OTB Street Dance Competition May 2025 – Blackpool Wintergardens

Date

11 May 2025
Expired!

Location

Blackpool Winter Gardens
Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool, UK

Cost

£25.00

Time

All Day

Welcome to the Event Competition Page for OTB – Sunday 11th May at Blackpool Winter Gardens

We’re delighted to be back at this amazing venue and can’t wait to spend the day with you all. The event is jam-packed with a wide variety of sections for dancers to enjoy.

Here, you’ll find all the information you need to plan your day with us. Use the tabs at the bottom of this page to navigate through the different sections.

This competition is one of our main events and is suitable for all levels.

Entry Information:
Dancers may enter a maximum of 4 events out of 5 possible options, made up of any combination of the following:

  • A maximum of 2 solos (either 1 set routine & 1 freestyle solo, or 2 set routine solos)

  • A trio OR quad event

  • A duo event

  • A team event
    (Please note: dancers can enter 4 out of 5 options.)

The Parent & Child Fun Event has now been added too – this can be entered in addition to the 4 event limit above.

Please see below for the full competition schedule. The event is divided into two main sections: 11 years & under, and 12 years & over, with the team events taking place in between.

8:10am – Church Street doors open
8:15am – Ballroom doors open for dancers & spectators (teacher access a few minutes before)

9:00am – Section 1 set routines (11 years & under)
Awards presented immediately after each final

11:00am – Section 1 freestyle solos (11 years & under)
Awards presented immediately after each final

12:20pm – Section 1 duos (11 years & under) & parents solos
Awards presented immediately after each final

1:00pm – Section 1 trios/quads (11 years & under) & parents trios/quads
Awards presented immediately after each final

1:15pm – Parent & child fun event
Awards presented immediately after each final

BREAK

1:45pm – All ages team events

  • 5 & under beginners (1 team)
  • 7 & under beginners (1 team)
  • 9 & under beginners (4 teams)
  • 11 & under beginners (3 teams)
  • 13 & under beginners (6 teams)
  • 11 & under intermediates (3 teams)
  • 13 & under intermediates (4 teams)
  • 15 & under intermediates (2 teams)
  • 16 & over intermediates (2 teams)
  • 15 & under advanced (1 team)
  • Parents (1 team)
    Awards presented immediately after all teams have danced

3:15pm – Section 2 trios/quads (12 years & over)
Awards presented immediately after each final

3:30pm – Section 2 set routines (12 years & over)
Awards presented immediately after each final

5:15pm – Section 2 freestyle solos (12 years & over)
Note: Advanced will run first here so winners can prepare for All Stars
Awards presented immediately after each final

6:15pm – Elite All Stars
Awards presented immediately after each final

6:25pm – Section 2 duos (12 years & over)
Awards presented immediately after each final

7:15pm – Approximate finish time

The finalised age categories are displayed below for all solo, duos and trio/ quad events.

SOLO & SET ROUTINE AGE CATEGORIES 

DANCE 1 (BURNITUP)
4 YEARS & UNDER
5 YEARS
6 & 7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS ADD NEEDS
12 YEARS

DANCE 2 (GOTTA BE YOU)
6 YEARS & UNDER
7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
10 YEARS ADD NEEDS
12 & 13 YEARS
20 YEARS ADD NEEDS

DANCE 3 (MORE)
8 YEARS & UNDER
9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS & OVER
20 YEARS ADD NEEDS
PARENTS

DANCE 4 (THE FAVOURITE)
9 YEARS & UNDER
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 YEARS & OVER
PARENTS

DANCE 5 (4EVER)
9 YEARS & UNDER
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER
ADULT ADD NEEDS
PARENTS

DANCE 6 (CRYING IN THE CLUB)
10 YEARS & UNDER
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 & 14 YEARS
15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER
PARENTS

DANCE 7 (THE WORST IN ME)
11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 YEARS
15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER

CLASS MEMBERS FS
5 YEARS & UNDER
6-8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS

BEGINNER FS
5 YEARS & UNDER
6 & 7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 YEARS & OVER

INTERMEDIATE FS
8 YEARS & UNDER
9 YEARS
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER

ADVANCED FS
9 YEARS & UNDER
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER

11 YEARS ADD NEEDS FS
ADULT ADD NEEDS FS

PARENTS FS

DUO AGE CATEGORIES
5 & UNDER BEG DUOS
7 & UNDER BEG DUOS
7 & UNDER INTER DUOS
9 & UNDER BEG DUOS
9 & UNDER INTER DUOS
11 & UNDER BEG DUOS
11 & UNDER INTER DUOS
11 & UNDER ADV DUOS
13 & UNDER BEG DUOS
13 & UNDER INTER DUOS
13 & UNDER ADV DUOS
15 & UNDER BEG DUOS
15 & UNDER INTER DUOS
15 & UNDER ADV DUOS
16 & OVER INTER DUOS
16 & OVER ADV DUOS

TRIO & QUAD AGE CATEGORIES
7 & UNDER TRIOS/QUADS
9 & UNDER TRIOS/QUADS
11 & UNDER TRIOS/QUADS
13 & UNDER TRIOS/QUADS
15 & UNDER TRIOS/QUADS
16 & OVER TRIOS/QUADS
PARENTS

Speakers

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 & Trios/ Quads – 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 Leads for OTB is Jessica Porter & Hollie McFadden, they will be in attendance for the duration of the event and will be based on the stage. Alternatively, you can email info@onthebeat.dance

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.

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 wristbands available on the door priced at £28- 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.

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