Volunteer Report

By the Sheer Dance Team

In this month's issue of Sheer Dance you will see a sneak peak of coverage from Minnesota Ballroom Blast, which was hosted on October 22nd at the University of Minnesota. This critique event was a day full of valuable feedback, informative workshops, and most importantly loads of fun as participants shared their love of ballroom dance with friendly semi-competition and an entertaining Halloween-themed social dance in the evening.

Minnesota Ballroom Blast was brought to us by a dedicated team of volunteers, who have worked to develop and grow the event since its inception in 2012. The volunteer team is run by committee, where each member of the committee has a set of subtasks that they are uniquely responsible for. This year's Minnesota Ballroom Blast was brought to us by:

Michael Kasinkas--Committee Chair and Facilities Coordinator
Theresa Kimler--Project Manager, Awards and Scholarships Coordinator, and Officials Coordinator
Brittney Heisserer--Safety and Security Coordinator and Professionals Liaison
Daniel O'Connell--Marketing Director
Eric Dahlman--Food and Beverage Assistant
Jackson Fossen--Photography Coordinator and Music Director
Joel Torgeson--Marketing Coordinator
Karen Maldonado--Decorations Coordinator
Neli Petkova--Social Media Coordinator
Nicholas Westlake--Website Manager
Olivia Wicker--Designer and Program Coordinator
Rosemary O'Connell--Registrar and Food and Beverage Coordinator
Seth Westlake--Marketing Coordinator
Shelby Gilliland--Halloween Social Dance Coordinator
Taylor Wall--Volunteer Coordinator

In addition to the core team of volunteers, a number of noteworthy community members have dedicated their time for a number of years to help the event run smoothly day-of including:

Craig Hagensick--Treasurer
Elizabeth Weaver--Officials Assistant
Jessica Schalz--Critique Assistant
Len Ferrington--Deck Captain
Maria Russett--Critique Assistant
University of Minnesota Ballroom Dance Club

Sheer Dance would like to recognize these individuals who take the time out of their busy lives to help our dance community grow. We hope that you enjoy our coverage of Minnesota Ballroom Blast and come back next month for more fun photos and articles! If you would like to make sure that your best shot gets included, or would like to write about how much fun you had, please send your content to submissions@sheerdance.com!