Roses

Dancesport is one of the only societies on the York Campus that takes part in Roses each year. The Ballroom and Latin event is worth 4 Roses points overall, with 2 points coming from Beginner catagory and 2 from advanced.

The History of Roses

The current 'War of the Roses' is based on the historical battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York, fought approximately 600 years ago. This intense rivalry between the two 'Roses' is now slightly less violent and bloody thankfully- but the rivalry is still intense and university pride is at stake.

Each year both Universities, in the guise of the Athletic Union, come together and every sports team that can be found at both Universities compete, in total, for the Carter-James Trophy.

Lord James of Rusholme, the then Vice-Chancellor of York, challenged his Lancaster counterpart, Sir Charles Carter to a Boat Race in true Oxford-Cambridge style on the River Lune back in 1964. Since these humble beginnings the Roses has grown to the massive 'Festival of Sport' that it is today with over 90 different fixtures in approximately 40 different disciplines. Ever since the beginning the fighting spirit has infected the population of the two universities, whether motivated by the sporting or the social events.

The Roses competition is a very friendly event and it's always brilliant to meet the dancers from Lancaster! Roses has a huge social side associated with it, and we hope it is as much fun next year.

RULES

The rules, found HERE, describe the Ballroom and Latin American Dancing event at the yearly Roses competition between the Universities of Lancaster and York. These rules are laid down to ensure that the ROSES competition remains as friendly as it has been in the past.

All rules stated have been informally agreed in the past. This is an agreement between both universities so that future committees remain clear. This will also save time in the future, as it will no longer be necessary to go over everything again every year.

Past Roses Results

2010: Hosted by Lancaster, York (3.0) Lancaster (1.0)

2009: Hosted by York, York (3.5) Lancaster (0.5)

2008: Hosted by Lancaster, York (2.5) Lancaster (1.5)

2007: Hosted by York, York (1.5) Lancaster (2.5)

2006: Hosted By Lancaster , York (0.0) Lancaster (4.0)

2005: Hosted By York, York (159.5) Lancaster (91.5)

2004: Hosted By Lancaster, Lancaster won

2003: Hosted By York, York (3.5) Lancaster (0.5)