The British Sequence Championships are

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championships for adults and children held annually in Blackpool,

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. The championships for adults take place as part of the Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival and have been running since 1949. They are held in the

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at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Dancers compete in up to five

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s determined by the organiser each year for the titles. The British Championship is seen as the highlight of the year, not only because it is "one of the country's most prestigious titles", but also due to the grandeur of the location. The Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival incorporates a popular competition day for children on the Saturday, followed by inventive competitions for professionals and the British Sequence Championships for Professional, Amateur Classical Sequence (previously "Old Time"), Amateur Modern Sequence, Senior Classical Sequence and Under 21s Classical Sequence. The championship events are granted by the

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and are run under their rules. The festival celebrated its 60th year in 2009. Entrants to the Championships predominantly come from Great Britain, although many Irish dance schools have attended the festival over the years. Entrants have also come from as far away as Japan and Australia. The British Sequence Championships for children takes place as part of the Blackpool Junior Dance Festival, running since 1947. They start on Easter Monday each year and run for a week. Until 2010, when increasing numbers prompted a move to the Empress Ballroom, they had been held at the Tower Ballroom in

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. The events incorporate the Juvenile Classical Sequence Championship, the Junior Classical Sequence Championship and the Junior Modern Sequence Championship. Famous entrants to the championships include a young

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and former World Amateur Ballroom Champion Jonathon Crossley with partner Kylie Jones.

British Amateur Sequence Champions

British Under 21s, Professional and Senior Sequence Champions

Juvenile and Junior British Champions

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Year , style="text-align:center; background:gold;", Juvenile Classical Sequence , style="text-align:center; background:gold;", Junior Classical Sequence , style="text-align:center; background:gold;", Junior Modern Sequence , - , 2022 , Ethan Cadman, Poppy Walker , Curtis Watson, Alexandra Parry , Curtis Watson, Alexandra Parry , - , 2021 , Tomasz Kocimski, Chantel Chen , Henry Beale, Freja Smith , Henry Beale, Freja Smith , - , 2019 , Tomasz Kocimski, Ruby Galbraith , Scott Horne, Claudia Lewthwaite , Scott Horne, Claudia Lewthwaite , - , 2018 , Cassidy Allen, Lily Morgan , Daniel Smith, Megan Croft , Daniel Smith, Megan Croft , - , 2017 , Jodie-Leigh Weller, Ava Gregson , Scott Wilson, Emily Brown , Scott Wilson, Emily Brown , - , 2016 , Scott Horne, Claudia Lewthwaite , Scott Wilson, Emily Brown , Scott Wilson, Emily Brown , - , 2015 , Abbie Ross, Eleanor Bage , Scott Wilson, Emily Brown , Scott Wilson, Emily Brown , - , 2014 , Scarlett Houston, Sadie Quinn , Harry Eyre, Amber Brunton , Harry Eyre, Amber Brunton , - , 2013 , Scott Wilson, Emily Brown , Carly Goldsborough, Danielle Forster , Georgia Wilkins, Leoni Maltby , - , 2012 , Lewis Frobisher, Georgia Aspinall , Jordan-Marie Storey, Leah-Marie Hill , Jordan-Marie Storey, Leah-Marie Hill , - , 2011 , Lewis Frobisher, Georgia Aspinall , Jordan-Marie Storey, Leah-Marie Hill , Jordan-Marie Storey, Leah-Marie Hill , - , 2010 , Georgia Wilkins, Leoni Maltby , Adam Bynert, Emily Howarth , Adam Bynert, Emily Howarth , - , 2009 , Georgia Wilkins, Leoni Maltby , James Chew, Georgia Carr , James Chew, Georgia Carr , - , 2008 , Jordan-Marie Storey, Leah-Marie Hill , Andrew Davies, Rachel Pipe , Kristopher Turner, Hannah Cartern , - , 2007 , Stephen Rodgers, Grace Warren , Chloe Vincent, Jade Ward , Emily Bynert, Sophie Thomson , - , 2006 , Laura Rapley, Laura Hollies , Josh Dobbins, Lauren Storey , Josh Dobbins, Lauren Storey , - , 2005 , Samantha McNally, Sophie Vincent , Callam Thomson, Christina Francotte , Callam Thomson, Christina Francotte , - , 2004 , Andrew Davies, Rachael Pipe , Adam Duffie, Joanne Pearson , Callam Thomson, Christina Francotte , - , 2003 , Emily Bynert, Sophie Thomson , Adam Duffie, Joanne Pearson , Adam Duffie, Joanne Pearson , - , 2002 , Hannah Leggett, Megan Tebb , Ashley Godfrey, Emily Dickerson , Ashley Godfrey, Emily Dickerson , - , 2001 , Jessica Bynert, Leigh-Anne Barrowclough , Adam Mollart, Clare Latter , Adam Mollart, Clare Latter , - , 2000 , Joanne Pearson, Rachael Gray , Adam Mollart, Clare Latter , Adam Mollart, Clare Latter , - , 1999 , Louise Lane, Melissa Ryland , Lee Penaluna, Samantha Dyde , Lee Penaluna, Samantha Dyde , - , 1998 , Samantha Markland, Georgina Day , Lee Penaluna, Susan Harris , Alan O’Brien, Lora Dolan , - , 1997 , Adam Mollart, Clare Latter , Christopher Park, Kelly Williams , Paul Latimer, Nicola Bloxham , - , 1996 , Helen Alexander, Lucy Palmer , Paul Penaluna, Ceri Parker , Lee Dudman, Rachel Turnball , - , 1995First Leisure Corporation, ''Blackpool Junior Dance Festival 1996 Programme'' , Paul Johnson, Louise Hurmson , Darren Clowes, Tara Harrison , Darren Clowes, Tara Harrison , - , 1994 , Alan O'Brien, Laura Dolan , Craig Bedwell, Angela Painting , Gary O'Brien, Joanne McKeown , - , 1993 , Stephanie Bailey, Gemma Bynert , Thomas Bowen, Anwen Paull , Thomas Bowen, Anwen Paull , - , 1992 , Paul McCann, Laura O'Brien , Thomas Bowen, Nicola Cope , Marc O'Conner, Linda McCann , - , 1991 , Paul McCann, Laura O'Brien , Ben Cork, Sharon Jephcote , Ben Cork, Sharon Jephcote (1st championship) , - , 1990 , Gary O'Brien, Joanne McKeown , Gary Allen, Sharon Jephcote , , - , 1989 , James Kershaw, Claire Telford (1st championship) , Richard Paull, Linda Smallman , , - , 1988 , , Richard Gregory, Sara Martin , , - , 1987 , , Richard Gregory, Sara Martin , , - , 1986 , , Graham Clare, Kay Farrelly , , - , 1985 , , Sammy Cooper, Sharon Elson , , - , 1984 , , Timothy Brown, Jayne Peters , , - , 1983 , , Timothy Brown, Nicola Drake , , - , 1982 , , Mark and Michelle Burke , , - , 1981 , , Mark and Michelle Burke , , - , 1980 , , Warren Boote, Helena Tranter , , - , 1979 , , Mark Paton, Jaqueline Davis , , - , 1978 , , Barry Usher, Sharon Newman , , - , 1977 , , Neil Ashton, Lynn Brassington , , - , 1976 , , Martin Elly, Jayne Whitehead , , - , 1975 , , Stephen Baish, Shani Smith , , - , 1974 , , James Millar, Carol Pate , , - , 1973 , , James Millar, Carol Pate , , - , 1972 , , Kevin Marfleet, Joy Dance , , - , 1971 , , Raymond Walbancke, Patricia Cornley , , - , 1970 , , Paul Shaw, Joy Driver , , - , 1969 , , Alan Goode, Susan Hartland , , - , 1968 , , Bark Beese, Sylvia Melling , , - , 1967 , , Brian Marshall, Christine Harrington , , - , 1966 , , Brian Marshall, June Cross , , - , 1965 , , Geoffrey Fitt, Valerie Ralph , , - , 1964 , , Ian Hayward, Linda Hawkes , , - , 1963 , , Robert Ashton, Dorethy Froggatt , , - , 1962 , , Kenneth Walker, Marie Freestone , , - , 1961 , , Brian A Alcock, Christine A Cash , , - , 1960 , , Michael Belk, Anita Gent , , - , 1959 , , Geoffrey Donovan, Linda Walpole , , - , 1958 , , Alan Hancock, Margaret Batty ,

References

External links

Blackpool Dance Festival Website

British Dance Council Website

English Amateur Dancing Association

Sequence Dancing World
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