Contact
For questions and comments, please contact us at:
riceballroomteam@gmail.com
Our Facebook Group
usually has the most up to date information and announcements.
2019-2020 Officers
President
Karen Chen
Biochemistry -- Jones '21
Favorite dance: Samba
Why ballroom? It's a good artistic outlet and a great way to build partnerships
and friendships with people.
Other hobby: I love art in general but as of lately I've been picking photography!
Treasurer
Anna Jorgensen
Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Engineering Design -- Brown '21
Favorite dance: Tango and Samba
Why ballroom? I love the people and the feeling of learning a new move and just
dancing!
Favorite book or movie: Right now, it's Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.
Team Captain
Lyla Dong
Materials Science and NanoEngineering, CLIC Japanese -- Brown '22
Favorite dance: Viennese Waltz, Tango, Paso Doble
Why ballroom? Ballroom dance is about partnership and expression;
I love dancing with and getting to know so many passionate dancers.
Other hobby: Cello.
Competition Coordinator
Nicolas Escobar
Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Engineering Design -- Martel '21
Favorite dance: Tango, Samba
Why ballroom? I like ballroom because it's a great outlet to express both myself
and the music. I love the competitive scene and getting to show off what you've been working so hard on!
Other hobby: I love to sit down at the piano and play whatever comes to mind. I'm
a sucker for big jazzy chords and arpeggios.
Social Coordinator/Webmaster
Lily Gray
Computer Science and Mathematics -- Brown '22
Favorite dance: East Coast Swing and Quickstep
Why ballroom? I enjoy stretching myself literally and figuratively to perform at a
high level in a way that's very different from the rest of my academically dominated lifestyle.
Other hobby: Adding "no pun intended" to sentences with no pun in them.
2018-2019 Officers
President | Jared Nirenberg |
Treasurer | Ji Yoon Jung |
Team Captain | Karen Chen |
Competition Coordinator | Tracy Tse |
Social Coordinator | Joey Munar |
Coaches
Tin Pham-Tran | Latin |