The Northern Masters

Jason Parkinson and Mark Shutlar present the Northern Masters formation and pairs competition on Saturday 6 February at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool.

Doors open 9.30am (please pay on the door).

Formation events (commencing 10.30am)

1. Juvenile Beginners 4/8 Couple
2. Junior Beginners 4/8 Couple
3. Juvenile 4 Couple
4. Junior 4 Couple
5. Juvenile 6/8 Couple
6. Junior 6/8 Couple
7. Under 21’s 4/8 Couple

Juvenile events

Event	Ballroom	Latin
10 and under	Waltz	Cha-cha-cha
Juvenile (silver and below)	Waltz, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, jive
Juvenile all girls (silver and below)	Waltz, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, jive
Juvenile all girls	Waltz, tango, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, samba, jive
Juvenile	Waltz, tango, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, samba, jive
Juvenile	Foxtrot	Paso doble
Juvenile 6-legs cha-cha-cha fun event

Junior events

Event	Ballroom	Latin
Junior	Waltz, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, jive
Junior (silver and below)	Waltz, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, jive
Junior all girls (silver and below)	Waltz, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, jive
Junior all girls	Waltz, tango, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, samba, jive
Under 14s	Tango, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, jive
Junior four dance	Waltz, tango, quickstep, foxtrot	Cha-cha-cha, jive, rumba, samba
Junior	Viennese waltz	Paso doble
All ladies	Waltz, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, jive
Under 35s	Waltz, tango, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, samba, jive
Under 35s	Viennese waltz	Paso doble

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   • Waltz and separate cha-cha-cha event where a dancer of any age group must dance with someone from another dance school
   • Adult and child waltz
   • Adult and child cha-cha-cha
   • Six-legs jive (all ages allowed)
   • no split partnerships
   • all juveniles to wear plain costume with no sequins or diamante (no high heeled shoes)
   • juveniles to dance basic figures only (not applicable in six-leg or other fun comps)
   • juvenile = under 12 (3 month rule allowed for one member of partnership)
   • junior – under 16 (one person must be at least 12)

Event	Ballroom	Latin
All ladies	Waltz, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, jive
Under 35s	Waltz, tango, quickstep	Cha-cha-cha, samba, jive
Under 35s	Viennese waltz	Paso doble

Other fun comps

Rules

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Mark and Jayne Shutlar win Carl Alan award

Mark and Jayne Shutlar have won the prestigious Carl Alan Ballroom, Latin and Sequence Teacher’s Award – the dance world’s equivalent of an Oscar!

The Carl Alan awards honour those who’ve made a significant contribution to the dance and theatre industry. There are three discplines (ballroom/Latin/sequence, theatre dance and freestyle), and five awards are made in each category – the Performer’s Award, the Teacher’s Award, the Competitive Coach/Choreography Award, the Outstanding Services to Dance Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Even a nomination in the ballroom and Latin teacher’s award was a high honour for Mark and Jayne, but to actually win is an incredible testament to their teaching and dedication.

Past winners of Carl Alan awards include the likes of Darcey Bussell, Bruce Forsyth, Peggy Spencer, Karen and Marcus Hilton, Matthew and Nicole Cutler, Len Goodman, Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova. Skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Theatre Coach/Choreographer Award this year, so Mark and Jayne are in excellent company!

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