The Team » Competitions
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Several UK universities organise large dancesport competitions (mainly for ballroom and latin styles), but some also include Rock’n'Roll rounds. Couples from the Cambridge Rock’n'Roll team often take part in these competitions, usually with great success.
IVDC
The Inter-Varsity Dance Competition is seen as the nationals since this is the competition in which the most UK universities participate. The turnout for Rock ‘n’ Roll couples is high (55 couples in 2008) and the competition is intense.
SUDC
The Southern Universities Dance Competition is one of two ‘regional’ competitions held in February (the other being NUDC). The turnout for Rock ‘n’ Roll couples has been improving in recent years.
Varsity
This is the annual Oxford versus Cambridge competition held every May. Sadly, Oxford rarely enters Rock ‘n’ Roll couples and as a result the competition is usually a bit of an anti-climax.
Cuppers
Cambridge University inter-college competition held every February. Beginners’ and advanced (team or ex-team usually) sections.
Leicester
UK university open competition held every November. In 2006 the reception was warm, with separate acro and footwork sections (20 footwork couples, 12 acro couples).
Nottingham
We took part for the first time in November ‘06.
Manchester
UK university open competition held every Winter and Spring. The turnout for Rock ‘n’ Roll couples is usually high and the competition is fun. Recommended. In 2006 separate acro and footwork sections were introduced.
Sheffield
UK university open competition held every February. The turnout for Rock ‘n’ Roll couples is usually average. In 2006 separate acro and footwork sections were introduced.
| Nottingham | Manchester | SUDC | IVDC | Cuppers | Varsity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Schneider | - | - | 1st (foot) | 2nd | 1st (foot) 1st (acro) |
1st |
| Emily Green | - | - | 1st (foot) | 2nd | 1st (foot) 1st (acro) |
1st |
| Barny Golder | 1st | 1st | 4th (foot) 6th (acro) |
4th | 5th (foot) 2nd (acro) |
2nd |
| Jenny Murdoch | 1st | 1st | 4th (foot) 6th (acro) |
4th | 5th (foot) 2nd (acro) |
2nd |
| Adrian Potter | - | 3rd (acro) 7th (foot) |
5th (acro) | 3rd | 2nd (foot) 4th (acro) |
- |
| Chrissie Rowan | - | 3rd (acro) 7th (foot) |
5th (acro) | 3rd | 2nd (foot) 4th (acro) |
- |
| Ian Sudbery | 2nd | 2nd | - | - | 3rd (foot) 5th (acro) |
5th |
| Hannah Whiteoak | 2nd | 2nd | - | - | 3rd (foot) 5th (acro) |
- |
| Sam Maddrell | - | - | 1st (acro) | 5th | 3rd (acro) | - |
| Natasha Dumigan | - | - | 1st (acro) | 5th | 3rd (acro) | - |
| Alex Greer | - | - | 3rd (acro) | 6th | - | - |
| Alex Czerniewska | - | - | 3rd (acro) | 6th | - | - |
| Mark Clewlow | - | - | 4th (acro) | 7th (SF) | - | - |
| Zara Jealous | - | - | 4th (acro) | 7th (SF) | - | - |
| Emma Blackburn | - | - | 2nd (foot) | - | 4th (foot) | 4th |
| Michelle Pesci | - | - | - | - | - | 5th |
| Nottingham | Manchester | Sheffield | SUDC | IVDC | Cuppers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Schneider | 1st (foot) | - | - | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
| Emily Green | 1st (foot) | - | - | 1st | - | 2nd |
| Ellie Awford | - | - | - | 1st | ||
| Sam Maddrell | 1st (acro) | - | - | 2nd | 7th | 1st |
| Hannah Whiteoak | 1st (acro) | - | - | 2nd | 7th | 1st |
| Ian Sudbery | 2nd (foot) 2nd (acro) |
2nd (acro) | - | - | 8th | |
| Yvonne Chan | 2nd (foot) | 2nd (acro) | - | - | 8th | |
| Kier Shiels | - | 1st | 4th | 2nd | ||
| Rachel White | 2nd (acro) | - | 1st | 4th | 2nd | |
| Bartek Podkowa | 6th (foot) | - | - | - | - | |
| Chrissie Rowan | 6th (foot) | - | - | 5th | R3/5 | 3rd |
| Adrian Potter | SF (foot) 4th (acro) |
- | - | 5th | R3/5 | 3rd |
| Clementine Beauvais | SF (foot) 4th (acro) |
- | - | - | - | |
| Mark Clewlow | - | 1st (acro) | - | 3rd | 5th | |
| Laura Cope | - | 1st (acro) | - | 3rd | 5th | |
| Charlie Romito | - | - | - | - | 3rd | |
| Linette Tan | - | - | - | - | 3rd | |
| Barny Golder | - | - | - | - | 6th | |
| Jenny Murdoch | - | - | - | - | 6th | |
| Maciej Hermanowicz | - | - | - | 6th | - | |
| Michelle Pesci | - | - | - | 6th | - |
| Leicester | Nottingham | Manchester | Sheffield | Cuppers | SUDC | IVDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Romans | 3rd (acro) | - | - | 1st (foot) 2nd (acro) |
- | - | 1st |
| Amy Oliver | 3rd (acro) | - | - | 1st (foot) 2nd (acro) |
- | - | 1st |
| Barny Golder | 1st (foot) 1st (acro) |
- | - | - | - | 1st | 6th |
| Katie Walland | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | 6th |
| Sam Maddrell | - | - | - | - | 4th | - | R3/5 |
| Hannah Whiteoak | - | - | - | - | 4th | - | R3/5 |
| Mark Clewlow | - | - | 1st | 5th (foot) 3rd (acro) |
2nd | - | 2nd |
| Laura Cope | 1st (foot) 1st (acro) |
- | 1st | 5th (foot) 3rd (acro) |
2nd | - | 2nd |
| Roman Priebe | - | - | - | - | - | - | R2/5 |
| Nathalie Thierjung | - | - | - | - | - | - | R2/5 |
| Peter Smith | - | - | - | - | R2 | - | 4th |
| Fran Steadham | - | - | - | - | R2 | - | - |
| Graham Smith | 2nd (acro) | - | - | 2nd (foot) 1st (acro) |
- | - | 3rd |
| Nichola Burns | 2nd (acro) | - | - | 2nd (foot) 1st (acro) |
- | - | 3rd |
| Ian Sudbery | - | 2nd | - | R1 (foot) 6th (acro) |
3rd | - | R4/5 |
| Rachel White | - | 2nd | - | R1 (foot) 6th (acro) |
3rd | 6th | - |
| Peter Bell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marianne Neary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Edmund Highcock | - | - | - | R1 (foot) 4th (acro) |
R1 | - | R4/5 |
| Fran Lambrick | - | - | - | R1 (foot) 4th (acro) |
R1 | - | R4/5 |
| Claude Schneider | - | - | - |
5th (acro) |
1st | - | - |
| Emily Green | - | - | - | 5th (acro) | 1st | - | 4th |
| Maciej Hermanowicz | - | - | - | 6th (foot) | - | - | - |
| Michelle Pesci | - | - | - | 6th (foot) | - | - | - |
| Ed Borgstein | - | - | - | - | R2 | - | - |
| Zara Jealous | - | - | - | - | R2 | - | R4/5 |
| Martin Knoebel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aimee McCreedy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manchester | Sheffield | Cuppers | SUDC | IVDC | Manchester | Varsity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Romans | 1st | 1st (foot) 1st (acro) |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Amy Oliver | 1st | 1st (foot) 1st (acro) |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Barny Golder | - | - | 4th | R1 | R3/4 | 3rd | - |
| Katie Walland | - | - | 4th | R1 | R3/4 | 3rd | - |
| Sam Maddrell | - | - | 3rd | 3rd | - | 2nd | 2nd |
| Ruth Hedden | - | - | 3rd | 3rd | - | 2nd | 2nd |
| Mark Clewlow | - | 5th (foot) 4th (acro) |
5th | 4th | R3/4 | 6th | 4th |
| Laura Cope | - | 5th (foot) 4th (acro) |
5th | 4th | R3/4 | 6th | 4th |
| Roman Priebe | 6th | - | 2nd | - | 6th | - | - |
| Fiona Howes | 6th | - | 2nd | - | 6th | - | - |
| Peter Smith | - | - | R1 | R1 | R2/4 | - | - |
| Fran Steadham | - | - | R1 | R1 | R2/4 | - | - |
| Graham Smith | - | - | - | 2nd | R2/4 | - | - |
| Nichola Burns | - | - | - | 2nd | R2/4 | - | - |
| Ian Sudbery | - | - | R1 | - | R3/4 | R1/2 | 3rd |
| Rachel White | - | - | R1 | - | R3/4 | R1/2 | - |
| Peter Bell | - | - | R1 | - | R2/4 | - | - |
| Marianne Neary | - | - | R1 | - | R2/4 | - | - |
| Edmund Highcock | - | - | R1 | R1 | R2/4 | - | - |
| Fran Lambrick | - | - | R1 | R1 | R2/4 | - | - |
| Simon Keighley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kirsten Corder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Claude Schneider | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ros Frost | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd |
| Manchester | Sheffield | Cuppers | SUDC | IVDC | Varsity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Romans | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| Katie Walland | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| Martin Green | - | Round 1 | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | - |
| Amy Oliver | - | Round 1 | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | - |
| Chiin Tan | Round 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deborah Humphries | Round 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Clewlow | Semi-Final | - | - | 7th | - | - |
| Kai Eng | Semi-Final | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barny Golder | - | - | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 2nd |
| Ruth Hedden | - | - | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 2nd |
| Simon Keighley | - | - | - | 5th | - | 3rd |
| Kirsten Corder | - | - | - | 5th | - | 3rd |
| Manchester | Sheffield | Cuppers | SUDC | IVDC | Varsity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Mandeville | 1st | - | 4th | - | - | |
| Safi Hadfi | 1st | - | 4th | - | - | |
| Maurice Ringer | 4th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |
| Liz Wallin | 4th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |
| Mark Thomas | - | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | R1/2 | |
| Kai Eng | - | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | R1/2 | |
| David Shanks | R1 | R1 | 2nd | 3rd | - | |
| Katherine Apps | R1 | R1 | 2nd | 3rd | - | |
| Chris Horner | - | - | R1 | - | R1/2 | |
| Helen Sharrock | - | - | R1 | - | R1/2 | |
| Mark Clewlow | - | - | R1 | 4th | R1/2 | |
| Andrea Kilduff | - | - | R1 | 4th | R1/2 | |
| Steve Romans | - | - | R1 | - | - | |
| Katie Walland | - | - | R1 | - | - | |
| Martin Green | - | - | - | 5th | - | |
| Emma Pickwell | - | - | - | 5th | - |
| Sheffield | Cuppers | SUDC | IVDC | Varsity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Bahr | 6th | - | - | - | - |
| Carla Cederbaum | 6th | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Cowe | - | 1st | 3rd | R1/2 | ? |
| Sarah Bond | - | 1st | 3rd | R1/2 | - |
| Philipp Zimmermann | - | 2nd | 2nd | R1/2 | 1st |
| Liz Wallin | - | 2nd | 2nd | R1/2 | 1st |
| Semen Trygubenko | - | 3rd | - | R1/2 | - |
| Tatyana Bogdan | - | 3rd | - | R1/2 | - |
| Boaz Odier | - | 4th | 1st | R1/2 | - |
| Rosie Bond | - | 4th | 1st | R1/2 | - |
| Maurice Ringer | - | 5th | R1 | 2nd | ? |
| Lauren Sheldon | - | 5th | - | - | - |
| Fab Lambeua | - | R1 | 5th | R1/2 | ? |
| Helen Watson | - | R1 | 5th | R1/2 | ? |
| Mark Thomas | - | R1 | 4th | R1/2 | - |
| Jo Walton | - | R1 | 4th | R1/2 | - |
| Caroline-Laure Chassing | - | - | R1 | 2nd | - |
| Joel Couillandeau | - | - | R1 | - | - |
| Anais Fritz | - | - | R1 | - | - |
| Chip Edmonds | - | - | - | 3rd | - |
| Elaine Court | - | - | - | 3rd | - |
| Martin Green | - | - | - | R1/2 | ? |
| Emma Pickwell | - | - | - | R1/2 | - |
| Lucy Orlowsky | - | - | - | - | ? |
| Becky Tudor | - | - | - | - | ? |
| Lise Smith | - | - | - | - | ? |