The XS Latin B team made its competitive formation dancing debut at the British National Championships in Blackpool on the 17th November 2011.

Seven teams travelled to Blackpool to compete in the 2011 British National Formation Championship. XS Latin A team were very excited to support their B team colleagues who put on a crisp show full of excellent patterns to open the semi-final with their competitive debut.

The UK Formation Championships is a historic competition which has, for many years, not been held. Thanks to Philip Wylie, the Championships were reinstated in June 2011 and competitions were held for Juvenile, Junior and Adult formation teams at the wonderful Tower Ballroom in Blackpool.

Twelve teams, including representatives from China, Germany and the USA, came to Blackpool to contest the 2011 British Open Latin Formation Championship, making it the biggest British Open formation competition for over 20 years. Six teams were recalled to the final and XS Latin, after dancing a superb final, were pleased to finish in fourth place, making them the highest ranking European team in the competition.

The XS Latin Junior team danced its new Night Fever routine in the British Junior 6-8 couple competition today, the first time they have danced this routine in competition. The team included 4 dancers making their competitive debut in a formation team and were pleased to dance a performance that Head Coach, Matt Scales, believed was the best they had danced this routine this far.

XS Juniors danced their first 4 couple competition today, performing the new 4 couple Hairspray routine in the British Junior Formation Championship. The team performed very well and were disappointed to just miss out on a semi-final place, finishing 15th out of 26 teams.

The 2010 British National Formation Championship, held in Blackpool, was the biggest national formation competition in many people’s memory, with 7 teams competing for the title. After a semi-final and an exciting final, XS emerged triumphant to become 2010 British National Champions, with nine of the 11 judges marking them in first place.

XS Latin have qualified to represent England at the World Latin Formation Championships (to be held in Moscow in October) after performing their new Priscilla, Queen of the Desert routine for the first time at the British Open Championships.

XS Latin Junior team made its Blackpool debut dancing its Hairspray routine in the 2010 British Junior 6-8 Couple Formation Championship. For a first time at this prestigious event the team danced with tremendous energy and confidence. The team and its supporters were extremely proud to finish in 12th place out of 23 teams.