The Semi Final A – Blackpool, Winter Gardens

We’d love to see you at our Blackpool Semi Final taking place on the 14th January 2023 at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

That’s Showbiz now in its 9th successful year is the UK’s biggest, friendliest and most professional event of its kind. We are the only competition that embarks on a nationwide search to discover the best groups in the UK. The competition has become so big that we now have Regional Heats, Semi-Finals and a two day Grand Final.

The competition caters for all ages, genres and group sizes start from a minimum number of five dancers. From ballet to break-dancing, every style is appreciated and rewarded in its own right. At the Heats, Semi-Finals and Grand Final we give away hundreds of trophies to ensure everyone has a chance to be rewarded for their hard work. The top four groups of each age section from each heat make it through to the Semi-Finals in Blackpool where groups will battle it out for a sought-after place in the Grand Final  and the chance of picking up big cash prizes and of course the prestigious title of “That’s Showbiz Champions”.

We offer a fun, friendly and professional competition and with the massive success of Dance iDDEntity you can rest assured that you are entering the most fair competition around.

We make the entry process as easy as possible for you and even take care of all the performance licensing requirements. As we are one of the very few production companies to have been approved by Local Education Authorities all we need are details of your dancers and chaperones once and we look after the rest. We are transparent with costs and we do not have a ticket stipulation at any of our events, so you only need to purchase tickets that you require.

GENRES
  • “CLASSIC” – (Classical Ballet, Character Ballet, National Dance, Lyrical or Contemporary Dance)
  • “MODERN” – (Modern, Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Song & Dance, Cabaret)
  • “HIP”- (Street, Hip Hop, Breaking, Robotics, Commercial Jazz & Other Street Styles)
  • “OPEN” – (Any routine that combines any of the above categories or a style of dance that does not fit in to any of the above, namely: Acro, Latin, Ballroom, Disco Freestyle, Cheer & Pom)
AGE SECTIONS
  • DIDI KIDZ – Age 3-6 Years (25% can be age 7)
  • MINI KIDZ – Age 5-10 Years (25% can be age 11)
  • KIDZ – Age 9-13 Years (25% can be age 14)
  • SENIOR – Age 12-18 Years (25% can be 19-21)
  • ADULT – Age 18 & Over (25% can be 16-17)
  • MIXED – Any Age (Must be a mix of at least 2 age sections that do not fit into any other age section)
GROUP SIZES
  • Small Group – Min: 5 Dancers – Max: 11 Dancers
  • Large Group – Min: 12 Dancers – No max
AWARDS
  • Heats
    1st to 4th place in each age group – (progress through to the semi final)
    1st to 2nd in adult section – (progress through to the semi final)
    Highest marks in each genre in each age section
    Best small group in each age section
    Best costume from the Heat
    Adjudicator’s choice awards – (progress through to the Semi Final)
  • Semi Final
    1st to 5th place in each age group – (progress through to the Grand Final)
    1st to 3rd in each genre in each age group
    Best small group in each section
    Best costume from the Semi Final
    Special awards
    Adjudicator’s choice awards – (progress through to the Grand Final)
  • Grand Final 
    1st to 5th place in each age group
    1st to 3rd place in genre in each age group
    Best small group in each age section
    Best costume from the Semi Final
    Special awards
    Adjudicator’s choice awards
    Overall Winners

View our Rules for competing

Contact us for an entry pack or register your act online

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