OTB Street Dance Competition January 2026 – Accrington Town Hall
Welcome to the Competition Info Page for OTB – Sunday 25th January at Accrington Town Hall
Here, you’ll find all the information you need to plan your time with us. Use the tabs at the bottom of this page to navigate through different sections of information for this event.
This is one of our smaller events perfect for new competitors, beginners & intermediate dancers.
Entry Limits:
Each dancer may enter up to 4 events:
- 2 solos (either 1 set routine + 1 freestyle OR 2 set routines)
- 1 duo
- 1 team
Schedule
8:30am – Doors open (access for teachers first)
9:00am – 7 years & under set routines & freestyle solos
awards presented immediately after each final
10:20am – 7 years & under duos
awards presented immediately after each final
10:50am – 7 & under / 9 & under team events
awards presented after all teams have danced
11:15am – 9 years & under duos
awards presented immediately after each final
11:45am – 8-10 years set routines & freestyle solos & parents solos
awards presented immediately after each final
1:30pm – 11 & under / 13 & under / 14 & over team events
awards presented after all teams have danced
1:50pm – 11 years & under / 13 years & under / 14 years & over duos
awards presented immediately after each final
2:30pm – 11 years & over set routines & freestyle solos
awards presented immediately after each final
3:50-4pm – Approx finish time
Age Categories
Please refer to the link here for the initial programme for this event. Note that the age categories have been adjusted slightly now the entries have been processed. The finalised age categories are displayed below.
DANCE 1 (FAVOURITE THING)
3 Years & Under
4 Years
4 Years ADD Needs
5 Years
6 Years
7 Years
8 Years
9 & 10 Years
11 Years
Parents
DANCE 2 (DOWN)
5 Years & Under
4 Years ADD Needs
6 Years
7 Years
8 Years
9 & 10 Years
11 Years & Over
Parents
DANCE 3 (12 STEP)
7 Years & Under
8 Years
9 Years
10 Years
11 Years
12 Years
13 Years & Over
DANCE 4 (FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS)
8 & 9 Years
10 Years
11 Years
12 Years & Over
DANCE 5 (KILLA)
8 & 9 Years
10 Years
11 Years
12 Years
13 Years
14 & 15 Years
16 Years & Over
Parents
DANCE 6 (RUN IT)
10 Years
11 & 12 Years
13 Years
14 & 15 Years
16 Years & Over
DANCE 7 (SENSATIONAL)
9 & 10 Years
11-13 Years
14 Years & Over
CLASS MEMBER FS
4 Years & Under
5 Years
6 & 7 Years
8 & 9 Years
BEGINNER FS
5 Years & Under
6 & 7 Years
9 Years
10 Years
11 Years
12 & 13 Years
14 Years & Over
INTERMEDIATE FS
8 & 9 Years
10 Years
11 & 12 Years
13 Years & Over
PARENTS FS
Judges
Speakers
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Ian HarrisJudge -
Maisie WilsonJudge -
Natasha Gooden
Important Information
A Body of Persons Approval (BOPA) has been issued for this event by the local Council. Under BOPA conditions, the priority is to ensure the safety and well-being of all event participants, with particular attention to children up to school-leaving age. This should be considered a team effort between:
* Event Organisers
* Event Staff
* Licensed Chaperones
* Dance School Teachers/Leaders
* Parents/Guardians/Responsible Adults
It would be much appreciated if all attendees could take note of the following information.
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.
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.
Safeguarding info- Our safeguarding policy can be found here
The Designated Safeguarding Lead for OTB is Jessica Porter, who will be in attendance for the duration of the event and will be based on the stage. Alternatively, you can email info@onthebeat.dance
Venue Information
Please see the venue page for information on travel, parking, changing facilities, emergency procedures and first aid.
Merchandise– Our merchandise stall will be available in the Arena. Payments by cash & card are accepted.
Wristband Information
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 policy here.
There will be a limited number of wristbands available on the door – priority access will be given to those who have a wristband in advance.
Please note that bands are only available to people attending with a dance school and are not on sale to the general public.
Payments by cash & card are accepted.
Wristbands purchased on the door are priced at £24.
Allocated Seating- All seating will be reserved clearly with your dance school name.