Competitors dance up a storm March 27 as UOIT hosts Bust-a-Move

Bust-a-Move a big success for athletes and for charity

Dancers from 15 schools had fans out of their seats at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre on March 27 as the UOIT Ridgebacks hosted BAM: the Bust-a-Move dance competition.

The all-day event featured the top dance teams from universities and colleges across Ontario competing against one another in a variety of dance styles. After the 118 performances were complete and the scores were tabulated, the team from Wilfrid Laurier University walked away as the 2010 BAM champions.

The UOIT Ridgebacks finished fourth overall, but placed second in the small group category for their contemporary dance routine of Winter.

"We were impressed by all of the dance team's routines and pleased with the great turnout at this event," say Mallory Ryan and Candice MacDougall, UOIT dance coaches and BAM organizers.

Four professional adjudicators were on hand to judge the competition, including one of the top contestants from So You Think You Can Dance Canada: B-boy, Miles Faber. The other teams taking part in BAM were McMaster University, Brock University and Ryerson University.

The event also helped out a great cause as fans in attendance were encouraged to donate non-perishable food items in lieu of the cost of admission to support the campus-wide food drive.

BAM was started in 2008 by members of the UOIT Dance Company, which has now become a varsity program at UOIT.

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