About Us
SMU Ballare is a prominent standard ballroom dance club in Singapore. Established in 2008, the club performs and competes in 5 genres of dance: Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot and Quickstep. SMU Ballare has since won accolades in numerous notable local and international Dancesport competitions.
Key Events
- Competitions
Local competitions: Ballare International Championship, TDA, AURUM
International: Klang Open International Ballroom Dance Championship (Malaysia) - Cohesions during Festive Periods
Ballaroween (Halloween event), Valentine's Day Workshops and many more! - Workshops
Beginner level workshops hosted for SMU Undergraduates, Postgraduates, and Staff
Our People in Action
Club Sessions
BEGINNER CLASS
| Day | Fridays |
| Time | 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Please note that all timings stated are subjected to change) |
| Venue | SMU Arts & Culture Centre |
SENIOR CLASS (BY LEVEL)
| Novice & Pre-Amateur | Beginner & Pre-Novice | |
| Day | Saturdays | |
| Time | 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm (Subject to change) | 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm (Subject to change) |
| Venue | Melvyn Low Dance Studio | |
How To Join
No audition is required for SMU Ballare. Dancing is like walking. People always walk, right? If you are able to walk, you are able to dance too! SMU Ballare strongly believes that everyone can dance.
FAQ
There is no need to have any prior dance experience and we do not conduct auditions. In fact, most of our members did not have any dance experience upon joining us! Our mission is to make ballroom a part of everyone’s life, and we believe that anyone can enjoy ballroom dancing.
No, everyone will get an equal opportunity to pair up with a dance partner. At beginners level, we encourage our dancers to dance with all available partners. Our instructor will advise on your partnership but fret not as your opinions will be taken into consideration when we assign the partnerships.
Our students at advanced levels conduct the Friday training for the beginner batch. In addition, our dance instructor, Melyvn Low, 15th time undefeated South East Asian Champion, conducts Saturday training for all levels.
T-shirt with long pants. You will eventually get to own proper dance apparel and ballroom shoes at a highly subsidised price! You get to wear beautiful ball gowns (girls) and tailcoats (guys) for our competitions and performances.
Ballroom dancing experience
A unique and fun experience in learning a dance that’s rarely offered elsewhere!
Competition
Other than learning how to dance, you also get the chance to compete locally and internationally, as we have multiple competitions throughout the year.
Production
You can partake in our annual productions as well, where you can take on secondary roles from event planning, choreography, operations to marketing. We welcome everyone into our SMU Ballare family c:
Achievements
- SMU Excellence in Student Life Award (Club) Arts: Small Group Category Gold 2024, Category Silver 2025
- Ballare International Championship 2025: 4 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze
- AURUM 2026 Competition: 5 Gold, 6 Silver, 5 Bronze
- 7th Brillante International DanceSport Championship: 6 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze
- 14th TDA Championship 2025: 2 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze