Leeds University Union Dancesport Club

👏 HAPPENING TONIGHT! 👏 See LUU celebs and our own Dancesport members dance their way in support of the Yorkshire Children's Trust! Includes guest performances from the fabulous Dancesport, Freestyle and Belly Dance Soc! Tickets at £5 available online and on the door (cash only).
https://www.facebook.com/events/379645712 430178/?ref=br_rs

What a weekend for Leeds Dancesport at the Intervarsity National Championships 2017, both on and off the dancefloor!
Firstly a huge congratulations to everyone who competed over the weekend, it was a pleasure to watch! It was a long day but the team spirit never died. We had couples for whom IVDC was their first competition, we had couples being partnered up only a week before the competition; everyone had worked so hard to make IVDC a success. The team gave it their all and ...it was great to see!
Well done to all our ex-student competitors for representing us so well this weekend. Their support to the rest of the team during those long breaks between rounds was highly appreciated!
RESULTS Lewis and Frances – 2nd place advanced Latin David and Eefke – Advanced ballroom semi finalists Emma and Richard – 2nd place novice Latin Grace and Fran - Novice Latin semi-finalists Emilia and Natalie – Beginner Quickstep semi-finalists and waltz quarter-finalists Imogen and Chloe – Beginner Quickstep quarter-finalists
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Hi dancers!
It's time to get excited for the most important comp for all Northern Universities: the Northern Championships (NUDC)! :D This will be an amazing day out to Birmingham, with sponsored prices to be won. You can also have a try at the Mayfair Quickstep, a very easy fun sequence dance. This means all competitors will dance the exact same steps (so if you forget the steps, just copy the couple in front of you :p ) It's highly recommended to give it a try! See here for...
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Hi dancers!
This is already the last competition of the first semester, how quickly has time gone by! �
Therefore, if you want to compete one last time before Christmas, make sure you attend this fantastic fun competition in Manchester, which will have many extra dances you can do (think about the tango and samba) plus a Christmas Pantomime themed Teammatch! ����
... The event list is as follows: 1. Beginners waltz 2. Beginners quickstep 3. Novice waltz 4. Novice quickstep 5. Beg/Nov tango (basic steps) 6. Intermediate waltz, quickstep 7. Advanced waltz, quickstep 8. Same-sex waltz, quickstep 9. Open tango 10. Open Viennese waltz 11. Open foxtrot
12. Beginners cha 13. Beginners jive 14. Novice cha 15. Novice jive 16. Beg/Nov samba (basic steps) 17. Intermediate cha, jive 18. Advanced cha, jive 19. Same-sex cha, jive 20. Open samba 21. Open rumba 22. Open paso
23. Salsa 24. Non-acro rock n roll
**Ex students** Ex students can dance in any category, and will be allowed to dance the teammatch as well �
**Dress restrictions** Beginners should wear non-competitive clothing. Novice, intermediate, advanced, open, same-sex events have no dress restrictions.
The singup sheet can be found here: https://docs.google.com/…/13KfkMacBEXKE 8HJ7f68sl-sas2b…/edit (link only works if you're on a laptop/tablet...)
Hope to see many of you join in in the fun! �
Love, Eefke & Grace Your festive feeling TCs
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Look at all those happy faces! 🤗 Last Sunday was a great first competition at Leicester, with a total of 13 couples representing Leeds University Union Dancesport Club. The team danced their heart out, and it was lovely seeing everyone making rounds and seeing the beginners improve as the day went on. They definitely ended the day with a bang by winning the beginners devision teammatch! 🏆🏆🏆🏆 #teamlove #leedsleedsleeds #proud
P.s. Follow us on Instagram (and Twitter) for frequent updates on everything we do! P.s.s. A more detailed post with results has been posted on this page by Eefke yesterday

HEY EVERYONE! HERE ARE YOUR AMAZING CANDIDATES FOR 2016-2017 DANCESPORT COMMITTEE! COME ALONG TO THE AGM TOMORROW 7PM AT THE APL TO HEAR SOME OF THEIR AMAZING IDEAS AND VOTE FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUR CLUB!
SOPHIE HAZEL: PRESIDENT - 2nd year theatre & performance student (studies collaboration, professionalism, diplomacy, leadership) - Last year's Dancesport secretary (I've seen how the committee should work and have assisted the president in their duties) ...
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AMAZING NEWS TO ALL CURRENT AND EX-MEMBERS!!!
Saturday 13th February will see the current Northern Champions host Northern Universities Dance Competition (NUDC)!!!! It will be hosted at Castleford Civic Centre so only a short coach ride (30minutes) away!
However we have decided to give you one more reason why it is not the one to be missed and it is the MASSIVELY SUBSIDIZED ENTRY AND TRANSPORT by the society for all of our members and ex-members if you compete for Leeds!!!
... EARLY BIRD: Actual prices: entry -£15, offbeat entry only - £8 We offer it for: Offbeat entry only: £5, with transport - £10 Entry: £8, with transport - £13 Deadline for entry: 20th January
NORMAL ENTRY: Actual prices: entry - £16, offbeat entry only - £8.50 We offer it for: Offbeat entry only: £6, with transport - £11 Entry: £9, with transport - £14 Deadline for entry: 26th January
Spectators: £5, with transport - £11
To enter please follow the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/events/441758339 350439/
*If you do not have a partner or your partner is unavailable for this competition, this isn’t a problem! Just message Charlie
**Please note that if you decide not to participate after you entered and the deadlines has passed, you will have to pay £15 unless you find someone to go instead of you
***Due to the scale of the competition, we are looking for some volunteers to help things run smoothly throughout the day. Unfortunately, any wonderful helpers cannot be dancing at the same time i.e. if you are only dancing Ballroom, you would only be able to help during Latin but not the Ballroom section. Please message Nicola if you are able to help and would like to get involved. We massively appreciate any help; you don’t need to be a dancer, just be willing to help on the day. For those willing to help all day there will be no charge of spectators entry or transport and food will be provided; for those helping during one of the sections you will not have to pay for transport.
We wish you the best of luch for your upcoming exams and cannot wait to see you back at classes!
Karyna President x
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Hi everyone!
As you all know North Universities Dance Competition is hosted by different universities each year and I am very proud to announce that this year NUDC is going to be hosted by current Northern Champions - LEEDS!!
We are very excited and hope to see the whole team at the second biggest competition of the year along with as many ex students as possible!
... Venue tbc
Price tbc but around £15 plus will be further subsidized by the society
I would also like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to Nicola Ward, Mathew Richardson, Amy Cory, Charlie Kirby and Weiyi Yao for making it happen!
For more information please visit the website:
http://www.northernuniversitydancesportas sociation.co.uk/
Karyna President On behalf of the current committee
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Hi! Hope you are all well and having a fabulous time in Leeds! If you haven't purchased your membership yet, you can do it on the LUU Website: https://www.luu.org.uk/groups/dancesport/ Don't forget it is the first beginner class this Tuesday (19.20 - 21.30 Refectory, £5 on the door if you haven't purchased your membership yet) and first Novice+ class this Thursday (19.10 - 21.30 Refectory, new students - £5 on the door if you havent got your membership yet, £2 on the door if ...you are a returning student who haven't purchased your membership), followed by our first social, everyone is invited (information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/725529770 912000/ If you still haven't given Dancesport a go, you can do it on our last GIAG session this Wednesday 19.20 - 21.30 in the Refectory. (Please note we do not accept new beginners in Semester 2) If you are interested in booking your private lessons (£20 on Mondays 11.00-15.00, £25 when booked in advance and we can find you a venue on the university campus, £30 if at one of the NLDA's venues) please message this group: https://www.facebook.com/NLDADancesport?f ref=ts Looking forward to seeing all of you this week!
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And we're on our way to Morley! Competing in our home town in the last comp of the year. C'mon Leeds!

Best of luck to all our members competing at Manchester Spring today! Go smash it. #leedsleedsleeds

Absolutely delighted to announce that several members of Dancesport have been awarded Sport Colours for the first time in 2015!
Congratulations to all!
Manuel Ojeda Cabral - Chris Hatten Award Most improved Athlete... Christopher Robinson - Gryphon Award & Club Colours Lucy Kenyon - Gryphon Award Amber Stamford - Club Colours Jordan Steel - White Rose Award to Exceptional Contribution to LUU Sport & Full Colours
It is such an honour to be awarded Sport Colours to recognise outstanding effort and we are so proud that 5 of our members are being rewarded.
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Fantastic day at Liverpool yesterday, your out-going TCs were very proud - everyone was amazing and some brilliant results as per usual!
Remember there is a Give It A Go session tomorrow, we look forward to seeing you there!

Today the team are off to Liverpool to represent Leeds in the Christie Cup.
This is the first time that any dance society has been involved and we are honoured to be representing the university as the first.
Let's bring back the points!
... #leedsleedsleeds
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We are looking forward to seeing everyone from 7pm in Room 6 for our AGM.
We will be voting in the new committee along with voting on some changes proposed to the way the club is structured.
Come and have your say!

The whole committee are proud of every member of the team who danced with us on Saturday - regardless of your results.
You danced your hearts out, cheered for each other and had the time of your lives - we couldn't ask for more!
Congratulations and well done!
... #leedsleedsleeds
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