Cal Ballroom

11/11/2023

Hi friends! 6 days left of our crowdfunding campaign!! please consider a donation so that dancers, like Hayley can continue to be supported in community!

Get to know Hayley:
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies major (my research field is informative technology and social/visual media). 2nd year/4th year (depending on how you look at it) senior transfer

Ballroom is the only community I have found that I really feel a part of and at home in. What started as an anxiety-coping strategy has become the only thing I think, breathe, and dream about (yes I have literally dreamed new routines). I don't think I have ever been so passionate about an activity/sport, it means the world to me.

06/11/2023

Cal Ballroom offers the opportunity for Berkeley students and our greater community to learn ballroom dance at a high quality level for an accessible price point. We strive to ensure that our classes and competitions are available to everyone without financial hardship. We’re asking you to help us bring our mission to life in the form of monetary donations!! Link in bio and also here ⬇️

https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/38789

Any amount you can contribute will be greatly appreciated. If a donation is not possible at this moment, please consider reposting and sharing this post and our crowd funding link!

Thank you for your support
Go Bears! 🐻 💛💙💛💙
~Cal Ballroom

04/11/2023

01/11/2023

****UPDATED**** schedule for berkeley beginners this saturday!

31/10/2023

We’d love to have spectators at our comp! Everyone is welcome so bring your friends and family. Tickets can be purchased by cash/check or venmo at the door - or venmo in advance
If purchasing tickets via venmo please specify who each ticket is for in the comment with your purchase!

31/10/2023

This Saturday!!!

19/10/2023

SPOOKY SEASON SOCIAL!!!! join Cal Ballroom for spooky salsa and bachata! we’ll be giving introductory level lessons with social dancing to follow! wear your best costume and bring your friends👻 👻we’ll see you there 🎃🧙‍♀️

11/10/2023

Link on our website for Berkeley Beginners Registration! let us know if you have any questions
Registration link ⬇️

https://ballroom.berkeley.edu/event/beginners2022

06/10/2023

We are proud to announce that once again we will be hosting Berkeley Beginners on Nov 4! This comp is a great way for 1st and 2nd year dancers to get competition experience in a smaller setting. Keep an eye out for further details as we get closer to the event!

08/09/2023

Hopefully you were able to meet our student teachers this week! They have a wide range of dance background, knowledge and skill- so ask them all your ballroom questions! visit our website (link in bio) to learn more about them! :)

05/09/2023

**Interim Class Schedule**
Hopefully you’re on our emailing list and got this info already! (if not sign up link in bio :))

this schedule is JUST for this week, we will have more info about a more permanent schedule in the coming week!

31/08/2023

**PLEASE READ**
With Eshleman still unavailable we will be hosting rumba and quickstep welcome week events outside Zellerbach Hall 4-6pm! See you there!

30/08/2023

***IMPORTANT PLEASE READ*** Due to an unforeseen closure of Eshleman, tonight’s welcome week event is canceled.

We plan to teach Bachata and Tango on Friday 7-10pm and our Pizza Social will happen regardless on Friday 6-7pm on Memorial Glade

If the building is closed beyond today we will send out more updates so keep an eye out for further info from us!

Thank you for bearing with us!
~Cal Ballroom

28/08/2023

Welcome week starts tomorrow!!!! last but not least meet our awesome president Aliun Shi!

Pronouns (she/her/hers)
Major: Operations Research & Management Science (ORMS)

Favorite team memory: Wandering Newbury St in Boston with my teammates after the
MIT ballroom competition

Most excited for this year: Going to more out of town competitions!

27/08/2023

Welcome week starts this Monday 8/28!
Meet our Captain Ananya Garudathil!

Pronouns: she/her

Major/year: junior, majoring in genetics and plant biology, minor in food systems

Favorite Team Memory: competing at MIT with my dance partners, Ailun and Megan, and going to Ballroom Prom!
This year I'm excited to go to more comps and work on smooth!

Favorite Dance: is smooth tango!

25/08/2023

Our recruitment welcome week starts on Monday hope to see you there!

Meet Secretary & Publicity Chair Zoey Sugino

Pronouns: she/her

Major/year: Sophomore double major in Rhetoric and Linguistics.

Favorite team memory: only getting four hours of sleep before cal poly away comp last spring because we spent the whole night talking.

Excited for this year: I’m excited to meet new team members and make more friends, I’m also excited to learn more social dances!

Favorite dance: Paso Doble

24/08/2023

Four Days until our welcome week!Meet Social Chair Lauren Schloss

Pronouns she/her

Major: Landscape architecture
Favorite team memory: Competing at Berkeley Classic

Excited for this year: I'm excited to learn more routines and connect with the people on the team.

Favorite dance: Samba

23/08/2023

Meet rookie coordinator Megan Wesche!

Pronouns: she/they

Favorite memory: competing at MIT, and then introducing a team member to the duck song for the first time!

Excited for this year: I'm excited to teach standard with Kat, and continue making memories with the team!

Majors: Fourth year studying conservation and resource studies, society and environment

Favorite Dance: Viennese waltz

22/08/2023

6 days until our recruitment welcome week!

Meet Competition coordinator Hayley Kibrick!

Pronouns: she/her

Major: ISF (interdisciplinary studies with a research field in informative technology and visual media)

Favorite team memory: I was doing something like waltz or tango with my dance partner and we and another couple bumped into each other but the other couple was like a foot taller than us so their arms just grazed our heads 🤣, I swear there was like an inch to spare. And I’m really excited to meet the new recruits and be more involved with the team. Ballroom is life.

Favorite Dance: Paso Doble

22/08/2023

With only one week to go until Welcome Week it’s time to meet our officers!

First up is Iroha Harada our Treasurer

Pronouns: she series

Major: Sophomore studying Molecular Environmental Biology,

Favorite team memory: when I first competed in Berkeley Beginners,

Excited for this year: I’m excited for learning new techniques

Favorite Dance: Rumba

18/08/2023

Come say hi and meet some team members!

16/08/2023

Welcome week fall 2023 is almost here so save the dates because we're so excited to see everyone!!!

location: Eshelman 240 & 10
7-10pm

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

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16/08/2023

Welcome week fall 2023 is almost here so save the dates because we’re so excited to see everyone!!!

location: Eshelman 240 & 10
7-10pm

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

27/05/2023

Congratulations class of 2023!! And our seniors: Saejel Mohan (captain), Lynette Zhang (rookie coordinator), Cayle Concepcion, Jack Shang, Grace Chen, and Rachel Nesheim! 🫶🫶🫶

19/04/2023

Thanks everyone for coming out to Berkeley Classic! Photos are up on our website :)

Photo 1: whole team after standard
2: Kat and Lynette show off their standing spin. Photo by
3: Ailun and Ananya, about to walk on the floor
4: Rookies Lauren and Lia take to the floor for their waltz
5: Saejel and Tiffany wow the crowd with their smooth dancing
6: UCSD Dancesport couple Thunder and Alise, compete in the Balloon Rumba in team match

02/04/2023

Come watch our amazing dancers at Berkeley Classic in two weeks! Dancers, please get your registration in by Saturday at midnight.

27/03/2023

Registration closes April 1 for Berkeley Classic! Get your entries in today!

22/03/2023

Register by April 1! Registration is on O2CM: https://register.o2cm.com/?event=bcb

13/03/2023

Cal Ballroom would like to invite you to attend our annual competition, Berkeley Classic! Registration will open early this week.

Alumni who are in the area and would be able to help out, please message Kat Smoot! We are looking for volunteers to help with running comp :) thank you!

18/01/2023

We are taking new members this semester! Come to one of our Welcome Week events this week to try out learning a dance.

25/10/2022

Last week to donate to our crowdfunding campaign! Help us reach our goal and support our dancers. Campaign closes 10/31. Thanks for your support!
https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/33322/wall

11/10/2022

Support us in our crowdfunding campaign this month! Check out our page here: https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/33322/wall

26/10/2019

Unfortunately, due to PG&E’s planned outages, Berkeley Beginners is postponed to a day in November to be determined. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused; updates will be provided as we learn more!

16/09/2019

Final reminder: there are still three and a half hours to get onto the team roster! (if you're an alum or non-student, disregard this message) Go to [https://shop.rs.berkeley.edu](https://shop.rs.berkeley.edu/), follow the attached instructions, and don't worry about selecting Summer 2019. This will literally take all of five minutes, and you don't yet have to pay dues. If you're not on the roster, you're not on the team!

13/09/2019

SATURDAY

11:15: new members, level checking: for all people who are new to ballroom and want to join a non-rookie group, this is just a skills check to help you find your fit!

12:45 partner roulette: for inties and advanced (sorry rookies, you'll get this later!) dancers without a partner, we will run rounds for you to find a partner. There is just about enough leads and follows, be there!

10/09/2019

Thank you to everyone who came to our first rookie practice! We hope to see you this Wednesday for our second practice 🙂 same time, same place! (Hearst Gym 234 at 8:30pm)

09/09/2019

Today is the
FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE!
💃🏻
If you’re a beginner, please join us at our rookie practice in Hearst Gym 234 from 8:30pm-10pm. Hope to see you there!

07/09/2019

Come join us for our FIRST PRACTICE this Monday at 8:30pm!! No experience or partner necessary 💛💙 message us on Facebook for more information ☺️

05/09/2019

It’s Samba and Waltz night! Come join us this evening from 8-10pm in Hearst Gym 234 and dance the night away 💙💛 no experience or partner necessary!