Imperial Winterguard, an U12 dance group who train in Kingswood, Hanham and Keynsham, competed against teams from across the country in the UK Winterguard finals on Saturday 5 April and achieved a fantastic first place, becoming UK Champions in their age group for the first time.
The team, aged 7 to 13, had performed their Barbie based routine in four national heats before reaching the final, where they were slight favourites to win. And that’s exactly what they did! Their coaching staff, family and friends couldn’t be prouder of them, not just for becoming champions but for overcoming challenges week after week and always performing with energy and big smiles, and showing good camaraderie with other performers.
Despite its name, Winterguard is a year round activity that combines various dance styles with the use of flags and props to form a show which is perfomed to judges and audiences around the country
Imperial train at Kings Oak Academy and Hanham Woods Academy during school term time on Tuesday evenings, and at Broadlands Academy in Keynsham on term time Saturdays from September to April.
If your son or daughter is interested in dance, loves performing and making new friends get in touch via socials or send an email imperialwg@gmail.com to claim a free trial session.