Welcome to the UMass Lowell Ballroom Dance Club. Click "Read More" to find out about who we are and what we do, or check out the recent news below, along with the rest of the site.

Beginner's Class

Are you new to dance? Don't know any ballroom? The best place to start is with the Beginner Ballroom Class, a program hosted by the Campus Recreation Center. We are running a special Summer Edition, a six-week class starting on June 12, 2008 and takes place in the Rec Center dance studios. This is a great way to meet new people, as no partner is needed. Your instructors will be established members of the Ballroom Club, with plenty of enthusiasm and patience. Most of the club comes to these lessons to help out, so there is always someone nearby you can ask a question of. This program is in it's fifth semester, and it is always a favorite among students, faculty, and friends. No partner is needed.

The class meets for one hour each week on Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm in Rec Center studio 1. The cost for the eight-week program is $25 for students, $40 for "non-student members" (meaning faculty and staff), and $55 for non-members. 

Sign up at the Campus Recreation Center today!

Competitions

Last year the club participated in seven intercollegiate dance competitions throughout Massachusetts, visiting Harvard, Brown, Tufts, BU, Holy Cross, and MIT. See the Competitions page for more details.

Social Dances

Ballroom is all about having fun, and the easiest way to do that is to go out and dance in a purely social environment. There are many ballroom clubs nearby to Lowell that the club frequents, as well as events hosted by other schools. There are even plans in the works for a UML-hosted intercollegiate social dance. More details are on the Social Dancing page, and you can see the events on the web calendar.

Want more information?

The easiest way to get more info is to send us an email at info@umlballroom.org. Or you could stop by practice on Thursdays at 6:30 pm in the Rec Center Studio 1 to see first-hand what it is we do. We have an email list that keeps people informed of upcoming events and classes, so send us an email if you want to be on that.

So now that you've read this page, feel free to wander through our website. More content is being added all the time, so check back often. Remember, all of the events we do are on the web calendar. We're glad that you're here, and can't wait to get dancing.