thewinelake Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I know there are at least 2 oxbridge dancer parents on here, and maybe others vaguely interested, so.... Videos from the most hotly contested (IMHO!) category - Contemporary. See if you agree with the judges! Cambridge: https://youtu.be/g6TiiFm7C2IOxford: https://youtu.be/pfLmEaMvVDI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Ballet: Cambridge: https://youtu.be/ea-Gry1-VpU Oxford: https://youtu.be/kj06Vdw_0yY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Tina Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I preferred Oxford, but I am guessing that’s not the right answer! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Tina Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Though would have been rooting for Cambridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I'm somewhat surprised to hear that some of the crowd from the BBC's Greatest Dancer seem to have been there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Well, Cambridge won all the categories - Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Wildcard (and costumes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Princess Tina said: I preferred Oxford, but I am guessing that’s not the right answer! It is in my house. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Tina Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Congratulations! Shows how much I know! It looks like it has a festival feel to it. How much do they dance and train. I think Dd was reluctant to get drawn back into something which consumed her childhood. In a good way I would say though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 The marking was by 3 judges, each out of 100. I don’t know what the relative scores were, but they were all high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) They don’t have much time to train, but have been working on these routines since November. Maybe 2 hours a week at a guess? Festival is about right! Edited February 24, 2019 by thewinelake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 I’d be interested to know if anyone does dance and cheerleading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Tina Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Is that 2 hours just rehearsals? How many classes? Now I remember in 1st year she did go to one class, but it was late at night and she had to cycle back. I also think having done it seriously for so long she couldn’t just enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 32 minutes ago, Princess Tina said: Congratulations! Shows how much I know! It looks like it has a festival feel to it. How much do they dance and train. I think Dd was reluctant to get drawn back into something which consumed her childhood. In a good way I would say though. I think the two unis do things very differently. Oxford has one team and all the dancers do at least two genres with most doing three or more. Everything at Oxford is student run, paid for, taught and choreographed; they don’t have coaches, sponsors or outside choreographers. I think Cambridge has a different team for each genre - is that right? At Oxford they rehearse one or two evenings a week and on Saturday mornings. The short terms and intensive workload at both unis mean limited time for rehearsal but what dd loves about the one team of all-rounders at Oxford is that they are all there because they love dance and it’s such a change from intense academics. You make friends from other colleges too which I think is important at a collegiate uni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 10 minutes ago, Princess Tina said: Is that 2 hours just rehearsals? How many classes? Now I remember in 1st year she did go to one class, but it was late at night and she had to cycle back. I also think having done it seriously for so long she couldn’t just enjoy it! The Oxford competition team doesn’t have classes; just rehearsal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) Cambridge do have teachers who are paid, but I believe all the choreography is by the students (contrary to rumours circulating among the opposition!). While there is overlap between some of the disciplines (esp Contemporary and Ballet as well as Tap and Jazz) they are individually auditioned, so some students are only in one category. I think a few are in 4. There's still an excellent team spirit. Also, classes are organised separately from the competition team - plenty of people go to classes without competing (and vice-versa). So it sounds like Cambridge are more serious about it all. There are a few students, both in competition and shows, that have worked professionally (or gone to vocational schools) prior to coming to Cambridge (note that shows are done by the ballet club, which includes "civilians"). Edited February 25, 2019 by thewinelake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now