Edinburgh was up first on the 24th of March, and it saw us leave the city bright and early for the drive up to Scotland. We entered three soloists, a doubles pair and one group, and the day was spent at Edinburgh University’s Pleasance Theatre. The regional competition was host to universities like York, Edinburgh Napier, Stirling, etc, and it was a tough running order full of talented performers. We ended up taking 2nd place for doubles and group, plus 2nd place for overall university!
A couple weeks later, we hosted our very own Angels of the North Pole Competition in Venue. Our guests were Birmingham, Edinburgh and Nottingham Trent, and we had incredible judges and guest performances from FL Mads, Lady G and Toni Deary. We had a team of four soloists and one group this time round, and this comp marked our biggest success this year, with our beginners placing 1st and 3rd, then our group winning big with 1st place for a Burlesque-inspired routine. It was an incredible day, shoutout to the helpers who ended up coming and the spectators who watched our brilliant competitors.
ANPC marked our biggest success, with our beginners placing 1st and 3rd, then our group winning big with 1st place!
On the 17th of March, we headed all the way down to Birmingham in a four-hour drive. Generously, Birmingham hosted our three soloists and secretary, and we got to The Guild with our fingers crossed. There were some incredible routines there again, and the pressure was on. We ended up placing 3rd with our intermediate and advanced competitors, a result that made the long drive worth it. As a highlight, intermediate Kate wowed the judges with her floorwork to Lana Del Rey's National Anthem.
The last competition that NUPAC had this year was Nottingham Trent's University Pole Stars. With tons of universities and talent gathered for the national showing, nerves were high for everyone in that room. The standard was the highest we saw so far, from heels and chairs, to incredible costuming and choreography. The scores were super tight between each competitor as well, making it a complete puzzle over who was going to win. I managed to win third place advanced amongst all the incredible routines, which I was super happy about. As NUPAC’s comp rep and a Masters student, it was an absolute win to end my year and comp season on such a high note, and I’m so proud of our entire comp team this year for their brilliant performances.
