Varsity

This year's Varsity competition will be hosted by Oxford. More information will be posted here when it is available.

Varsity Programme 2011

9amDoors open
10amVarsity B team match, ballroom
11:15amVarsity B team match, latin
12:15pmVarsity team photos, judges' lunch break
1:15pmVarsity A team match, ballroom
2:30pmVarsity A team match, latin
3:30pmLatin opens
4:45pmBallroom opens
6pmPrize presentations
6:50pmLast waltz
*All timings are approximate

About the match

Each year a Varsity DanceSport Match is held between the Oxford and Cambridge university teams. The host university alternates, with Cambridge hosting in odd-numbered years. The match is held in the third term of the academic year.

Historical results

The Varsity DanceSport match in its present form was first organised by Oxford in 1974. The winners to date have been:

Oxford

1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Cambridge

1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2008

DanceSport Blues status

DanceSport is recognised by the Blues Committees in both Oxford and Cambridge. In Cambridge, the sport has Half Blue status for both men and women (with discretionary Full Blues for women). In Oxford, the sport has Full Blues status for women and discretionary Full Blues for men.