Inter Varsity Dance Competition

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The Inter Varsity Dance Competition (IVDC) is an annual student dancesport competition organised by Inter Varsity Dance Association (IVDA). The IVDA write rules regarding entries, dress code and which dances will be part of the competition.

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All UK universities may send representatives provided they are a member of the IVDA, and students who study at universities that do not have teams may gain special consideration to dance for another university. 27 UK universities took part in the 2022 IVDC. [1]

Whilst dancesport in the UK has seen a decline that shows like Strictly Come Dancing have rectified, the Inter Varsity Dance Association (IVDA) has remained consistently popular and struggles to find a UK venue large enough for its annual competition. Since 2007 the competitions have been hosted at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.

As of 2024 the US has a similarly strong student scene, culminating in various tournament's across the country. Mainland Europe has the similarly sized European Tournament for Dancing Students, which has been running in multiple countries since 1989, with participants attending from Great Britain on a smaller scale.


Competition and events

IVDC is an annual event running since 1962 and hosted by different UK member universities and normally occurs in February or March each year. There are individual competitions during the day in ballroom, Latin, rock'n'roll, offbeat and the Team Match. [2]

For the Latin and Ballroom Events students are divided according to experience: Beginner, Novice, Intermediate and Advanced. Ex Students are also able to compete in some competitions. In lower ranking competitions dress restrictions apply. Beginners are encouraged and there is the "Best Beginners Team Trophy" which presented to the university with the most successful beginners overall. Other individual returnable trophies available:

The Offbeat Competition is a "Fun" team "freestyle" even - the university can enter a three-minute routine in any dance style. Interpretations vary from fun routines such as "The Full Monty" to serious high quality street dance routines. The Offbeat Winners Shield is presented to the winning team.

The most important event of the competition is the team match, which pits teams of 32 dancers from each member university against each other (These are split into teams of 8: A, B, C, D). This competition has undergone a drastic overhaul in recent years following innovations by Alistair Braden whilst at Bristol University. The team match is now a two-division system that ranks all universities entered, instead of the traditional team match. The following Team Trophies are awarded at IVDC:

The trophies held in the highest regard are the EADA Overall trophy and the A-Team trophy.

History of results

YearTeam matchEx-Student team matchAdvanced ballroomAdvanced LatinOffbeatLocation
2024 [3] OxfordBirminghamShaoyang Yuan, Chongxuan Qi (Edinburgh)Peter Bath, Rosanna Shurvinton (Bristol)DurhamWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2023 [4] ImperialImperialYo-Der Song, Maria Volovaya (Imperial)Arthur Mui and Beth Gardiner (Birmingham)BathWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2022 [5] ImperialImperialTom Winter, Anna Duncan (Oxford)Edoardo Chidichimo, Emily Gibbs (Cambridge)DurhamWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2020 [6] OxfordCambridgeVictor Solecki, Iris Roatis (Imperial)Mathias Kirkegaard, Maria Pieridou (Bath)LeicesterWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2019 [7] Imperial-Pawel Bzinkowski, Aleksandra Modrzejewska (Oxford)Matthew Cavuto, Mariya Pozdeyeva (Imperial)WarwickWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2018 [8] Cambridge-Mathias Kirkegaard, Claire Kilding (Bath)Nikita Fedorov, Katerina Tse (Durham)WarwickWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2017 [9] Cambridge-Mathew Stoneman, Yasmine Young (London)Tianci Ma, Adela Capilnasiu (Imperial)NottinghamWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2016 [10] Cambridge-Filip Bar, Yasmine Young (Cambridge)Roland Parandi, Jessica Quirke (Oxford)NottinghamWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2015 [11] Cambridge -James Lewis, Rebecca Murray (Nottingham)Kien Trinh, Kirsty Mary Davies (Cambridge)CardiffWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2014 [12] Cambridge -Joe Johnson, Eva Johnson (Cambridge)Nathan Clark, Sarah Buckley (Bristol)ManchesterWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2013 [13] Oxford -Kyle Taylor, Polina Shklyaeva (Liverpool)Kyle Taylor, Polina Shklyaeva (Liverpool)KentWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2012 [14] Cambridge -Kyle Taylor, Polina Shklyaeva (Liverpool)Kyle Taylor, Poline Shklyaeva (Liverpool)LiverpoolWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2011 [15] Oxford -Graham Dixon, Robyn Price (Nottingham)Arman Sahovic, Maria Naumchenko (Imperial)BirminghamWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2010 [16] Oxford-Arman Sahovic, Maria Naumchenko (Imperial)Tudor Balan, Janet Gooi (Manchester)ImperialWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2009 [17] Cambridge -Arman Sahovic, Anne Marie Wirth (Imperial)Peter Kecskemethy, Reka Balogh (Oxford)WarwickWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2008 [18] Cambridge -Ryan Lamb, Katie Armstrong (Durham)Ivan Lubenko, Pippa Underwood (Oxford)Winter Gardens, Blackpool
2007 Cambridge -Ryan Lamb, Katie Armstrong (Durham)Lev Kravchencko, Toni Isaacs (Bristol) [19] ImperialWinter Gardens, Blackpool
2006 Cambridge -Paul Fannon, Vesna Kadelburg (Cambridge)Alexander Hobbs, Samantha Jayatilaka (Imperial)Guildford Spectrum
2005 [20] Bristol-Nick Faull, Ju Min Wong (Oxford) [21] Arun Arumugam, Lisa PesikImperial Winter Gardens, Blackpool
2004Oxford-Paul Fannon, Vesna Kadelburg (Cambridge)Nick Faull, Harriet Smith (Oxford)SheffieldStoke-on-Trent
2003 [22] Oxford, Cambridge, Cardiff (3 way tie)-Paul Fannon, Vesna Kadelburg (Cambridge)Scott Bradley, Sarah Adams (Cambridge)BristolWatford
2002 [23] Oxford-Martin Bird, Shelley Bird (Reading)Igor Strukov, Rebecca Emmott (Sheffield)SheffieldStoke-on-Trent
2001 [24] Oxford-Martin Bird, Shelley Bird (Reading)

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Ellis Williams, Indika Gunaratne (Imperial) [25] CambridgeStoke-on-Trent
2000 Cambridge -Martin Bird, Shelley Bird(Reading)George Georghiou, Lucy Jones (Cambridge)LondonGuildford
1999Imperial-S Richmond & J.Silmon-Clyde (Imperial)EssexOxford (Oxford Brookes Sports Hall)
1998London-A Walker & S.E Long (Liv/York)SheffieldManchester (Winsford)
1997Imperial-A Walker & J Killup (Liv)ImperialLondon (Watford Colosseum)
1996Imperial-Mark Birchenough, Shannah Long (Liv/York)BathUEA
1995Oxford-Mark Birchenough, Shannah Long (Liv/York)ImperialHull
1994Imperial-Mark Birchenough, Shannah Long (Liv/York)NottinghamLiverpool
1993Imperial-P Latter & H Schafer (Cambridge)ImperialImperial
1992Imperial-MC Bath & G Rydill (Liv)ManchesterNottingham
1991Imperial-MC Robinson & CA Turner (B'ham)BathBirmingham
1990Oxford-MC Robinson & CA Turner (Aston)Hull
1989 Cambridge -S Thompson & M Webber (Bristol)Southampton
1988Leeds-Liverpool
1987 Cambridge -Bristol
1986 Cambridge -Leicester
1985Imperial-Cambridge
1984Oxford-Warwick
1983Oxford-Lancaster
1982Oxford-Southampton
1981Lancaster-Oxford
1980Oxford-Cambridge
1979 Cambridge -Lancaster
1978Liverpool-Liverpool
1977Liverpool-Imperial
1976Liverpool-Exeter
1975Liverpool-Newcastle
1974Liverpool-ManchesterImperial - Lyceum Ballroom
1973Leeds-Manchester
1972Leeds-Liverpool
1971Leeds-Leeds - Leeds Refectory
1970Manchester-Bristol
1969 Cambridge -
1968UCL-
1967Liverpool-
1966Liverpool-
1965Leicester-
1964Liverpool-
1963Manchester-

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  6. ↑ "IVDC 2020".
  7. ↑ "IVDC FINALS 2019".
  8. ↑ "IVDC 2018".
  9. ↑ "IVDC 2017".
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  12. ↑ "IVDC 2014".
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