College expenses can be very pricey with increasing tuition rates, food and housing costs, and books and other items being a requirement to complete higher education. This is why grants and scholarships are so vital to the collegiate population. Some are able to gain financial assistance through sports, art, and specialized career programs, but one can also attain economic support for college through dance. One online resource for Ballroom dancing is promoting a national college dance team competition with a grand prize that is sure to help with college expenses.
College Ballroom Dance Team Challenge
BallroomFantasy.com is hosting a national college dance competition for Ballroom dance teams. From November 15th, 2010 through April 15th, 2011, the site is accepting video submissions from university teams that are performing any variety of dances from Ballroom. There is no cost to enter this contest and to win, viewers vote for their favorite team on the site. With dancers, fellow students, friends, family voting frequently to aid their school's efforts, BallroomFantasy.com has limited the voting to one vote a day per email through the end of the contest period. The college team with the most votes wins $10,000 for the top prize with second place receiving $5,000, third place receiving $2,500, and fourth through eighth place winning $1000 each for their participation.
With over 148 college Ballroom dance teams throughout the United States, there is plenty of opportunity to gain exposure and compete to win money on the BallroomFantasy.com site. Universities can complete an entry form with their Ballroom dance video. Only videos in CD-ROM or DVD format will be accepted.
The schools currently participating in the challenge are below with the University of Michigan in the lead:
- Utah State University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Indiana University
- University of Wisconsin
- Case Western Reserve University
- Florida Atlantic University
- University of Virginia
- The Ohio State University
- North Carolina State University
- Purdue University
- University of Miami
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of Connecticut
- Tufts University
Mary Murphy, judge and choreographer on Fox's hit television show "So You Think You Can Dance", encourages college students to submit their videos before the deadline hits as the popularity of the contest increases. BallroomFantasy.com offers a great opportunity for dancers in college to receive financial compensation for their love and talent of dance through their college Ballroom dance team challenge. Let's see who will win the top prize and bragging rights throughout the collegiate Ballroom dance community!
