Ashby Leisure Centre

4 August 2024 – British Dance Council

Experience an extraordinary day filled with rhythm, music, and limitless dancing as the British Dance Council invites you to attend their Inventive Dance Competition on August 4, 2024, celebrating its 75th Anniversary!

This event features a showcase of new dances competitions to find the best Ballroom, Latin and Classical Sequence dance.

In between the competitions, take the chance to exhibit your own dance skills and follow our MC’s.

With refreshments made available throughout the day, you can mingle with fellow dancers and competitors and celebrate 75 years of this prestigious event with some exciting announcements that are yet to be disclosed.

Don’t let this opportunity pass and be part of an event that guarantees to be rhythmically remarkable!

Book your tickets now from Helen Blackburn, and see you on the dance floor!

For inquiries and competition entries, kindly email Robert Aldred at [email protected], and for more information on the event’s rules, please visit www.british-dance-council.org.

This year, the BDC Sequence Advisory Committee are thrilled to announce that in addition to their existing rules or entry that allows two professionals to compete, they are now also allowing professional dancers to partner with non-qualified dancers in their inventive dance competitions. This is a fantastic opportunity for dancers to get involved with sequence dancing and learn the art of choreography. See Rules of Entry.

Venue: Ashby Leisure Centre, North Street, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 1HU

Doors open: 10 am

Competition starts: 10.30 am

Finish time around: 6 pm

Admission: available to all

Ticket Information:
Competitors £13 per person 

Spectators – £15 per person in advance. £17 on the day

Contact: Helen Blackburn on 0795 7423 875 to book tickets and reserve seating. 

Teaching of new dances: same day

Food Available: snacks available from the bar

Parking: Free

2023 Winners
Stuart Perry and Beverly Howard BDC 2023

Classical Winner – Tatton Park Tango

Arranged by Stuart Perry and Beverly Howard

Karen Chevalier partnered by Ruth Brown Bossa Nova 23

Latin Winner – Bossa Nova 23

Arranged by Karen Chevalier partnered by Ruth Brown

Mark Web and Emily Hunt BDC 2023

Modern Winner – The Gallingale Waltz

Arranged by Mark Webb and Emily Hunt

2022 Winners
Barry and Jayne BDC

Classical Winner – Tasha Swing

Arranged by Barry and Jayne Earnshaw

Peter and Yvette

Latin Winner – Mackam Mambo

Arranged by Peter and Yvette Harris

Barry and Jayne BDC

Modern Winner – Tamarind Tango

Arranged by Barry and Jayne Earnshaw

2021 Winners Online Event

Classical Winner – Catesby Swing

Arranged by Yvonne Lawson

Latin Winner – Bari Cha Cha

Arranged by Kay Fairgrieve and Suzanne Hancock

Modern Winner – Zeneca Tango

Arranged by Gwen Cole

2020 Winners Online Event

Classical Winner – Honolulu Waltz

Arranged by Guy Briggs

Latin Winner – Paso Mijas

Arranged by Michael and Julie Pharaoh

Modern Winner – Quayside Tango

Arranged by Yvonne Lawson

2019 Winners
Sunshine Stroll

Classical Winner – Sunshine Stroll 19

Arranged by Graham and Avril Watkins

Waltz Serenade

Latin Winner – Crystal Rumba

Arranged by Barry Earnshaw and Beverley Murch-Fowkes

Waltz Serenade

Modern Winner – Waltz Serenade

Arranged by Barry Earnshaw and Beverley Murch-Fowkes

2018 Winners
Graham and Avriljpg

Classical Winner – Tango Britannia

Arranged by Graham and Avril Watkins

stuart and Bev

Latin Winner – Richmond Rumba

Arranged by Stuart Perry and Beverly Howard

Barry and Beverley

Modern Winner – Tango Lorenza

Arranged by Barry Earnshaw and Beverley Murch-Fowkes

2017 Winners
Garthlands Gavotte

Classical Winner – Garthlands Gavotte

Arranged by Kelly Sloan and Ellen Harrison

Barry and Beverley

Latin Winner – Rumba Faustino

Arranged by Duncan and Hannah Trever

Winscar Waltz

Modern Winner – Winscar Waltz

Arranged by Mark Webb and Emily Hunt

2016 Winners
Robert and Louise Aldred Elizabethan Waltz

Classical Winner – Elizabethan Waltz

Arranged by Robert and Louise Aldred

Robert and Louise Aldred San Diego Samba

Latin Winner – San Diego Samba

Arranged by Robert and Louise Aldred

Duncan and Hannah Trever Tia Maria Tango

Modern Winner – Tia Maria Tango

Arranged by Duncan and Hannah Trever

2015 Winners
Lee Dudman and Linda Dudman

Classical Winner – Talahassi Tango

Arranged by Lee Dudman and Linda Dudman

Latin Winner – Emerald Rumba

Arranged by Stuart Perry and Beverly Howard

Ian and Leah Hardaker

Modern Winner – Woodsdown Waltz

Arranged by Ian and Leah Hardaker

2014 Winners
Stonebridge Saunter

Classical Winner – Stonebridge Saunter

Arranged by Ian and Leah Hardaker

Rumba Gold

Latin Winner – Rumba Gold

Arranged by Andrew Davies and Clare Rushby

Xander Quickstep

Modern Winner – Xander Quickstep

Arranged by Neil and Lesley Marshall

2013 Winners

Classical Winner – Westgate Tango

Arranged by Lee Dudman and Linda Dudman

Latin Winner – Emerald Jive

Arranged by Stuart Perry and Beverly Howard

Modern Winner – Wycombe Waltz

Arranged by Lissia Giles partnered by Lee dudman

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