Welcome!

Welcome to the home of RPI's ballroom dancing community! RPI Ballroom Dance is composed of four groups: Ballroom/Latin, Lindy Hop Swing, Argentine Tango, and the competitive Ballroom Team. We are the among the largest student-run organizations at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, offering dancers of all skill levels a variety of options to have fun and improve their abilities. We hold various lessons and practices for all types of dance, including lessons specialized in Argentine Tango and Lindy Hop. We welcome all from RPI and the Albany Capital District. We hope you can join us!


Check out our Class Schedule for lesson and practice times!

Recent Updates

  • RPI Swing Club Attends The 2010 Boston Tea Party; Places Finalists in Competition
    Sunday, April 4, 2010 - 21:01 | 0 comments

    While the rest of the students at RPI were rounding the final lap of their school week in anticipation of the weekend’s parties last Thursday, the RPI Swing Club was getting revved up for a different kind of party. That night, the club made its way to Danvers, Massachusetts, to kick off the annual Boston Tea Party—a four-day event consisting of dancing, dancing, and more dancing.

    The Boston Tea Party (BTP) showcases the two most prevalent forms of swing: Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing. Lindy Hop is the original and more traditional form of swing, developing from the Charleston in the late 1920s. West Coast is a derivate of Lindy Hop, often characterized by smoother movement and contemporary styling.

    “Boston Tea Party is one of the best annual competition events,” says Ellie Hanus, RPI’s former Lindy Hop instructor of two years. “It's really the place to find top notch competitions, and unlike any other event, a competition where the Lindy Hoppers and West Coast Swing dancers cross over to dance with each other.”

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  • La Milonga: The Tango Social
    Monday, March 15, 2010 - 15:52 | 0 comments

    RPI Ballroom is proud to present a fantastic day of Argentine Tango. Join us on Saturday, March 20 for a spectacular evening of the sexiest dance on the planet! Lessons provided by none other than Kevin Magee of the Albany Tango Society.

    THE WORKSHOP
    Learn the sexiest of Tango: Ganchos, Leg Wraps, and Volcadas!
    1-3pm // Academy Hall Student Activities Room
    FREE for RPI Students // $5 for the rest

    THE MILONGA
    A one-hour Intro-to-Tango lesson, followed by the Milonga (a Tango social)
    7-midnight // Academy Hall Student Activities Room
    FREE for RPI Students // $10 for the rest

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  • Don't Miss GM Week's Friday Night Fever!
    Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 15:15 | 0 comments

    RPI Ballroom invites you to:

    FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER
    Academy Hall Auditorium (3rd Floor)
    Doors Open @ 8pm
    Friday, April 9, 2010

    GM WEEK'S GROOVIEST PARTY
    Let's kick off GM Week like it's 1976! Join us Friday night at 8pm for great music, lights, and dancing. We'll have the music running for four hours at RPI's Academy Hall Auditorium, playing all your club favorites. Don't miss out on what will become GM Week's grooviest party!

    DON'T FORGET THE COSTUME CONTEST!
    Put up your hair and whip out the platform shoes and bell-bottoms, because we're looking for the funkiest looks for our costume contest.

    Winners will become the King and Queen of Disco, and will receive a memorable prize!

    PICK UP SOME HUSTLE MOVES
    In keeping true to the 70s, RPI Ballroom is offering free lessons in hustle before the dance. Come at 7:15pm for a quick and fun lesson on the dance that ruled the dance floors of the disco era.

    TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE STUDENT UNION AND DCC AFTER SPRING BREAK. SPECIFIC TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED.

    $5 RPI Students // $10 for the rest.

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