UDO BRITISH DANCE FESTIVAL 2025

Winter Gardens, GB
March 21st 2025 - March 23rd 2025

  EVENT DETAILS

THE UDO'S BRITISH DANCE FESTIVAL IS THE GREATEST PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE YOUR DANCING TALENTS HERE IN BRITAIN.

From 21st - 23rd March 2025, Dancers across the British Isles will unite together over this fantastic weekend to compete for prizes, prestige, British Champion titles and qualification to the major UDO European and UDO World Championships 2025! 

We welcome all ages and abilities & pride ourselves on providing an enjoyable, supportive and family friendly atmosphere at this event.

There will be UDO British, UDO Encore, Exhibition Arena, Performance Stage, Workshops, Masterclasses and so much more!

Further information on the ENCORE Side of British Dance Festival is available HERE

TO QUALIFY FOR THE UDO BRITISH DANCE FESTIVAL 2025. YOU NEED TO ATTEND ENCORE WEEKEND OR AN ENCORE REGIONAL TO COMPETE IN ALL ENCORE STYLES & CATEGORIES (SOLOS, DUOS & TEAMS) AT BRITISH DANCE FESTIVAL 2025.

TO COMPETE IN UDO STREET DANCE YOU WILL NEED TO ATTEND A UDO REGIONAL OR 2.0.

TO COMPETE IN EVERYTHING AT THIS EVENT, YOU WILL NEED TO ATTEND AN ENCORE REGIONAL OR ENCORE WEEKEND AND A UDO REGIONAL OR 2.0.

Categories:

• Solos
• Duos
• Trioquads 
• Battles: 1V1 (additional £7 per battle to be paid on arrival)
  - Age Categories: U12, U16 & O16 
• Battles: 2v2 All Styles (additional £10 per battle to be paid on arrival)
• Teams 
• Parent Teams 
• Inclusive/Accessible Teams - Making Dance Accessible for all!
• Supercrews
• Crew Battles - The Top Crew from each Country (Total of 4 Crews) plus one extra judges wildcard will QUALIFY for the UDO World Championships 2025 in Crew Battles (Total of 5 crews). The TOP 4 Crews will then go Head 2 Head to be crowned the British Dance Festival Crew Battle CHAMPIONS 2025. 
• Parent & Child - You can choose up to 2 Children to enter this category with. 
• Battle Of Britain - The highest scoring Teams from England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales will battle it out to become Battle Of Britain Champions 2025. 
• University Dance Challenge - The University Dance Challenge is back! This is the perfect opportunity for Universities across the UK to take part in the British Dance Festival. Whether you are a Street Dance or Pom Team, this category is for everyone! 

Levels: Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced
Ages: U6 (Street Solos & Duos ONLY) U8,U10,U12,U14,U16,U18,O18 (Street Dance Solos, Duos & Teams) 

WORKSHOPS

We pride ourselves in providing the best lineup of Choreographers and Judges across the UK to attend this event. We want to ensure we offer dancers the best training at our events. Our previous workshop lineups have consisted of a variety of AMAZING Choreographers.

DANCE COLLEGES & EXHIBITIONS

We will have some of the UK's TOP Dance Colleges & Exhibitions at the UDO British Dance Festival 2024. They will have a Trade Stand for you to ask any questions you may have about the Courses they offer AND will be providing you with a Show Stopping Performance on the Saturday Evening!

SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE

This year, we are making BDF for everyone!

We are thrilled to announce the Spotlight Showcase evening on Saturday 22nd March at the prestigious Winter Gardens, Opera House Theatre.

Open to all groups, teams and schools not competing over the weekend
All ages, abilities & Styles welcome
FREE to perform - Just a set number of Spectator tickets required per group

Register your interest - hello@theudogroup.com 

If you are a performer, you can access exclusive reduced workshop options from our esteemed faculty if you want to make a full day of it!

Info Pack: SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE INFO

British Dance Festival 2025 is a qualifier for UDO EUROPEANS, UDO WORLDS 2025 (Street Dance ONLY) & UDO Dance Stars (ENCORE) 

To qualify for UDO Dance Stars - You need to simply attend the British Dance Festival.

Location info: Winter Gardens, 97 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HL

 Schedule:

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE INFORMATION PACK HERE

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME AND SCHEDULE

 Trio/Quad Music:

YOUTUBE LINK TO ALL TRACKS


ENCORE SOLO / DUO MUSIC: 
(Available Soon)

 Rules 2024-2025
Click HERE for General UK Rules
Click HERE for Inclusive/Accessible Judges Criteria 

 Tickets:

Please note: If you have purchased Early Bird tickets the full balance is due by 3rd January 2025 (a £10 deposit Per Ticket needed when booking)

 PRE ORDER WEEKEND INCLUSIVE DANCER TICKET*: £107
*Includes Solo, Duo, Trioquad, Team, Supercrew, Crew Battle & Workshops. (Excluding 1v1 & 2v2 Battles)

PRE ORDER WEEKEND DANCER TICKET*: £87
*Includes 1 x Team Dance & Workshops. Excluding 1v1 & 2v2 Battles)

PRE ORDER WEEKEND SPECTATOR TICKET: £77

DANCER & SPECTATOR FRIDAY TICKET: £40 

DANCER & SPECTATOR SATURDAY TICKET:  £50

DANCER & SPECTATOR SUNDAY TICKET:   £50

Pre Order Tickets will be available with a £10 deposit per person required upon booking and full payment is due by 1st February 2025.

Questions about competitions, registrations or any other queries?
  02920 799 199 or   hello@theudogroup.com 

Terms & Conditions

• Please ensure that the tickets you order are all required as once ordered they are non-refundable
• If you decide to cancel after you have confirmed numbers, you will still need to pay for your tickets
• If you do require any further tickets, they can be bought on the day of the event as long as it is not a sell out 
• The running order for the day will vary depending on the number of entrants registered for the event, we reserve the right to change the running order as and when necessary.
•  All entries to dance need to be done online at least 7 days before the event – this entry is free.
• Please remember all dancers must be UDO Members - you can register for free UDO membership by clicking the MEMBERSHIP tab above

Sorry, but we cannot accept any late entries once registration has closed.