Binghamton University Ballroom Dance Team
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Welcome to our new site... We'll try to keep it updated often. Any suggestions are welcome. Enjoy your stay. - Ethan.
We had a great showing November 14th and 15th at the 5th Annual Brown Competition, with couples from Bing placing everywhere, including 1st in at least one dance at every level! Here's the team at Brown. Click the links below for pics of the event.
For the 1999-2000 year, the E-board is:
Nancy "Princess Leia" Nadal - Captain Jeffrey "Tranimal" Tran - President Shirley "Irley" Chan - Secretary Soohong "A Boy Named 'Soo'" Min - Marketing Director |
Evelyn "Baby Girl/Ms. Piggy" Velasquez - Captain Gary "Energizer" Su - Vice President Shana Brandt - Treasurer Irene "Nimmer" Santiago - Program Coordinator |
The rest of the team members are:
Wayne "WB" Bersamin Emmanuel "Manny/El Cabezon" Blackett Ethan "White Sugar" Boivie Conrad Camu Wonwoo "Nine-Finger 'John'" Chang Chia-Li Chen |
Anna Chernovetskaya Julius "Cuba Jr." Dimanlig Melanie "I saw the HAG!" Gee Melissa "I saw Mommy kissing" Santelices Aidan "Powder" Makepeace |
Shannan Mathews Mary "Dream Girl" Schlegel Eric "E-Love" Segovia Dan "Mac Daddy" Slilaty Kara "Tree Hugger" Syvertsen Natasha Chichkina |
We compete in all dance events, including the following (Click for Syllabus):
Cha-cha Rumba Samba Jive Paso Doble |
Cha-cha Rumba Swing Mambo Bolero |
Waltz Tango Foxtrot Quickstep Viennese Waltz |
Waltz Tango Foxtrot Viennese Waltz |
We've also been known to burst into other dances, i.e. Salsa, Hustle and Merengue on occasion…
November 20 and 21 were the dates for the biggest comp of the semester at the Ohio Star Ball, where we were awesome. Check it out...
Competition Results:
Ohio Star Ball | Northeastern | Brown
Pictures:
Northeastern | Brown | Ohio Star Ball
Links:
Binghamton University | BU Dance Team ("official" page)