Ballroom Dancing 2014

Last night saw the grand finale of the ballroom lessons attended by many of the year 12 boys over the last 4 months. The annual ballroom ball has become a highlight of the year 12 calendar and the boys were at their very best in order to impress the girls from Queen Anne's as well as the ballroom judges. Shiplake compete for prizes in the waltz, social foxtrot, cha cha cha and the jive against boys from the Oratory school and this friendly rivalry was as evident as always once the music began to play. George Lawley from Orchard house was the first winner of the evening after demonstrating his smooth lines in the waltz. Tom banks also from Orchard picked up the prize for his light footwork in the social foxtrot. Sam Ryder-Smith from Skipwith collected 2 second place certificates for his jive and social foxtrot, whilst Jason Chan from Burr gained second place for his fluid cha cha cha. All the evening missed was a Len Goodman figure shouting '7!' after each dance, but the Reverend 'Brucie' Cousins did his best to offer post-dance analysis to the disheartened boys who did not receive the tap on the shoulder to say they had gone through to the next round. There are many photos in the house gallery which can be seen here or by following the link to the right of this page. Many thanks to Mrs knight for making sure the boys looked fab-u-lous on the night.