UEA Strictly will once again take to the dancefloor this year on Friday, March 13. While some may consider the date unlucky, event planners are certain hockey masks and machetes will not be part of the evening! The doors will open on the night at 7pm for spectators to take their seats, and tickets are…
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UEA reach the finals in the Inter Varsity Dance Championships
UEA Ballroom and Latin Dance Club (BLDC) competed at the 58th annual Inter Varsity Dance Championships (IVDC) on February 22, our most important competition of the year. The competition took place at the famous Winter Gardens in Blackpool. It was a highly challenging competition for everyone involved, but our dancers excelled, and one couple even…
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Ballroom and Latin Dance reach the finals at the UEA Friendly Competition
The Ballroom and Latin Dance Club held their annual competition this January, the UEA Friendly Competition. With universities such as Cambridge, Imperial, and London in attendance, the competition was exciting and offered the UEA team a chance to mix with other dancers on the university circuit. The competition was organised by myself and my committee…
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UEA Ballroom and Latin club dances to success in Leicester and Nottingham
UEA Ballroom and Latin Club have had a busy term, with two competitions: Leicester Friendly competition in October, and Nottingham Varsity in November. With painfully early starts, hours of practice, and lots of blisters, our competitors still put on their best performances for each competition. The Leicester competition was our first of the year, and…
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An outdated, hypocritical, classist tradition
With Brexit looming at the end of the month, British politics seems to be growing increasingly problematic. Of course, I am referring to Boris Johnson’s attempt to prorogue parliament, forcing the Queen into politics. This caused a severe backlash with several Tory MPs voting against the party and losing the whip. The Queen received criticism…
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Dancing along to class
When I first joined the Ballroom and Latin Dance Club (UEABLDC) two years ago, I did not expect it to be quite as impactful on my life as it has been. Since then, I have taken part in competitions, performed on stage, and am now going into my second year of being on the committee….
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Blackpool IVDC 2019
On the 23 February, a few of our members recently attended the biggest university Dancesport competition in the UK, Blackpool IVDC. Blackpool is famous for its ballroom scene, and the Winter Gardens, where the competition takes place, is spectacular. The competition day is incredibly demanding, with most competitors waking up around 4-5am to get ready…
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Trampolining – Cambridge Open
Trampolining took part in the Cambridge Open in the first weekend of February, which is our most popular competition of the year next to BUCS Championships. After an early start, we arrived at Cambridge for 8:30am ready for our first competitor’s routine at 9am. We had a total of 15 competitors for UEA, and everyone…
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Dancesport – UEA Comp
Dancesport’s UEA Friendly, held in the last weekend of January, is one of our most anticipated competitions of the year and was a huge success this time round. The committee, led by the Team Captain, worked incredibly hard to make this spectacular event. Dance competitions cannot run without officials, which include adjudicators, compères, scrutineers and…
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