UMass Ballroom Dance Team

04/27/2023

Thank you all for coming to dance at our 2023 Minuteman Dancesport Classic! We had so much fun and we’re looking forward to seeing all of you next year! 💃❤️

04/10/2023

Silly photo dump from some events over the past few months 💃

Ft. WPI and RPI Competitions, as well as our recent Sleepy Salsa social 🙂

WPI photo credit to Swinging Star Photography!

04/07/2023

04/04/2023

Hello all! For those who competed in our 2023 Minuteman Dancesport Classic, our photographers have uploaded their pictures! Find them here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EQW1IcI4vEsv-Av-WlqTndZ-scmvOWUX

PLEASE make sure to credit our lovely photographers on Instagram: and if the pictures posted are from the UMBD Comp ‘23 folder!

There are pics of other teams in the Team Cam folder as well, taken by myself (Kate, publicist), my dad, and Nina (Costume Closet Coordinator), no credit needed ❤️💃

02/10/2023

Shoutout to our judges, teachers, team volunteers, and everyone who tried out on Wednesday! We’re so excited to welcome you all onto our team ❤️💃

02/09/2023

Hi alumni! We’re SO excited to see you on the 19th ❤️ Got old ballroom gear? Our team is constantly expanding, and as you all know our goal is always to provide access to a diverse selection of costumes and gear for our wide range of members.

With this in mind we decided that if anyone attending the Alumni Social brings gear to donate to our closet, you will be entered into a raffle with a chance to win a basket full of local Amherst treats and UMBDT merch! Each item donated will provide you with one ticket. Please bring any items you wish to donate to the SU Ballroom the night of the social to be entered!

Not able to attend the social/not UMBDT alumni but still have old gear you wish to donate? No worries! Message us to set up a local pickup or to receive our mailing info. We are so grateful to everyone who helps to diversify our closet, and thank you to everyone who continues to help us! 💃

12/05/2022

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for our annual Yule Ball last week! Everyone looked amazing ❄️💃

Although it was our last social of the semester, start getting excited for all of the fun events we have planned for the Spring 🫶🏻

11/17/2022

Hello all! This message is for UMBDT Alumni — if you were previously a member of the team please keep reading:

We will be hosting a UMBDT Alumni social event in honor of our 30th anniversary as a team this upcoming spring! We would love to extend the invite to any and all UMass Ballroom Alumni. Please reach out with your email through Facebook, Instagram, or by emailing me ([email protected]) so you can receive all of the latest updates on this event!

Thank you and hope to see you all soon ❤️💃
- Kate Parady, UMBDT Publicist

11/05/2022

Thank you so much to the Brown Ballroom Dance Team for hosting a fantastic competition! Congratulations to everyone that danced, UMBDT had a great time ❤️💃

10/24/2022

Congrats to all of our dancers who competed at Harvard Beginners, especially our newcomers! Next up is Brown University 💃🫶🏻

09/22/2022

Thank you to everyone who made last night possible: our fantastic teachers, our wonderful judges, our awesome team volunteers, and of course all of you lovely people who came to try out! 🫶🏻💃

09/22/2022

It's time to welcome the newest additions to the UMass Ballroom Dance team!! Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

We can't wait to dance with you guys again, and thank you to everyone who tried out! If you did not make it on the team this semester, we do welcome you to try again in the Spring if you are able!

09/21/2022

Tryouts are TONIGHT from 7-9pm in the Student Union Ballroom. PLEASE COME EARLY! We start at 7 sharp, and you’ll need time to check in and get a number.

No experience, equipment, or partner is required, just comfortable clothes to dance in that can easily have a number pinned to the back!

We hope to see you there, and always feel free to DM us with questions!

09/16/2022

The turnout to the Cha-Cha social was AMAZING!!🎊 We hope you all had as much fun as we did. Thank you to our lovely teachers Julia E and Julia D, and excited to dance with you all again soon!

09/12/2022

See you tonight for THE FIRST SOCIAL OF THE SEMESTER!!! 💃❤️

09/09/2022

Hope everyone is having a good first week of classes! Don’t forget - only *3 DAYS* until our first social of the semester! Hope to see you there 💃❤️

08/27/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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Hi everyone! My name is Sam (she/they), I'm a senior biology major, and I'm the president for UMBDT. My favorite dances are swing, mambo and anything standard. Something you'll learn about me is how frequently my hair changes colors. I can't wait to get back on campus and start dancing again!

08/26/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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Hi! I'm Vivien (she/her) and I will be the Vice President of the team this academic year! I am studying computer science at UMass and this is my 5th semester on the team! My favorite dance at the moment is probably bolero, but this always changes. A fun fact about me is that I used to tap dance for fun before college. Feel free to reach out regarding anything (ballroom related or not)! I'm super excited to meet everyone this semester!

08/25/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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hi besties, my name is kate (she/her) and i am your UMBDT publicist (aka the one posting this)! i am a senior psychology major on the pre-health track. this is my second semester on the team, and my favorite dance is american rumba! something fun is i love to crochet and made around 20 different projects this summer 🧶 i’m so excited to share all our memories here this year ⌯'▾'⌯

08/24/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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Hi folks! I’m Galen (he/him), this year’s ballroom team secretary. I am a senior nursing major who leads on the team, but loves to mix it up at socials! My favorite ballroom dance is quickstep, favorite social dance is lindy hop, and I never miss an opportunity to dress up! Whether you lead, follow, or aren’t yet sure what you prefer, come find me on the dance floor - I’m down for anything!

08/23/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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Hi everyone! I’m Vivian (she/her), and I am the Ballroom Treasurer. My favorite dance changes all of the time, but currently, it's the International Viennese Waltz. I’m a follower. Something I love doing outside of ballroom is painting my nails. Come see them at the Cha social on September 12th!

08/22/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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Hi, I'm Dylan Dincer, one of the two competition coordinators and a sophomore Electrical Engineering student. My favorite dance is swing, and a fun fact about me is that I am a snowmaker at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton ME.

08/22/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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Wassup homies?! My name is John (he/him) and I’m a fourth year biology major. I’m one of your CoCoCos for this year and I’m going into my third semester on the team. My favorite dances are swing, I.Waltz, and American rumba. In my free time I like to lift weights, play video games, and make lots of pizza. I’m so excited to get back to ballroom dancing this semester and to meet all of the newcomers this fall!

08/20/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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hey friends! my name is Nina I’m a senior Biomedical Engineering major and the team’s costume closet coordinator. This is my 6th semester on the team and my favorite dance is samba, but I love a good salsa and bachata 🥵 A fun fact I have is that there’s a woodchuck living under my shed and he ate my summer squash last week 💔

08/19/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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Hello everyone! My name is Rosemary, I'm a senior animal science major, and I use she/her pronouns. I'm the Events Coordinator and this is my 5th semester on the team as a follower. My favorite dance is probably East Coast Swing right now, but there are fun moves in all of them 🙂 A fun fact about me is that I've never built a snowman ☃️

08/18/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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Hi I’m Julia and I’m the leader captain! I use she/they pronouns and I am a senior Italian major. I’ve been dancing ballroom for 7 years and my favorite type of dance is social dancing! A fun lil fact about me is that I have indeed been skydiving and I highly recommend!

08/17/2022

Introducing our 2022-2023 UMBDT Board!* ₊ ⋆💃
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Hi everyone, my name is Julia (she/her) and I am excited to be your co-captain this semester! I am a sophomore studying computer science + math, and this will be my 3rd semester on the team. I don't have a favorite dance, but I have a pretty strong bias towards Latin. A fun fact about me is that I have an unhealthy obsession with true crime and french fries.

02/03/2022

Welcome Spring '22 Newcomers to our ballroom family! ❤✨💃🕺✨❤

09/28/2021

Coaching moved to Fac Bridge 4th floor

09/17/2021

Welcome Fall '21 Newcomers to our ballroom family! ❤💃🕺❤

10/22/2020

Hey everyone! Vote for our team in the UMass homecoming competition! The top two videos win prize money which will go back into our team funding! Thanks

This is the voting form for the top 5 RSO submissions. View the submissions here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X553SzpD9hR-irxnfCHJum8N2mlt33Nc?usp=sharing

10/21/2020

10/21/2020

Watch the UMass Ballroom Dance Team's virtual homecoming parade video! Even though we all are apart right now, our team has not stopped dancing together!

10/15/2020

To all alumni, practice is only from 7-8 tonight!

09/10/2020

Welcome to our family!! 💙

04/30/2019

Hey guy's UMass gives is today, please donate between 12 and 1 today to help us win additional money. Here's the link: https://umass.scalefunder.com/gday/giving-day/16208/department/17241?fbclid=IwAR0HvNCSRk_mpdK9LPSICC3tF6BJ9rSVOc6d0X1LtjPJu559BWi9qhQ35FE

Give now and support your favorite area of campus!

02/07/2019

Thank you to everyone that tried out for the UMBDT! We are so excited to welcome these new members to our family!

09/23/2018

UMass Ballroom Dance Team's cover photo

09/23/2018

UMass Ballroom Dance Team