David Cockram & Rosie Ward

David began dancing aged 9 at his local dance school, before progressing quickly through the Juvenile ranks where he was invited to be a British Team representative at the British Open Junior Championships.   David has continued to compete both Nationally & Internationally representing England, achieving many titles including:   -British National U21 Champion -UK Closed U21 Champion -3x World U21 Finalist -2x European U21 Finalist -German & Austrian Open Champion    

Rosie started dancing age 5, competing in several highly successful Formation Teams at the British Open Championships. From 16, Rosie began her own open competitive career training and competing across Europe, USA and Asia, representing England and USA. Her previous results include making the quarter finals at the International Championships, becoming the Maltese, Greek and Sofia Open Champion, a finalist at the WDC-AL World Taiwan Open, as well as a finalist of Championships in Poland, Spain, Sweden, France and Italy.    Alongside her competitive career, Rosie has performed on Iranian TV “Dancing with the Stars”, BBC Children in Need and in the Theatre Tour “Crazy for Gershwin”, as well as performances at the Royal Festival Hall, for the Czech Republic Embassy and at Donaheys Dancing with the Stars Weekends alongside the Strictly Professionals.    In 2017 Rosie was awarded the prestigious ISTD Bill Irvine Trophy for her dancing and most notably, in 2019 Rosie and David performed together for Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family at the Festival of Remembrance in the Royal Albert Hall, televised live on BBC.   

How does is feel to be a DSI Elite Performer? "We feel so proud to represent DSI London together, we consider it a great honour and privilege. DSI are always willing to adapt, are forward thinking and innovative in their vision and most importantly, they always listen to what the individual would like, working with the customers fully to ensure they’re completely happy with their outfits. This is so important to both of us and is what we most love about working with DSI."

David and Rosie have danced together since June 2018 and are so proud to represent DSI London together, they consider it a great honor and privilege to be DSI Elite Performers.  David & Rosie have performed at many notable events including the Donaheys ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Weekends alongside the Strictly Professionals.    In 2019 they had the honour and privilege to perform together for Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family at the Festival of Remembrance in the Royal Albert Hall, televised live on BBC.    David also made appearances on Channel 5’s Milkshake Show, ITV’s Alan Titchmarsh Show & ITV’s Baby Ballroom The Championship. David loves working with DSI to produce his tail suits and practice wear, always noticing with every piece the high quality of the materials and finish. Davids favourite thing about working with DSI is their incredible attention to the custome'rs preferences, needs and requirements. For Rosie, her dresses and outfits are another way for her to express herself. She’s incredibly grateful to work with a company who not only produce the most beautiful costumes, but who also understand her fully, going above and beyond to ensure every aspect of every look is outstanding right down to the finest details and finishing touches. She loves how creative DSI are as a company, continuously pushing boundaries whilst remaining classic, tasteful and professional at all times.

1. top 28 in the Professional Ballroom, UK Open Dance Festival 2024 2. Semi finalists in the Professional Ballroom, BDF Star Ball 2024 3. Semi finalists in the WDO Professional Ballroom, Naples Open Dance Festival 2023 4. 3rd place in the Professional Ballroom, British National Dance Championships 2023 5. top 18 in the WDC World Professional Ballroom, World Championship Professional Ballroom 2023 6. top 15 in the Professional Ballroom, London Ball 2023 7. top 37 in the International Ballroom, International Dance Festival 2023 8. 3rd in the UK Closed Professional Ballroom, DPA Summer Festival 2023 9. top 34 in the Professional Ballroom, Blackpool Dance Festival 2023 10. 5th in the Professional Risng Star Ballroom, Blackpool Dance Festival 2023 11. Top 22 in the Professional Ballroom, The Open Worlds 2023 12. 6th in the Professional Ballroom Trophy, South of England Championships 2023 13. Top 36 in the Professional Ballroom, UK Open 2023 14. 5th in the Professional Rising Star Ballroom, UK Open 2023 15. 4th place in the Amateur Ballroom, British National Championships, 2022 16. 3rd place in the North of England, British National Championships 2022 17. Amateur Ballroom Champions in the West of England Open Championships 2022 18. Top 10 in the Amateur Ballroom, London Ball 2022 19. Top 22 in the Amateur Ballroom, International Championships 2022 20. 6th place in the Amateur Ballroom, Imperial Open 2022 21. 4th in the Amateur Ballroom Championships, UK Closed Championships, 2022 22. All Ireland Ballroom Champions, WDCAL All Ireland Championships, 2022 23. Top 18 in the WDCAL Amateur Ballroom Championship, WDCAL European Championships, 2022 24. 3rd place, Amateur Open Ballroom Championships, Essex Open Championships, 2022 25. Top 25 in the Amateur Ballroom, The UK Open Championships, 2022 26. Top 10 in the Amateur Rising Star, The UK Open Championships, 2022 27. Top 9 in the Amateur Ballroom, Star Ball, 2022

The last year has been interesting for us for sure. We have managed to keep dancing by moving in with David’s parents and using their garage. It’s just about big enough for a natural turn or Feather Step! We have spent most of our days in there doing everything we can do stay motivated and to continue developing our own dancing. We’ve also used DSI TV a lot to watch past competitions, live streams and lectures to keep us inspired!    Outside of dancing, I used the extra time last summer to become a fully qualified Yoga Teacher. I have been practicing yoga for nearly a decade now and has always found it to be a great way to improve my posture, strength and flexibility, which has been incredibly valuable to my dancing. I always wanted to take the next step to becoming a teacher, but never had the time before, so previously planned to do this in years to come. Last year I utilised the lockdowns to achieve the qualification.   Since qualifying last October, under my new business “RoYoga Flow”, I have provided online Yoga Workshops for dancers at dance schools across the U.K and run regular weekly live classes for all levels. I have also provided various online Yoga and Breath work videos for Heavenly Dance Studios Hong Kong and Chair Yoga Videos for the Stroke Association. Most recently, I have been working with GAP to provide their employees with various Yoga videos and live classes throughout January and February, supporting the wellness of their staff through this difficult time.    David has mainly been my guinea pig and is now actively practicing yoga too, who knows... maybe you will find him in the splits warming up at a competition soon!    Rosie and David   To follow her on social media, Rosie’s Yoga Instagram is : royoga_flow and Facebook is : Ro Yoga Flow.