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Results at Competitions

last update 10/26/07

Here is a listing of the MITBDT finalists in competitions that the MIT Ballroom Dance team has participated.

Making a final in these competitions is quite an achievement, as the competitions are usually very large. In most instances, there are at least 20 competitors in a single event, with as many as 200 (beginner International rumba, MIT 2007)! This is in stark contrast to many "adult" pro-am events where there may have only 2 or 3 competitors per event.


    On the collegiate scene, there has been an increasing problem of individuals competing at lower levels than they are permitted to do so as set by the guidelines of those individual competitions. This gives them an unfair advantage. The MITBDT takes level restrictions seriously and does not tolerate violations of this sort. We do what we can to try to prevent this from happening within our team. If there are any concerns that an MITBDT team member may be “dancing down” in an upcoming competition, please contact the MITBDT team captain.

    In fairness to all competitors, we would urge that any individual suspected of level violations from other institutions also be reported prior to the competition to either the institution the individual is from or the competition itself.

Brown 2008


591 dancers
479 distinct couples
30 schools and institutions
97 MITBDT dancers

Harvard Beginners' 2008


540 dancers
225 distinct couples
20 schools and institutions
65 MITBDT dancers

UConn 2007


? pre-registered dancers
383 pre-registered couples
22 schools and institutions
18 MITBDT members participated

MIT 2007


962 pre-registered dancers
672 pre-registered couples
65 schools and institutions
104 MITBDT members participated

Holy Cross 2007


287 pre-registered dancers
227 pre-registered couples
26 schools and institutions
8 MITBDT members participated

Harvard Invitational 2007


609 pre-registered dancers
454 pre-registered couples
41 schools and institutions
93 MITBDT members participated

BU 2007


508 pre-registered dancers
394 pre-registered couples
35 schools and institutions
76 MITBDT members participated

MAC 2007


7 MITBDT members participated

Tufts 2006


464 pre-registered dancers
373 pre-registered couples
22 schools and institutions
83 MITBDT members participated

Yale 2006


620 pre-registered dancers
466 pre-registered couples
28 schools and institutions
41 MITBDT members participated

Ohio Star Ball 2006


? pre-registered dancers
? pre-registered couples
? schools and institutions
2 MITBDT members participated

Brown 2006


568 pre-registered dancers
509 pre-registered couples
26 schools and institutions
92 MITBDT members participated

UConn 2006


420 pre-registered dancers
366 pre-registered couples
18 schools and institutions
20 MITBDT members participated

Harvard Beginners' 2006


527 pre-registered dancers
356 pre-registered couples
19 schools and institutions
69 MITBDT members participated

Cornell 2006


245 pre-registered dancers
111? pre-registered couples
24 schools and institutions
4 MITBDT members participated

Nationals 2006


? dancers
??? pre-registered couples
??? schools and institutions
? MITBDT members participated

Princeton/Penn 2006


235 dancers
182 pre-registered couples
20 schools and institutions
7 MITBDT members participated

MIT 2006


745 dancers
559 pre-registered couples
53 schools and institutions
91 MITBDT members participated

Hartwick 2006


109 dancers
82 pre-registered couples
9 schools and institutions
9 MITBDT members participated

Harvard 2006


599 pre-registered dancers
445 pre-registered couples
41 schools and institutions
94 MITBDT members participated

Holy Cross 2006


229 dancers
189 pre-registered couples
20 schools and institutions
2 MITBDT members participated

BU 2006


416 dancers
327 pre-registered couples
23 schools and institutions
71 MITBDT members participated

MAC 2006


? dancers
??? pre-registered couples
??? schools and institutions
17 MITBDT members participated

Tufts 2005


? dancers
312 pre-registered couples
24 schools and institutions
75 MITBDT members participated

Yale 2005


? dancers
399 pre-registered couples
36 schools and institutions
24 MITBDT members participated

Brown 2005


?dancers
436 couples
26 schools
72 MITBDT members participated

DC Dansport Inferno 2005


? dancers
671 pre-registered couples
? schools and institutions
2 MITBDT members participated

University of Connecticut 2005


? dancers
437 couples
23 schools
15 MITBDT members participated

Harvard Beginners’ 2005


391 dancers
231 distinct couples
21 schools and institutions
42 MITBDT dancers participated

USADance (USABDA) Nationals (St Paul, CA) 2005


? dancers
? pre-registered couples
? schools and institutions
4 MITBDT members participated

Manhattan Dancesport Classic 2005


? dancers
? pre-registered couples
? schools and institutions
2 MITBDT members participated

USADance (USABDA) Southwest Regionals (San Jose, CA) 2005


? dancers
? pre-registered couples
? schools and institutions
6 MITBDT members participated

Rhode Island 2005


90 dancers
66 pre-registered couples
15 schools and institutions
4 MITBDT members participated

MIT 2005


564 dancers
427 pre-registered couples
50 schools and institutions
77 MITBDT members participated

Harvard 2005


369 dancers
245 pre-registered couples
32 schools and institutions
50 MITBDT members participated

NJ Dancesport Spring Fling (ie NE Regionals) 2005


? pre-registered couples
? schools and institutions
? MITBDT members participated

BU 2005


347 Dancers
246 pre-registered couples
25 schools and institutions
60 MITBDT members participated

Holy Cross 2005


101 pre-registered couples
17 schools and institutions
13 MITBDT members participated

Cal Tech 2005


98 pre-registered couples
15 schools and institutions
4 MITBDT members participated

MAC 2005


361 pre-registered couples
141 schools and institutions
12 MITBDT members participated

Tufts 2004


330 dancers
247 pre-registered couples
30 schools and institutions
48 MITBDT members participated

Yale Winter 2004


444 dancers
312 couples
36 schools and institutions
41 MITBDT members participated

Brown 2004


487 dancers
374 couples
32 schools and institutions
59 MITBDT members participated

UConn 2004


246 dancers
222 couples
19 schools and institutions
22 MITBDT members participated

Harvard Beginners’ 2004

391 dancers
231 couples
17 schools and institutions
42 MITBDT members participated

USABDA Nationals 2004


6 MITBDT members participated

Yankee Classic 2004

Small amateur section. Mostly Pro-am and Pro.
7 MITBDT members participated

MIT 2004

602 dancers
366 couples
37 schools and institutions
58 MITBDT members participated

Yale 2004


196 couples
38 schools and institutions
20 MITBDT members participated

Harvard 2004


495 dancers
331 couples
47 schools and institutions
55 MITBDT members participated

USISTD Eastern Championships 2004


71 dancers
15 schools and institutions
1 MITBDT members participated

La Classique 2004


couples
schools and institutions
1 MITBDT members participated

BU 2004


189 couples
22 schools and institutions
56 MITBDT members participated

UPenn Stardust 2004

201 competitors
93 couples
31 schools and institutions
1 MITBDT members participated, 2 Former MITBDT members

Holy Cross 2004

62 couples
12 schools and institutions
4 MITBDT members participated

Manhattan Amateur Classic 2004

478 couples
139 schools and institutions (Many individuals represented themselves as institutions)
34 MITBDT members participated

Tufts 2003

? couples participated (294 preregsitered)
8 schools and institutions (26 preregistered)
66 MITBDT members participated
(Plagued by snow)

Brown 2003

471 couples
32 schools and institutions
75 MITBDT members participated

DC Dancesport Inferno 2003

354 Dancers
160 couples
34 schools and institutions
2 MITBDT members participated

University of Connecticut 2003

106 couples
18 schools and institutions
22 MITBDT members participated

Harvard Beginner’s 2003

429 dancers
266 couples
17 schools and institutions
35 MITBDT members participated

Cornell 2003

190 Dancers
98 couples
23 schools and institutions
4 MITBDT members participated

Brooklyn 2003

57 couples
17 schools and institutions
7 MITBDT members participated

NJ Open Summer Sizzler 2003

small amateur section

Yankee Classic 2003

Small amateur section. Mostly Pro-am and Pro.

Rutgers 2003

348 dancers
225 couples
30 schools and institutions

MIT 2003

 652 dancers
433 couples
49 schools and institutions

Harvard 2003

 454 dancers
324 couples
35 schools and institutions

Yale 2003

 180 dancers
121 couples
16 schools and institutions

Holy Cross 2003

86 dancers
50 couples
8 schools and institutions

La Classique 2003

small amateur section

BU 2003

260 dancers
174 couples
14 schools and institutions

Stardust 2003 (University of Pennsylvania)

Manhattan Amateur Classic 2003

Tufts University 2002

Ohio Star Ball/National Collegiate Championships 2002

Brown University 2002

University of Connecticut 2002

Harvard Beginner's Competition 2002

Cornell Ballroom Competition (Ithaca, NY) October, 2002

New Jersey Open Ballroom Competition 2002

New Jersey Dansport's Fall Frolic 2002

US Dansport Championships (Miami) 2002

USABDA Nationals 2002

Yankee Classic 2002

New Jersey Dansport 2002

Manhattan Dansport 2002

Rutgers University Competition 2002

MIT Open Competition 2002

University of Massachusetts (Amherst) 2002 Competition

Harvard University 2002 Competition

Holy Cross 2002 Competition

Manhattan Amateur Classic 2002

Yale University Competition 2001

Brown University Competition 2001

University of Connecticut Competition 2001

The 8th Annual Harvard Beginner Competition (2001)

The Yankee Classic Ballroom Competition 2001


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