Welcome to the home of RPI's ballroom dancing community! RPI Ballroom Dance is composed of two groups: Ballroom/Latin 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 east coast swing, waltz, and many more. We welcome all from RPI and the Albany Capital District. We hope you can join us!
Fall 2026 is finally here! RPI Ballroom will be holding our semesterly Intro Dance on Friday, September 4th in the McNeil room of the Student Union at 7pm. Team lessons will start on Thursday, September 10th, and club lessons will start Tuesday, September 15th. Both lessons will be held in our studio in the basement of Academy Hall!
We restart our lesson tracks every semester, Fall and Spring, so make sure to keep us in mind for the future!
Check out our Class Schedule for lesson and practice times!