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DanceSport enjoy fantastic tournament
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Rachel Henderson DanceSport Cardiff University DanceSport Club kicked off the start of their Ballroom and Latin Dance season with some fantastic results at the Warwick University Competition on Sunday November 21. The club gained some of the best results in their recent history. Cardiff's couples had a great day, with many partnerships making it through to the later rounds. Cardiff's beginners really proved themselves with partners Sophie Olley and Becky Wadey finishing 18th out of over seventy couples in the beginners’ waltz. In the novice ballroom category, two Cardiff couples made it through
to the finals, proving their wonderful waltz and quickstep skills. Sam Durley and Helen McKenzie came an impressive eighth place. Meanwhile, Steven Griffiths and dance partner Aimee Cridland just beat their fellow team-mates to finish in a remarkable seventh place position. Team Captain Joanne Shearer and her partner Daniel Moore reached the finals of intermediate ballroom, finishing in an amazing second place after their waltz, tango and quickstep. The couple also finished in sixth place in the intermediate latin final after their combination of cha cha cha, rumba and jive. The couple also placed sixth in the open basic rumba. In the ex-student event, Sam Dur-
ley with Luiza Patorski, came fourth in ballroom with their foxtrot, waltz and quickstep. The day culminated in the team event in which Cardiff truly proved what they were made of on the dance floor. Both Cardiff A and B teams made progress in division one, with
Christmas Sport Preview << Inside team A making it to the semi-finals while team B finished in a very respectable eighteenth place. In division two, teams C and D carried
on Cardiff ’s string of success. Team D finished in nineteenth place. Team C stormed their way through the rounds, successfully reaching the final. The team consisted of couples Sebastian Buchert and Sophie Kendall, Rae Greenacre and Jess Donaldson, Joelle Loew and Sarah Phillips, and Robb Hunt and Jenny Riley . Team C finished in a terrific fifth place, even beating teams from Oxford into a medal winning position. Overall Cardiff enjoyed a very successful competition and are now looking forward to their next competitive event in Bath on December 4.
The Trampoline Club crossed the Severn bridge to Bristol for their second competition of the year. The team had another successful weekend, with many mproving their score from the previous competition. Cardiff won three categories which has given the team high hopes for the Welsh Championships on December 12. Significant performances came from Katie Wilkinson winning the novice category and Finn McAlinden and Elly Blackwell winning the elite category. The elite team of Craiger Solomons, Holly Bryant, Elly Blackwell and Lydia Osborn also deserve a mention for finishing third place overall.
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