Imperial's dancing competition winner announced!

Martin McCall and Marion Ferrat win Imperial College's dazzling dancing competition at the Grand Finale of the Artsfest 2009

Marion gets carried away by the Tango

Marion and Martin rehearse their moves

"I'm a great fan of "Strictly Come Dancing " on the telly, marvelling at the so-swiftly honed skills of the celebrities, and debating endlessly the John Sergeant controversy. However, I never believed I would have the opportunity to have a go myself, so it was fantastic to be asked to compete in Imperial's own dance competition. It was a bit daunting though, since I've never had any formal training in either latin or ballroom dancing. But my partner Marion and the professional coaches, have been brilliant. Ever cheerful, Marion , a PhD student in Earth Sciences from Paris ,has guided me through, not only the dancing, but also in getting me to believe that I can do this. And when helping a student with some physics recently, at least I was able to say " Come on, if I can learn to dance, then you can learn physics ! "

Winners Martin and Marion are presented with trophies and the shield