May 2nd, 2009
After an absence from last year’s Varsity DanceSport match held in Oxford, the CURnR team made sure Rock’n'Roll featured in this year’s Varsity match. While Oxford did enter a competent couple for the first time in a long while, Cambridge couples Claude & Emily took first place, with Barny & Jenny in 2nd place. Full results can be found on our competitions page.
Oxford are trying to set up a Rock’n'Roll team (initiated by two ex-CURnR team members), so hopefully next year’s Varsity match will be a closer competition between the universities!
March 7th, 2009
As well as competing against other universities, almost all sports in Cambridge have an intra-university competition, called Cuppers. For the Rock’n'Roll team, this is an opportunity for team members to be judged by proper Continental Rock’n'Roll judges (as opposed to the ballroom judges at Varsity-circuit competitions). We’re grateful to this year’s 4 judges: long-standing CURnR coaches Guido & Cristina, new team coach Stefan Turok, and ex-CURnR captain Maurice Ringer.
Acrobatic Results:
- Claude & Emily
- Barny & Jenny
- Sam & Natasha
- Adrian & Chrissie
- Ian & Hannah
Footwork Results:
- Claude & Emily
- Adrian & Chrissie
- Ian & Hannah
- Jay & Emma
- Barny & Jenny
February 28th, 2009
The Cambridge University Rock’n'Roll Team fielded 6 couples at the Inter Varsity DanceSport Competition, the national finals, where over 60 couples competed in 5 rounds. In typical Cambridge fashion, we placed all 6 couples in the top 7 places. Full results can be found on our competitions page.
Congratulations to Claude & Emily, Adrian & Chrissie, Barny & Jenny, Sam & Natasha, Alex & Alex, and Mark & Zara.
February 14th, 2009
Cambridge couples were victorious in both the footwork and acrobatic rounds at the Southern University DanceSport Competition.
Congratulations to Claude & Emily for winning the footwork competition, and to Sam & Natasha for winning the acrobatic competition (especially as it was Natasha’s first competition). Full results can be found on our competitions page.
January 27th, 2009
The Rock’n'Roll Team performed two routines in the CUCDW Dance Show “Beauty”, at the ADC Theatre. Both student newspapers, The Cambridge Student and Varsity highlighted the Rock’n'Roll team as the highlight of the show, mentioning our energy and extreme gravity-defying acrobatic lifts. Videos of the two routines are now on the videos page.
Congratulations to (from L to R) Barny, Emily, Claude, Chrissie, Adrian, Jenny, Zara & Chris for their hard work and great performances!
Read the full reviews below.
Click to read the TCS review
Click to read the Varsity review
View the Varsity review online
January 16th, 2009
This year’s annual CUCDW dance show at the ADC will, for the first time, include Rock’n'Roll dancing! Members of the CURnR Team will be performing two dance pieces, covering authentic & continental footwork routines, as well as showing off some flashy acro moves.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=52613372587
The show runs from Tuesday 20th – Saturday 24th January.
Book your tickets now at http://www.adctheatre.com/!!!
January 11th, 2009
Rock’n'Roll classes start again for Lent Term this Tuesday 13th of January. Tuesdays will be similar to last term, but check below for slight changes in timing and location. The Tuesday classes are open to complete beginners, but people who came last term will also be able to learn new stuff – the first week or two will help refresh the basic step and simple moves.
The timetable is as follows:
-Authentic, 6:45-7:45pm, Parkside Hall
-Continental 8-9pm, Parkside Gym
-Acrobatic, 9-10pm, Parkside Gym
For those of you who attended classes last term, please note the slight changes to the timing and venue of the Continental and Acrobatic classes.
In addition to these, we are running a Continental Improvers class, run by new coach Stefan, on Wednesday, 7-8pm in Parkside Hall – this class is suitable for those who have done a term or more of the Continental classes, and want to continue improving their kick-ball-change and learn some sharp choreography.
All details about times, venues, prices etc. can be found on the CDC website:
http://www.cambridgedancers.org/classes/timetables/lent09.php
December 6th, 2008
Three couples entered the Manchester Winter competition, and despite adverse conditions on the day, Cambridge has yet another clean sweep to add to its long history of Rock’n'Roll victories.
Many congratulations go to the winning couples:
1st: Barny & Jenny
2nd: Ian & Hannah
3rd: Adrian & Chrissie
November 29th, 2008
Two Cambridge couples travelled to Nottingham to compete in the Rock’n'Roll rounds of the Nottingham Varsity Dance competition, and keeping up Cambridge’s winning habits, they came back with 1st and 2nd places :)
Congratulations to Barny & Jenny for their victory, and to Ian & Hannah for making it a Cambridge 1-2.
November 3rd, 2008
Team Trials: Tuesday 4th November, during Continental/Acro classes.
Trials for people interested in joining the CURnR Team will be taking place during this Tuesday’s classes. They’ll be pretty informal, and you’ll get a chance to learn and practise a few moves during the Continental and Acro classes. Don’t worry about needing a partner, there’ll be plenty of keen people taking part, and team members are always happy to help out!
