University of Birmingham Ballroom and Latin American Dance Society (Page 10)

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Society Livestream

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Society Livestream

We will be livestreaming from the Guild's Twitch channel on Tuesday 22nd at 7pm - hope to see you all there!

Welcome Week Demonstrations

Welcome Week Demonstrations

We have had to cancel this event due to a ban on in-person activities, and hope to hold a similar event as soon as possible.

Freshers Welcome 2020

Freshers Welcome 2020

Well done to everyone who has received results during these unprecedented times. We hope to welcome many of you to our society in the coming months!

End of Year Video 2019-2020

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End of Year Video 2019-2020

The time has come for the public release of our End of Year video! This is a celebration of the year just gone by - what a year it was. In these current uncertain times, we have been reflecting on the excitement of the previous year and hope you can

Mental Health, Self Image and Dancesport

Mental Health, Self Image and Dancesport

I was inspired to write this post after conversations with several members of the society. I have previously had to live with depression, anxiety and lack of self-belief, and had to cope with a developmental disorder while growing up and maturing. Today, I do not feel defined or constrained by

Learning to Dance as an Adult - Why Bother?

Learning to Dance as an Adult - Why Bother?

Is it ever too late to learn how to dance? I always wished I took dance lessons when I was younger but I never got around to it. Fortunately, joining BALADS proved to me that it is definitely possible to improve if you are determined to work hard.

Dirty Dancing Charity Dance Class

Dirty Dancing Charity Dance Class

I am pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Selly Oak Community Response to Covid-19 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/552874341990946] to deliver a Dirty Dancing themed dance class for you all! The class will take place on Monday 27th April [/calendar/] at 7pm over Zoom [https://zoom.

Restricted dress? No problem: How to look fierce in IVDC restricted dress

Restricted dress? No problem: How to look fierce in IVDC restricted dress

Note before reading: Kerris has provided me with a list of the restrictions that I did not have before writing this post. I have strongly suggested buying patterned clothes, and have seen many people who have worn pattern (including myself) that have not been called out for it. Sometimes it&

My Experience Joining BALADS Late - Part 2

My Experience Joining BALADS Late - Part 2

I left off the last part of this article saying I'd talk about Blackpool next and I will, however after publishing that part I slept on it and realised I'd missed a few things I thought were important to mention, so I'll cover that

My Experience Joining BALADS Late - Part 1

With very little else to do with my time, I've decided to put together my thoughts about my time and experiences with BALADS so far, which I think might be interesting to some since I've had a bit of a unique introduction to BALADS, joining in

Life Lessons that I have learnt through Dancesport Competitions

I hope everyone is safe and well. With a lot more time on my hands now, I have been able to reflect upon my dance competition experience so far this year and write about it. Thank you Richard for encouraging me to write this article and I hope you enjoy!

BALADS AGM

Yesterday we held our Annual General Meeting to elect the committee for 2020-21. I am pleased to announce that I was elected as Publicity Officer - the role I originally wanted! However, getting to this point involved great personal challenges on my part and it was not always certain that