⋘ Urbanized Dance Academy ⋙

🏆✨ WHAT. A. WEEKEND. ✨🏆

Our final competition of the season is complete… and what an incredible way to close out Season 12.

Over two unforgettable days, five UDA teams took to the competition floor and every single one of them danced with heart, passion and determination. They trusted the process, backed one another and left absolutely everything on that floor.

As a coach, that’s all I could ever ask for.

I honestly couldn’t have done any of this without my incredible athletes, our amazing UDA families who support us every step of the way, and my coaching team who work tirelessly behind the scenes. Thank you for believing in this journey and for believing in me 🩷🖤🩵🩶

Our results:

🥇 UDA Pink – 1st Place
🥉 UDA White – 3rd Place
🥉 UDA Blue – 3rd Place & Standout Routine ⭐
🥇 UDA Silver – 1st Place, 2nd Golden Buzzer of the Day 🌟 & GRAND CHAMPIONS 👑
🥇 UDA Black – 1st Place

But the day wasn’t over…

Both UDA Silver and UDA Black earned their place in the prestigious ICE Dance Championships AllStar Worlds Bid Round, meaning they had to perform their routines for a second time against the very best teams from across the weekend.

Out of 21 incredible teams, only a handful of AllStar Worlds bids were available.

Just reaching that final round was an achievement in itself.

Then came the moment none of us will ever forget…

🇺🇸✨ UDA Silver and UDA Black were BOTH awarded ICE Dance Championships AllStar Worlds Bids! ✨🇺🇸

What…

An absolute dream 💭

To finish our season with two AllStar Worlds Bids is something I never imagined when this season first began!!!

Florida 2027 here we come 🇺🇸🔥

🌎🏆 ANOTHER DOOR OPENS FOR UDA SILVER 🏆🌎

Following their performance at the BDO Street Dance Championships, UDA Silver has now secured qualification for:

🌎 GDO World Championships

🏆 British Dance Festival

These opportunities are earned through hard work, commitment and consistency, and this team has shown all three throughout the season.

To think this team stepped up into the Open Age category, competed with an athlete down, took 1st Place and Highest Score of the Day… and then found out they had qualified for TWO major events makes this achievement even more special.

So proud of this team and everything they continue to achieve together 🩶

The journey continues…

🩶 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 🩶

The medals, trophies and titles are amazing…

But what made this group so special this season was who they were when nobody was watching.

The friendships.
The trust.
The hours in the studio.
The laughter.
The setbacks.
The moments where they chose to keep going when things got tough.

Last weekend wasn’t just about a result.

It was about watching a group of athletes back each other, adapt under pressure and leave the floor knowing they had given everything.

Proud doesn’t even begin to cover it 😮‍💨

These photos capture so much more than a performance. They capture the heart of this team.

UDA Silver 🩶

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🔥🏆 BDO STREET DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 🏆🔥

Today our UDA Silver athletes stepped outside their comfort zone and competed in the Open Age Category a division above where they would normally compete as a U16 team.

We made the decision to challenge them because growth happens when you step up, and we didn’t want them competing in a category where they were only up against themselves.

To make things even more challenging, we were down an athlete due to a sickness bug, meaning last-minute changes to formations, spacing and tricks just before taking to the floor 💪🏾👏🏾🙌🏾

But these athletes did what they always do… they adapted, trusted each other and left everything on that stage.

🥇 1st Place out of 4
⭐ Highest Scoring Routine of the Day

Not just a win, but proof of the resilience, work ethic and team spirit these athletes continue to show every single week.

So proud of every single one of you. The hard work is paying off, and this is only the beginning.

🩷🖤🩵🩶

U16

WHAT. A. WEEKEND. 🩷🖤🩵

BCA Allstar Nationals 2026 ✨

7,000 athletes.
10,000 spectators.
600+ routines.
One of the biggest and highest-standard competitions in the country… and UDA showed UP. 🔥

🥇 UDA Pink NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆
🥈 UDA White
🥉 UDA Blue
🥈 UDA Silver + US Summit Bid 2027 🌎✨
6th UDA Black

To every single athlete I could not be prouder of you. You represented Urbanized Dance Academy with heart, passion, resilience and pride. 🩷🖤🩵

Sometimes in this sport we don’t always get the results we feel we deserve… but that does NOT define who we are. We go back to the studio, we work harder, we grow stronger, and we come back fighting. 👊🏽

At UDA, we are built organically.
No shortcuts.
No team hopping.
No chasing bandwagons.

We train together. We grow together. We WIN together.
🩷🩵🖤

To my parents thank you for trusting me with your children. Please remember every placement, every team, and every journey is carefully considered with each athlete’s growth at the centre of it all. Their time will come, and when it does, it will be earned the right way. ✨

The future is bright for this programme and this is only the beginning…


Coach Sereena
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✨ OFFICIALLY A FINALIST ✨

URBANIZED DANCE ACADEMY 🩷🖤🩵

We have been selected as a FINALIST for

🏆 Small Dance School of the Year 2026

Out of 3,000+ nominations across the UK, UDA has placed in the top percentage nationwide…

This is a huge moment for us 🥹

I also want to say a massive thank you to every single person who took the time to nominate us your support genuinely means everything and played such a big part in this moment.

From building this academy from the ground up… to now being recognised on a national level I’m beyond proud of every single dancer who represents UDA.

This is for YOU.

Your hard work.
Your dedication.
Your growth.

We’re just getting started…

Let’s bring it home 🏆🔥


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She’s watching, she’s learning, she’s becoming.”
From studio floors to real-life lessons this is what legacy looks like 🩷🖤🩵
Here at UDA, we’re not just training dancers.
We’re raising confidence, character & community together.