About
We are recruiting!! 💃🏼🕺🏻
Come and dance with us in 2023 and beyond! No experience necessary.
Welcome! We are XS Latin, a dance club based in Cambridge, specialising in latin formation dancing. The club has three teams (A, B and C) and caters for all dance levels. We have won the British National championships a record-breaking 10 times and are multiple world semi-finalists.
If you would like to join us, do get in touch here.
Our Teams
Our A team was formed in 1997, and is one of the UK’s most successful adult latin formation teams, having won 10 British National Formation Championships. In 2014 we were the first British team in 11 years to reach the semi-final of the European Latin Formation Championships. In 2017 we were the first British team in 14 years to reach the semi-final of the World Latin Formation Championships, as well as winning the British Open Latin Formation Championships for the first time. In 2019 we reached the semi-final of the World Latin Formation Championships for a second time.
Our B team was formed in 2011 specifically for less experienced dancers, or for dancers who lack the time required for the A team. Our B team competes nationally and internationally, and have won the WDC European Latin Formation Championships twice.
Our C team was formed in 2016 for beginner dancers who want to find out what latin formation dancing is all about. The C team competed for the first time in 2016 and made the final of the British National Latin Formation Championships in 2017.
Details of past routines and achievements can be found in our history section. If you are interested in purchasing the music or costumes from our past routines, do get in touch with us here.
Our Coaches
David Mallabone
Head Coach
David is a founder member of XS Latin and, upon turning professional in 2004, moved into coaching the team. He has coached the club to eight British National Championships and is a former UK Closed Professional Latin finalist. David is the head of the Formation Faculty for the ABD and a Licentiate member of the ISTD; he is also head coach for Cambridge University Dancesport Team. He is passionate about supporting all the club's dancers in reaching their full potential.
Diane Williams
Assistant Coach
After training with the Australian Ballet in Melbourne, Diane moved to Cambridge to study for a law degree and soon fell in love with Latin American dance. She captained the Cambridge University Dancesport Team to success and, after joining XS Latin in 2004, competed on the winning team at the British National Formation Championships six times and the British Open Latin Formation Championship in 2017. Diane joined the coaching team for XS Latin in 2018.