Your Crew for the day…

Our judges are handpicked for their expertise, fairness, and deep understanding of partner dance, ensuring every performance is scored with integrity and insight. Supporting them is a crew of absolute legends — experienced, organised, and passionate — making sure the day runs like clockwork.

At the heart of the atmosphere is our main competition DJ, whose decades of musical experience mean every track is perfectly picked to bring out the best in every dancer.

Hosts - Kate and Ivan Burton

The South West Ceroc Championships are held by Kate and Ivan Burton who also run Ceroc Devon and Ceroc Exeter. Kate and Ivan are both Ceroc teachers and have been running the 3 weekly classes and 3 monthly freestyles in Devon for the last 4 years. They also run a yearly weekender (The Summer Sizzler) alongside a whole host of exciting events throughout the year.

On the day Ivan will be hosting up on stage, and Kate will be running around making sure all runs smoothly.

Judge - Jen Eddy

Jen learnt Latin and Ballroom early and competed in it until aged 16 gaining many titles including British Latin Formation Champion, she then moved to competitive line dancing whilst studying dance at university, winning numerous titles both individually and as part of a team.

Since starting Ceroc in 2012 she has accumulated 7 Open titles including World Modern Jive Champion and being the first female to win the Ceroc Champs Grandmasters Trophy twice consecutively and being 2 time World Jack n Jill Champion.

Judge - Jamie Eddy

A Ceroc Teacher for Ceroc South Wales, is a seasoned competitor with multiple 1st place titles across various categories. Notably, he won the inaugural South West Grandmasters title. Renowned for his captivating performances and creative musicality, Jamie has been hailed as a “lucky dip legend” in the Ceroc community.

I look for dancers who grab my attention with their musicality, skill, and connection. Musicality is key—it shines when everything comes together effortlessly. I love seeing couples who execute exciting moves with precision, bringing energy, style, and a real sense of enjoyment to the dance floor.

Judge - Caine Langford

This amazing teacher, DJ & event organiser has been dancing for 18 years and teaching for 15. He has picked up several 1st place trophies competing on the Ceroc and WCS competition floors over these years.

As one of the biggest ambassadors of SILC, Caine has a keen eye for detail and will be particularly focused on clean technique, raw connection and innovative musicality.

Judge - Lyndsey Hill

Lyndsey the Ceroc Wonder Woman…working for HQ in London, teaching both Ceroc and Rock and Roll, teacher training, DJing, Judging and Competing. She’s doing it all.

Lyndsey has a long history as both a competitor and judge, as well as running Welsh Champs for many years. She has won several 1st place Open trophies over the year, and placed as Dancer of the Day at South West Ceroc Champs just a few years ago!

Judge - Richard Beauvoisin

Needs updating as didnt place last year in open!

Judge - Zoe Beauvoisin

Not on your site…

Judge - Deej Moors

Needs Updating! Deej has a trophy cabinet full of wins in Open, Blues and also won the Grand Masters at SWCC in 2019. Deej and wife Heidi have also begun teaching and loved around the country for their friendly attitude and sublime dancing

Judge - Heidi Moors

Like Deej, Heidi also has a trophy cabinet full of wins at the highest level – The Open. Heidi is superstar at Blues, and also won the Grand Master in 2019 with Deej.

Judges - David & Lily Barker

Competition legends David and Lily have a combined wealth of dance knowledge. They have judged at more prestigious events than you can imagine. Performance, competition, teaching and choreography, the Barkers have done it all, and have done it with immaculate precision and incomparable success.

Competition DJ - Jon Gammon

Jon is an all round Ceroc expert! From DJing competitions and cabarets to managing the Ceroc Escape weekenders, running the Ceroc Yorkshire franchise for many years and teaching all over the country for “over 10 years?”…you name it, Jon has done it!

With an extensive background in music and theatre along with over 20 years of dance experience, Jon will be bringing a huge amount of experience and expertise to the South West judging panel, so be sure to bring your A-game!

He will be looking for musicality and expression to the music. Be sure to hit those breaks in the music!

Behind the scenes and on the day!

We couldn’t do it without them…there will be people behind the scenes left, right and centre on the day. From the people working the spreadsheet with all the judges scores, to the front desk, the bar men/bar ladies and the runners helping each category run smoothly. Here’s some of the wonderful faces you can expect to see on the day!