2021 event will be online 8th August 2021. See entry details here
2021 BDC Inventive Dance Competition rules DRAFT
This is the 2020 event information
Additional information: 70th Anniversary event. Competition day limited amount of general dancing in between competition rounds. New dances will be taught throughout the day.
www.british-dance-council.org
Venue: Venue to be confirmed
Doors open: 9.30 am
Competition starts: 10 am
Finish time approx: 5 pm
Admission: available to all
Ticket Information:
Competitors £14
Spectators – Sunday £15
Contact: Tickets from Derek Tonks, 28 Bredon Close, Albrighton, WV7 3PQ 07719 419170. Entries Scott Blant Harwood; sblantharwood@gmail.com 07789312747
Teaching of new dances: same day
Food Available: snacks available from the bar
Parking: Free
2021 Winners
Classical Winner – Catesby Waltz
Arranged by Yvonne Lawson
Modern Winner – ZenecaTango
Arranged by Gwen Cole
Latin Winner – Bari Cha Cha Cha
Arranged by Kay Fairgrieve and Suzanne Hancock
2020 Winners
Classical Winner – Honolulu Waltz
Arranged by Guy Briggs
Modern Winner – Quayside Tango
Arranged by Yvonne Lawson
Latin Winner – Paso Mijas
Arranged by Michael and Julie Pharaoh
2019 Winners
Classical Winner: Sunshine Stroll 19
Arranged by Graham and Avril Watkins
Music: Morecambe and Wise, Classic Morecambe & Wise Songs and Sketches. Track 26, Bring Me Sunshine
Latin Winner : Crystal Rumba
Arranged by Barry Earnshaw and Beverley Murch-Fowkes
Music: Fragile by Jon Canning – A Time For Love
Modern Winner: Waltz Serenade
Arranged by Barry Earnshaw and Beverley Murch-Fowkes
Music: So I Can Find My Way by Larry Green. Download from Maestro Music.
2018 Winners
Classical Winner: Tango Britannia
Arranged by: Graham and Avril Watkins
Music: David Last. One Moment In Time – Track 5 Apache
Latin Winner : Richmond Rumba
Arranged by Stuart Perry and Beverly Howard
Music: Larry Green. Love is all around us. Track 16 “History of Love” CDTS244
Modern Winner: Tango Lorenza
Arranged by Barry Earnshaw and Beverley Murch-Fowkes
Music: Dokman Tango Empress Orchestra
2017 Winners
Classical Winner: Garthlands Gavotte
Arranged by : Ellen Harrison and Kelly Sloan
Music: No Time Like Old Time – Tony Evans – Track 4 – Sweet Gingerbread Man
Latin Winner : Rumba Faustino
Arranged by Duncan & Hannah Trever
Music: Agnetha Faltskog – Fly Me To The Moon – Track 7 – My Colouring Book
Modern Winner : Winscar Waltz
Arranged by Mark Webb and Emily Hunt
Music: Ross Mitchell – Zing into the 90’s – DLD1010 – Track 4 – Dancing Like Lovers
2016 Winners
Classical Winner : Elizabethan Waltz
Robert and Louise Aldred
Latin Winner : San Diego Samba
Robert and Louise Aldred
Modern Winner : Tia Maria Tango
Duncan and Hannah Trever
2015 Winners
Classical Winner : Talahassi Tango
Lee Dudman and Linda Dudman
Latin Winner : Emerald Rumba
Stuart Perry and Beverly Howard
Modern Winner : Woodsdown Waltz
Ian and Leah Hardaker
2014 Winners
Classical Winner : Stonebridge Saunter
Arranged by Ian and Leah Hardaker
Modern Winner : Xander Quickstep
Arranged by Neil and Lesley Marshall
Latin Winner : Rumba Gold
Arranged by Andrew Davies and Clare Rushby
2013 Winners:
Latin Winner:
Emerald Jive
Stuart Perry and Beverly Howard
Music: Richard Keeling, In The Mood CDTS 181 Track 5 In The Mood
Classical Winner:
Westgate Tango
Lee and Linda Dudman
Music: Empress Orchestra EO01, Always and Forever, Track 13 “Por Una Cabeza”
Modern Winner:
Wycombe Waltz
Lissia Giles partnered by Lee Dudman
Music: Casa Musica, The Best of Ballroom Music Vol 4, CM-CD 005 Track 1 “Fascination”