Mentorship
Matches are done! Thanks Samantha!
Salsa
Next Salsa Brunch is March 11th
Stepping Out also has a salsa event this Friday, 2/24
Contacting Sabor and Bachata Dance Social about collaborations
Salsa office hours probably Sunday
Salsa formation team - looking for a choreo
Formation team
Things are looking good, potentially adding more couples :)
Competitions
Harvard travel/housing form closed tonight
Harvard o2cm registration closes Friday, 2/24
Considering going to Rutgers in place of Harvard next year
Going to be noticing how Harvard goes and debrief after
Space
Wednesday spaces secured
Looking to get Sunday space
Checking up on guest lists next week
ValGal
A great success!
Event Ideas
Collaboration with Sabor, Bachata Dance Social, CU Swing (the Frim Fram)
Columbia-NYU mixer
Project Tutors - fundraiser event - performance
MilVets workshop
Went well! First-time dancers were really good
5 MilVets, many more CU Ballroom people
A couple people are going to join!
Instagram contest
No entries yet - will make Facebook post to publicize
Shoe-shopping trip
This Saturday around lunchtime
Board Meeting Minutes (2/15/17)
Formation team
Things are going great - 3 committed couples
Choreo proceeding very quickly, goal to perform at EOY showcase
FNF
This Friday, the 17th!
28 people signed up so far
Apparel
Almost done distributing what we have in terms of shirts and jackets
Will be putting out an order form for jackets soon
Will be starting t-shirt design contest soon
UPenn
Logistics went amazingly
Team spirit was so good
Send in your results!
Harvard
Travel and housing form already sent out - check your emails! Due next Wednesday, 2/22
Newcomer competition workshop: Wednesday, March 1st
Space
Still working on booking practice spaces
Lerner guest list being put together
Valentine’s Day Gala
Flyering in progress
Schedule being finalized
There will be an afterparty - check Facebook
Milvets Class
Next week, taught by James
CU Ballroom Instagram
Being revitalized - check it out!
Instagram contest to be announced
Newcomers
Gauging interest for another shoe shopping trip before Harvard
Mentorship
35 people signed up so far
Form closes on Friday
NYU-Columbia mixer
Potential event for after spring break
Salsa
Potentially a salsa outing at Stepping Out next Saturday, 2/25
Looking to partner with other clubs on campus for social dancing events
Salsa office hours during Wednesday practices
Gauging interest on a salsa formation team, looking for potential choreographers
BADC
Advance calendaring form to be submitted soon for BADC 2017
Board Meeting Minutes (2/8/17)
Team iPod
New music finally on there!
VDay Gala
Bach Society is performing, still working on the music
Quartet plays live music for first half, then Latin playlist for second half?
There will be showcases
Will start working on flyers soon
Formation team
3 couples, first rehearsal happened
T-shirts
Complicated situation
Competition
Considering new ticket policy, more details to be announced soon
Space
Latin space is slightly better
Guest list
Putting together
FNF
17th! Form will be sent out probably after UPenn
Newcomers
Newcomer workshop last week went well
Tonight: 1 hr comp workshop, 1 hr newcomer rounds
Mentorship
Comp buddy form closed, matches to be made tomorrow
Salsa
Outings to be planned soon
Board Meeting Minutes (2/1/17)
Leads and Follows Night
Pushed till after UPenn
Shoe Shopping Trip
Sunday, 11:30 am
Rounds
Sunday, 3-4 pm
Pizza party afterwards
Competition Workshop
Wednesday at practice
Bachata lesson
Friday before FNF on 17th
Valentine’s Gala
Photobooth!
Waiting to hear back on showcases
Waiting to hear back from live music groups
Mentorship
Comp buddy system looking to be set up for UPenn - open the form tomorrow and close on Tuesday
Competitions
Ticket buying went well
Comp email to be sent on Wednesday 2/8
Apparel
Few people still haven’t picked up jackets
Space
Sent in form to join CU Performing Arts League - will hopefully help us negotiate with other groups for Latin space
Two more days booked in Hillel
Salsa
Salsa Brunch is really awesome - could arrange a salsa track outing to Salsa Brunch
BADC
Recruitment in March for next year’s BADC board - get hyped
Board Meeting Minutes (1/25/17)
New board members joined us for their first meeting!
Class/Supervising Schedules
Finalized
Formation team
When2meet form posted in formation team group
Interest form to be sent out in 1/29 listserv
We are marching ahead with this
Team ipod
New music to be added very soon (finally)
Treasury
Dues collection starting on Monday, 1/30
Deadline is Jan 31st for those going to UPenn and for returning mentors/mentees
Deadline is Feb 10th for newcomers joining mentorship
Deadline is Feb 17th for everyone else
Apparel
Jackets finally arrived, pick yours up if you haven't already!
Space
Situation is dire for Latin space
Standard and salsa is settled
Valentine’s Day Gala
2/18, a fun get-together with dancing, food, and (hopefully) live music!
Newcomer events and ideas
Newcomer rounds
Newcomer meetup
Shoe shopping trip
Leads and follows night
Pre-comp workshop
Find out who newcomers are when collecting dues, send them personalized welcome email
Salsa
Be present at salsa please!
Salsa office hours making a comeback?
Outings need to be calendared in - make it a club-wide thing, not just a salsa thing
Board Meeting Minutes (1/18/17)
Board interviews
Interviews underway, new board members to be announced soon
Class and supervising schedules
Will be filled out once spaces are confirmed and new board joins
Free classes will be offered the week of 1/23 as well as 1/30
Formation team
When2meet and interest form to be sent out
Showcase
Schedule set
AV confirmed
No more floor fee this semester
BADC
President & Provost reconciled, should be receiving reimbursement in a bit
Calendar
Shoe shopping and pre-comp workshops to happen before Penn
Also casual hangout for newcomers sometime before Penn
Apparel
Arrived, need to pick up from advisor
Penn
Form will be extended for newcomers only, deadline for everyone else is Friday, 1/27
Newcomer workshops
Will likely resume next week
Board Meeting Minutes (12/8/16)
Salsa outing
Happening on third weekend of December
Cookie study break
Wednesday 12/14, 8:00 pm
Apparel
Shirts shipped 12/2
Jackets taking 2-3 weeks from 12/1, should arrive before 12/20
MAC
Archive for everyone’s competition results -- how can we do it on the website?
Making signs for people when cheering at comps?
Sign-making event? Get supplies + have a party for making signs + people keep them themselves
Banner competition
Holiday party
Food and drinks: chips, cookies, fruits/vegetable platter, cheese and crackers
Lineup finalized, schedule being sent to performers
Picking up supplies at 8:30 pm on Monday
Board Meeting Minutes (12/1/16)
Discussing board next semester
Wednesday 12/7 10:00 pm
Apparel orders
Problems
Hopefully will be here before we get out for break
Early dues for next semester
Starting to reach out to people to see if they’re interested
MAC
Need USA Dance membership numbers from everyone
BADC
Computer volunteers probably no longer needed
Going tomorrow to Dig Inn to ask for food
Programs being printed tomorrow
Lots of things to be printed
End of Semester Party
Need to send in A/V and furniture requests
Negotiating with Wind Ensemble to figure out earliest setup time
Showcases set
Mentorship
Open mentor form to be sent out after finals
Will probably not be feasible to do ticket reimbursements next semester
Board Meeting Minutes (11/17/16)
Formation team
Finally meeting on Monday
Will discuss if still feasible to perform at EOY showcase
Salsa outings
3rd Saturday of December likely
Salsa social event open to public? Likely in Wien Lounge, probably charge small entrance fee to non-CUBDC people
Thanksgiving team dinner this weekend?
Space
Practice space requested for spring semester
Mentorship
Open mentor workshops are set - keep an eye out for them!
Salsa formation
Likely happening next semester
BADC
Posters are ready, start distributing them next week
Anna, Katie, Selina joining BADC team
Other operations are rolling
Promoting ticket sales
Practice space in Broadway, coat check in Broadway lobby, suitcases in West Ramp Lounge
Apparel
Hopefully will order soon
Board Meeting Minutes (11/10/16)
Formation team
When2meet sent out, waiting on responses - deadline is tomorrow!
FNF Collegiate Night (11/18)
Come out next Friday!
Sign up form is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFtIwIG0QXdaYkWPCXAOpAeQBVJ0yOg92-IjQlo87T9UOleA/viewform
Salsa outings
First one Saturday 11/19
Signup form to be made soon
Team apparel orders
Closing tomorrow! Get your team jacket while you can!
DCDI
Details wrapped up!
Comp results to be posted soon
CLASS Collaboration
Still working out instructor
Mentorship
More open mentor workshops coming up this weekend
Salsa formation
First meeting happened last Friday
First day of choreo tomorrow
BADC
Event review went well
TIC is all set up
Poster is approved
Sending out application for additional BADC coordinators this Sunday
Floor is set
Judges are set
Ribbons will be ordered soon
470 people registered so far!
Board Meeting Minutes (11/3/16)
Enough Is Enough training
Thanks to everyone who came!
Formation team
First practice time set
Music set
FNF (11/4)
All set for tomorrow! See you all there!
FNF (11/18)
Collegiate night - will be reaching out to other teams
Team apparel orders
Orders being accepted still - we have awesome jackets and t-shirts
DCDI
Great job everyone!
Send in comp results if you haven’t already
Wrapping up last details
CLASS Collaboration
Reaching out for people to teach
Mentorship
Open mentor workshops currently being scheduled for the rest of semester
Salsa formation team
Meeting tomorrow after salsa for real this time
BADC
350 people registered so far!
Logistics are rolling
Board Meeting Minutes (10/27/16)
Formation team
Met on Sunday
Will be a bronze/silver level chacha choreo
Working on finalizing music
2 hours practice each week
FNF
Collegiate Night Fb event to be made this week
Salsa outings
To be planned soon!
Enough Is Enough sexual respect training
Thursday, November 3rd, 7-8 pm
Please attend if you can! Required for all people competing with the club
DCDI
Precomp email sent!
GroupMe’s made for the trips
Housing assignments sent!
Thanks Anna!
Space
Precalendaring requests submitted
CLASS Collaboration
After DCDI, finding people to teach salsa or chacha for the event
Workshops
Few more to be held this semster, look forward to them!
Salsa formation team
Asking for salsa track people - looking for 3 couples
BADC
Poster is done
Housing deadline for other teams to request is November 20th
If you are in mentorship track, you are required to sign up to house people and volunteer at the comp! Please sign up!
Board Meeting Minutes (10/20/16)
Welcome Laura as our Publicity Coordinator!
Formation team
Meeting on Sunday 10/23 to talk about plans
Will likely have a choreo for newer dancers and another choreo for more experienced dancers
FNF
Will be publicizing and going to the 11/4 Rhythm Break Cares FNF
Will be cosponsoring the collegiate night FNF on 11/18
Salsa outings
Will be planned this week
Enough is Enough required training
Thursday 11/3, 7-8 pm
Please attend if you can!
Colin and Aya workshop
This Sunday 10/23!
Princeton
Details just about wrapped up
DCDI
Will be buying tickets for travel soon
Precomp email to be sent out next Thursday
Most people want to keep costumes
All team dresses will be returned after DCDI
Team match couples set
Lerner guest list
Submitted
CLASS collaboration
Will be looking for people interested in teaching soon
Mentorship
Mentorship assignments were released! Thanks Samantha!
BADC
Scrutineer is set!
Early registration closing soon
President and Provost Fund app sent in
Board Meeting Minutes (10/13/16)
Formation team
Following up with choreographer
Leads and Follows Night
Planning with hosts on logistics
Working on inviting other club members who currently aren’t on the guest list
FNF
11/4 sponsored by Rhythm Break Cares!
Looking to cosponsor with USA Dance on 11/11
Bachata Workshop
10/14 at 6 pm!
Practice space
For non-CUBDC partners of members, instituting $5 floor fee each time they want to use Dodge practice space
Costumes
Several people requested to have same costumes for DCDI
Space
Survived the worst weeks for Latin space
Rest of the semester is looking good
Lerner guest list to be set up soon
Collaborations
LHM fell through - no performance time for us :(
Will reach out for people teaching the CLASS Latin dance class soon
Website
BADC section updated!
Mentorship
Matches to be sent out Sunday!
BADC
Will need lots of help with housing!
Registration is open!
Scrutineer situation being worked out
Board Meeting Minutes (10/6/16)
Formation team
Will have a meeting with everyone interested soon to discuss time commitment, what to expect
Arts/Humanities Preview
Monday 10/10
Leads and Follows Night
Still confirming hosts
Facebook event to follow
8 pm start time
FNF
Ask about collaborating on college night
11/4?
Salsa outings
Will calendar in starting next week
Bachata workshop before leads/follows night
6-7 pm on Friday 10/14
Princeton
Pre-comp emails sent out!
GroupMe’s being made soon
Costume borrowing almost done
Competition buddies set
TBAs to be organized on train ride there
Space
Wien ended at 11 pm, moved to in front of Roone
Next week Latin in Lerner, will probably move to a reserved space later in the evening
Guest lists to be compiled after dues collection finalized
CLASS (Columbia Latin American Students Society) Collaboration
Need to find teachers
Will start reaching out soon
Partner match session
Lot of people showed up, good number of matches made
DCDI
Competition form extended to 13th
Mentorship
Signup forms to be sent out soon!
BADC
Registration will open on Monday 10/10!
Still waiting for responses from judges
Still searching for scrutineer
Will need lots of help with publicity
Need to talk to TIC about showcase tickets
Working out vendor situation
Housing/volunteering signup to be posted next week
Board Meeting Minutes (9/29/16)
Welcome Anna Liu, our new Competition Coordinator!
Formation team
May possibly have a choreographer?
What are the goals? Performance routine
FNF performances, on campus performances, CU Ballroom showcases
Community standards
Drafting in progress
Shoe shopping trip
Around 11 signups
Reminder will be sent out tomorrow
Pizza party
Currently ~40 ish expected
Will order pizza and refreshments accordingly
Competition workshop
Wednesday 10/5
Compiling a list of resources and videos for people who can’t attend
Bringing shoes to sell for newcomers
Arts/Humanities Preview
11 am - 1 pm, Monday October 10th
Showing off to prospective Columbia applicants
Leads/Follows Night
Saturday 10/15 or 10/22
Possibly the Fridays before those two dates as alternatives
Updating iPod
Happening this week
FNF
Possible dates: 10/21, 11/4, 11/18
11/4 is Rhythm Break Cares, college collab for other days?
Costume closet
Done!
Princeton
54 signups! WOW!
21 comp buddy signups
O2CM registration reminder to be sent out - remember to register on O2CM by tomorrow as well!
Meet and greet for comp buddies next week at classes
Space
Talking to Hillel about getting class times pushed up earlier
Booked backup spaces in Lerner for Latin
Next week likely in Wien
Space confirmed for Saturday’s pizza party
Website
Search engine results are getting better
Monday/Friday classes, newcomer workshops all added to events calendar - use the event calendar!
Continuing to work on comp resources page
BADC
First meeting went well
Need to set up O2CM soon
Getting the whole BADC guidebook from past board
Discussing vendors and TIC with advisor
Mentorship
Sending out general mentorship applications as people pay dues
Partner match info session
Consolidating into one day - before Monday class, 9:30 pm
Outside of C555
Sticker system will be set up before class
Board Meeting Minutes (9/22/16)
Board Apps
Technically one received, but duplicate with BADC Board, so still none actually received
Please apply for ballroom board!
USA Dance Meeting
Figuring out ways to make MAC more accessible to college teams
Team based competition with points earned for each finalist, winner gets 10% off next year’s comp registration
Banner competition, each team designs banner and puts it up in practice room
Formation Team
14 responses, need more leads
Will start reaching out to choreographers soon
Smooth mentorship
Will add Smooth option to normal mentorship signup form
Small side announcement about this will be made
Restoning Party
Take dresses out and re-stone
Pushed to sometime before BADC
Putting dresses and supplies in Dodge cabinet
Sunday 5:00-5:45 pm
Moving dresses to Dodge
Inventory supplies, catalogue and hang up dresses
Club dinner
Saturday, October 1, 5:30 pm
Casual event to get the club together and also meet the board
Pizza!
Shoe shopping trip
Saturday, October 1, meet at gates at 11 am
Tina leading the trip, eating lunch downtown
Competition workshop
Wednesday 9/28, 11-12 after the newcomer workshops
Printouts of comp tips etc. for newcomers
Leads/Follows Night
Tentatively sometime between Princeton and DCDI
Updating iPod music
Clean up waltz playlist
Add salsa music
Rounds before Princeton
Sunday October 2, Thursday October 6
Buddy system for Princeton
Sending out form in this weekend’s listserv
Princeton
19 signups so far
Keep publicizing in Facebook group to get people to fill out comp form
Hard deadline Wed 28th for club sponsorship of fees, no exceptions
Space
Hillel secured for Tuesday 9/27
Working on securing Barnard space to exchange with another club for Latin
All salsa spaces confirmed
Collaborations
CLASS Latin Dance Night - Mid Nov - teaching a Latin lesson
CSC Night Market - reaching out for clarification
Latinx Heritage Month - wants us to perform
Splash - still need to reach out
Office of Undergrad Admissions - arts/humanities preview Monday Oct 10th 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, tabling
Website
Working on more things this weekend
Posting links to newcomer routine videos on website
Partner Match
Geared towards newcomers, esp for matching for Princeton
Still do stickers for higher level
Monday before class, 9-10 pm, Oct 3
Tuesday before class, 9-10 pm, Oct 4
Send out Google form beforehand to get some info before the matches - send out this weekend
Mentorship
First send out form for open mentors to fill out with their info
Then send out email to open mentors with mentorship guidelines and expectations
Everyone else gets normal mentorship signup form
BADC
First BADC Board meeting will be scheduled soon
Registration projected to open Oct 10th, smoothing out some issues with getting O2CM set up
Still recruiting for assistant coordinators
Board Meeting Minutes (9/15/16)
Sexual Respect Initiative
Looking to hold a workshop soon
Will need to book space
Strongly encouraged for first-years, others encouraged to attend
Board applications
One received, will post in Facebook group to publicize more
Instructor follow-up
Ask Stanley and Jennifer how they’re splitting classes between them
Ask Jennifer about BADC
Class/Space Schedule
Slight alterations to dances taught in last week of schedule (VWaltz, Paso added)
Dues collection starting 19th for returning members
Space booking for Latin - Hillel request will be submitted next week (19th)
Formation team
Have a couple people in mind who can choreograph
Also can use old choreo
Interest form for interested people - bronze and above
Smooth
Asking around to see if people are interested in Smooth
Could have a Smooth workshop
Also could have Smooth mentorship
Smooth formation team choreo?
Princeton Comp
Moving signup form deadline back to Wed 28th to get more newcomer signups
Newcomer workshops
Newcomer workshop at 10 pm on Wednesdays, workshop teachers set
Wardrobe cabinet
Assembled but still missing shelf and bar - still waiting
Mentorship
Standard and Latin partner matching events pushed up to week of Oct 3rd, then look at more matches week of Oct 10th
Mentorship sign-up form will be name down on roster for open-level mentors
Mentorship matches confirmed for newcomers around Oct 14th
Mentorship sign-ups and confirmations will be sent out earlier for returning/upper-level members
BADC
Meeting with Jennifer to talk about O2CM registration
Seeing if can sell tickets outside of TIC
Applying to grants around campus
Website
Work still underway to optimize search engine results, adding content, making corrections
Board Meeting Minutes (9/5/16 -- First Meeting!)
Board Meetings - when2meet to be sent out to determine new meeting time
Board applications
Need a publicity/social media coordinator and comp coordinator/helper
Write up description to send out in board app in next listserv
Also need newcomer chair, ideally someone who can also teach newcomer workshops
Diversity outreach
Crystal will start emailing groups this week to invite to showcase
Transparency
Town hall like last semester to get feedback
Organize list of ideas etc. to discuss - push to after Princeton
Calendaring/space
Once classes are booked, can set up supervising schedule
Monday classes confirmed - C555
Will book Wien for 4:30-6:00 pm on Fri for salsa, Roone on Tues for Latin
Shoe shopping trip on Sat
Comp workshop (newcomer rounds) on Saturday
Regular pre-Princeton rounds on Sunday, Thursday (with post-practice dinner?)
Hair and makeup workshop on Wednesday
Book ramp lounges, Broadway for BADC
Mentorship
Send out forms as dues are paid?
Probably won’t have mentors finalized until after Princeton
More systematic ways of keeping track of who’s attended comps
What if newcomer is stuck with bad mentor? Sam will try to communicate more with each mentor and make sure things are going well
If mentee does both styles, do they need to compete in both styles to have it count as a comp? Probably yes
Volunteering
Currently a few people signed up to help, but need volunteers for activities day
Showcase
Showcase setup checklist on same sheet as agenda - need to divide up tasks
Also need to divide up sign-ins - each student can sign in 3 each
In middle of showcase (after 4 performances), have one of the open people do a lesson, then finish with rest of performances and general dancing after
New closet
Assembled or nah? Also new dresses that need to be catalogued
Bags all got
Costume cleaning/stoning
Combining with board meet and greet/snacks
Wednesday Sept 28th
Princeton
Travel advance submitted, travel/costume request form created
Comp buddies - newcomers have someone experienced at the comp to guide them - send out form the weekend before Princeton
Google form or Facebook note for people to find a partner for Princeton
Partner match
List of things to consider in a partnership for newcomers
One hour partner match before one of the classes
Add partner search to comp form
Website
Listservs, meeting minutes, board goals in blog, comp results, etc.
Make member resources comp pages
Research SEO
Update website calendar
Passport to Columbia
Need to find performers
Newcomer workshops
10-11 p on Wed
Starting week of 26th
BADC
Floor set up, same time as before
8 judges responded
Got a showcase couple
Will reach out to UEM to see if we can get Party Space from other club
Follows’ practice time together
Upper level follows learning lead steps