OUR FIRST IN PERSON EVENT SINCE MARCH 2020! WE ARE ABSOLUTELY BUZZING WITH EXCITEMENT TO SEE YOU ALL THIS SUNDAY IN OLDHAM! JOINED WITH THE BEST JUDGES JEFFREY, DRE, ESS & STEPH, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN ACTION- PACKED DAY!
PLEASE SEE LOTS OF INFO BELOW TO HELP YOU PLAN YOUR DAY WITH US. THERE WILL BE 2 MAIN SECTIONS TO THE DAY (UNDER 12 YEARS EVENTS FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE 12 YEARS AND OVER EVENTS IN THE AFTERNOON)
QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL OLDHAM- OL1 1UT
SCHEDULE
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
8.40AM– INTRODUCE JUDGES & SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENTS
8.45AM- ALL UNDER 12 TEAMS
– PRESENTATION OF UNDER 12 TEAMS
9.30AM– ALL UNDER 12 SET ROUTINES
– PRESENTATION OF UNDER 12 SET ROUTINES
11.15AM– ALL UNDER 12 SOLO EVENTS
– PRESENTATION OF ALL UNDER 12 SOLO EVENTS
12.45PM– ALL UNDER 12 DUO EVENTS
PARENTS SOLO EVENTS
– PRESENTATION OF UNDER 12 DUO EVENTS & PARENTS SOLO EVENTS
BREAK
1.45PM– ALL 12 & OVER TEAMS
-PRESENTATION OF ALL 12 & OVER TEAMS
2.45PM- ALL 12 YEARS & OVER SET ROUTINE EVENTS
– PRESENTATION OF ALL 12 YEARS & OVER SET ROUTINE EVENTS
4.15PM– ALL 12 YEARS & OVER ADVANCED SOLO EVENTS
– PRESENTATION OF ALL 12 YEARS & OVER ADVANCED SOLO EVENTS
4.30PM– ALL CLASS MEMBER, BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE SOLO EVENTS
– ELITE ALL STARS
– AWARDS OF ALL CLASS MEMBER, BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE & ELITE ALL STARS SOLO EVENTS
5.45PM– ALL 12 YEARS & OVER DUOS
AWARDS OF ALL 12 YEARS & OVER DUOS
EXPECTED FINISH TIME 6.15/6.30PM
FOOD & DRINK POLICY– THE VENUE HAS A BAR SERVING HOT & COLD DRINKS ALL DAY. HOT FOOD WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE (BACON & SAUSAGE SANDWICHES, CHIPS, CHIP SANDWICHES, JUMBO HOT DOGS, COLD SANWICHES ETC). PACKED LUNCHES ARE PERMITTED TO BE BROUGHT INSIDE THE BALLROOM BUT CAN WE KINDLY ASK EVERYONE TO CLEAR AWAY ANY RUBBISH BEFORE THEY LEAVE. PLEASE DON’T BRING HOT TAKEAWAY FOOD INSIDE.
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 RE-PURHCHASED. PLEASE SEE OUR FULL WRISTBAND POLICY ON THE WEBSITE.
PHOTO/VIDEO POLICY- A REMINDER THAT YOU ARE PERMITTED TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS OF YOUR OWN DANCERS WHILST THEY ARE PERFORMING SOLOS & DUOS. IF ANYONE OBJECTS TO THIS, PLEASE SEE US PRIOR TO THE START OF THE EVENT. FOR TEAMS, STRICTLY ONLY 1 NOMINATED PERSON IS ALLOWED TO RECORD AT THIS TIME.
ALLOCATED SEATING- ALL SEATING WILL BE RESERVED CLEARLY WITH YOUR DANCE SCHOOL NAME.
COVID SAFE MEASURES- THIS EVENT WILL BE RUN UNDER GOV COVID SAFE 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 SING 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 AND YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO SHOW THIS IF ASKED BY DOOR STAFF UPON ENTRY.
- 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 PAY & DISPLAY CAR PARK. ITS FREE FOR 3 HOURS ON WEEKENDS BUT YOU STILL MUST DISPLAY A TICKET FROM WHEN YOU ARRIVE (EVEN IF STAYING UNDER 3 HOURS). THE MACHINE ACCEPTS CASH & CARD.
MERCHANDISE– OUR MERCHANDISE STALL WILL BE THERE ON TH DAT WITH THE VERY FIRST OTB ITEMS AVAILABLE!
SOLO AGE CATEGORIES- PLEASE SEE BELOW THE AGE CATEGORIES FOR THE SOLO DANCES BASED ON THE ENTRIES WE HAVE RECEIVED (NOTE THIS MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY TO ORIGINAL PROGRAMME)
DANCE 1
4 & 5 YEARS
6 YEARS
7 YEARS
8-10 YEARS
PARENT
(NO ENTRIES FOR DANCERS AGE 11 OR OVER)
DANCE 2
6 YEARS & UNDER
7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 YEARS & OVER
PARENT
DANCE 3
8 YEARS & UNDER
9 & 10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 YEARS & OVER
PARENT
DANCE 4
9 & 10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
15-18 YEARS
PARENT
DANCE 5
11 YEARS & UNDER
13 & 14 YEARS
15 YEARS & OVER
DANCE 6-
9 & 10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 YEARS
15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER
CLASS MEMBERS
6 YEARS & UNDER
7 YEARS
8 & 9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 YEARS & OVER
BEGINNERS
4 & 5 YEARS
6 & 7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 YEARS
14 YEARS
15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER
INTERMEDIATE
6 & 7 YEARS
8 & 9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER
ADVANCED (AS PROGRAMME)
UNDER 10
UNDER 12
UNDER 14
UNDER 16
16 YEARS & OVER
