Welcome to the website of the Yale Ballroom Dance Team!

We are an autonomous organization of undergraduates, graduate and professional students, outlaws, male models, and other Yale affiliates who love the art of ballroom dancing. We dance for competitions, for performances, and most of all for fun.

We compete in International Standard (waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, and quickstep), International Latin (cha cha, samba, rumba, paso doble, and jive), American Smooth (waltz, tango, foxtrot, and Viennese waltz), and American Rhythm (chacha, rumba, swing, bolero, and mambo). In addition, our social dances include salsa, merengue, bachata, and hustle/disco.

Prospective students and Yale affiliates are welcome!

Please email Jong if you have any interest in ballroom dancing at Yale and would like to be added to our mailing list to find out about our events as soon as they are planned for the fall. If you are in or around New Haven for the summer, please tell him if you would like to join us for summertime dance events, such as social dance outings.

Beginners are welcome!

Membership dues per semester are $65 for club lessons, which are taught at a level for social dancing, or $85 for competitive lessons, which will prepare you for ballroom dance competitions throughout the semester. If you are interested in joining at either level, please email Jong to be notified when the next dancing season starts in the fall.

We organize practices taught by veteran team members and professional instructors, following curricula catering to all skill levels, from rookies to top guns. We transform thugs and wenches into gentlemen and ladies. If interested in learning to dance, you are welcome to observe any of our practices and try a complimentary lesson. No prior experience necessary. You do not need to come with a partner, as we can match you with one.

Looking for a partner?

Please complete the following form and we will do our best to suggest potential matches for you.

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