzaru
Jive (27 registered couples)
3. Josh DeBare (WPI)/Raluca Cobzaru


MIT at Brown Competition 2022

MIT had a strong showing at the Brown competition, held on October 30, 2022 in the Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.  Results are below.
Rhythm
Newcomer
Cha Cha (6 couple final, 3 MIT couples, 44 registered couples)
3. Sophie Logsdon/Tatiana Estrina
5. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
Swing (7 couple final, 3 MIT couples, 46 registered couples)
3. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
4. Sophie Logsdon/Tatiana Estrina
5. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
Silver
Mambo (20 registered couples)
4. Kendra Libby/Bailey Kirkpatrick (Yale)
ChaCha/Rumba (16 registered couples)
2. Kendra Libby/Bailey Kirkpatrick (Yale)
4. Henry Tran/Ivy Zhang (Columbia)
Swing
2. Kendra Libby/Bailey Kirkpatrick (Yale)
7. Kalon Overholt/Audrey McCarthy
Open
CRSM(3 registered couples)
1. Boris Yelin/Aniket Gad
Bolero (3 registered couples)
2. Boris Yelin/Ankiet Gad
Smooth
Newcomer
Waltz (6 couple final, 5 MIT couples, 42 registered couples
1. Johannes Kalliauer/Elsa Parent
2. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
3. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
4. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
6. Ivan Filho/Sophie Logsdon
Foxtrot (7 couple final, 5 MIT couples, 38 registered couples
1. Johannes Kalliauer/Elsa Parent
2. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
3. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
4. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
5. Ivan Filho/Sophie Logsdon
Bronze
Waltz (28 registered couples)
4. Michael Weimer/Katharina Weimer
Tango (28 registered couples)
5. Michael Weimer/Katharina Weimer
Foxtrot (28 registered couples)
3. Michael Weimer/Katharina Weimer
7. Amin Manna/Mayuri Sridhar
Silver
V Waltz (21 registered couples)
6. Nick Ning/Kendra Libby
Waltz/Tango (18 registered couples)
3. Taehwan Shin/Jenny Zhang (?)
7. Nick Ning/Kendra Libby
Foxtrot (16 registered couples)
6. Nick Ning/Kendra Libby
7. Henry Tran/Samantha Peterson
Standard
Newcomer
Waltz (7 couple final, 6 MIT couples, 45 registered couples
1. Johannes Kalliauer/Elsa Parent
2. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
3. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
4. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
6. Ivan Filho/Tatiana Estrina
Tango (7 couple final, 6 MIT couples, 42 registered couples)
1. Johannes Kalliauer/Elsa Parent
2. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
3. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
4. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
6. Ivan Filho/Tatiana Estrina
Bronze
Waltz (34 registered couples)
4. Michael Weimar/Katharina Weimar
Tango (29 registered couples)
6. Michael Weimar/Katharina Weimar
Quickstep (29 registered couples)
3. Michael Weimar/Katharina Weimar
Silver
Waltz/Quickstep (22 registered couples)
2. Foster Tom/Tianhui (Cindy) Jie
Tango (21 registered couples)
5. Foster Tom/Tianhui (Cindy) Jie
6. Jeremy Bai/Annie Zheng
Foxtrot (21 registered couples)
4. Foster Tom/Tianhui (Cindy) Jie
Gold
Waltz/Quickstep (11 couples)
1. Lindy Blackburn/Elaina Aliferis (? Affiliation)
5. Justin Kollar/Kateryna Morhun
Tango/Foxtrot (12 registered couples)
1. Lindy Blackburn/Elaina Aliferis (? Affiliation)
4. Justin Kollar/Kateryna Morhun
Syllabus Viennese waltz (36 register couples)
1. Lindy Blackburn/Elaina Aliferis (? Affiliation)
4. Justin Kollar/Kateryna Morhun
Latin
Newcomer
Cha Cha (8 couple final, 5 MIT couples, 46 registered couples)
3. Sophie Logsdone/Tatiana Estrina
5. Peter Lewnard/Margaret Wang
7. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
Rumba (7 couple final, 5 MIT couples, 45 registered couples)
3. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
3. Sophie Logsdone/Tatiana Estrina
6. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
Silver
Cha/Rumba (20 registered couples)
5.Taehwan Shin/Jenny Zhang (? Affiliation)
Samba (27 registered couples)
6. Taehwan Shin/Jenny Zhang (? Affiliation)
8. Kendra Libby/Bailey Kirkpatrick (Yale)
Jive (20 registered couples)
5. Taehwan Shin/Jenny Zhang (? affiliation)
Gold
Samba/Jive (7 registered couples)
7. Justin Kollar/Kateryna Morhun
Open
CSRJ (1 MIT couple, 6 registered couples)
5. Aniket Gad/Lin Quek
Paso Doble (1 MIT couple, 3 registered couples)
3. Aniket Gad/Lin Quek
Rookie Team Match (1 1/2 MIT teams, 9 registered teams)
1 MIT
2 Brown
3 Brown


MIT goes to Harvard Beginners

October 16, 2022
Malkin Athletic Center, Harvard

MITBDT had a great showing at the first competition of the semester.  The team showed good depth through all of the levels.  Special congratulations to Daniel Stein and Nerine Uyanik for sweeping rookie-level events, Madison Leone and Lauralyn Lin for claiming first in Silver Latin, and Hamid Doost and Lauralyn Lin for placing first in Silver Smooth and second in Gold Standard.

MITBDT rookies had a great performance as well in their debut.  MIT had 5 of 6 couples in the Foxtrot final and 5 of 7 couples in the Waltz final. In addition, MIT took the top three places in the rookie-vet competition.

Full results are below:

Rhythm

Newcomer
Swing (6 couple final, 41 registered couples)
1. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
2. Sophie Logsdon/ Clara Ontal
3. Pinar Eser/Tatiana Estrina
4. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen

Silver
Rumba/Swing (13 registered couples)
6. Kalon Overholt/Audrey McCarthy

Latin

Newcomer
Rumba (8 couple final, 37 registered couples)
1. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
4. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
5. Joseph Lu/Margaret Wang
8. Sophie Logsdon/Clara Ontal

Silver
Cha/Rumba (14 registered couples)
1. Madison Leone/Lauralyn Lin
4. Jerry Bai/Annie Zheng
6. Henry Tran/ Ivy Zhang (Columbia)

Smooth

Newcomer
Foxtrot (6 couple final, 35 registered couples
1. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
2. Joseph Lu/Margaret Wang
4. Clara Ontal/Sophie Logsdon
5. Peter Lewnard/Shreya Gupta
6. Johannes Kalliauer/Elsa Parent

Silver
Tango/Foxtrot (14 registered couples)
1. Hamid Doost/Lauralyn Lin
6. Nick Ning/Kendra Libby

Standard

Newcomer
Waltz (7 couple final, 34 registered couples)
1. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik
2. Johannes Kalliauer/Elsa Parent
3. Joseph Lu/Margaret Wang
4. Chris Womack/Madelyn Andersen
6. Clara Ontal/Sophie Logsdon

Bronze

Michael and Katerina Weimar, finalists
Silver
Waltz/Quickstep (14 registered couples)
4. Vincent Tseng (Harvard)/Doris Fu

Rookie Vet Team Match (14 teams, 3 1/4 teams from MIT)
1 MIT
2 MIT
3 MIT


Spooky Swing October Social Dance!

Who: Open to the public, however, all participants without access to MIT Covid Pass need to get a Tim Ticket – https://tim-tickets.atlas-apps.mit.edu/LuXHMXn5Qgou4fvE7Poster

When: Saturday, 10/22/2022

6:00PM Beginner Lesson – Swing
Beginners welcome!
No experience or partner necessary!
7:00PM General Dancing
10:50PM Last Dance

Where: Sala de Puerto Rico, 2nd floor of Stratton Student Center

Tickets:

Free for MIT/Wellesley students with student ID & Team Members
$10 for others

 


2023 MIT Open Announced

The 2023 MIT Open will be held on April 29 and 30, 2023, in Rockwell Cage. Learn more on our competition page. See you then!


June Social Dance! (Rescheduled from May 14th)

Who: Open to the public, however, all participants without access to MIT Covid Pass need to get a Tim Ticket – https://tim-tickets.atlas-apps.mit.edu/LuXHMXn5Qgou4fvE7

When: Saturday, 6/11/2022

7:00PM Beginner Lesson – TBD
Beginners welcome!
No experience or partner necessary!
7:30PM General Dancing
10:30PM Last Dance

Where: Sala de Puerto Rico, 2nd floor of Stratton Student Center

Tickets:

Free for MIT/Wellesley students with student ID & Team Members
$10 for others

 


No MIT Open Planned for 2022

Unfortunately, given the current circumstances, we don’t plan to host an MIT Open competition in the spring of 2022. If anything changes, we will make sure to let you know! Keep training hard, and we hope to see you next year!

Visit our competition homepage for more competition details and announcements.

Stay up to date on the latest competition news by following our facebook page.


Meet the Team at our Virtual Events!

Is MITBDT offering classes this semester?

Yes, we plan to offer beginner-friendly virtual classes that don’t require a partner or much floor space. If you have prior ballroom experience, then contact us (mitbdt-whip@mit.edu) for information about joining virtual classes at a higher level.

Students, get to know the team!

MITBDT would love to meet you! We can explain what ballroom is all about and explain how you can learn some moves at our virtual classes.

Undergrads: check us out at the Fall Orientation Midway on Thursday, 8/27/20, from 11am to 1pm Eastern Time. Join us at the following Zoom link: https://mit.zoom.us/j/94385428736 (MIT certificates required).

Grad students: check us out at the Graduate Activities and Resource Fair event on Monday, 8/31/2020, from 12pm to 2pm Eastern Time. Join us on at the following Hopin link: https://hopin.to/events/mit-graduate-resource-fair-fall-2020

MIT/Wellesley community, learn about our upcoming events!

Stay up to date on team events by following our Facebook and Instagram pages! All members of the MIT and Wellesley community are welcome.


Spring Events Are Canceled

MITBDT regrets to announce that the 2020 MIT Open and our March and May socials are canceled.

MIT announced its decision to cancel many of the events happening this spring in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak spreading to the US. This preventative measure will keep many of our community safe, but in order for us to protect those who are most susceptible, we must all make sacrifices to our usual plans.

We encourage you to dance your hearts out in practice and in other competitions happening this spring, and urge you to exercise additional precautions when attending these events.

We hope to see you next year!

Visit our competition homepage for more competition details and announcements.

Stay up to date on the latest competition news by following our facebook page.


WPI 2020

March 8th, 2020
WPI campus, Sports & Recreation Center; Worcester, MA

List of team finalists

MITBDT syllabus competitors danced their hearts out in what will probably be the last competition of the spring semester. Kudos to our rookies who competed in Bolero, Mambo, and Paso Doble for the first time!

Our rookies captured a few callbacks in the Silver-level events as well. Congratulations to Carine You & Christina Yin for making the finals of Silver International Chacha/Rumba and semifinals in Silver Samba/Jive from an octafinal! A shout out to Eve Fischer & Audrey Marchante for getting a callback in Silver American Viennese Waltz and Silver Samba/Jive, and to Hailey Sweeney & Beatrice Chen for callbacks in all Silver Latin events.


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News

MIT at Tufts 2022

November 15th, 2022

MIT had a strong showing at Tufts 2022.

MIT at Brown Competition 2022

November 5th, 2022

MIT had a strong showing at the Brown competition, held on October 30, 2022 in the Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.  Results are below. Rhythm Newcomer Cha Cha (6 couple final, 3 MIT couples, 44 registered couples) 3. Sophie Logsdon/Tatiana Estrina 5. Daniel Stein/Nerine Uyanik Swing (7 couple final, 3 MIT couples, 46 registered couples) 3. […]

MIT goes to Harvard Beginners

October 18th, 2022

October 16, 2022 Malkin Athletic Center, Harvard MITBDT had a great showing at the first competition of the semester.  The team showed good depth through all of the levels.  Special congratulations to Daniel Stein and Nerine Uyanik for sweeping rookie-level events, Madison Leone and Lauralyn Lin for claiming first in Silver Latin, and Hamid Doost […]

Spooky Swing October Social Dance!

October 9th, 2022

Who: Open to the public, however, all participants without access to MIT Covid Pass need to get a Tim Ticket – https://tim-tickets.atlas-apps.mit.edu/LuXHMXn5Qgou4fvE7 When: Saturday, 10/22/2022 6:00PM Beginner Lesson – Swing Beginners welcome! No experience or partner necessary! 7:00PM General Dancing 10:50PM Last Dance Where: Sala de Puerto Rico, 2nd floor of Stratton Student Center Tickets: Free for MIT/Wellesley students […]

2023 MIT Open Announced

July 7th, 2022

To be held April 29 and 30, 2023.

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