Jasmine and Qing
Co-captains – cudtcaptains@gmail.com
Jasmine Austin – 3rd Yr VetMed, Churchill (on the right)
I joined CUDT as a beginner in 1st year and immediately fell in love with Ballroom and Latin dancing, especially driven by the community that it offered and the support everyone gave me! I got more involved last year as social secretary and now hope that I can help lead our team to victory this year, as well as maintain the joyful and inclusive atmosphere that I love about this team.
Qing Lu – 4th Year Medic, Clare (on the left)
Hello – my name is Qing! I’m a fourth year medic and I joined CUDT when I was a fresher 🙂 I’ve burnt out of many a sport, and have historically been terrified of competition – but my time competing with CUDT has been incredibly rewarding. CUDT are a genuinely really friendly and supportive bunch.
Whether you’re new to the sport or want to try the university circuit out – Jas and I would love to have you on board.
Frankie and Jenna
Beginners’ Captains – cudtbeginners@gmail.com
Hi we are Frankie and Jenna and we are your beginners captains for this year. We both started as beginners last year and had the most amazing time. We are super excited to welcome you to the CUDT family and help make your beginners year as fun as possible!
Shaun and Daisy
Second Team Captains – cudtsecondteam@gmail.com
Hello!! Daisy started as a beginner in 2021, as did Shaun in 2019 (still here as an alum!)
We both immediately fell in love with dancing and have barely stopped since. Taking up the sport has been the best decision we’ve made at uni … and it could be yours too!
Lesson Secretary (no photo)
Lessons Secretary – cudtsec@gmail.com
Hello, I am the lessons secretary for this year! I joined CUDT as a beginner last year, during my first year at university, and I immediately fell in love with it. Not only did I love the actual dancing, but I also loved all of the other members of the team and the coaches who are incredibly supportive and friendly. I look forward to working on committee this year with all of my wonderful fellow committee members!
Erin Hateley
Treasurer – cudttreasurer@gmail.com
Hi, I’m Erin and I’m a second year geographer at Fitz! I started dancesport when I was 8 and I was delighted to find CUDT at the freshers fair last year and to continue dancing at uni. I’ve had such a fabulous year on team and made some fantastic memories. I’m super excited to join committee as treasurer and for another year of dancing!
Tom Ingleby
Competition Secretary – cudtcomps@gmail.com
My name is Tom and I started dance as a beginner in my first year. After helping with the team’s publicity on my year abroad, I’m really excited to stay on committee as comp sec this year! Although I love all the styles, I must confess having a soft spot for the jive – it’s just so infectious and fun.
Shakira and Sophie
Costume Managers – cudtcostumes@gmail.com
Hello, everyone! I am Shakira and I am so excited to be one of the costumes secs, alongside Sophie, this year. I joined CUDT as a beginner and this will be my third-year dancing with this brilliant, joyful team. I can’t wait to talk all things hair gel, hairspray, and sparkles, and generally helping you look fabulous on the dance floor!
Abi Beton
Social Secretary – cudtsocial@gmail.com
Hi everyone, I’m Abi! I started dancing as a beginner last year and I have had the most amazing time with CUDT so far. I am so excited to be your Social Secretary this year and to get to organise lots of dancing fun for everyone!
Sara Bayam
Publicity Officer– cudtpublicity@gmail.com
Hi! I’m Sara and I’m CUDT’s publicity officer this year! I’ve been dancing since before uni but I only began competing when I joined CUDT and I love it so much! I’m looking forward to another year with a wonderful team and getting to promote CUDT as much as possible as part of the committee!
Olivia Bullen
Social Media Officer – cudtsocialmedia@gmail.com
I’m Olivia and I’m your social media officer for this year! I joined CUDT in my second year after a locked-down first year and was instantly hooked by the heel and the sparkle! I has the joy of being captain last year and can’t wait to watch the team progress this year!
We are so excited to introduce our 2024-25 committee! We look forward to what each member will bring to the table and how each of us can contribute to making CUDT into the enjoyable and competitive team that we want it to be.
The Welfare Team
Welfare – cudtwelfare@gmail.com
Hello! We are the CUDT welfare team, made up of 6 members with responsibility across first team, second team and the beginners teams. Our main role is to make CUDT as welcoming and accommodating as possible so that everyone can have fun and reach their full potential. Considering most of our members start as beginners, and how daunting this can be, creating a comfortable and friendly environment is vital. We will be a listening ear, provide plentiful resources during training and competitions, advocate for team wellbeing, and collaborate with our social secretary on welfare events to de-stress and bring the team closer together!
Tierney Woods and Hana Iza Kim – Beginners Team Welfare Officers
Emily Rosenberg and Sara Nadvi-Byrne – 2nd Team Welfare Officers
Sam Gee and Julia Becker – First Team Welfare Officers