April 2002 Newsletter

DanceSport Performs at World Night  

The Gamecock DanceSport team and club members performed a medley of Latin dances at World Night, an evening of entertainment sponsored by the USC International Student Organization, of Friday, March 30.  The event, which was the culmination of a week of celebration of the many international students at the University, featured food from a number of restaurants, a fashion show of native dress from many countries, and music and demonstrations of dances from all parts of the world.  The team performed an International style cha-cha and rumba and were then joined by club members for a salsa.

DanceSport Team Attends Second Competition

Five members of the USC Gamecock DanceSport Team attended the Triangle Invitational Ballroom Dance Competition in Raleigh, N.C. last weekend.  They competed against students representing UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State.  Andy Wilson and Carrie Bacon took first place in the West Coast Swing competition.  Several of the others also placed well in their events.  It was the first competition for a number of them.  The DanceSport team members were given scholarships to pay for their entry fees by the Greater Columbia Chapter of USABDA as part of its outreach to young ballroom dancers.

2002 Dance Dates:

April 13 & 27
May 11 & 25
June 8 & 22
July 13 & 27
August 10 & 24
September 14 & 28
October 12 & 26
November 9 & 23
December 14 & 28