Competition – Page 2 – Cambridge University Dancesport Team

CUDT: The Road to Nationals 2016

Lent term is the arguably the most intensive but also most important term in the competitive season for CUDT. The team will attend three matches: starting with the Sheffield Social, held on February 6th at the Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield, followed by the Southern Universities Dancesport Competition (SUDC), on February 13th at the Talybont Sports Centre, University of Cardiff. The season culminates with the Inter-Varsity Dance Competition (the Nationals), on February 27th at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Read more “CUDT: The Road to Nationals 2016” →

Cambridge extended our winning run at Nottingham Varsity Ball…

The Nottingham Varsity Ball was the first Inter-Varsity fixture for CUDT this term. This year, the competition underwent a number of major changes. The venue was moved to the King’s Hall, a beautiful ballroom in Stoke-on-Trent. The adjudicators were some of the most respected names in dancesport, such as Nicola Nordin, former European Professional Latin finalist, or Ryan McShane, runner-up at the British National Championship. Read more “Cambridge extended our winning run at Nottingham Varsity Ball 2015” →

The Cambridge Reunion Match 2015

The annual Dancesport Reunion Match, also known as Old Team – New Team, was held this year on November 14th at the Cambridge University Sports Centre. This was the first time that CUDT held our internal competition at this venue, and we were delighted to see such an incredible atmosphere throughout the day. Read more “The Cambridge Reunion Match 2015” →

Varsity victory seals another undefeated year for Cambridge

May 2nd 2015 marked the 42nd Varsity Dancesport match, and the final fixture of the season for the Cambridge University Dancesport Team (CUDT). Each university put forward two teams of nine couples, split into three heats. The B teams faced off in the Challenge Match in the morning, and the Blues Team competed in the Varsity match in the afternoon. Within a match, each heat danced against the three opposition’s heats. A panel of five judges marked the competitors in descending order from first to sixth place in four dances: Waltz, Quickstep, Cha-cha-cha, and Jive. These placings were converted to marks (six marks for a sixth placing and one mark for a sixth placing), to be added to the team’s total score. Read more “Varsity victory seals another undefeated year for Cambridge” →

Cambridge dominated at IVDC 2015

The 2015 Inter-Varsity Dance Competition (IVDC), the National Championship for Dancesport, took place on February 28th 2015. This was the biggest competition of the year, with 745 couples from 33 university teams entered. The Cambridge team arrived as the organising (host) society for the event, as well as the defending champions for the third year running. Read more “Cambridge dominated at IVDC 2015” →

Varsity Victory

On the 4th May 2013, Cambridge University Dancesport Team has pulled it off yet again and won the annual varsity match against Oxford University Dancesport Team! On home turf, at the Kelsey Kerrige sports centre (frequented by the likes of George Clooney and Matt Damon) both the A and B teams were victorious, the B team by a very impressive margin. This has capped a year’s intense training by the team, during which we have brought home almost every piece of silverware for which we competed, building on similar success last year. It was also the official handover of the captaincy of Dafni Metaxa to Halliki Voolma and the Vice-Captaincy from Sophie Robertson to Kirsty Davies. We are very grateful to the outgoing captains for their hard work and dedication, and wish all the best to our incoming leaders.