OTB Street Dance Competition April 2024 – Accrington Town Hall
We are delighted to welcome you all to our next competition at Accrington Town Hall!
Joined by our judges Ian, Maisie & Dre, once again we are looking forward to an action packed day of Solos, Duos & Teams for all ages!
Dancers can enter a maximum of 4 events at this competition-
X 2 solo events (this can be x 2 set routines or x 1 set routine and x 1 freestyle solo)
X 1 duo event
X 1 team event
We have now processed the entries for this event and are able to bring you a full schedule, age categories and some more information. Please see below the info you need to help you plan your time with us.
The day will be split into 4 main sections (7 years & under, 9 years & under, 11 years & under and 12 years & over).
Section 1 – 7 years & under
Section 2 – 9 years & over (Parents solos at the end of this section)
Section 3 – 11 years & under
Section 4 – 12 years & over
You will notice below that teams will be slotted between each of the sections in a way that best accommodates teams where they have members from the different sections of the day.
To help minimise the number of attendees in the room at once, please can we kindly ask that attendees where possible only attend for the sections they are involved in (rather than staying for the full day to watch all ages). We recommend attending no earlier than 20 minutes before your section starts where possible. If you do arrive significantly early for your section or when a team section is dancing, you may be asked to wait in the café area downstairs until there is a good time to enter the room.
Accrington Town Hall Postcode– BB5 1LA
Parking- As the venue is in the town centre, there is lots of on street parking around the venue, most of which is free on Sundays.
Food & Drink Policy– The venue has a bar serving hot & cold drinks all day. Hot dogs will be available and a tuck shop. Packed lunches are permitted to be brought inside the ballroom but can we kindly ask everyone to clear away any rubbish before they leave. Please don’t bring hot takeaway food or drink inside.
Wristbands– Please have your wristbands on and fastened securely before entering the building. Lost, damaged or forgotten wristbands will not be replaced and will have to be re-purchased. Please see our full wristband here.
There will be a limited number of wristbands available on the door priced at £22- priority access will be given to those who have a wristband in advance.
Photo/Video Policy- As this is a private event for event participants and their family/friends, our organisation would like to be able to permit the use of cameras to capture these special memories. We would however like to bring your attention to the following:
Solos & Duos- If you are intending to upload photos/videos of your participant to social media, it is recommended that you consider your privacy settings so that you limit your audience to close friends & family. Our team may also take videos and photos to use on OTB social media pages. If anyone does have any concerns/objections to this or would like us to make adjustments for any particular event, please speak to your dance school lead who will communicate this with our events team.
Team events- One nominated person from the dance school performing their team routine may video the routine from the front. It is strictly prohibited for anyone else in the venue to take a video recording. It is then at the teachers’ discretion where that recording gets shared. This is so that the teacher can decide who has access to their choreography and also for safeguarding reasons which are considered different to a solos/duos type event. Still photographs are permitted but please consider the points highlighted in the solos/pairs sections above.
Emergency Evacuation Procedure- Please note that we are not expecting a fire drill during the event. In the case of a fire alarm sounding, please evacuate the building immediately. Usually the assembly point for the venue is directly outside the front doors however whilst there are changes to the market next door, the assembly point will be round to the left side of the building (as looking at the front doors). If you are a responsible adult accompanying an event participant, if safe to do so, please try to locate your dance school lead person at the assembly point to let them know that you have safely evacuated the building.
Dancers getting changed- Dancers are strictly not permitted to get changed inside the ballroom or on the corridors unless they are wearing a base layer (leotard/ shorts/ crop top). If anyone needs to change during their time with us there is a female changing room available on the middle of the stairs and a male changing room closer to the foyer downstairs. Dancers who are school age or younger need to be accompanied by their adult or a chaperone whilst changing.
Child Supervision & Sign in/ Sign Out Procedure- Participants up to school-leaving age are supervised by a responsible adult at all times. Participants of this age will not be permitted to pass our door/security team without a responsible adult accompanying them. On arrival and departure, event participants are asked to inform their teacher/group lead so that they can record attendance times at the event.
First Aid- Should you need a first aider during your time with us, please see any of our staff who will direct you.
Allocated Seating- All seating will be reserved clearly with your dance school name.
Merchandise– Our merchandise stall will be there in the foyer
Safeguarding info- Our safeguarding policy can be found here
The Designated Safeguarding Lead for Cheerdance UK is Jessica Porter, she will be in attendance for the duration of the event and will be based on the stage. Alternatively, you can email info@onthebeat.dance
Schedule –
7.55am- Teacher access
8am – Doors open
8.30am- Section 1 solos & duos
All solo events for dancers aged 7 years & under
5 & under/7 & under duo events
*Awards presented immediately after each final
10.20am – Section 2 teams
9 years & under team events (3 teams entered)
10:30am – Section 2 solos & duos
All solo events for dancers age 8 & 9 years
9 years & under duos
*Awards presented immediately after each final
(Parents solos will be done here with the 9 years & under duos. Parents to dance first rounds at 11.30am)
12pm- Section 3 teams
11 years & under beginner team event (6 teams entered)
11 years & under intermediate team events (1 team entered)
Awards of above team sections
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12:45pm- Section 3 solos & duos
All solo events for dancers age 10 & 11 years
11 years & under duos
*Awards presented immediately after each final
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2:45pm- Section 4 teams
13 years & under beginner team events (3 teams entered)
14 years & over beginner team events (5 teams entered)
14 years & over intermediate team events (4 teams entered)
Parent team (1 team entered)
Awards of above team sections
3.30pm- Section 4 solos & duos
All solo events for dancers age 12 & over
13 years & under/ 14 years & over duos
Approx finish time 5.30pm
Please see below the age categories for all solos (duos will be as the programme)
DANCE 1 (SHAKE YOUR BODY)
4 YEARS & UNDER
5 YEARS
6 YEARS
7 YEARS
8 & 9 YEARS
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS & OVER
PARENTS
DANCE 2 (SOKOTO)
5 YEARS & UNDER
6 YEARS
7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS & OVER
PARENTS
DANCE 3 (COME ON GIRL)
7 YEARS & UNDER
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 YEARS & OVER
PARENTS
DANCE 4 (SWITCH)
7 YEARS
8 & 9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
PARENTS
DANCE 5 (3D)
8 & 9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 YEARS & OVER
PARENTS
DANCE 6 (FANTASY)
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER
DANCE 7 (AM TO PM)
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS
17 YEARS & OVER
DANCE 7 (AM TO PM)
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS
17 YEARS & OVER
CLASS MEMBERS FREESTYLE
4 YEARS & UNDER
5 YEARS
6 & 7 YEARS
8 & 9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 YEARS
BEGINNER FREESTYLE
5 YEARS & UNDER
6 YEARS
7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
INTERMEDIATE FREESTYLE
7 YEARS
9 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 – 14 YEARS
15 & 16 YEARS
18 YEARS
PARENTS FS
LINK TO ORIGINAL EVENT PROGRAMME-https://www.onthebeat.dance/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Sunday-14th-April-Accrington-Town-Hall.pdf