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CUDT are the National Champions of 2016

The 54th Inter-Varsity Dance Competition (IVDC) – the National Championship of the student dancesport circuit – took place at the legendary Winter Gardens in Blackpool on February 27th, 2016. Cambridge arrived as the reigning champions, having been undefeated since 2012. The team was anticipating some very strong competitions this year, but after months of training, CUDT dancers are up for the challenge ahead. Read more “CUDT are the National Champions of 2016” →

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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” →

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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” →

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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” →

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The first Extraordinary Full Blue awarded to a Cambridge…

For the first time in the history of dancesport at Cambridge, the Men’s Blues Committee has decided to give their highest honour to a male dancer. Read more “The first Extraordinary Full Blue awarded to a Cambridge male dancer” →

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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” →

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CUDT sponsored by Catherine Jones

CUDT is excited to announce the launch of a sponsorship deal with Catherine Jones of Cambridge, a historic family run jewellers at the heart of Cambridge. Photographs of the photoshoot to commemorate the launch can be found on our facebook page

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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” →

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Cambridge to host IVDC 2015

A Massive congratulations to Michael Champion on being elected IVDA president 2014-2015, and to CUDT for winning the bid to host IVDC this coming year. It is an honour for the team to host the nationals, and we promise you that it will be an amazing event, with a few new events and changes to the programme. Watch this space for more info!

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Committee 2014-2015

CUDT has a shiny new committee committed to producing another year of great results and good times. Check out our committee page to see their pretty faces and get in touch. A huge thanks to Halliki, Kirsty, and their committee last year for all the great work they put in.