OTB Street Dance Competition March 2022 – Blackpool Winter Gardens

BLACKPOOL WE ARE BACK!!!! AND WE ARE ABSOLUTELY RARING TO GO FOR OUR STREET DANCE STARS 2022 EVENT!

WE HAVE NOW PROCESSED OUR ENTRIES AND ARE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A SCHEDULE FOR THIS EVENT PLUS MORE INFO YOU MAY FIND USEFUL. WE HOPE EVERYTHING BELOW WILL ANSWER MOST OF QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE EVENT. COULD WE KINDLY ASK THAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHECK, THAT THIS IS FIRST ADDRESSED WITH YOUR TEACHER WHO WILL THEN COMMUNICATE WITH US IF THEY CAN’T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

OUR EVENT IS HELD IN THE EMPRESS BALLROOM WHICH IS PART OF THE WINTERGARDENS. THERE ARE 2 ENTRANCES AND IT WILL BE THE ONE ON CHURCH STREET THAT IS USED ON THE DAY. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS ANOTHER DANCE COMPETITION BEING HELD AT THE SAME VENUE ON THE DAY IN THE SPANISH HALL.

PLEASE SEE BELOW OUR SCHEDULE. TIMES GIVEN ARE ESTIMATED BASED ON ENTRIES AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO STICK TO THEM AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE.

8AM- CHURCH STREET DOORS OPEN
8.05AM- EMPRESS BALLROOM DOORS OPEN TO TEACHERS ONLY
8.10AM- EMPRESS BALLROOM DOORS OPEN TO ALL DANCERS & SPECTATORS

SECTION 1- (EVENTS FOR DANCERS 7 YEARS & UNDER)-
(UNDER 6/UNDER 8 TEAM MEMBERS PLEASE BE READY TO DANCE AT 8.40AM PROMPT).

8.40AM – SECTION 1 TEAMS (IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER)
UNDER 6 BEGINNER TEAMS
UNDER 8 BEGINNER TEAMS
PRESENTATION FOR ABOVE TEAMS

9AM -ALL UNDER 8 SET ROUTINE EVENTS
PRESENTATION OF ALL UNDER 8 SET ROUTINE EVENTS

9.50AM-ALL UNDER 8 FREESTYLE SOLO EVENTS
PRESENTATION OF ALL UNDER 8 FREESTYLE SOLO EVENTS

10.40AM- ALL UNDER 8 DUO EVENTS
PRESENTATION OF ALL UNDER 8 DUO EVENTS

SECTION 2- (EVENTS FOR DANCERS 8-11 YEARS OLD)-

11AM- SECTION 2 TEAMS (IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER)
UNDER 10 BEGINNER TEAMS
UNDER 12 BEGINNER TEAMS
UNDER 10 INTERMEDIATE TEAMS
PRESENTATION OF ALL ABOVE TEAM EVENTS

12.30PM- ALL UNDER 12 SET ROUTINE EVENTS
PRESENTATION OF UNDER 12 SET ROUTINE EVENTS

2PM- ALL UNDER 12 FREESTYLE HIPHOP SOLO EVENTS
PRESENTATION OF ALL UNDER 12 FREESTYLE HIPHOP SOLO EVENTS
(PLEASE NOTE ANY WINNERS OF ADVANCED WILL BE CALLED BACK TO DANCE IN ELITE ALL STARS LATER IN THE DAY)

3.30PM- ALL UNDER 12 DUOS
PRESENTATION OF ALL UNDER 12 DUOS

SECTION 3- (EVENTS FOR DANCERS 12 YEARS AND OVER)-

4PM- ALL PARENTS SOLO & DUO EVENTS
PRESENTATION OF ALL PARENTS SOLOS & DUO EVENTS

4.30PM- SECTION 3 TEAMS (IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER)
UNDER 14 BEGINNER TEAMS
UNDER 16 BEGINNER TEAMS
16 & OVER BEGINNER TEAMS
UNDER 14 INTERMEDIATE TEAMS
(NOTE- NO EARLIER THAN 5.30PM FOR BELOW TEAMS IF THEY WANT TO HAVE A BREAK WHILST ABOVE TEAMS ON- PLEASE CONFIRM WITH YOUR TEACHER)
UNDER 16 INTERMEDIATE TEAMS
16 & OVER INTERMEDIATE TEAMS
PARENTS TEAMS
PRESENTATION OF ALL TEAM SECTIONS

6.30M- ALL 12 YEARS & OVER SET ROUTINES
PRESENTATION OF 12 & OVER SET ROUTINES

8PM- 12 & OVER ADVANCED SOLOS-
PRESENTATION OF ADVANCED SOLOS (DONE BEFORE OTHER SOLOS TO ALLOW TIME FOR ELITE ALL STARS TO PREPARE)

8.20PM- ALL 12 & OVER CLASS MEMBERS/ BEGINNERS/ INTERMEDIATE FREESTYLE HIPHOP SOLO EVENTS & ELITE ALL STARS
PRESENTATION OF 12 & OVER CLASS MEMBERS/ BEGINNERS/ INTERMEDIATE FREESTYLE HIPHOP SOLO EVENTS & ELITE ALL STARS

9.30PM- 12 & OVER DUOS
12 & OVER DUO PRESENTATION
APPROX FINISH TIME 10PM

FOOD & DRINK POLICY– THE VENUE ALLOW PEOPLE TO BRING PACKED LUNCHES INSIDE. PLEASE HELP US TO LOOK AFTER THIS ROOM BY CLEARING AWAY AND RUBBISH BEFORE YOU LEAVE. THERE WILL BE HOT FOOD AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE IN THE VENUE AS WELL AS A BAR & TUCK SHOP.

WRISTBANDS– PLEASE HAVE YOUR WRISTBANDS ON AND FASTENED SECURELY BEFORE ENTERING THE BUILDING. LOST WRISTBANDS WILL NOT BE REPLACED. THERE WILL BE A FEW TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR AT THE DOOR PRICE (£25) FOR SPECTATORS ONLY THAT ARE PART OF A DANCE SCHOOL BOOKED ON TO THE EVENT. HOWEVER ALL DANCERS MUST BE ENTERED IN ADVANCE FOR THIS COMPETITION. WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING ANY ENTRIES ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT .

PHOTO/VIDEO POLICY- A REMINDER THAT YOU ARE PERMITTED TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS OF YOUR OWN DANCERS WHILST THEY ARE PERFORMING. IF ANYONE OBJECTS TO THIS, PLEASE SEE US PRIOR TO THE START OF THE EVENT. DURING THE TEAM EVENTS HOWEVER, ONLY ONE NOMINATED PERSON IS ALLOWED TO VIDEO THE TEAM DANCING WHICH IS SOMEONE THE TEAMS’ TEACHER IS AWARE OF. NOBODY ELSE SHOULD BE VIDEOING AT THIS POINT.

ALLOCATED SEATING- ALL SEATING WILL BE RESERVED CLEARLY WITH YOUR DANCE SCHOOL NAME.

MERCHANDISE– OUR STALL WILL BE LOCATED IN THE FOYER OF THE BALLROOM.

RECALL SYSTEM- WE WILL BE USING A SYSTEM WHERE WE MESSAGE THE RECALL NUMBERS DIRECTLY TO TEACHERS FOR ALL SOLO & DUO EVENTS PRIOR TO US CALLING THEM OUT WHICH SHOULD SPEED UP THE RECALL PROCESS. PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY RECALL NUMBERS FOR EACH EVENT ONCE- PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR TEACHER IF YOU ARE UNSURE IF YOUR NUMBER HAS BEEN RECALLED.

PARKING- THE WINTERGARDENS DOES NOT HAVE ONSITE PUBLIC PARKING. HOWEVER THERE IS A LARGE MULTISTOREY CAR PARK ACROSS FROM THE CHURCH STREET ENTRANCE TO WINTERGARDENS (HOUNDS HILL CAR PARK). THERE IS ALSO OPEN AIR PARKING ON AIDALAIDE STREET WHICH IS ROUND THE BACK OF THE VENUE AS WELL AS LOTS OF OTHER PARKING OPTIONS CLOSEBY.

CHANGES TO INITIAL PROGRAMME – PLEASE SEE BELOW THE AGE CATEGORIES FOR ALL SOLO/DUO EVENTS BASED ON THE ENTRIES WE HAVE RECEIVED.