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December
2001 Newsletter
Gamecock DanceSport
Competition Results
On November 3, 2001 the Gamecock DanceSport
team participated in its first competition. The team was invited
to the UNC-Charlotte Intercollegiate Invitational Competition in
Charlotte, NC. Four college ballroom dance clubs were represented,
the hosts, UNC-Charlotte (2 teams), NC State, USC, and UNC-Chapel
Hill. In the team match at the end of the day, the fledgling
Gamecocks finished with a strong second place overall. The results
of the individual events are as follows:
Smooth/Standard:
Waltz
Adrian and Nadja - 1st place (Level Two)
Andy and Abbie - 2nd place (Level Four)
Tango
Adrian and Nadja - 1st place (Level Two)
Quickstep
Adrian and Orshi - 1st place (Open)
Rhythm/Latin:
Rumba
Adrian and Nadja - 1st place (Level Two)
Tim and Abbie - 4th place (Level Three)
John and Linda - 2nd place (Level Four)
Adrian and Nadja - 1st place (Level Four)
Cha-Cha
Tim and Cameron - 3rd place (Level One)
Andy and Abbie - 6th place (Level Three)
Adrian and Nadja - 2nd place (Level Four)
John and Linda - 1st place (Level Four)
Swing
Tim and Cameron - 3rd place (Level One)
Antonio and Orshi - 5th place (Level Two)
Adrian and Nadja - 2nd place (Level Four)
Samba
Adrian and Nadja - 1st place (Open)
Tim and Cameron - 4th place (Open)
3-Dance Competition
Adrian and Nadja - 1st place (Open)
Tim and Cameron - 5th place (Open)
Team Competition
1st - UNC Charlotte, Team 1
2nd - USC Gamecock DanceSport
3rd - NC State
4th - UNC Charlotte, Team 2
5th - UNC Chapel Hill
Congratulations to our collegiate
competitors. Pamela Melton, the Faculty Advisor, and Valery Ganiev,
the coach, are extremely proud of the showing the team made in its very
first competition ever. Several of these competitors are planning
to attend the 2002 Intercontinental DanceSport Festival, January 5-12,
in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. This event is an excellent opportunity
for more experienced dancers as well. For more information on the
festival activities, and to find an entry form, go to http://www.usabda.org
and click on the IDF2002 Intercontinental DanceSport Festival link.
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