Information & Rules

Our competitions are open to both dance schools & secondary schools. We strive to provide a fun, friendly and high-quality competition giving both novice and advanced dancers a chance to compete in a professional environment.

We have a panel of professional industry judges who will provide written feedback to
the competitors and will score in presentation, technique, performance, choreography and musicality.

Please find the following information about The Championships below
A full set of our rules and other information can be found as a downloaded PDF 

CATEGORIES

Solos, Duos, Trio and Groups
Routines are entered by the average age of the duos/trios/groups.
Groups will be split into different genres if there are enough entries.
The age of dancer is taken on the date of the competition, so please be aware of this on your entry form

We offer both Novice and Advanced Sections
We ask that teachers read our criteria on novice and advance dancers. Our guidelines are to be used in determining the appropriate level placement of each competitor. It is left to the teachers' own sound judgement when entering level placement for their students as they have the full information and background on their experience.

ENTRIES

Solos, Duos, Trios & Groups

We offer each school a maximum of 40 entries for a two-day event and 30 entries for a one-day event.

The maximum we can accept per day is 190 entries.

Please Note: Once the deadline has passed for applications, we may be able to open up more space to all schools if available. We must ensure a competition that is fair and rich with variety. Also, to ensure we have a range of dance schools present rather than just a few competing against themselves.

AGES 

Mini 4 – 6 years
Pre Junior 7 – 8 years
Junior 9 - 10 years
Pre Inter 11 - 12 years
Intermediates 13 – 14 years
Senior 15 years +

STYLES

Lyrical & Contemporary
Ballet, Pointe
Jazz, Modern, Musical Theatre
Commercial Street, Hip Hop
Acro, Tap, Character

We do not accept Song & Dance routines

TIME LIMITS

Solos: 2 minutes max
Duo & Trio: 2 minutes 30 seconds
Groups: 4 minutes max

Times will be strictly monitored

PRICES FOR DANCE SCHOOLS ENTRY

Solos £20.00
Duo/Trio £32.00/£48.00 (£16 per dancer)
Groups £10.00 per dancer
Dance Challenges £12.00 per dancer

PRICES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS ENTRY

Solos £12.00
Duo/Trio £20.00/£30.00 (£10 per dancer)
Groups £7.00 per dancer
Dance Challenges £12.00 per dancer

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

We require a holding deposit of £150 from each school to secure their place. This is payable upon application to the competition. This deposit will be taken off the final invoice amount when raised. If groups withdraw from the competition the deposit becomes non-refundable. If entry fees do not reach the full amount of £150.00 a 50% deposit is payable.

Secondary schools to make a deposit for £100 to secure their place.

Please contact Ricia Taylor for all correspondence on the above information here

Please find our Competition Terms & Conditions in the downloads box