Columbia University Ballroom Dance Club
WHO WE ARE
We are the premier ballroom dance organization at Columbia University, and we do everything we can to support our members in their dance journeys.
We offer international style classes and workshops, practice space, a one-on-one mentorship program, and the opportunity to compete. We are a fun-loving, social group that welcomes all new members — no partner or prior dance experience necessary to join!
OUR MISSION
We believe that anyone, at any age, at any level of experience, can learn and fall in love with ballroom dance. In fact, many of our current members had never danced a step before joining and are now competing!
Our mission is to promote ballroom as an exciting competitive art form, an outlet for creative expression, and a gateway to an amazing dance community (who would be so happy to have you!).
HELP US RUN
We rely on the generous donations of people to help keep our club up and running. In recent years, funding for our club from Columbia has been sharply declining, and we are relying on donations now more than ever before. Monetary gifts are tax-deductible and go towards funding lessons, registration and travel to competitions, as well as for hosting our own home competition, the Big Apple Dancesport Challenge (BADC), one of the three biggest collegiate competitions on the east coast! If you can, please donate to Ballroom Dance Club Gift to help us continue bringing ballroom dance to Columbia!
OUR PROGRAM
We believe that all of these form a holistic approach to ballroom dance training, enabling every dancer to pick and choose what they need most at any time. Participation in each part of the program is completely up to your discression once you have signed up!
CONTACT US
Interested? We would love to hear from you. Submit your questions here or send us an email at cuballroom@gmail.com and a board member will be in touch with you shortly In the meantime, stay in touch through our various social media channels, or learn more about how to join!
Accessing Columbia University
Under normal circumstances for years past, entrance to Alfred Lerner Hall and Columbia University's Morningside campus has been as simple as walking through the front doors. Unfortunately, due to recent protest activity, the university has temporarily instantiated a policy whereby access to the campus requires guests to be registered ahead of time. THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED 3 DAYS OR MORE BEFORE YOUR INTENDED VISIT.
Please fill out this form in order for us to ensure that you have campus access for LESSONS, PRACTICE SPACE, AND MENTORSHIP.
