Useful Reference

Policies

Our policies can be viewed on our CMUBDC Policies document.


Music for practicing

If you’re on the team, you have access to the entire team playlist.
Look in the files of the internal Facebook group for instructions.


Resources for learning

Ballroom Index
Style: Standard (ISTD syllabus)
Description: You can follow links to each syllabus step, and embedded on those pages are some high quality videos that demonstrate and explain each step. 
Recently added video resources for open figures.
Level: Beginner to Advanced

West Coast Swing Tutorials
Style: West Coast Swing
Description: A collection of WCS tutorials, indexed by instructors/dancers. 
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Ballroom Dancers Site
Style: International, American, and club dances (ECS, WCS, Lindy Hop, Salsa) (DVIDA syllabus)
Description: Has dance music and history, step descriptions, video tutorials
Level: Beginner to Advanced

Dance Central
Style: Mostly International (ISTD), some American (outdated, unknown syllabus), some club dances (Salsa, WCS, Two-Step, Argentine, Hustle, Merengue).
Description: Collection of information on technique, recommended practice/routine choreography for each level, diagrams of how to do each syllabus step, links to example videos.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced


External Resources

Dance Central
Style: Mostly International (ISTD), some American (outdated, unknown syllabus), some club dances (Salsa, WCS, Two-Step, Argentine, Hustle, Merengue).
Description: Collection of information on technique, recommended practice/routine choreography for each level, diagrams of how to do each syllabus step, links to example videos.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

BallroomDancers.com 
Style: International, American, and club dances (ECS, WCS, Lindy Hop, Salsa) (DVIDA syllabus) 
Description: Has dance music and history, step descriptions, video tutorials 
Level: Beginner to Advanced

The Ballroom Index
Style: Standard (ISTD syllabus)
Description: You can follow links to each syllabus step, and embedded on those pages are some high quality videos that demonstrate and explain each step. 
Recently added video resources for open figures.
Level: Beginner to Advanced

West Coast Swing Dancing Videos
Style: West Coast Swing
Description: A collection of WCS tutorials, indexed by instructors/dancers. 
Level: Intermediate to Advanced