MIT Ballroom Dance Team http://ballroom.mit.edu Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:11:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 MIT Open 2026 http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/mit-open-2026/ http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/mit-open-2026/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:28:03 +0000 http://ballroom.mit.edu/?p=3436 Here is a list of the MITBDT dancers who placed into finals at MIT Open on April 25-26 2026. Congratulations to everyone who competed!

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Beginner (Bronze)
Waltz
2) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
3) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
4) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin

Tango
2) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
5) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
6) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai

Viennese Waltz
2) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
3) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
4) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin

Foxtrot
1) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
2) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
5) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai

Quickstep
3) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
4) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
6) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai

Intermediate (Silver)
Tango/Foxtrot 
3) Anne Reidenbach & Tatiana Estrina

Vienesse Waltz
2) Anne Reidenbach & Tatiana Estrina

Advanced (Gold)
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Quickstep 
6) Daniel Stein & Doris Fu

 

Latin

Beginner (Bronze)
Chacha 
3) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
4) Kendall Nakai & Jane Lange

Samba
2) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
7) Laila Sumic & Manini Rana

Rumba
2) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
6) Kendall Nakai & Jane Lange
7) Elisabeth Bullock & Emiliana Dimitrova

Paso Doble
3) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin

Jive
2) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
8) Elisabeth Bullock & Emiliana Dimitrova

Intermediate (Silver)
Samba/Jive
2) Zichen Zhu & Sylvia Zhang
3) Makenna Reilly & Franziska Klingenberg

 

 

 

 

]]> http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/mit-open-2026/feed/ 0 Northeastern 2026 http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/northeastern-2026/ http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/northeastern-2026/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:51:36 +0000 http://ballroom.mit.edu/?p=3417 Here is a list of the MITBDT dancers who placed into finals at Northeastern University on April 12 2026. Congratulations to everyone who competed!

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Bronze
Waltz/Quickstep 
3) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
4) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
6) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange

Tango
2) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
3) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
5) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
7) Mason Myers & Elisabeth Bullock

 

Latin

Bronze
Cha Cha/ Rumba
1) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin

Jive
4) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
5) Ben Helman & Brian Goodell

Silver
Cha Cha/Rumba
2) Anne Reidenbach & Tatiana Estrina

Samba
2) Anne Reidenbach & Tatiana Estrina
3) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin

Gold
Cha Cha/Rumba/Samba/Jive
2) Michael Morton & Kateryna Morhun

 

 

 

]]> http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/northeastern-2026/feed/ 0 Columbia University 2026 http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/columbia-university-2026/ http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/columbia-university-2026/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:38:09 +0000 http://ballroom.mit.edu/?p=3415 Here is a list of the MITBDT dancers who placed into finals at Columbia University on Feb 14-15 2026. Congratulations to everyone who competed!

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Newcomer
Waltz
1) Thomas Deucher & Cara Fagerholm
3) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
4) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
6) Elisabeth Bullock & Emiliana Dimitrova

Tango
1) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
3) Thomas Deucher & Cara Fagerholm
5) Elisabeth Bullock & Emiliana Dimitrova
6) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai

Quickstep
1) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
3) Thomas Deucher & Cara Fagerholm
5) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai

Bronze
Foxtrot
3) Brian Goodell &  Jane Lange
5) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin

Silver
Waltz/Quickstep
5) David Song & Emma Montgomery

Tango/Foxtrot
8) David Song & Emma Montgomery

Gold
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Quickstep
5) Edward McManus & Scarlet Ren

Latin

Newcomer
Cha Cha
2) Elisabeth Bullock & Emiliana Dimitrova
3) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
6) Ben Helman & Brian Goodell

Rumba
2) Elisabeth Bullock & Emiliana Dimitrova
3) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
4) Kendall Nakai & Jane Lange
7) Ben Helman & Brian Goodell

Jive
2) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
4) Elisabeth Bullock & Emiliana Dimitrova
5) Kendall Nakai & Jane Lange

Bronze
Samba
7) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin

Silver
Cha Cha/Rumba
8) Anne Reidenbach & Ivy Gu

 

 

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Newcomer
Waltz
1) Mason Myers &  Jane Lange
2) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
3) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin

Tango
1) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
2) Mason Myers & Jane Lange
3) Melinda Reyneke & Kimaya Rangasamy
4) John Kuszmaul & Laila Sumic
5) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
6) Brian Goodell & Manini Rana

Silver
Waltz/Quickstep
1) Seth Landers & Carly Mccreary
4) David Song & Emma Montgomery
6) Makenna Reilly & Maya Harris

Tango/Foxtrot
1) Seth Landers & Carly Mccreary
2) David Song & Emma Montgomery
6) Makenna Reilly & Maya Harris

Gold
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Quickstep
2) Daniel Stein & Doris Fu
4) Edward McManus & Scarlet Ren
6) Taehwan Shin & Julia Bowers

Latin

Newcomer
Cha Cha
1) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
2) Ben Helman & Eugenie Lai
3) Kimaya Rangasamy & Melinda Reyneke

Rumba
1) Moksh Garg & Carly Fridlin
2) Ben Helman & Eugenie Lai
3) Kendall Nakai & Jane Lange
3) Kimaya Rangasamy & Melinda Reyneke

Bronze
Cha Cha/ Rumba
1) Makenna Reilly & Zdenka Myslikova

Silver

Samba/Jive
3) Anne Reidenbach & Tatiana Estrina

Gold
Cha Cha/Samba/Rumba/Jive
2) Michael Morton & Kateryna Morhun

]]> http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/boston-university-2025/feed/ 0 Tufts 2025 http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/tufts-2025/ http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2026/06/tufts-2025/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:58:24 +0000 http://ballroom.mit.edu/?p=3407 Here is a list of the MITBDT dancers who placed into finals at Tufts on Sunday 11/23. Congratulations to everyone who competed!

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Newcomer
Waltz
1) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
2) Thomas Deucher & Cara Fagerholm
3) Mason Myers &  Jane Lange

Tango
2) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
3) Mason Myers & Jane Lange
4) Thomas Deucher & Cara Fagerholm
7) Elisabeth Bullock & Josefina Correa-Menendez
8) Moksh Garg & Herissa Lamothe

Quickstep
1) Ben Helman & Kendall Nakai
2) Mason Myers & Jane Lange
4) Thomas Deucher & Cara Fagerholm

Bronze
Waltz/Quickstep
2) Eden Orzech & Sylvia Zhang

Tango
2) Eden Orzech & Sylvia Zhang

Silver
Waltz/Quickstep
2) Seth Landers & Carly Mccreary

Tango
4) Seth Landers & Carly Mccreary

Foxtrot
2) Seth Landers & Carly Mccreary
6) Makenna Reilly & Maya Harris

Gold
Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Quickstep
2) Chris Womack & Margaret Wang
6) Daniel Stein & Doris Fu

Syllabus VWaltz
2) Daniel Stein & Doris Fu

Latin

Newcomer
Cha Cha
1) Ben Helman & Eugenie Lai
4) Sylvia Zhang & Dylan Evans
5) Kimaya Rangasamy & Melinda Reyneke
6) Elisabeth Bullock & Josefina Correa-Menendez
8) Moksh Garg & Herissa Lamothe

Rumba
2) Ben Helman & Eugenie Lai
3) Kendall Nakai & Jane Lange
4) Sylvia Zhang & Dylan Evans
5) Kimaya Rangasamy & Melinda Reyneke
6) Elisabeth Bullock & Josefina Correa-Menendez
7) Moksh Garg & Herissa Lamothe
8) Thomas Deucher & Cara Fagerholm

Jive
1) Ben Helman & Eugenie Lai
2) Kendall Nakai & Jane Lange
7) Kimaya Rangasamy & Melinda Reyneke

Silver
Cha Cha/Rumba
3) Dennis Talavera & Elaine Liang
4) Anne Reidenbach & Tatiana Estrina

Samba
1) Dennis Talavera & Elaine Liang
4) Anne Reidenbach & Tatiana Estrina

Jive
4) Anne Reidenbach & Tatiana Estrina
7) Dennis Talavera & Elaine Liang

Gold
Cha Cha/Samba/Rumba/Jive
6) Michael Morton & Kateryna Morhun

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Where: Sala De Puerto Rico, Stratton Student Center
When: Saturday, 16/5/26

7:00PM Beginner Lessons
Beginners welcome!
No experience or partner necessary!
8:00PM General Dancing
10:30PM Last Dance

Tickets:

$5 for MIT/Wellesley students with student ID & Team Members
$10 for other university students with student ID
$15 for all others

 

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Where: Morse Hall (Walker Memorial)
When: Saturday, 3/14/26

7:00PM Beginner Lessons
Beginners welcome!
No experience or partner necessary!
8:00PM General Dancing
10:30PM Last Dance

Tickets:

$5 for MIT/Wellesley students with student ID & Team Members
$10 for other university students with student ID
$15 for all others

 

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Where: Sala De Puerto Rico, Stratton Student Center
When: Saturday, 2/21/26

7:00PM Beginner Lessons
Beginners welcome!
No experience or partner necessary!
8:00PM General Dancing
10:30PM Last Dance

Tickets:

$5 for MIT/Wellesley students with student ID & Team Members
$10 for other university students with student ID
$15 for all others

 

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Save the Dates — September 9, 10, and 12

Interested in trying ballroom and Latin dancing? Join the MIT Ballroom Dance Team for our 2026 Dance Camp, a beginner-friendly introduction to the exciting world of ballroom dance.

What exactly is Dance Camp?

Dance Camp is essentially a three-day ballroom crash-course aimed at complete beginners. To attend these classes, no partner is necessary; no experience is necessary and no registration is necessary.  In fact, many members of our team started dancing for the very first time at MIT.

For the first two evenings, you will learn some basic steps from team’s professional coaches. The third day of Dance Camp includes a third and final beginner dance class and – to finish a week’s worth of dancing – a friendly Team Match. It is just like Dancing With the Stars! All the participating newbies will be paired up with one of the current team members (vets) for performance!

Note: You aren’t making any commitment to the team by coming. Just show up in comfortable shoes, skirts or stretchy pants, and be ready to have fun!

Dance Camp 2026 Schedule

We hope to see you on the dance floor!

If you want to receive updates about the Dance Camp, please sign up here:

]]> http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2025/10/2026-dance-camp/feed/ 0 December Social Dance http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2025/10/december-social-dance-5/ http://ballroom.mit.edu/index.php/2025/10/december-social-dance-5/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:05:48 +0000 http://ballroom.mit.edu/?p=3344 Who: Open to the public

Where: Sala De Puerto Rico, Stratton Student Center
When: Saturday, 12/13/25

7:00PM Beginner Lessons
Beginners welcome!
No experience or partner necessary!
8:00PM General Dancing
10:30PM Last Dance

Tickets:

$5 for MIT/Wellesley students with student ID & Team Members
$10 for other university students with student ID
$15 for all others

 

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