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Junior and Juvenile Formation Championships 14th - 15th April 2012
55th Blackpool Junior Dance Festival Monday 9th April to Sunday 15th April 2012, Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens
Junior and Juvenile Formation Dance Championships held at the World’s largest Junior dance Championships at the Empress Ballroom in the Blackpool Winter Gardens.
2012 55th Blackpool Junior Dance Festival55th Blackpool Junior Dance Festival - Junior Formation Dance Championships In 2012 the Junior Dance Championships is from Monday 9th April 2011 to Sunday 15th April 2012. Formation Competitions are on Saturday 14th April and Sunday 15th April 2012 Empress Ballroom, Blackpool Winter Gardens www.blackpooldancefestival.com
The first round times have been published on the Junior Blackpool Dance Festival page on www.blackpooldancefestival.com.
Blackpool Junior Dance Festival Results - DWP Double English Champions 2011
Well done to all the DWP Juvenile and Junior Latin American formation teams who on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May 2011 competed in the British 'Open to the World' Junior Formation Dance Championships at the 54th Blackpool Junior Dance Festival at the Empress Ballroom in the Blackpool Winter Gardens.
DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Lou Bega' came 5th out of 21 teams. Photos: 1st Round. Semi-Final. Final. Photos: Sunday Evening Dancing.
In both the Juvenile 4 Couple and Juvenile 8 Couple competitions DWP were the highest placed English team! Many congratulations to all the Juveniles for being English Champions twice! This is a fabulous result. As usual, the talented Welsh dance schools dominated the finals.
Very well done to our Juniors, with the DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - 'Happy Feet' just missing out on getting to the final by 1 place. The DWP Junior 8 Couple Team - 'The Beat' danced phenomenally well, but were competing against other Dance Schools who were fielding multiple teams and had dancers sometimes much older than our own, including a team from Hungary.
Jason and Shemayne are very proud of all the Juveniles and Juniors and would like to thank all the parents, family and friends who all year have given their support that has enabled DWP to be double English Champions in 2011.
The full results can be found on www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2011/110425_british_jnr/index.htm Event 61 - F Juvenile B/L 6-8 Couple Formation (Saturday)
Background Information on Scoring system usedIn the first two rounds (first round and semi-final) each of the nine judges are allowed to award up to 20 marks giving a total of 180 marks. A performance with no mistakes would be awarded 180 marks. Depending on the number of teams in competition, either the top 9 or 12 teams then go through to semi-final (or Round 2) where again each judge again awards up to 20 marks and the best 6 teams go into the final. No marks from the first round count towards the second round.
The marking in the final is different to the previous two rounds. In the final each judges has to rank each team in order and all the judges' rankings are then combined together using the 'Skating System' to achieve a final set of results. The 'Skating System' is complicated, but in general terms with nine judges, a majority of 5 best places is used to decide the overall winner. For instance if a team got five 1st placings they would be the winners. However, if two teams each got four 1st placing each, the winners would be based on the team with the most 2nd placings, and so on. This means that a team need five good placings, and their lowest four are less important unless teams tie.
View the results to see which Strictly Come Dancing Champion put DWP Juvenile 4 Lou Bega 1st and DWP Juvenile 8 Italia 2nd. You've always been our favourite Karen Hardy!
British Junior Dance Festival competition results2011 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2011/110425_british_jnr/index.htm 2010 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2010/british_junior_2010/index.htm 2009 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2009/british_junior/index.htm
Official photographs
The official photographs are at www.danceimages.co.uk.
Blackpool Junior Dance Festival Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May 2011, Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens
Good luck to all the DWP Juvenile and Junior Latin American formation teams who on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May 2011 are again competing in the British 'Open to the World' Junior Formation Dance Championships at the 54th Blackpool Junior Dance Festival at the Empress Ballroom in the Blackpool Winter Gardens. This is the largest and most prestigious Junior dance Championships in the World. Juvenile rehearsals are 5 minutes and Junior rehearsals are 6 minutes. Start Times on Junior Dance Festival website. Download Timetable in Word .doc format or Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Saturday 30th April 2011 DWP Juvenile 8 Couple Team - 'Italia' are dancing 4th out of 15 teams at about 1.15pm. DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - 'Happy Feet' are dancing 16th out of 26 teams at about 7.10pm.
Sunday 1st May 2011 DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Oh Yeah' are dancing 1st out of 21 teams at about 12.30pm. DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Lou Bega' are dancing 13th out of 21 teams at about 1.45pm. DWP Junior 8 Couple Team - 'The Beat' are dancing 14th out of 21 teams at about 7.12pm.
Saturday 30th April 2011 - Juvenile 6-8 Couples (15 teams) 8.00am Rehearsal Juvenile 6-8 Couples DWP Juvenile 8 Couple Team - 'Italia' are dancing 4th out of 15 teams at about 8.15am.
1.00pm 1st Round Juvenile 6-8 Couples Section 1 (Teams 1-8) DWP Juvenile 8 Couple Team - 'Italia' are dancing 4th out of 15 teams at about 1.15pm. 1.55pm 1st Round Juvenile 6-8 Couples Section 2 (Teams 9-15) 2.55pm Semi-Final Round Juvenile 6-8 Couples (Top 12 teams) 3.55pm Final Round Juvenile 6-8 Couples (Top 6 teams) 5.00pm Prize Presentation Juvenile 6-8 Couples
Saturday 30th April 2011 - Junior 4 Couples (26 teams) 9.25am Rehearsal Junior 4 Couples DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - 'Happy Feet' are dancing 16th out of 26 teams at about 10.55am.
5.20pm 1st Round Junior 4 Couples Section 1 (Teams 1-13) 6.58pm 1st Round Junior 4 Couples Section 2 (Teams 12-26) DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - 'Happy Feet' are dancing 16th out of 26 team at about 7.10pm. 8.40pm Semi-Final Round Junior 4 Couples (Top 12 teams) 10.00pm Final Round Junior 4 Couples (Top 6 teams) 10.40pm Prize Presentation Junior 4 Couples
Sunday 1st May 2011 - Juvenile 4 Couples (21 teams) 7.30am Rehearsal Juvenile 4 Couples DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Oh Yeah' are dancing 1st out of 21 teams at about 7.30am. DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Lou Bega' are dancing 13th out of 21 teams at about 8.30am.
12.30pm 1st Round Juvenile 4 Couples Section 1 (Teams 1-11) DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Oh Yeah' are dancing 1st out of 21 teams at about 12.30pm. 1.40pm 1st Round Juvenile 4 Couples Section 2 (Teams 12-21) DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Lou Bega' are dancing 13th out of 21 teams at about 1.45pm. 2.55pm Semi-Final Round Juvenile 4 Couples (Top 12 teams) 4.10pm Final Round Juvenile 4 Couples (Top 6 teams) 5.15pm Prize Presentation Juvenile 4 Couples
Sunday 1st May 2011 - Junior 6-8 Couples Formation (21 Teams) 9.30am Rehearsal Junior 6-8 Couples DWP Junior 8 Couple Team - 'The Beat' are dancing 14th out of 21 teams at about 10.48am.
5.35pm 1st Round Junior 6-8 Couples Section 1 (Teams 1-11) 7.00pm 1st Round Junior 6-8 Couples Section 2 (Teams 12-21) DWP Junior 8 Couple Team - 'The Beat' are dancing 14th out of 21 team at about 7.12pm. 8.25pm Semi-Final Round Junior 6-8 Couples (Top 12 teams) 9.55pm Final Round Junior 6-8 Couples (Top 6 teams) 10.35pm Prize Presentation Junior 6-8 Couples
On Saturday 30th April 2011 the Juvenile 8 couple and Junior 4 couple Championships are being held. On Sunday 1st May 2011 the Juvenile 4 couple and Junior 8 couple Championships are being held.
Saturday 30th April 2011 Start Times
Photos from previous Blackpool Junior Dance Festivals 2010 photos: DWP Juvenile 4 Couple team - Lou Bega. DWP Juvenile 7 Couple team - Italia. DWP Junior 4 Couple team - Strictly Ballroom. DWP Junior 8 Couple team - The Beat.
2009 photos: DWP Teams, DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team, DWP Juvenile 6 Couple Team - Italia, DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - Happy Feet, DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - The Beat, DWP Junior 8 Couple Team - Cuba and Saturday Evening dancing.
2008 photos: DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team, DWP Juvenile 8 Couple Team, DWP Junior 4 Couple Team, DWP Junior 8 Couple Team - Cuba and Saturday Evening dancing. DWP Teams official photos.
2007 photos: DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team, DWP Juvenile 6 Couple Team and DWP Junior 4 Couple Team.
British Junior Dance Festival competition results 2011 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2011/110425_british_jnr/index.htm 2010 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2010/british_junior_2010/index.htm 2009 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2009/british_junior/index.htm Monday 25th April 2011 to Sunday 1st May 2011 - 54th Blackpool Junior Dance Festival - Blackpool Winter Gardens - Junior Formation Dance Championships
Junior and Juvenile Formation Dance Championships held at the World’s largest Junior dance Championships at the Empress Ballroom in the Blackpool Winter Gardens.
2011 54th Blackpool Junior Dance Festival54th Blackpool Junior Dance Festival - Junior Formation Dance Championships In 2011 the Junior Dance Championships is from Monday 25th April 2011 to Sunday 1st May 2011. Formation Competitions are on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May 2011 Empress Ballroom, Blackpool Winter Gardens www.blackpooldancefestival.com
2010 Review - 53rd Blackpool Junior Dance Festival53rd Blackpool Junior Dance Festival - Junior Formation Dance Championships Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th April 2010 Empress Ballroom, Blackpool Winter Gardens www.blackpooldancefestival.com/junior_dance_festival.htm
www.blackpooldancefestival.com/junior_dance_festival.htm
In 2011 the Junior Dance Championships is from Monday 25th April 2011 to Sunday 1st May 2011.
The British Dance Council is the governing body for ballroom and Latin American dancing in England and their rules are used for competition dancing. Blackpool Junior Dance Festival 2010 ResultsMany congratulations to all the DWP Latin formation teams who competed at the British 'Open to the World' formation Championships. All the DWP teams danced fantastically well and produced an excellent set of results.
The DWP Juvenile 4 Couple team - Lou Bega came 6th out of 21 teams. Photos. The DWP Juvenile 7 Couple team - Italia came 4th out of 13 teams. Photos. The DWP Junior 4 Couple team - Strictly Ballroom came 8th out of 29 teams. Photos. The DWP Junior 8 Couple team - The Beat came 5th out of 21 teams. Photos.
This is an incredible achievement given that many members of the DWP teams had not danced in a Championship before, and were also competing against much more experienced teams. Special mention should go to the DWP Junior 8 Couple team's performance. It is the first time that a DWP Junior 8 Couple team has made a British Open final. Very well done to all the Juniors! This year, Strictly Come Dancing star Matthew Culter, who was one of the nine judges, kindly presented the prizes to the finalists.
The competition results are at www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2010/british_junior_2010/index.htm
The official photos are at www.danceimages.co.uk.
Blackpool Junior Dance Festival Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th April 2010, Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens
Good Luck to Connor and Kim and all formation teams at Blackpool
On Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th April 2010 all the DWP Latin Formation Teams are again competing in the British 'Open to the World' Junior Formation Dance Championships at the 53rd Blackpool Junior Dance Festival. This is the largest and most prestigious Junior dance Championships in the World. In a change to previous years, this year's event is being held at the Empress Ballroom at Blackpool Winter Gardens.
The First Round Times for Junior Blackpool are online at Junior Dance Festival and English Amateur Dancesport Association. Below are the times we believe to be correct, but may change. Juvenile rehearsals are 5 minutes and Junior rehearsals are 6 minutes. Download Timetable in Word .doc format or Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Saturday 10th April 2010 - Empress Ballroom, Blackpool Winter Gardens DWP Juvenile 6 Couple Team - 'Italia' are dancing 11th (Team K) out of 13 teams at about 2.05pm. DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - 'Strictly Ballroom' are dancing 19th (Team S) out of 29 teams at about 7.16pm.
Sunday 11th April 2010 - Empress Ballroom, Blackpool Winter Gardens DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Lou Bega' are dancing 11th (Team K) out of 22 teams at about 1.20pm. DWP Junior 6 Couple Team - 'The Beat' are dancing 2nd (Team B) out of 21 teams at about 5.46pm.
Saturday 10th April 2010 - Juvenile 6-8 Couples Formation (13 Teams) 8.00am-9.05am Rehearsal Juvenile 6-8 Couples 8.50am Rehearsal DWP Juvenile 6 Couple Team - 'Italia' are dancing 11th (Team K)
1.00pm-1.35pm 1st Round Juvenile 6-8 Couples Section 1 (Teams 1-7 or A-G) 1.50pm-2.20pm 1st Round Juvenile 6-8 Couples Section 2 (Teams 8-13 or H-M) 2.05pm DWP Juvenile 6 Couple Team - 'Italia' are dancing 11th (Team K)
2.45pm-3.45pm Semi-Final Round Juvenile 6-8 Couples (Top 12 teams) 3.45pm-4.15pm Final Round Juvenile 6-8 Couples (Top 6 teams) 4.50pm Prize Presentation Juvenile 6-8 Couples
Saturday 10th April 2010 - Junior 4 Couples Formation (29 Teams) 9.15am-12.09pm Rehearsal Junior 4 Couples 11.03am Rehearsal DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - 'Strictly Ballroom' are dancing 19th (Team S)
5.10pm-6.40pm 1st Round Junior 4 Couples Section 1 (Teams 1-15 or A-O) 6.58pm-8.22pm 1st Round Junior 4 Couples Section 2 (Teams 16-29 or P-CC) 7.16pm DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - 'Strictly Ballroom' are dancing 19th (Team S)
8.40pm-9.52pm Semi-Final Round Junior 4 Couples (Top 12 teams) 10.10pm-10.46pm Final Round Junior 4 Couples (Top 6 teams) 10.50pm Prize Presentation Junior 4 Couples
Sunday 11th April 2010 - Juvenile 4 Couples Formation (22 Teams) 7.30am-9.20am Rehearsal Juvenile 4 Couples 8.20am Rehearsal DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Lou Bega' are dancing 11th (Team K)
12.30pm-1.25pm 1st Round Juvenile 4 Couples Section 1 (Teams 1-11 or A-K) 1.20pm DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team - 'Lou Bega' are dancing 11th (Team K) 1.40pm-2.35pm 1st Round Juvenile 4 Couples Section 2 (Teams 12-22 or L-V)
3.00pm-4.00pm Semi-Final Round Juvenile 4 Couples (Top 12 teams) 4.15pm-4.45pm Final Round Juvenile 4 Couples (Top 6 teams) 5.20pm Prize Presentation Juvenile 4 Couples
Sunday 11th April 2010 - Junior 6-8 Couples Formation (21 Teams) 9.30am-11.36am Rehearsal Junior 6-8 Couples 9.36am Rehearsal DWP Junior 6 Couple Team - 'The Beat' are dancing 2nd (Team B)
5.40pm-6.46pm 1st Round Junior 6-8 Couples Section 1 (Teams 1-11 or A-K) 5.46pm DWP Junior 6 Couple Team - 'The Beat' are dancing 2nd (Team B) 7.05pm-8.05pm 1st Round Junior 6-8 Couples Section 2 (Teams 12-21 or L-U)
8.30pm-9.42pm Semi-Final Round Junior 6-8 Couples (Top 12 teams) 10.00pm-10.36pm Final Round Junior 6-8 Couples (Top 6 teams) 10.40pm Prize Presentation Junior 6-8 Couples Here are a selection of photos of DWP at the 2009 Junior Dance Festival at Blackpool Tower Ballroom: DWP Teams, DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team, DWP Juvenile 6 Couple Team - Italia, DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - Happy Feet, DWP Junior 4 Couple Team - The Beat, DWP Junior 8 Couple Team - Cuba and Saturday Evening dancing.
Blackpool Junior Dance Festival 2008 photos - DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team, DWP Juvenile 8 Couple Team, DWP Junior 4 Couple Team, DWP Junior 8 Couple Team - Cuba and Saturday Evening dancing. DWP Teams official photos.
Blackpool Junior Dance Festival 2007 photos - DWP Juvenile 4 Couple Team, DWP Juvenile 6 Couple Team and DWP Junior 4 Couple Team.
The official photos of the British Junior Dance Festival competition can be found at www.danceimages.co.uk. British Junior Dance Festival competition results 2010 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2010/british_junior_2010/index.htm 2009 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2009/british_junior/index.htm 2008 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2008/british_junior/ 2007 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2007/british_junior/ 2006 www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2006/british_junior/index.htm
2009 Review - 52nd Blackpool Junior Dance FestivalIn 2009 the formation team competitions took place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th April 2009. This was DWP’s third year in the Championships, and the first time DWP had entered two teams in the Junior 4 category.
The DWP Junior 4 couple 'The Beat' team came 13th out of 27 teams, just missing the semi-final by one point. The DWP Junior 8 couple 'Cuba' team came 8th out of 21 team, just missing out on getting to the final.
Here are a summary of the 2009 results. The full official results of the 2009 British Junior Dance Festival competition can be found at www.scrutelle.info/results/estelle/2009/british_junior/index.htm The official photos of the 2009 British Junior Dance Festival competition can be found at www.danceimages.co.uk 2008 Review - 51st Blackpool Junior Dance FestivalIn 2008 the formation team competitions took place on Friday 28th March to Sunday 30th March. This was DWP’s second year in the competition, and the first time DWP had entered a team in each formation category.
The DWP Juvenile 8 couple came 7th out of 20 teams, just missing out on getting to the final. Here are a summary of the 2008 results.
2007 Review - 50th Blackpool Junior Dance FestivalDance with Passion came away with the Juvenile 4 Couple title in their first competition. This is an amazing achievement considering the team only started 8 months ago. A lot of hard work has been put in by the children and trainers which include Jason and Shemayne, Debbie and Rachel. We also had great results in the Juvenile 6/8 couple where we came 6th out of 18, and in the Junior 4 couple we gained and incredible 9th out of 23 which was unbelievable as six of the eight dancers had never danced a step 7 months ago.
Here are a summary of the 2007 results.
The full official results of the 2007 British Junior Dance Festival competition can be found at
The official photos of the 2007 British Junior Dance Festival competition can be found at www.danceimages.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=126
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