OTB Street Dance Competition October 2022 – Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester

Please find event programme here- Sunday 9th October- Wythenshawe Programme

It’s been a while since we have been back at Wythenshawe! We are looking forward to being here again! This is one of our main events suitable for a mix of levels between Beginner- Advanced.

Dancers of all ages can get involved in the various sections we have at this event including

x 1 Set Routine Solo Event
x 1 Freestyle Solo Event
x 1 Team Event
x 1 Duo Event

Looking forward to welcoming 4 wonderful judges to this competition- Jeffrey, Ess, Dre & Natasha!

Please see below the schedule for this event plus some other useful information.

8.40am-  Teachers only may enter ballroom (must be wearing a teacher wristband- teachers please see us on the stage as soon as you arrive to collect all dancers numbers)

8.45am– Ballroom doors open for all dancers & spectators

9.15am– Introduce judges & safety announcements

9.20am- All team event for age 11 years and under in the following order

7 years and under beginner teams
9 years and under beginner teams
9 years and under intermediate teams
11 years and under intermediate teams
– Presentation of 11 years and under teams

10am- All set routines for age 11 & under
– Presentation of all set routines for age 11 & under

11.30 am– All solo events for age 11 & under
Presentation of all solo events for age 11 & under

1pm– All duo events for age 11 & under
Parents solo events
– Presentation of all duo events for age 11 & under & parents solo events

2pm– All 12 & over teams in the following order

13 years and under beginner teams
15 years and under beginner teams
16 years and over beginner teams
13 years and under intermediate teams
15 years and under intermediate teams
16 years and over intermediate teams (this category due to start at 2.45pm so dancers in this section could arrive a little later)
– Presentation of  all above teams

3.30pm- All 12 years & over set routine events
– Presentation of all  12 years & over set routine events

5pm– All 12 years & over advanced solo events
– Presentation of all 12 years & over advanced solo events

5.15pm– All 12 years & over class member, beginner & intermediate solo events
– Elite all stars
– Presentation of all 12 years & over class member, beginner, intermediate & elite all stars solo events

6.30pm– All 12 years & over duo events
– Presentation of all 12 years & over duo events

Approx finish time- 7pm

Please see below some other useful information to help you plan your day…

Venue Postcode- M22 5RX

Food & drink policy– The venue has a cafe open until 3pm.Packed lunches are permitted to be brought inside the ballroom but can we kindly ask everyone to clear away any rubbish before they leave.

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 policy on the website. Tickets will be available on the door @ £20.

Photo/video policy- A reminder that you are permitted to take photographs and videos of your own dancers whilst they are performing solos & duos. If anyone objects to this, please see us prior to the start of the event. For teams, strictly only 1 nominated person is allowed to record at this time.

Allocated seating- All seating will be reserved clearly with your dance school name.

Parking- The venue has a large car park. It is free to use on Sundays..

Merchandise– Our merchandise stall will be there on the day with brand new lines!

Please supervise children at all times- Please note that the leisure centre including the foyer and toilets which are external to the ballroom are open to the general public. Please supervise children at all times.

Finallly, please see below the age categories for all the solo events on the day. As we don’t take duo entries in advance, these will match what is on our programme.

DANCE 1
4 YEARS
5 YEARS
6 & 7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 & 10 YEARS
PARENTS

DANCE 2
5 & 6 YEARS
7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 YEARS & OVER
PARENT

DANCE 3
9 YEARS & UNDER
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 YEARS & OVER

DANCE 4
9 YEARS & UNDER
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER
PARENT

DANCE 5
10 & 11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 YEARS
15 YEARS
16 YEARS
17 YEARS & OVER

DANCE 6
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER

CLASS MEMBERS FREESTYLE
7 YEARS & UNDER
8-11 YEARS

BEGINNERS FREESTYLE
4 & 5 YEARS
6 YEARS
7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 YEARS
15 YEARS
16 YEARS
17 YEARS & OVER
PARENTS

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

ADVANCED FREESTYLE
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER