All-comers tangoed by IC

On Saturday 8th March, 24 Imperial College Dance Club Team members travelled to Watford Town Hall to compete in the Inter Varsity Dance Association (IVDA) Competition. In their usual spectacular style they won the competition, beating strong opposition from Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol and ULU to name just a few. They picked up the A-Team trophy, 2nd Place B-Team Trophy and 3rd Place C-Team, displaying yet again their superiority on the dance floor.

With feathers, sequins and chiffon flying everywhere, Jo Silmon-Clyde (Team Captain) and Helen Chung, David Schaefer and Ruth Bundy achieved 2nd Places in the Quickstep and Waltz respectively for the A-Team. The Jive competition was a closely fought affair with Nevil Pesika and Hazie Hamzah collecting 2nd Place for the Latin A-Team after only five days practice. Naveen Gunawardane and Lianne Huang sailed into their 2nd Place position with their evocative version of the Cha-Cha-Cha.

101 Dalmations, (well, 16 anyway), slid, pranced and prowled around the dance floor to win the offbeat competition, (formation dancing). However, even the cute dog outfits made by the team members could not have won without the amazingly attractive Cruella De Vil (David Schaefer) in his/her black dress, long eyelashes and wild hair-do.

Winning is not a new concept to IC Dance Club. They are arguably the best University Dance Team in Britain winning competitions across the country for a number of years. Two factors contribute to their consistent success. The first is the amazing dedication of the dancers involved whose long hours of practice are paid off with excellent competition results. The second is the superb coaching of Dorothy Charlton (Modern) and Vicky Cunniffe (Latin-American). Thank you for all your hard work and patience. Sadly, at the end of this year we lose some of our senior members to bigger and better things. Jo and company - You’ll be missed