The Committee

Jasmine and Qing

Co-captainscudtcaptains@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’ Captainscudtbeginners@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!

Kezi and Emilia

Second Team Captainscudtsecondteam@gmail.com

Hi, we are Emilia and Kezi and we are so excited to be your Second Team Captains this year! We hope to make everyone on second team feel welcomed and valued, as well as create a space for dancing, improvement and a lot of fun!

Calin Tataru

Lessons Secretarycudtsec@gmail.com

Hi, I’m Calin, a third-year PhD student. I joined CUDT as a (Zoom) beginner in 2020. I am excited to be your lessons secretary this year and help you organise private lessons with our amazing coaches.

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 Secretarycudtcomps@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 Secretarycudtsocial@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 Officercudtpublicity@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.