 The current committee have had such a great time over the past year, but we are now opening applications for the next committee. This is the perfect way to get involved with all things dance in Cambridge and improve visibility, connections and opportunities within the Cambridge dance scene! You don't need to be an advanced dancer or have been on the committee previously to apply for any of the roles!
Roles available: President Vice-President Treasurer Events Officer x 2 Venues Officer Publicity Officer Social Officer To apply, please send an email to Hannah (hjs72@cam.ac.uk) detailing which role you would like to apply for, your relevant experience and any ideas of what you would like to bring to the role. Please find the link to all the role descriptions below, along with contact details for the current committee members. https://docs.google.com/.../1UC8elPvWDgz9owdmyVPv.../edit... Deadline for applications: President: Midday Thursday 1st April Other roles: Midday Monday 5th April Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. Email cambridgeunidancesociety@gmail.com to find out more!
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 We are looking for some submissions to the brand-new dance writing section of our website! This can take any approach and can be interdisciplinary. Examples could be a review of a dance piece you’ve seen, an essay/academic piece on a particular topic within dance, an interview with an artist, your own thoughts and experiences in dance… anything to do with dance, we’d love to see it!
Hopefully, we can start building up our page with lots of interesting and insightful pieces! If you have anything you’d like to contribute, please email it to us at cambridgeunidancesociety@gmail.com There is no deadline, so keep the submissions coming throughout the year!  We are delighted to announce our new dance fitness class, led by Bodywork's Orsolya Ihasz! It will take place every Saturday morning at 11am, starting on Saturday 10th October, and will be available via Zoom for both students and non-students. This class is primarily aimed at dancers, to help you boost your training with exercises in cardio, strength and flexibility. However, it is appropriate for anyone, regardless of whether you have a dance background or not. We will be asking participants to sign up each week so that we can send you the Zoom link, so please fill in the following form to sign up for our upcoming session: https://forms.gle/JpsCxHVBq75HLFna8, and see our social media for the sign-up forms for future sessions!
 We're excited to announce that at 11am on Wednesday 1st July we will be hosting West End performer Cris Penfold, who will be leading us in an online jazz class! Cris' previous performances include roles in 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Singin' In the Rain' and the UK tour of 'Kiss Me Kate,' and he has also worked as a choreography and teacher at London Studio Centre, Italia Conti and Central School of Speech and Drama. His class on Wednesday will be suitable for dancers aged 18+ who have reached an Intermediate level in jazz dance, and will cost £5, with a discounted price of £3 for Cambridge students. It will take place on Zoom, and will consist of an hour's class followed by a short Q&A.
To sign up, follow this link: https://forms.gle/S4i1FiRQqFrNtBpW7. The Facebook event can be found here.  Missing dance? Missing pub quizzes? Never fear, CUDS has got the perfect solution: a VIRTUAL DANCE QUIZ!!
Gather friends, family, the next-door neighbour’s cat, and join us for the CUDS virtual quiz on Sunday, 2pm. It’s a chance to meet fellow dancers, show off your knowledge of different dance styles, and have fun! Feel free to join as a team and video call at the same time, or go solo and feel the pride of getting full marks using only your own brain, wow! Date: Sunday 28th June When: 2pm BST A Zoom link will be posted in the event page closer to the time, we hope to see you there!!!  We're delighted to announce that at 7pm on Wednesday 24th June, the wonderful Neža will be leading a Female Dancehall class for us via Zoom. Neža has been dancing for almost 20 years, teaching a variety of styles including Commercial, Reggaeton, Twerk and Dancehall. Her favourite style is Dancehall, which comes from Jamaica. The essence of this dance is expressing and being empowered by the strong feminine sexual nature. Significant for this category are waistline moves including wining which is the basis for female Dancehall moves. This is why for this workshop we are going to focus specifically on different types of wine and waistline moves. This session will be suitable for beginners who have little or no experience in this style, and will have a duration of 90 minutes. It will cost £5, with a discounted price of £3 for Cambridge students. For more information and to sign up, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qzaMhhjWRmrz6J3s6
The Facebook event can be found here.  We're very excited to announce that on Friday 19th June, Céline Gittens, Principal dancer with Birmingham Royal Ballet, will be leading a ballet class for us, open to dancers of all abilities! The class will take place via Zoom at 2pm, and will consist of an hour's dancing followed by a 15 minute Q&A.
Céline Gittens was born in Trinidad and grew up in Vancouver, Canada. She trained with her mother, Janet Gittens, and at Vancouver's Goh Ballet Academy. She joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2006 and was promoted to Principal in 2016. She has danced lead roles in ballets by Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, David Bintley and Kenneth MacMillan. Her notable roles include Juliet, Odette/Odile, Aurora, Lise, the Sugar Plum Fairy, Swanhilda and Giselle. In 2005 Céline was awarded a Gold medal and Audience Award at the Genée International Ballet Competition, which was held at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London. In 2011 Céline was invited to Buckingham Palace to celebrate young performers in the Arts and had the honour of meeting Her Majesty the Queen, and in 2016 Céline performed Swanhilda at Buckingham Palace in the presence of HRH Prince Charles. Céline also gained a Master of Philosophy in 2012 from the University of Birmingham. The session costs £3, payable to the CUDS bank account. Follow this link for more information and to sign up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MTWVIKQda2NEe_EuYu35Wu9Vd7gq79fUTtdolrM3HTU/edit?usp=sharing We're so excited to announce our first online event! On Friday 12th June at 6pm we will be watching Spectrum Dance Theater's SHOT, a piece choreographed by Donald Byrd reflecting on violence towards Black people in the United States. During the showing we will be discussing it and sharing resources on our Facebook event page, so it promises to be a really interesting and thought-provoking evening! Find more information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/341508746899961/  We are delighted to introduce the new CUDS committee for 2020/21!
President: Hannah Smith Vice-President: Hazel Nicholson Treasurer: Megan Hsu Events Officers: Jasmine Coomber & Stella Rousham Venues Officer: Alice Miller Publicity Officer: Emma Guenther Socials Officer: Ella Palmer For more information, check the 'About' page on our website. You can also find us on Instagram at cambridgeunidancesociety, or on Facebook at Cambridge University Dance Society. If you would like to get in touch, feel free to email us at cambridgeunidancesociety@gmail.com. Stay tuned for an exciting programme of online events for Easter term and beyond! Applications are now open for the CUDS 2020/21 committee!!! More information in the google doc attached - feel free to drop us a message on Facebook, or email cambridgeunidancesociety@gmail.com if you have any questions!
**APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!** New deadline: midnight Thursday 30th April. Information about committee roles: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UC8elPvWDgz9owdmyVPvtVLWPEjIWiVftbkK-2nB9N4/edit?usp=sharing |
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