The Junior Blackpool Dance Festival
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The Blackpool Junior Dance Festival has been running since 1947 with young dancers from all over the World visiting Blackpool to compete. The Festival, traditionally held in the magnificent Blackpool Tower Ballroom, celebrated it's 50th birthday in 2007 and incorporates the British Junior Open Championships. In 2010 the Festival moved to the Winter Gardens, Empress Ballroom. As tradition states, the Festival always commences on Easter Monday finishing seven days later on the Sunday. There are two age groups of children – Juveniles (6 to under 12 years) and Juniors (12 to under 16 years). There are three branches of dancing – Latin American, Ballroom and Sequence. Over the seven days there are 29 competitions, four Team Matches and three Formation Competitions. In 2012 there were over 34 countries represented at the Festival with over 400 couples, 8 Sequence Formation Teams and 67 Latin/Ballroom Formation Team's entered in the various events.
Next Event: 1st - 7th April 2013
Future Dates: 21st - 27th April 2014
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