Sunday 14th November Blackpool- All information & schedule

WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO WELCOME YOU ALL THIS SUNDAY AT THE NORBRECK CASTLE HOTEL! WE KNOW THIS MAY BE THE FIRST COMPETITION BACK IN OVER 18 MONTHS FOR SOME OF YOU AS WELL AS BEING THE FIRST COMPETITION EVER FOR SOME DANCERS! DELIGHTED TO BE JOINED BY 3 FABULOUS JUDGE FOR THIS EVENT- CHLOE HEWITT, MICHAEL DANILCZUK & LINDSAY ROMERO!

WE HAVE NOW PROCESSED OUR ENTRIES AND ARE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A SCHEDULE FOR THIS EVENT PLUS MORE INFO YOU MAY FIND USEFUL.

8.AM – 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)

8.15AM– BALLROOM DOORS OPEN FOR ALL DANCERS & SPECTATORS
9.00AM– INTRODUCE JUDGES & SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENTS

9.15AM- ALL UNDER 12 COMMERCIAL LATIN EVENTS
– AWARDS OF ALL UNDER 12 COMMERCIAL LATIN EVENTS

 11.15AM- ALL UNDER 12 COMMERCIAL BALLROOM EVENTS
-AWARDS OF ALL UNDER 12 COMMERCIAL BALLROOM EVENTS

1PM- ALL COMMERCIAL CLASSICAL EVENTS (ALL AGES)
AWARDS OF ALL COMMERCIAL CLASSICAL EVENTS (ALL AGES)

 3PM- ALL 12 YEARS & OVER COMMERCIAL BALLROOM EVENTS
AWARDS OF ALL 12 YEARS & OVER COMMERCIAL BALLROOM EVENTS

 4.30PM- ALL 12 YEARS & OVER COMMERCIAL LATIN EVENTS
AWARDS OF ALL 12 YEARS & OVER COMMERCIAL LATIN EVENTS

APPROX FINISH TIME 6PM – WE WILL PUT UPDATES ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES IF WE ARE RUNNING BEHIND

THERE WILL BE WARM UPS AT THE START OF EACH SECTION AND TIME FOR DANCERS TO CHANGE IF THEY WISH.

FOOD & DRINK POLICYTHE BALLROOM HAS A BAR WHERE DRINKS WILL BE SERVED ALL DAY. THERE IS A SMALL FOOD COURT IN THE MAIN BAR JUST OUTSIDE THE BALLROOM WHICH SERVE HOT SANDWICHES, HOT DRINKS ETC TOO. FOOD IS 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 REPURCHASED.  PLEASE SEE OUR FULL WRISTBAND POLICY ON THE WEBSITE.

PHOTO/VIDEO POLICY- 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.

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

 COVID SAFE MEASURES- THIS EVENT WILL BE RUN UNDER GOVERNMENT COVID SECURE EVENT GUIDELINES. EVERYONE ATTENDING MUST DO A LATERAL FLOW TEST IN THE 48 HOURS PROIR TO THE EVENT. PLEASE RECORD YOUR RESULTS USING THE LINK BELOW

https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result

YOU CAN ORDER FREE LATERAL FLOW TESTS USING THE LINK HERE- https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

YOU WILL RECEIVE A TEXT/ EMAIL ONCE YOU HAVE RECORDED YOUR RESULT. PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SHOW THIS TO DOOR STAFF ON ENTRY TO THE EVENT. 

  • ATTENDEES ARE ASKED NOT TO ATTEND IF THEY HAVE ANY OF THE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS OR HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SELF-ISOLATE BY NHS TRACK AND TRACE
  • THERE WILL BE REGULAR CLEANING OF HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS OF THE EVENT AND HAND SANITISER WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL ATTENDEES
  • ALTHOUGH NOT ENFORCED MASKS ARE ENCOURAGED WHEN MOVING THROUGHOUT THE VENUE, ESPECIALLY IN CROWDED AND ENCLOSED AREAS

PARKING- THE VENUE HAS A LARGE CAR PARK. ITS IS FREE FOR 15 MINS THEN THE CHARGE KICKS IN.THE PARKING TARIFF IS:
£5 – UP TO 12 HOURS
£10 – UP TO 24 HOURS
THIS CAN BE PAID FOR AT THE PAY AND DISPLAY WITH CASH OR PEOPLE CAN PAY BY CARD OVER THE PHONE BY CALLING 0330 4007 275 AND OUR LOCATION ID IS 804 559.  THE FRONT DESK STAFF ON RECEPTION, WILL NOT TAKE PAYMENT UNLESS YOU ARE STAYING OVER IN THE HOTEL. THERE IS ALSO ON STREET FREE PARKING AROUND THE VENUE.

 SOLO AGE CATEGORIES- PLEASE SEE BELOW THE AGE CATEGORIES FOR EACH DANCE BASED ON THE ENTRIES WE HAVE RECEIVED. YOU WILL SEE ABOVE THAT MOST OF THE UNDER 12 EVENTS (11 YEARS & UNDER) WILL BE FIRST AND THE 12 & OVER EVENTS WILL BE LATER WITH THE CLASSICAL EVENTS TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE SECTION 

LATIN
S1– 3 &4 YEARS/ 5 & 6 YEARS/ 7 & 8 YEARS/ 9 & OVER/ ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS (UNDER 12)
S2– 3-5 YEARS/ 6 YEARS/ 7 YEARS / 8 & 9 YEARS/ 10 YEARS & OVER/ ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS (UNDER 12)
D1– 6 & 7 YEARS/ 8 YEARS/ 9 YEARS/ 10 & 11 YEARS/ 14 & 15 YEARS/ ADULT 1 (UNDER 40S)/ ADULT 2 (40 & OVER)
D2– 9 & UNDER/ 10 & 11 YEARS/ 12-14 YEARS/ ADULT 1 (UNDER 40S)/ ADULT 2 (40 YEARS & OVER)
D3– 11 & UNDER/ 12 & 13 YEARS/ 14 & 15 YEARS/  ADULT 1 (UNDER 40)/ ADULT 2 (40 YEARS & OVER)
D4– 9 & UNDER/ 10-11 YEARS/ 12-14 YEARS/ 15-17 YEARS/  ADULT 1 (UNDER 40)/ ADULT 2 (40 YEARS & OVER)
D5– 11 & UNDER/ 12 & 13 YEARS/ 14-15 YEARS/ 16-26 YEARS/ 33 YEARS & OVER
D6– 11 & UNDER/ 12-15 YEARS/ 16-29 YEARS/ 40 YEARS & OVER
D7– 10-11 YEARS/ 12-15 YEARS/ 16 YEARS & OVER

BALLROOM
S1– 3 & 4 YEARS/ 5 & 6 YEARS/ 7-11 YEARS/ ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS (UNDER 12)
S2– 4 & 5 YEARS/ 6 YEARS/ 7 YEARS/ 8 YEARS/ 9 & OVER/ ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS (UNDER 12)
D1– 7 & 8 YEARS/ 9-11 YEARS/ 12-15 YEARS/ ADULT 1 (UNDER 40S)/ ADULT 2 (40 YEARS & OVER)
D2– 8-11 YEARS/ 12-15 YEARS/ 16-25 YEARS/ ADULT (40 YEARS & OVER)
D3– 8-11 YEARS/ 12 & 13 YEARS / 14 & 15 YEARS/ 16-22 YEARS/ ADULT (40 YEARS & OVER)
D4– (NO ENTRIES FOR UNDR 12S) 12-15 YEARS/ 16-29 YEARS/ ADULT (40 YEARS & OVER)
D5– 10 & 11 YEARS/ 13-15 YEARS/ 16-29 YEARS/ ADULT (33 YEARS & OVER)
D6– 11 YEARS & UNDER/ 12-15 YEARS/ 16 & 17 YEARS/  ADULT (33 YEARS & OVER)

CLASSICAL
S1– 3-5 YEARS/ 6- 10 YEARS / ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS (UNDER 12)
S2– 4 & 5 YEARS/ 6 YEARS/ 7-10 YEARS/ ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS (UNDER 12)
D1– 5-7 YEARS/ 8 YEARS/ 9 YEARS/ 10 & 11 YEARS/ 13-17 YEARS/ ADULT (26 YEARS & OVER)
D2– 10 & UNDER/  12-14 YEARS/ 15-24 YEARS/ ADULT (37 YEARS & OVER)
D3– 9 & UNDER/ 10-12 YEARS/  13-15 YEARS/  22 YEARS/ ADULT (40 YEARS & OVER)
D4– 9-12 YEARS/ 13-16 YEARS/ 17-21 YEARS/  ADULT (40 YEARS & OVER/)
D5– 10 YEARS/ 13-16 YEARS/ ADULT (40 YEARS & OVER)
D6– 13 & UNDER/ 14-17 YEARS/ ADULT (40 YEARS & 

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