Cal Ballroom

Cal Ballroom is UC Berkeley's competitive ballroom dance team. We have been introducing Berkeley students to the world of ballroom dance for over 20 years, by providing lessons, coaches, and hosting two competitions a year. Our members learn ten dances, including International Standard dances like waltz, tango, and foxtrot; and International Latin dances like cha cha and samba. Members from our team attend competitions across the state and the country, and have placed and won at national competitions.

We're asking for your support to help keep Cal Ballroom accessible to our dance community. We intend on buying shoes and costumes for team use free of charge and to pay professional dancers to coach on a weekly basis. We will also would like to pay for travel costs associated with competition, such as gas, hotels, and registration, and for larger social workshops to bring partner dance to the broader Berkeley community! This will occur over the next 6 months. All estimates are rough only, and actual expenditures may vary as we encounter different costs throughout the season. 

Giving our members the opportunity to compete at this level takes an enormous amount of resources. Additionally, the pandemic took a heavy toll - we could not hold practices for two years, and almost all of our intermediate and advanced dancers graduated in that time. We hope to regrow a community of dancers from the ground up and provide quality dance education. To continue to hire our professional coaches and host our major intercollegiate competition, we need your support.

Our highest priority is ensuring that our goal towards making ballroom dance accessible regardless of money will be met. Additionally, we will apply to undergraduate grants and scholarships pertaining to athletics and/or artistic endeavors to fill in any fundraising gaps.

We are a large and incredibly close-knit group, so the gratitude of even one student helped is multiplied throughout the team. Our team loves dancing more than anything, so please help us continue to dance by sending a gift! Thank you for your support, from all of us at Cal Ballroom!

   If you are interested in learning more about Cal Ballroom, please visit our team’s webpage at ballroom.berkeley.edu. You can also visit us on Facebook or Instagram (@calballroom) and message us with any questions you may have. Please consider giving us a like while you’re there! Thank you!