British Dance Festival 2022 | Highlights

EVENT INFORMATION

THE UDO’S BRITISH DANCE FESTIVAL IS THE GREATEST PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE YOUR DANCING TALENTS HERE IN BRITAIN.

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From 17th – 19th March 2023, Dancers across the British Isles will unite together over this fantastic weekend to compete for prizes, prestige, British Champion titles.

We welcome all ages and abilities & pride ourselves on providing an enjoyable, supportive and family friendly atmosphere at this event.

There will be UDO British, UDO Encore, Exhibition Arena, Performance Stage, Workshops, Masterclasses and so much more!

What is at the British Dance Festival 2023?

• Solos – Commercial & Lyrical/Contemporary (You can choose 1 Style)
• Duos – Commercial, Lyrical/Contemporary & Musical Theatre/Jazz (You can choose 2 Styles)
• Teams – Commercial, Lyrical/Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Ballet/Tap (You can choose 4 Styles)
• University Dance Challenge – The University Dance Challenge is back! This is the perfect opportunity for Universities across the UK to take part in the British Dance Festival. Whether you are a Street Dance or Pom Team, this category is for everyone!

  For more information, please email lucy@theudogroup.com 

  UNIVERSITY DANCE CHALLENGE REGISTRATION: https://form.jotform.com/220604824548355 

• Battle of Britain – Our Battle Of Britain Event was a HUGE success last year! The Top scoring teams from each category and each country go head to head to be crowned the Ultimate Battle of Britain Champions 2023!

Wales being crowned Ultimate British Champions 2022. 

BRITISH DANCE FESTIVAL 2023 IS A QUALIFIER FOR UDO EUROPEANS, UDO WORLDS 2023 (STREET DANCE ONLY) & UDO DANCE STARS (ENCORE)

For more information regarding the Street Dance Side of British Dance Festival, please visit the UDO Website.

https://www.udostreetdance.com/gb_en/events/view/udo-british-dance-festival-2023

WORKSHOPS

We pride ourselves in providing the best lineup of Choreographers and Judges across the UK to attend this event. We want to ensure we offer dancers the best training at our events. Our workshop lineup for 2022 consisted of a variety of AMAZING Choreographers including; Mr Youtube, Home Bros, Josh Pilmore, Lukas Mcfarlane and so many more!

Our Workshops for 2023 are bigger and better than ever.
Our lineup includes; Anna Reed, Mr Youtube, BouBou Belbak, Philip Birchall, Devon Young, Harry Barnes, Tomas Simon, Bruno Perrier, Lily Field, Christabelle, Christie Lee Manning, Jessie O’Reilly, Marta…and many more to be announced!

DANCE COLLEGES & EXHIBITIONS

We are honoured to have some of the UK’s TOP Dance Colleges & Exhibitions at the UDO British Dance Festival 2023. They will have a Trade Stade for you to ask any questions you may have about the Courses they offer AND will be providing you with a Show Stopping Performance on the Saturday Evening!

DANCE COLLEGES INCLUDE; 

• WILKES ACADEMY
• DYNAMIX PERFORMING ARTS COLLEGE
• LEEDS CITY COLLEGE / THE MILL SCHOOL OF PERFORMANCE
  ….AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

EXHIBITIONS & TRADE STANDS INCLUDE;

• Drop Dead & Dye Clothing
• The Gifted Dancers
• BearWear Clothing
  …AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

ACROPAD

We are THRILLED to announce that AcroPAD will be exhibiting at the UDO British Dance Festival 2023. AcroPAD offers a range of high quality air products. Inflatable Air Tracks, Air Floors, Tumble Tracks for Gymnastics, Cheerleading and Dance. 

AcroPAD will be based in the ARENA of Winter Gardens, Blackpool with an Inflatable Air Track providing OPEN SESSIONS for all Dancers and 11 INCREDIBLE Workshops with AcroPADS Top Instructors!

A Full Schedule of AcroPad Open Sessions & Classes on each day will be revealed shortly but Tickets are available to book NOW, Just click HERE  to reserve spaces and purchase your tickets as these will SELL OUT!

ENCORE SOLO/DUO MUSIC

• STYLES:
  Solos – Commercial & Lyrical/Contemporary
  Duos – Commercial, Lyrical/Contemporary & Musical Theatre/Jazz
• AGES: Minis (4-7), Juniors (8-11), Teens (12-15) & Seniors (16+)

You are allowed to compete in 2 x Duo category & 1 x Solo Category plus a Solo and Duo in Street Dance. 

*If there is a large amount of entries in each age division, we will split these into beginner and advanced.

COMMERCIAL SOLOS:
Music will be chosen at random by the DJ. It will be a set BPM suitable for the ability and age of the dancers in that category. 

CONTEMPORARY / LYRICAL SOLOS MUSIC:

Please Note, Music will be RANDOM for all Heats, If you reach the FINAL in your age category then you will be performing to a SET song. The list of Set Songs for the Finals are listed below. 

Mini’s (Ages 4-7) FINALS ONLY:

ARTIST: Lewis Capaldi

TRACK: Someone You Loved

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/someone-you-loved/1441539148?i=1441539154

Juniors (Ages 8-11) FINALS ONLY:

ARTIST: Mabel

TRACK: Time After Time (From the McDonalds Christmas Advert 2021)

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/time-after-time-from-the-mcdonalds-christmas-advert-2021/1592688761?i=1592688771

Teens (Ages 12-15) FINALS ONLY:

ARTIST: Adele

TRACK: Easy On Me

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/easy-on-me/1590035691?i=1590036021

Seniors (16+) FINALS ONLY:

ARTIST: Lauren Spencer-Smith

TRACK: Fingers Crossed

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/fingers-crossed/1609152492?i=1609152497

COMMERCIAL DUOS MUSIC:

Mini’s – (Ages 4-7):

ARTIST: Becky G

TRACK: Shower

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/shower/868199032?i=868199261

Juniors (Ages 8-11):

ARTIST: Beyonce

TRACK: Run The World (Girls)

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/run-the-world-girls/626204707?i=626205874

Teens (Ages 12-15):

ARTIST: Fergie (Feat. will.i.am)

TRACK: Fergalicious

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/fergalicious-feat-will-i-am-radio-edit/1469555991?i=1469556271

Seniors (Ages 16+): 

ARTIST: Janet Jackson

TRACK: Feedback

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/feedback/1442984029?i=1442984044

CONTEMPORARY / LYRICAL DUOS MUSIC:

Mini’s (Ages 4-7):

ARTIST: Ed Sheeran

TRACK: Perfect

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/perfect/1193682944?i=1193683175

Juniors (Ages 8-11):

ARTIST: Liv Harland

TRACK: Letters

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/letters/1607872547?i=1607872548

Teens (Ages 12-15):

ARTIST: Sam Smith

TRACK: Fire On Fire

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/fire-on-fire/1446046501?i=1446046515

Seniors (16+):

ARTIST: Lewis Capaldi

TRACK: Before You Go

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/before-you-go/1485383702?i=1485384412

MUSICAL THEATRE / JAZZ DUOS MUSIC:

Mini’s (Ages 4-7):

ARTIST: The Lion King (The West End Orchestra)

TRACK: I Just Can’t Wait To Be King

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-just-cant-wait-to-be-king-from-the-lion-king/1101471656?i=1101471658

Juniors (Ages 8-11):

ARTIST: Diane Guerrero & Stephanie Beatriz

TRACK: What Else Can I Do

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/what-else-can-i-do/1594677532?i=1594677762

Teens (Ages 12-15):

ARTIST: Six The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)

TRACK: Six

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/six/1465183308?i=1465183521

Seniors (16+):

ARTIST: Hugh Skinner & Lily James (Mamma Mia 2

TRACK: Before You Go

iTunes Link: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/waterloo/1380464428?i=1380465305

The DJ will play these set tracks for each age category. The track will be played from the beginning for approx 60 seconds.

Dancers are permitted to choreograph 6 counts of 8, and then keep repeating this if they wish. There will be approx. 5 – 10 duos on the floor at one time.

If you are an Advanced Soloist/Duo and you reach the final 5, each Solo/Duo will have a 75 – 90 second spot, the music will start from the beginning each time.

Please Note: All Solo & Duo categories will be split into Beginner & Advanced and there is a possibility they could be combined based on the number of entries we receive. Therefore, the music set for each AGE CATEGORY will be the same regardless of if you are in the Beginner or Advanced categories for your Solo/Duo.

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TICKETS

WEEKEND INCLUSIVE DANCER TICKET*: £100
*Includes Solo, Duo, Trioquad, Team, Supercrew, Crew Battle & Workshops. Excluding Masterclasses and 1v1 Battles)
WEEKEND DANCER TICKET*: £75
*Includes 1 x Team Dance & Workshops. Excluding Masterclasses and 1v1 Battles)
WEEKEND SPECTATOR TICKET: £75

FOR MORE PRICES INCLUDING WORKSHOP PACKAGES & DAY PASSES, CLICK HERE 

Please Note: If you have reserved tickets, the final balance is due by Friday 3rd February 2023.

If you would like to reserve your tickets for UDO British Dance Festival 2023, then please email hello@theudogroup.com

Questions about competitions, registrations or any other queries?
 02920 799 199 or   hello@theudogroup.com

Terms & Conditions

• Please ensure that the tickets you order are all required as once ordered they are non-refundable
• If you decide to cancel after you have confirmed numbers, you will still need to pay for your tickets
• If you do require any further tickets, they can be bought on the day of the event as long as it is not a sell out
• The running order for the day will vary depending on the number of entrants registered for the event, we reserve the right to change the running order as and when necessary.
•  All entries to dance need to be done online at least 7 days before the event – this entry is free.
• Please remember all dancers must be UDO Members – you can register for free UDO membership by clicking the MEMBERSHIP tab on the UDO Website.

We look forward to seeing you at our events.

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