Michaelmas Term 2009

Come and join us for an afternoon of tea and social dancing... the perfect way to enjoy a Saturday. For this tea dance expect a classy afternoon tea to tantalise your taste buds: scones, jam, clotted cream, and Victoria sponge. If you have any queries or questions, contact Lucy on events@cambridgedancers.org.

We appreciate that Friday night General Dancing is often daunting to beginners and improvers, so this is a night of unadulterated social dancing just for you! With a play-list of beginner-friendly music (jives, cha chas, rhumbas, waltzes, quicksteps), you can practice until your heart is content. We will provide the venue and some experienced friendly dancers to help you if you are stuck and perhaps show you some snazzy new moves; you just bring yourselves! Hopefully we can then tempt you to come to the Friday sessions, like the themed GD night (see below).

Raid your wardrobes for a night of General Dancing themed on the celebrated director Baz Luhrmann. Think ‘Strictly Ballroom’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (with Leonardo Di Caprio!), the risqué ‘Moulin Rouge’ and ‘Australia’. If you are short on ideas head right down to your local video store! Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes of the night.

The Old Team New Team Cambridge Reunion Match is open to all members of CDC and is a warm-up competition for the season ahead. Old team members are invited back to compete against each other, current team and other CDC dancers. This promises to be a lot of fun and great for those who want to try out competing within a friendly atmosphere.

Entry forms should be filled in and returned to cudtreunionmatch@googlemail.com.

The events listings can be found at the Dancesport Team’s Reunion Match page.

Come and meet some new friends or catch up with olds ones whilst enjoying a delicious three course meal at Wolfson College:

• Roast Vegetable and Mozzarella Tart
• Grilled Salmon in a Chermoula Marinade
• Trio of Sorbets in a Brandy Snap Basket

This will be topped off by dancing in Lee Hall.

Contact Lucy Moseley by Friday 13 November 2009 on events@cambridgedancers.org, or catch her at General Dancing, to book tickets.

Please let Lucy know if you have any special dietary requirements, and also whether you would like red wine, white wine or a non-alcoholic alternative.

“How Cindarella and Prince Charming can take to the ballroom floor without crashing”

Ideal for beginners or improvers who want to build up their confidence before attending the ball, and for more experienced dancers who want to brush up their basic floorcraft skills, this workshop will teach you, or remind you of, some of the classic steps to prevent you crashing into each other on the dance floor! The more people that come the more effective the workshop will be...and if you are already there, then why not stay for the fun party dance workshop that will follow after a short break?

Come and learn the steps to the popular party dances — purely for the fun of it, or in preparation for the imminent Christmas ball. Think Gay Gordons, Mayfair Quickstep, etc. If there is enough demand for it, Lucy will teach you the Lindy Hop at the end.

Prepare yourself for a night of wonderful dancing on an 18m sprung dance floor at the Burgess Hall in St Ives. You will be greeted with mulled wine and mince pies, ambient lighting, and enticed onto the floor by the lively Umbrella Big Band. During a short break from the dancing British National Amateur Champions Mark and Olga Elsbury will take to the floor to entertain you with a demonstration. This is a night not to be missed, whatever standard of dancing you are at. Transport to and from the ball will be available from Queen’s Road. To reserve tickets email Lucy on events@cambridgedancers.org.