SC Ballroom and Latin Dance Team

08/31/2022

Swing by if you have any questions or just to say hi! We'll see you in McCarthy Quad!

08/03/2022

Hello dancers!

As we get closer to the start of the 2022-23 school year, we have some new opportunities coming up for you to show your support for the team and get access to exclusive events!

We have an opportunity to attend a LIVE TAPING of America's Got Talent and be a part of the LIVE AUDIENCE! Not only that, but AGT will also give a donation to our team of $20 for every person that attends!

If you're interested in getting a first look at the latest season of AGT as a part of the studio audience AND helping support USCDT, then please DM or email us at [email protected]! Your friends and family are also invited, as they do not need to be a part of the official team to attend this event.

Please note that prospective dates we can attend are 8/31, 9/7, or 9/14 (all Wednesdays) from 3 PM to 7 PM, and proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test are required. If you're interested, transportation there and back will also be arranged.

09/09/2020

hiya friends, I found a crash course of notes I made a while back for dances in both smooth and rhythm with figure names and links to Jonathan’s website! hopefully they’ll be a good review to keep your skills polished or (if you’re like me and cannot remember) brush up on figure names 😊 it’s an incomplete list but feel free to ask about any other figures you might want help finding or you can peruse the site on your own!

Rhythm
Swing
-Righthand Underarm Turn: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=203
-Lefthand Underarm Turn: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=204
-both of these can end in open hold or closed position

-below are fun moves! not necessary, but you can choose some if you'd like
-Hammerlock: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=654
-Sweetheart: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=207
-Double Overhead Loop (good transition to opposite hand hold): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=209
-American spin: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=206

Cha-Cha
-Open Break & Righthand Underarm Turn: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=309
-Crossover Breaks Forward: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=305
-Crossover Back Breaks: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=307
-Cross-Body Lead: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=311

Smooth
Waltz
-Reverse Turns (3/8th turns video should be somewhere on this page): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=107
-Natural Turns (also 3/8th turns): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=108
-Forward Change Steps: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=109
-Backward Change Steps: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=114
-Six-Count Underarm Turns: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=115

Tango
-Basic: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=240
-Promenade with Left Swivel (this is how we're supposed to get into side by side fan): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=245
-Promenade with Right Swivel (under-rotate to turn corners): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=245

Foxtrot
-Sway Steps: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=92
-Promenade (basic to promenade video should be somewhere near): https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=93
-Promenade with Righthand Underarm Turn: https://ballroomdancers.com/Dances/info.asp?sid=94

Underarm Turns are a staple of East Coast Swing. The basic Underarm Turn to Right is typically the first one taught to newcomers, and often paired with the Underarm Turn to Left (figure #5).

03/10/2020

Photo by Alexey Tregubov, Mingze Sun, Jennifer Ding, Nadine Lampe and Katherine Nguyen

02/19/2020

Photo by: Maggie Zhang and Jennifer Ding

01/16/2020

Welcome to join us! See you at the table 94!

12/01/2019

photographed by Jennifer and Alexey

11/05/2019

It was a wonderful time we shared together! Let's do it again in the spring!

Video credit: Mikhail Cabillan

10/31/2019

🎃👻Trick or Treat!👻🎃

👍author: Sasha F.