Due to dwindling numbers, Steve’s Wednesday modern improvers’ will be discontinued until next term. There will be no class tomorrow (19th).

Easter term rock and roll classes will begin on Monday 26th April. There has been a change to the timetable this term and beginners classes will now take place on Monday rather than Tuesday. The times remain the same:

7-8 Beginners’ Authentic, Parkside Hall
8-9 Beginners’ Modern, Parkside Hall
9-10 Beginners Acrobatics, Parkside Gym

The improvers’ class will continue as last term on Wednesday evenings (starting 28th April):

7:30-8:30 Improvers’ Modern, Parkside Hall

Please note that due to building works at Parkside, there is no guarantee of parking space on any night so you are very strongly encouraged to seek out alternate arrangements if you normally park on site. These will continue until April 2011.

Yes it’s that time of year again. Time for cuppers! Cuppers is the annual inter-college dance competition. But it’s not just about competition, it’s a chance for some friendly competition between all the dancers of Cambridge, university and non-university dancers alike.

The competition will be held at the University Centre on Saturday 20th February. The rock and roll will be at 5:30pm and there will be two categories:

Open beginners
Open seniors

Open means that any style may be danced in each round whether it’s authentic, modern or modern with acrobatics. All dances will be judged on their relative merits.

Each round will consist of just under two minutes of dancing. All you have to do is string a few moves together and repeat them as many times as you want. It’s a really friendly atmosphere so don’t be shy.
I hope to see many of you there.

There is more information on cuppers on the Cambridge Dancers Club website.

On Friday March 12th, Cambridge Rock and Roll invites you to an evening of fun and dance. Between 8pm and 10pm at St. Augustine’s Church (map) you’re invited to come and strut your stuff on the dance floor. It is open to absolutely everyone. You’ve been to Guido and Christina’s classes, you’ve got the moves so come and have a great evening courtesy of CURnR. Entry is just £2.

In week 1 and 2 of term, members of the Cambridge University Rock and Roll team performed a pair of new routines in front of audiences at the ADC theatre. Their act formed part of the Cambridge University Contemporary Dance Workshop’s annual show, Signatures.

The show was a massive hit with the student newspapers describing as:

“Impressive lifts and jumps” – Varsity

“[They] an apparently drug induced energy but the smiles on their faces were so honest they really were just loving it that much” – The Tab

“Fast paced, death-defying and joyous to watch” – TCS

Cuppers is CDC’s annual friendly competition, open to dancers of all ages and abilities. The 2010 competition takes place on Saturday 20 February 2010, at the University Centre, Mill Lane. There will be two rock and roll divisions, open seniors and open beginners starting at 5:30pm.

More information can be found on the CDC website.

The competition is very friendly and it’s a lot of fun so come along and give it a go. If you don’t have a partner please email me and I’ll try and match up any free dancers.

The new year is upon us and a brand new term of Rock and Roll! The timetable for next term’s classes, starting on 19th January, is:

Tuesday – Authentic Beginners – Parkside Hall – 19:00-20:00
Tuesday – Modern Beginners – Parkside Hall – 20:00-21:00
Tuesday – Acrobatics – Parkside Gym – 21:00-22:00
Wednesday – Modern improvers – Parkside Hall – 19:30-20:30

If you’ve never done rock and roll before then don’t worry. Come along within the first two weeks and our brilliant coaches will guide you through the basics. Already done a term or more or rock and roll? Then come along and learn all new moves. Or even better why not come to the modern improvers class and have loads of fun learning some more advanced skills from our team coach, Stefan Turok.

Want to show off your skills from the authentic class? We’ll hopefully be holding a number of social rock and roll dances next term. So come along with all your best moves for a fun evening of music and dance. Details will follow soon.

Adrian Potter
CURnR Captain

Due to a parent’s evening at Parkside Gym on Thursday 15th October, there will be no continental improvers’ class this week. The class will resume in its regular slot from the 22nd.

I hope you’re all looking forward to the approaching term. As usual the CDC and CURnR will be running beginners classes in all styles of rock ‘n’ roll. As well as repeating the beginners classes on a Wednesday, giving you a second chance each week to enjoy rock ‘n’ roll, we’ll once again be running a continental improvers class for those of you looking for something a bit more advanced. Classes will start on October 13th. A map to all of the venues can be found on the CDC website. To receive updates on classes, socials and everything Rock ‘n’ Roll sign up to our mailing list. The timetable for classes this term is:

Tuesday – Authentic Beginners – Parkside Hall – 19:00-20:00
Tuesday – Continental Beginners – Parkside Hall – 20:00-21:00
Tuesday – Acrobatics – Parkside Gym – 21:00-22:00
Wednesday – Authentic Beginners – Parkside Hall – 19:30-20:30
Wednesday – Continental Beginners – Parkside Hall – 20:30-21:30
Thursday – Continental Improvers – Parkside gym – 19:15-20:15

I look forward to seeing you soon!

Adrian Potter
CURnR captain

After months of preparation the team performed this year’s collection of group demonstrations for audiences at St. John’s and Pembroke May Balls as well as the CDC Summer Ball. The performance at Jesus May Ball was unfortunately called off due to heavy rain. We hope everyone who was able to attend enjoyed the show. Particular congratulations go to Frankie Dubery, Natasha Dumigan, Alex Greer and Alex Czerniewska for whom this was their first public performance with the team.

The team performed a number of exciting routines. Some of them were brand new this year and some were old favourites from last year. All of them may be viewed on our videos page.