OTB Street Dance Competition September 2024 – East Durham College
Welcome to the Event Competition Page for OTB Sunday 22nd September at East Durham College
We first hosted an event in the North-East in 2019. Since then, many of the schools from this region that supported our first event have consistently travelled long distances to join us at OTB. We are absolutely THRILLED to bring events back to the North-East and can’t wait for a fun day with you all!
Here, you’ll find all the information you need to plan your time with us. Use the tabs at the bottom of this page to navigate through different sections of information for this event.
This competition is one of our main events suitable for all levels.
Dancers may enter a maximum of 4 events-2 solos (1 set routine solo plus 1 freestyle solo or 2 set routines) , 1 duo and 1 team event. We have also added a fun parent & child event to the middle section of the day. (please check full rules for parent & child in our rules section). The ‘parent’ can not be a teacher or older/ competitive dancer.
The day is split into 2 main sections.
Section 1 for ages 9 years & under
Section 2 for 10 years & over
Duos & teams for all ages & parents solos will take place in the middle of both sections. Please check with your teacher directly what time you need to arrive. See detailed schedule below.
Schedule
9:30am – Doors open (teachers can access room few minutes before)
10am – Section 1 solos (9 years & under)
This will start will all the first rounds of set routine solos followed by the first rounds of freestyle solos. Then onto recalls for all these solo events.
*awards presented immediately after each final*
12pm – All ages duos & team events (plus parent events)
This part of the day will run in the following order
-Parent solos
– Duos for all ages & levels
– Parent & child fun event
– Teams for all ages which will run in this order
5 & under beginners – 1 team entered
7 & under beginners – 2 teams entered
9 & under beginners – 3 teams entered
11 & under beginners – 1 team entered
11 & under inter/adv – 2 teams entered
13 & under inter/adv – 2 teams entered
15 & over inter/adv – 4 teams entered
*awards presented immediately after each duo final/team awards will be presented at the end of the team section*
1:45pm – Section 2 solos (10 years & over)
This will start will all the first rounds of set routine solos followed by the first rounds of freestyle solos. Then onto recalls for all these solo events.
*awards presented immediately after each final*
3:30pm – Approx finish time
Awards for solo & duos events- Awards will be presented immediately after each final in reverse order. Once the lineup is complete, there will be a photo opportunity (one person only please per dancer at this time (plus teachers) whilst the next event make their way onto the floor. Please refrain from coming onto the floor to take any photos until the lineup is complete. if taking photos, please leave the floor at the side rather than walking through the middle of the floor.
Age Categories
Please refer to the link here for the initial programme for this event. Note that the age categories for solos have been slightly adjusted now that the entries have been processed. The finalised age categories for solos are displayed below
DANCE 1 (PARTY ALL NIGHT)
4 & 5 YEARS
6 YEARS
7 YEARS
9 YEARS
12 YEARS
PARENTS
DANCE 2 (WILL2K)
4 YEARS
5 YEARS
6 YEARS
7 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 YEARS & OVER
DANCE 3 (BOYS)
7 YEARS & UNDER
8 & 9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 YEARS & OVER
DANCE 4 (LET ME)
9 YEARS & UNDER
10 & 11 YEARS
12 – 14 YEARS
15 YEARS & OVER
DANCE 5 (AH TXE TXE)
9 YEARS & UNDER
10 YEARS
11 YEARS
12 YEARS
13 & 14 YEARS
15 YEARS & OVER
DANCE 6 (CAUGHT UP)
9 YEARS & UNDER
10 – 12 YEARS
13 – 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER
DANCE 7 (TAKE CONTROL)
9 YEARS
11 – 13 YEARS
14 – 16 YEARS
17 YEARS & OVER
CLASS MEMBERS FS
3 YEARS
6 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 YEARS & OVER
BEGINNER FS
5 YEARS & UNDER
6 YEARS
7 & 8 YEARS
9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 YEARS & OVER
INTER/ADV FS
7 YEARS & UNDER
8 & 9 YEARS
10 & 11 YEARS
12 & 13 YEARS
14 & 15 YEARS
16 YEARS & OVER
PARENTS FS
Judges
Speakers
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Ian HarrisJudge -
Maisie WilsonJudge -
Matt GreihJudgeMatthew Grieh has been dancing for 20 years.
He moved up to Scotland in 2016 where he has taught at many schools throughout the whole of Scotland and the UK. He has his own events company that runs competitions across Scotland.
His main style is breaking and Hip Hop and he is so excited to judge On The Beat.
Important Information
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:
Solos & Duos- 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 OTB 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.
Team events- One nominated person from the dance school performing their team routine may video the routine from the front. It is strictly prohibited for anyone else in the venue to take a video recording. It is then at the teachers discretion where that recording gets shared. This is so that the teacher can decide who has access to their choreography and also for safeguarding reasons which are considered different to a solos/duos type event. Still photographs are permitted but please consider the points highlighted in the solos/pairs sections above.
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 this event is Hollie McFadden, they will be in attendance for the duration of the event and will be based on the stage. Alternatively, you can email info@onthebeat.dance
Venue Information
Please see the venue page for information on travel, parking, changing facilities, emergency procedures and first aid.
Merchandise– Our merchandise stall will be available in the . Payments by cash & card are accepted.
Wristband Information
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.
There will be a limited number of wristbands available on the door priced at £23- priority access will be given to those who have a wristband in advance. Please note that bands are only available to people attending with a dance school and are not on sale to the general public. Payments by cash & card are accepted.
Allocated Seating- All seating will be reserved clearly with your dance school name.