Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Northeastern Ballroom Classic on April 6th, 2025! The below information is for the 2025 competition and will be updated for 2026 later in the school year.

Contact us with any questions at nuballroom@gmail.com 

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Registration & Payment

https://register.o2cm.com/?event=NBC

TBA

Sign up on our TBA list here. Please remember to remove your name after you have found a partner, and do not edit anyone’s information other than yourself.

Payment

Payment can be made via check at the door or by direct deposit through our CASHNet Portal.

• Checks should be made out to “Northeastern University” with “NU Ballroom Dance Club” in the memo line. 
• Our CASHNet portal can be found at this link under the following workflow: https://commerce.cashnet.com/SFCSA > Student Groups > Performing Arts > NU Ballroom Dance Club Programs/Events > Enter dollar amount > Add to cart > Checkout. The reason for deposit should be listed as “[University Name], 2025 Registration”. Please ensure you do not make your payment under NU Ballroom Dance Club Dues or Fundraising.

• Any teams who expect payment to be made after the competition’s conclusion MUST email nuballroom@gmail.com by March 15. 

All spectating is free!

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Events & Schedule

Preliminary Schedule (Subject to change)

• 8:00 AM – Doors Open
• 9:00 AM – Smooth
• 10:30 AM – Standard
• 12:50 PM – Lunch
• 1:20 PM Rhythm
• 3:00 PM – Latin

All competitors should arrival at least 30 minutes before their expected start time to account for potential schedule changes

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Rules

Registration

• Double registration in two consecutive levels is allowed in gold and above. Eligibility for an event based on YCN point accumulation will still apply for those double registering.
• Competitors may only span two levels of events across registration. E.g., a competitor may dance Gold Latin and Silver Standard, but not Gold Latin, Silver Standard, and Prechamp Rhythm.

Eligibility

• Newcomer: Dancers may compete in the newcomer level if they began competing after January 1st, 2025.
• Bronze: Dancers may compete in the Bronze level only if they have began competing after January 1st, 2024.
• Competitors may not dance in an event in which they have accumulated 7 YCN points. This supersedes any time based eligibility.- If a partnership is composed of two dancers of differing levels, the partnership must register for events at the higher level of the two.
• Syllabus events are open to all dancers competing at newcomer to gold levels.

Choreography

• Syllabus competitors must abide by the ISTD Syllabi for International Latin and Standard events, and by the NDCA Syllabi for American Smooth and Rhythm events.
• Open choreography is permitted in the Pre-Champ and Champ events only.

Costumes

• Costumes are permitted in all levels except Newcomer.
• All heels MUST have heel taps or suede coverings to protect the dance floor. Dancers with shoes without heel taps/suede will not be permitted to compete. 

Safety and Consent:

• Like last year, we are requiring all competitors to sign our safety and consent form. The purpose of this form is to promote a safe and respectful atmosphere while maintaining the well-being of all competitors.
• The safety and consent form can be signed at any point before the competition through the underlined links here or on the day of by using the provided QR codes.
• If you have attended a NUBDC event this year and have already signed this form, your submission is valid for the 2024-2025 academic year and you do not need to re-submit.

Please reach out to us at nuballroom@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding the rules.

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Officials and Vendors

We are excited to have a wonderful panel of officials and vendors joining us at the 2025 Northeastern Ballroom Classic!

Head Judge: Kathy St Jean

Scrutineer: Tim Sorrentino

Master of Ceremonies: Tracey Tebrow

Music Director: Tibor Kerekes

Judges:

Kemar Bennett

Jenna Caskie

Stas Engelgardt

Olga Goncharova

Anatoli Gorolevici

Donovan Kirrane

J. Bradford Lowe

Ilya Vidrin 

Helle Rusholt Yi

Allen Rudman

Vendors:

The Gel of It – Competition hairstyling

Newcomer to Newcomer Award – Sponsored by Kathleen Newcomer

Awarded to the winners of newcomer Standard. One free custom hair appointment with The Gel of It.

Adagio Dancewear – Custom dancewear and costume repair

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Venue

Medford High School, 489 Winthrop St, Medford, MA 02155
Gym 3, 2nd floor

Free, on-site parking is available in the faculty or side lots. Overflow parking is located in the main lot. The wheelchair-accessible entrance is located in the back corner of the faculty lot. Please enter through the accessible or pool entrances as marked below.