This year has been the most successful in the history of UEA Sport with triumphs in BUCS, local leagues, tournaments and, of course, Derby Day. So Concrete is going back to the noticeboard as our UEA sportspeople share their favourite moments from a season to remember. Paul Neary, UEA Head of Football: Our season was…
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…
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…
UEA’s first charity dance show an “unprecendented success”
On Sunday 2nd December, six dance clubs and societies came together to present UEA’s first Charity Winter Dance Show, raising money for the homeless of Norwich. The show was an enormous success, managing to surpass the fundraising goal of £1,000. The clubs usually organise a collective end-of-year dance show in May where they showcase what…
UEA Dancesport visit Nottingham
After a painfully early start, our competing couples headed to Nottingham University’s annual competition held at King’s Hall in Stoke. The day began with Ballroom, where we received 22 call-backs between us. Latin took place in the afternoon, where we received 16 call-backs! We are exceptionally proud of beginner couple, Will and Ruut, who made…
Dancing to win
As Derby Day approaches, the dance clubs at UEA prepare for their final competitive performances of the year. Last year, we saw unparalleled success in most of the dance categories, with performances from Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, and DanceSport. Highlights of 2017’s rivalry included a collective dance score a huge four points for UEA….
Dancers impress at Strictly UEA
Strictly UEA graced the LCR for the second time on Monday 11 March as members of DanceSport teamed up with other university sports teams for an evening of ballroom and Latin dancing.
Dancesquad and Dancesport take close win
UEA’s dancers took a good win over the University of Essex at Derby Day 2013 after three hard-fought rounds of competition
Strictly UEA takes LCR by storm
Strictly UEA came to the LCR for the second time, with 14 couples competing to take home the famous glitter-ball trophy
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