A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
After hours and hours of a hardcore training regime over the past four Sundays, the selected 'celebrities' and their respective partners showed just how much effort and hard work had been put into rehearsals as they danced their way around the room.
The opening performance came from RAG President Helen Adams, who performed the American Smooth dance with partner Richard Barker to the song 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Paul Anka.
Helen, possibly a little nervous being the first contestant up, did not perform to the best of her abilities, and it was reflected in the judges' comments, with judge Joel Chapman commenting that "it lacked extension of the upper body", and their rather disappointing score of 14 (out of a possible 20).
Next up were Charlie Leyland, YUSU Academic and Welfare Officer, and her Dancesport partner, Sumit Mistry. They performed the cha cha routine to The Pussycat Dolls' 'Sway'.
Charlie seemed anything but nervous during her performance, and as the judges commented, "you work well with Sumit, and show lots of personality".
Her dance moves impressed the judges, and earned her a solid 16 out of 20.
The third 'celebrity' was Sam McCormick, waltzing his way round to Norah Jones' 'Come Away With Me' with partner Kate Senior.
His elegance and confidence on the stage earned him rave reviews from the judges, with Joel Chapman saying that it was "the best performance of the night so far". Sam and Kate scored 17.
Jamie Tyler and partner Sarah Naylor were up next, dancing the jive to Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now'. Jamie's footwork was out of time and he "lost it halfway through", as the judges commented, but managed to pull himself together to finish his performance off. Sarah and Jamie scored 13.
Next on stage were Comedy Soc's Miranda Thomas and Dancesport partner Luke Malkin, tango-ing their way to Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal'.
Judges commented that Miranda seemed "slightly awkward" throughout the performance, giving her a score of 12.
The infamous Dan Taylor and partner Emily Sargeant danced the samba, and despite the messy footwork and loss of timing, his "strength was definitely purely entertainment", as judge Sarah Chapman put it. Dan (and his outfit) scored a low 11.
Tom Flynn, the self-proclaimed "grandad" of the competition, was the next celebrity on stage. Tom, who is GSA Treasurer, was paired with Rosie Portas, dancing the quickstep to Mark Ronson's rendition of 'Valerie'. The judges commented that the performance was "just fantastic", and gave the pair 17 points.
One who does not back down from challenges, Henry James Foy was next in line with partner Harriet Warghorn. The Nouse editor and his partner performed the rumba to Beyonce's 'If I Were A Boy'.
Judges were impressed with their performance, noting the chemistry between the two dancers. Henry and Harriet scored 16.
Alex Fink, self-declared underdog of the show, danced the foxtrot with partner Gail Kidd. A last minute entry (Alex replaced Joe Rankin who dropped out), Alex only had two weeks to prepare for tonight's show.
He did well, but the lack of practice was undoubtedly reflected in the judges' low scoring of 12.
Last, but not least, our dearly beloved president, Tom Scott, who decided to bring out his old pirate outfit for tonight's occasion. Tom was paired with Dancesport Captain Claire Cornock, and performed the Pase-Doble.
Tom impressed everyone in the audience as well as the judges with his dance moves, earning him a score of 16.
It was a tight competition, but after the voting slips and money were counted, it was time for the results. The judges' choice counted for 50%, and the money raised and voting slips counted for the remaining 50%.
Tom Flynn emerged as the victor, raising just under £95 but chosen as the judges' top dancer. Coming close in second place was Henry Foy, with Sam McCormick in third.
Alex Fink emerged as the top celebrity of the evening, raising more than £200 for charity.
That was the beginning of RAG Week, and there's a ton of events still to come, so don't miss out on what promises to be the best RAG Week yet!
Very well done to all of them. I was impressed with all of them considering the little amount of time they had to learn it all and there were some competing who I never would have guessed were able to pull it off. Fantastic efforts and a great way to start the week. I really hope they have it again next year.
Btw any ideas how much the rest of them raised?
comment deleted by the author £779 according to the Nouse article.
Well done to everyone involved - this really was a fantastic and creative event! Congratulations also to Tom on his victory.
Good to see Henry continuing the proud Nouse tradition of coming second (boom boom)
And Vision keeping up with their current trend of not even being in the running!
Wot, no Matt Burton review?
£779 from the buckets, plus whatever the ticket and Courtyard ticket sales raised is brilliant.
Anyone know if RAG/YSTV are planning on cashing in with a DVD, which I'm sure would sell very well...
We were certainly talking about a DVD, I'm pretty sure it's going to happen.
Good. It should do. I love me some RAG DVDs!
Hi,
Yeah it was £779 from the buckets alone. The ticket sales need adding to this figure, hopefully we'll know soon. We're looking forward to the DVD too!
And just to clear a few things up;
1) It's Joel Chapman, not John.
2) Miranda and I danced to "Smooth Criminal" not "Thriller"
3) Henry and Harriet danced the rumba, not the rhumba (the two dances are different)
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