We are proud to announce the 2009 MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition, to take place April 25–26, 2009, and featuring a thrilling show by world-class professional Standard dancers Jonathan Wilkins and Hazel Newberry.

The MIT Open is one of the largest collegiate ballroom dance competitions in the country, last year attracting over 1000 competitors from over 60 schools and studios.

As in previous years, we will offer all 19 dances from Beginner to Championship levels primarily in single- or two-dance events.

The competition is on the MIT campus in Rockwell Gym, 106 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139.

Saturday evening there will be a show with world-class professional Standard dancers Jonathan Wilkins and Hazel Newberry. We are excited to be able to present this show, and we expect you will enjoy it thoroughly.

Ballroom dance champions Jonathan Wilkins and Hazel Newberry formed an exciting new partnership in October 2007. They placed second overall in their first competition together, the Blackpool Closed, just two months later. As they continue to represent England, this winning dance duo has repeatedly placed among the top three couples in professional competitions around the world.