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Most of the beginners in the Ninth Annual Beginners competition, hosted by the Harvard Ballroom Dance Team, looked like anything but as they expertly swirled and strutted their hour upon the dance floor last Saturday (Oct. 26). The competition began as the Harvard-Yale Challenge in 1992, when the Yale team would come and dance against the Crimson during the weekend of the Game. Soon, other schools joined in, and the event became a contest for dancers ranging from raw rookies to greenish veterans.https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2002/10/32-ballroom2-450.jpg