All Nations Competition February 2025- Norbreck Castle, Blackpool

Please see below the schedule for this competition. Note all ages will be danced together.

8:15am – Doors open for teachers
8.20am – Doors open for dancers & spectators

9:00am – All ages Ballroom solos
*awards presented immediately after each final*

11:15am – All ages Classical solos
*awards presented immediately after each final*

12:45pm – All ages Latin solos
*awards presented immediately after each final*

2:30- 2.45pm – Approx finish time

Please see below the confirmed age categories for this competition

LATIN DANCE 1 (SOMETHING THAT I WANT)
6 YEARS & UNDER
7 & 8 YEARS
9 YEARS & OVER

LATIN DANCE 2 (SPINNING AROUND)
6 & 7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
11-13 YEARS
28 YEARS

LATIN DANCE 3 (MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR)
6 & 7 YEARS
8 & 9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
12 YEARS ADD NEEDS
28-38 YEARS
62 YEARS & OVER

LATIN DANCE 4 (DEJA VU)
6 YEARS
9-11 YEARS
12-14 YEARS
17-38 YEARS
41 YEARS & OVER

LATIN DANCE 5 (RUN & TELL THAT)
10 YEARS & UNDER
11-13 YEARS
14-17 YEARS
26 YEARS & OVER

LATIN DANCE 6 (MAKEBA)
12 YEARS & UNDER
13-15 YEARS
17-25 YEARS
56 YEARS & OVER

LATIN DANCE 7 (CHAINS)
12 YEARS & UNDER
13-15 YEARS
17-24 YEARS
43 YEARS & OVER

LATIN DANCE 8 (GET ON THE DANCEFLOOR)
12 YEARS & UNDER
15 YEARS & OVER

LATIN DANCE 9 (WATER)
13 YEARS & UNDER
15 YEARS & OVER

BALLROOM DANCE 1 (DOUBLE LIFE)
6 YEARS & UNDER
7 & 8 YEARS
9 YEARS & OVER

BALLROOM DANCE 2 (JUNK)
7 YEARS & UNDER
8 & 9 YEARS
10 YEARS & OVER

BALLROOM DANCE 3 (UPTIGHT)
7 YEARS & UNDER
9 & 10 YEARS
11 & 12 YEARS
13 & 14 YEARS
28-38 YEARS
52 YEARS & OVER

BALLROOM DANCE 4 (SWEET DREAMS)
8 YEARS & UNDER
9 & 10 YEARS
11 & 12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14-17 YEARS
38 YEARS & OVER

BALLROOM DANCE 5 (THIS IS THE LIFE)
11 YEARS & UNDER
12 & 13 YEARS
15-17 YEARS
28-43 YEARS
58 YEARS & OVER

BALLROOM DANCE 6 (DIE WITH A SMILE)
12 YEARS & UNDER
13-15 YEARS
17-26 YEARS
56 YEARS

BALLROOM DANCE 7 (STRONG ENOUGH)
13 YEARS & UNDER
14 & 15 YEARS
24 YEARS & OVER

BALLROOM DANCE 8 (SKY FULL OF STARS)
12 YEARS & UNDER
13-15 YEARS
17 YEARS & OVER

CLASSICAL DANCE 1 (START WITHOUT YOU)
6 YEARS & UNDER
7 & 8 YEARS
9 YEARS & OVER

CLASSICAL DANCE 2 (FRIEND LIKE ME)
7 YEARS & UNDER
8 YEARS
9 YEARS & OVER

CLASSICAL DANCE 3 (MAMA DO)
7 YEARS & UNDER
8-10 YEARS
11 & 12 YEARS
12 YEARS ADD NEEDS
13 & 14 YEARS
28-43 YEARS
62 YEARS & OVER

CLASSICAL DANCE 4 (BREAK FREE)
10 YEARS & UNDER
11 & 12 YEARS
13 YEARS
15-17 YEARS
35-41 YEARS
52 YEARS & OVER

CLASSICAL DANCE 5 (OH CECILIA)
10 YEARS & UNDER
11-13 YEARS
17 YEARS
26 YEARS & OVER

CLASSICAL DANCE 6 (SO YOUNG)
12 YEARS & UNDER
13-15 YEARS
25 YEARS & OVER

CLASSICAL DANCE 7 (WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME)
12 YEARS & UNDER
13 & 14 YEARS
17 YEARS & OVER

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:

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 All Nations 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.

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 All Nations are Jessica Porter & Jackie Sanderson, who will be in attendance for the duration of the event and will be based on the stage. Alternatively, you can contact us directly here

Venue address- Queen’s Promenade, Norbreck, Blackpool FY2 9AA

Parking info- The venue offers a large car park with different rates.

You can pay at the on-site pay and display machine (cash) or by card over the phone by calling 0330 4007 275. The location ID: 804 559 when paying over the phone. Please note: Payments cannot be made at the front desk unless you’re staying at the hotel.

Additionally, there is free on-street parking available around the venue.

Changing facilities- Dancers are strictly not permitted to change in the ballroom or the corridors unless they are wearing a base layer (leotard, shorts, or crop top). If anyone needs to change during their time with us, both male and female changing rooms will be clearly signposted. Dancers of school age or younger must be accompanied by an adult or a chaperone while changing. Please ask a member of the All Nations team if you are unsure where these are located. It is strictly prohibited to take photos or videos in this area. Changing in public areas is not permitted at our events and our staff will monitor this throughout the day.

First aid- Should anyone require medical assistance at any time during their visit, please alert any of our staff or venue staff. There will be multiple first aiders available throughout the event.

Food & Drink info- The venue allows people to bring their own food inside. Please use the bins provided or take any rubbish with you. The venue will also has a small cafe where you can get hot & cold refreshments.

Emergency Evacuation Procedure-

• In the event of a fire or other emergency, the fire alarm will sound continuously.
• Event staff will make an announcement over the public address system with further instructions.
• The assembly points are located in both the front and back car parks of the hotel.

Do not attempt to re-enter the venue unless instructed by the on-site staff or the attending fire officers. No access will be permitted until the Duty Manager or the attending officers give full site safety clearance.

If you are a responsible adult accompanying an event participant and it is safe to do so, please try to locate your dance school lead person at the assembly point to let them know that you have safely evacuated the building.

Wristbands are available to purchase in advance via your dance teacher only.

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

Wristbands may be available to purchase on the door however these are only available to people attending with a dance school and are not on sale to the general public. Tickets can be purchased on the door for £24