The UCSD Dancesport Team’s first competition of the winter quarter was successful and full of fun as dancers poured their hearts out at the 16th Mustang Ball in Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Our team celebrated many accomplishments at the competition. In their first time competing in American Smooth, Alex Tahan and Persephone Ballatore placed […]
11/4/23 – Vegas Ballroom Dance Showcase: Spotlight on Rising Stars
We’re still buzzing with the energy from the recent Scarlet Signature DanceSport Competition in the vibrant city of Las Vegas, hosted by the Rebel DanceSport Team. It was a night of glitz, glamor, and show-stopping moves, and we’re excited to share our fantastic journey with you. Our newcomers took the Vegas stage by storm, […]
10/21/24 – Jump Start the Season at Claremont
The UCSD Dancesport team nailed our first competition of the year after only 10 days of practice! A special round of applause to our newest competitors, Brian Chang, Marina Kenat, Yeya (Valeria Corona) and Rodrigo Tortoledo, who learned their routines in two weeks and absolutely nailed it! Brian and Marina, secured 4th place in […]
3/21-3/24/24 – USC Race Weekend (Victor Valley Omnium)
This is our first “stage” race of the season and riders competed for Omnium points in the Time Trial, Road Race, and Grand Prix to win the “yellow jersey”. Kudos to all riders for persevering through strong winds all weekend! Our results are capped off by Dominic and Elisa winning the Omnium Classification for Collegiate […]
1/26-1/28/24 – Santa Barbara County Road Race and Cal Poly SLO Crit
We sent 12 racers up to Santa Maria to compete in UCSB’s road race as well as Cal Poly SLO’s criterium. We had a strong showing with taking 2 1st place finishes and 3 2nd place finishes over the two days of racing. Elisa won the road race and placed second in the criterium, Dominic […]
3/8-3/10/24 – UCLA Race Weekend
We raced well, with someone being on the podium in every race we entered. This was a very tough course, with a lot of climbing (4500′ for ~37miles). Elisa Luo won the Cat B/C/3/4 road race, Jacob Abt placed 3rd in Cat D, Dominic Orlando placed 2nd in Cat C, and Dennis Liang placed first […]
1/11-1/15/24 – UDA Nationals Competition
UDA Nationals was a great experience for the team to continue to have while representing the school, especially as a D1 athlete. Flights were a little stressful as they were cancelled and we had to rearrange for them the day before we had to be there, but it was handled. The rooms were easily accessible […]
2/8-2/11/24 – USA Collegiate Dance Championships
This event was our second dance nationals competition of the year held in Anaheim. We commuted in private cars the morning of the competition on Saturday, and arrived to the hotel to unpack, get settled, and get ready in the hotel rooms. Once we were competition ready, we were able to walk to the competition […]
3/2/24 – Tritons Triumph in 5-0 win vs UCR
After an incredible performance against CSUN, the Tritons would work to replicate the same performance, but this time against UC Riverside. With two games to go until playoff seedings get decided, UCSD currently sit within the top 4 in the league, but a loss or a draw could easily make them fall out of playoff […]