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Warwick Comp Report 2023

Warwick Varsity Competition was the first comp of the new comp season, taking place on the 12th of November, run by Warwick Latin and Ballroom who put on a fantastic comp, as they do each year. We had a small team for Warwick this year, however we are incredibly proud

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Team Captain's Annual Report 2021-2022

We have come to the end of our year as your Team Captains. Here is our report on the year and how it has gone!

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Bristol Friendly 2022 Match Report

Our last competition of the term and as a committee! Bristol as always hosted a fantastic comp with and we were proud to bring a big team afte~

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IVDC 2022 Match Report

Our first trip to Blackpool since February 2020 was a massive success and we are so proud of each and every one of you for keeping dancesport alive at Birmingham!

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Blackpool 2022

Sign ups for our annual trip to Blackpool close tonight. Read on to find out why you might think about coming! I hope this post answers your questions about what we get up to.

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Birmingham Friendly 2022 - Running Order

Thank you all for your support for our upcoming competition! It is set to be a great day of dancing. Please read on to see the running order and important information for the day.

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Entries closing soon for Birmingham Friendly!

There's still time to sign up to our annual friendly competition! Early entries close on Sunday 16th January - after this you will need to pay the late entry fee of £21.

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Birmingham Friendly 2022 - Entries are Open!

Entries are open for the Birmingham Friendly competition, held on Saturday 29th January in the Aston Webb Great Hall, University of Birmingham!

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The Open Circuit

As many of you will know, we compete on the University Dancesport Circuit, attending competitions that are hosted by other universities as well as by the Inter Varsity Dance Association (IVDA). But did you know that there is another circuit that you can compete on?

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Leicester Friendly 2021 - Match Report

A belated congratulations and thank you to everyone who came to Leicester! We are very proud of all of you and are thankful to have such a great team!

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Competition - Warwick Varsity

Warwick Varsity competition is coming up on the 20th November! Sign ups close on Wednesday 3rd November so get your entries in!

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Practice Competition & BALADS Bootcamp!

Come along to our practice competition (Saturday 30th October, 1:30pm in the Guild Underground) to learn how competitions work!

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Competition - Leicester Friendly 2021

Our first competition of the year is approaching! Leicester Friendly 2021 takes place on Saturday 6th November. It is a full day event - we will be leaving from the Guild of Students at 7am and expect to be returning around 10pm.

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Partnering is tonight! Why you should think about competing

You may have heard by now that we are holding a Partnering 💃🕺 session tonight in the Debating Hall, Guild of Students. Read on to learn a bit more about how fun comps can be!

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Learn to Dance at the UoBe Festival 2021

UoB students! Join our pro Latin coach for FREE beginner classes in Waltz, Cha-Cha and Jive with the chance of winning a free one-to-one lesson!

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Birmingham Online Friendly 2021

The Birmingham Friendly 2021 will take place online! Entries will be accepted until 23rd Jan, video submissions until 30th Jan, and the event will be live on YouTube on 13th Feb.

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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

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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&

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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

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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!