Within our association, we have several committees. On this page we introduce them to you! Would you like to join a committee? Mail to internal_affairs@wubda.nl!
Activity Committee
Hi there, we are the AC, formally known as WuBDA’s Activity Committee. Our goal is to organise several small activities per year, such as a fancy dinner event, a board game night or a bowling & footpool night. All our activities are well organised and a lot of fun, so we hope to see you at one of our nights! Whenever an activity is planned, it will be shown in the WuBDA calendar, so keep an eye on that!
Currently, the AC is composed of Janne Bartels (Secretary), Narita Bout, Mark de Haas (Treasurer) and Abe van der List (Chair). If you have any questions, or you’re interested in a position in the AC, feel free to ask us or contact us on activities@wubda.nl
DanCie
We are the newest addition to WuBDA, the DanCie. We organize all the ballroom dance related activities, starting with the Socials and the Bootcamps. Socials are fun evenings with lots of dance music and great people to dance with. A Bootcamp is a long (+- 3 hours) dance lesson focused on one principle (ballroom or latin) where we go in depth on technique, often with the help of a short routine. For these Bootcamps we bring in teachers from outside WuBDA to get new expertise to our Association. We are also looking into other Dance activities to organize. The DanCie currently consists of 5 members: Indy van Grinsven (Chair), Floor Cromjongh (Secretary), Daan Engberts (Treasurer), and Polina Surovtseva. For any and all questions, you can mail us at dancie@wubda.nl
Gala Committee
Ballroom dance galas are the best galas! A magical ambience, ballroom and Latin music, and people dancing around the floor the whole night! Galas are the perfect opportunity to meet other dance-enthusiasts. Every year, WuBDA organizes a gala for dancers of all student dance associations in the Netherlands! Do you want to know which gala is planned next? Go take a look at the Gala Page. The current Gala Committee has 5 members: Indy van Grinsven (chair), Meinou van den Oever (Secretary), Raya Fijneman (Treasurer), Vera van der Maas, Clara Cantero, Simone Nagtzaam, Daan Engberts, Ilke van den Hoek, and Elvyra Bruinsma. They, together with some people who help on the gala evening itself, organize the coming WuBDA gala. Do you have any questions for the Committee or do you want help with organizing the Gala? Please approach a Gala Committee member or mail to gala@wubda.nl.
xTDS
The xTDS is the committee that involves itself with the NTDS & ETDS. The committee keeps a close eye on everything related to the upcoming NTDS or ETDS. They pass on information regarding the event, approach members to sign-up for the competitions and they answer all questions members have. Thanks to the xTDS, WuBDA is able to form a team for the competitions, but they also make sure the team presentation is prepared and everyone gets a checklist for what they need to take with them. At the NTDS and ETDS themselves, they make sure everyone finds their place to sleep, gets their back number and knows when to dance where. Currently Lucas Hulsman and Floor Cromjongh are the Teamcaptains of the xTDS. Contact them if you have any questions. Hopefully you join them at the next NTDS or ETDS xtds@wubda.nl.
VakanCie
We are the Vakancie! Together we organize amazing and memorable trips for members of WuBDA. Every year we will be working hard to organize something fun for all our members to enjoy. We hope to see you join us on one of our sunny trips this year! The VakanCie consists of 5 amazingly talented and passionate members: Alexander Koehnsen (Co-Chair), Heleen Wiegmans (Co-Chair), Bas Zonjee (Treasurer), Mark de Haas, and Sterre Herlé. If you have any question with regard to our activities, please do not hesitate to contact us on Whatsapp! You can also send us an e-mail through: vakancie@wubda.nl
Association Body’s
Next to our committee’s at WuBDA we have association body’s. Their definitions are specifically defined in the Internal Rules of WuBDA and each body is shortly introduced below.
Webda
We are the Webda, the association body for maintaining and improving the site. We are a group of three: Mark de Haas, Bas Zonjee and Daan Engberts;
In our role we support the board to ensure the website functions, fixing problems as they arrive, and suggesting improvements where needed. Our work includes for example updates of the website or adding files on request, while the board updates the content.
Like the board, Webda has full access to the website, and are the only ones outside the board with this permission. As we are privy to private data we are (re)-voted in by the GMM for a term of one year.
Would you like to learn how you can maintain and improve a website? We are always looking for new members! If you have any questions or are interested in joining the webda, you can email us at webda@wubda.nl.
Advisory Board
Lucas Hulsman,
Andrea van Eerden,
Indy van Grinsven,
Els van de Zande
Elvyra Bruinsma
Inactive Committees
LustrumCie
In the year 2021-2022 the LustrumCie organised activities with the theme ‘Movies’ throughout the year for our first lustrum! For example the Lord of the Rings inspired birthday party, and the Sherlock Holmes pubquiz, where WuBDA members saved the Beet from kidnapping. The committee consisted of the following 10 creative members: Andrea van der Eerden (chair), Polina Surovtseva (secretary), Johanna Schönbuchner (secretary), Mark de Haas (treasurer), Els van de Zande, Stef de Warle, Lucas Hulsman, Femke Westerman, Ceres van Dongen and Leonie Nijs.
PS: If you haven’t yet, we highly recommend watching the lustrum theme reveal video. 
Almanak Committee
The Almanak Committee make the almanak for our very first lustrum. Would you like to have an almanak yourself? Check our merchandise page! The Almanak Committee consisted of the following members: Andrea van der Eerden (chair), Polina Surovtseva (secretary), Mark de Haas (treasurer) and Elke van Mechelen.
Event Committee
We are the Event Committee. While the Activity committee organizes drinks, member dinners and some great activities, we organize a smaller number of bigger events. These events include the cocktail party, which is a fancy night out, and the family day, where you can show your new dance moves to the whole family. We work hard to contribute to your exciting student life! See you soon at our events! The Event committee consists of 5 members right now: Jasmijn de Jong (chair), Mark de Haas (secretary), Bas Zonjee (treasurer), Polina Surovtseva (master of drinks) and Leonie Nijs (master of snacks). If you have any questions about the committee or our events, don’t hesitate to ask by approaching any of our committee members after dance class, or by mailing to: events@wubda.nl.
ShowCie
The ShowCie organizes a wide variety of activities like workshops, shows and dance-related activities. While it sounds like a task for advanced dancers, that’s not the case. The activities require more organizational skills. The ShowCie doesn’t need to do the workshops themselves, but they need to arrange that someone is giving a workshop and help out in any way possible. So, you don’t need any dance experience for these events. Normally they ask other (student) dance associations for a workshop. Examples of dance-related activities can be things like a lip dup, but you are free to come up with different ideas. Putting together a show is more complicated, But a high-level show is not necessary. You can also think of an end of the year show just for the members. The Showcie consists of 4 members. We have Mark de Haas (Chair) and Luuk Rook. Do you have any questions for the ShowCie, or do you want to join the committee? Mail to shows@wubda.nl.
