Hi!
The March 19th Dance will be held at the VFW in Coraopolis with Carlos and Liz Blandino Lopez teaching Bachata, and Mark Boucher DJ’ing.
USA Dance National Ballroom DanceSport Championships at the Wyndham Grand Hotel (the former Hilton Hotel) in Downtown Pittsburgh, April 1-3.
Competitor registration closes on March 17. As of 3/13, there were 546 competitors registered. None of the 14 collegiate teams have finished registering.
Local Amateur and Pro/Am couples will be dancing on Friday during the day.
Spectator tickets for the Nationals will be on sale at our March 19th dance.
USA Dance Pittsburgh is hosting a Social Dance on Friday, March 1 from 5 – 7pm at $10.00 per person. John Siefken will be the DJ. The cost of the Social Dance is included in the Evening Session, $35.00 for non-members, $30.00 for USA Dance members. Tickets at the door will be $40.00.
Local Volunteers Still Needed for 2, 4 and 8 hour shifts for the Nationals, especially in the evenings and on Sunday.
To volunteer, go to our volunteer form, complete the form, save it as a PDF and e-mail it to Eva Maschakour, Volunteer Coordinator, at emaschak4@gmail.com.
On March 20, the USA Dance Inc. website will show the final schedule of the various heats for all three days and information on the workshops. Go to https://www.usadancenationals.org.
On Saturday, April 16th USA Dance Pittsburgh will be hosting our Spring Dinner Dance at the Edgewood Club in Churchill. John Siefken will be the DJ. For more information and to make reservations visit our website.
Hope to see you on Saturday and sometime during the Championships from April 1-3!
Jane Downing, President, USA Dance Pittsburgh Chapter #3007