Ballroom Dancesport Society

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Welcome to Lancaster University Ballroom DanceSport Society (LUBDS)

 

LUBDS offers professional lessons in Latin American and Ballroom dancing every Monday night. As well as this, we offer a wide range of activities suiting all members' needs such as socials, competitions, performances, the opportunity to learn over 12 different dance styles with no experience necessary, and much more...

 

We have a thriving Beginners team, ranking 4th in the UK in 2024 and 2025, as well as an active casual dancer community, so no matter what you want to get out of joining the society we can promise you a fantastic experience! Our Novice and Open couples are also highly successful with consistent finals at every competition including 1st and 2nd at Nationals.

 

Our annual events include our Charity Showcase, Lancaster Competition, Roses, NUDC (AKA Northerns, where we compete against other Northern and Scottish universities), IVDC (AKA Nationals, a country-wide competition hosted at the Blackpool Winter Gardens), Alumni Weekend, Christmas Dinner and Summer Meal. 

 

We pride ourselves on being an accessible society - you don't need a partner, ballroom gear, or any experience to get started. Our professionally taught lessons are reasonably priced at £4.70/hr with block discounts available, and competitions are available to all regardless of skill level. 

 

This Week's Schedule:

Monday Oct 13th

6-7:15pm = Beginner Quickstep

7:15-8:30pm = Novice Cha Cha Cha

8:30-9:45pm = Open Foxtrot

 

📍County South LT

 

 - Our Monday classes are led by our coach Craig.

 - Beginner classes are designed for anyone who has not learnt any ballroom or latin dancing before and will focus on learning basic moves and technique. You do not need a partner to take part in this class

 - Novice classes are designed for those who have been dancing for over a year. This class will focus on slightly harder steps than the beginner class and aims to develop attendees into more confident, well-rounded dancers.

 - Our open sessions are designed for those who have been dancing for a longer time. This class will focus on advanced technique and choreography and is aimed at those wishing to compete at Pre-intermediate to advanced levels.

 - Payment for these Monday classes is available on the LUSU website, as well as this there is an option to pay in card at the door.

 - If you are a returning member, you may have noticed that we are no longer running teams sessions. This was a decision made be Craig to try to reduce competitiveness on Mondays after feedback from the exec. Each level will now instead have 1hr 15mins each week for their class instead.

Tuesday Oct 14th

8-10pm = Beginner Partnering Session

 

📍County South LT

 

 - Come along to get partnered up with someone for the year. Our team captains will be putting people together to dance and switching people around until they find the best fit for you to dance with for the year. To find out more information chat to the team captains.

Wednesday Oct 15th

 

Thursday Oct 16th

6-8pm = Novice+ Partnering Session

8-10pm = Novice+ Practice

 

📍LICA A29

 

 - Come along to our Novice+ Partnering Session to find a partner for the year! Whether you are wanting to compete or not, the team captains will find a partner for you.

 - Novice+ Practice is aimed at those wishing to compete at a Novice level or above  and those who have danced for more than a year , but do not wish to compete.

 - All our practice sessions are free with membership. We strongly recommend this session for our competitive dancers, and of course casual dancers are more than welcome.

Friday Oct 17th

10am-4:30pm = Private Lessons with Craig

 

📍Brandrigg Room

 

8pm = Dress As Your Degree Social

 

📍64 Blades Street LA1 1TS

 

 - Bookable through our Team Captains, we have private lessons with Craig. These lessons give you an opportunity for one-to-one time to improve routines and technique. 30 minute sessions cost £15 and hour-long sessions cost £30. Costs can be split between you and your partner. Please contact Elena Walker for more information.

 - Come along to 64 Blades Street dressed as something relating to your degree! This will be primarily and drinking social but there will be activities for non-drinkers too!

Saturday Oct 18th

12-2pm = General Practice

2pm-6pm = Check Instagram for class updates!

 

📍County South LT

 

6pm = Strictly Come Dancing

 

📍Furness LT3

 

 - Come along to watch strictly come dancing together. Led by our social secs, this session usually involves snacks and scoring each dance for a bit of fun.

 - All our practice sessions are free with membership. We strongly recommend this session for our competitive dancers, and of course casual dancers are more than welcome.

Sunday Oct 19th

 

 

We can't wait to welcome you into team Lancaster!

 

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Email us: ballroomdancing.su@groups.lancaster.ac.uk

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By joining this group basic information such as name, email and date of birth will be made available to the organisers of the group. Next of Kin details may also be provided if part of the registration. Anonymised demographic information of the group’s membership will be used to improve activity but will not identify any individual.