GB Trials - National Championship 2021

Breaking GB, in association with DanceSport England and Breakin' Convention at Sadler’s Wells, will hold the first WDSF World Breaking Championship national qualifiers in London on 31st October in the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler’s Wells as the UK’s elite solo breakers go head-to-head at the GB TRIALS 2021.

The event will be staged in the 1vs1 format for both B-Girls and B-Boys. The top 2 B-Girls and top 2 B-Boys will go on to represent Great Britain at the 2021 WDSF World Breaking Championship.

The event brings together Britain's very best, all aiming to establish themselves as National Champions and go on to challenge the greatest breaking athletes from around the World. The winning breakers plus runners up will represent Great Britain at the WDSF World Breaking Championships on December 4th 2021 at the Theatre de Chatelet in Paris, France.

This prestigious event is part of the ‘Road to the Paris 2024 Olympics’ which will stage the inaugural appearance of Breaking at the Olympic Games in just over 3 years time.

As the Olympic pathway for breakers is set out, there will be further open events and opportunities in the coming months and beyond which will form part of the Breaking GB squad selection process for participation in our training camps and national representation at WDSF European and World Championships in 2022.

Registration:

*Minimum year of birth is 2005. (Breakers need to be 16 years of age or older on or before December 31st 2021)
*You must be a UK Passport holder*
**Entrance for competing dancers is FREE* You must be registered to battle.
Entries close at 00.00 on Monday 25th October.
Please be prepared to show proof of nationality via a copy or photo of your British passport. It is not necessary
to bring the original document with you.
DANCER REGISTRATION:

Venue:

Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 183 Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TJ
Travel:
Nearest tube – Angel (Northern Line)
Parking - Free street parking available on Sundays in various locations close to venue

**LINE-UP**

JUDGES:
Candy Bloise (USA), Paul Martin (UK), Jur Bouterse (Holland), Fabio Geloso (Italy), Gabriel Ma (UK)

Running Order:

12.00 Dancer Registrations
13.00 Welcome Speech
13.05 Introduction to Breaking GB and Trivium Judging System explanation
13.15 Warm Up
13.30 Competition Start
Preliminary Round*
- Men: Showcase Round - Top 16 go through.
- Women: Showcase Round - Top 8 go through.
Battles: Best of 3 Rounds (live scoring on screen)
- Top 16: Men
- Quarter Finals: Women
- Quarter Finals: Men
- Semi Finals: Women
- Semi Finals: Men
- Finals (3 mandatory rounds without visible live scoring)
18.00 Estimate Finish Time
(*judging system automatically seeds the battles based on the ranking created from the prelim scores)

Covid Protocol:

If you have recently tested positive or are displaying any symptoms of COVID-19, please make sure you do not attend the event and kindly drop us a message to let us know.

Filming:

The event is being filmed for the purposes of a recap trailer and the later rounds will be uploaded to YouTube post event. The BBC will also be present on the day and would like to interview some of the competitors.

Tickets:

The event is now fully sold out and unfortunately there will be no tickets available on the door.

Café:

There is a cafeteria on site for sandwiches and refreshments between 12.00 – 18.00. No food or drink to be consumed in the studio.