Working your way through grad school, you don't really have time to be a Gold Level dancer, which is like a black belt in karate. Fortunately, you don't have to own a sequined vest or know how to mambo to join the Ballroom Dance Society and participate in competitions. You can go and see really good dancers, see the costumes and polished performances. It's much more inspiring than just going to practice sessions. Current club president, Wharton junior Tara Fallon agreed.
Dance competitions offer a great avenue to learn more very quickly.
She was equally enthusiastic about the social aspects. It's usually a weekend event where you stay in the dorm of the college hosting the competition. You meet students from Princeton, Rutgers, New York, Boston. Fallon said that not everyone is suited to competition where the emphasis is on technique. Our main challenge is to make people feel comfortable when they come to take the first step.