We are appealing to the local community to help us raise funds for a trip of a lifetime for our dancers.

Blaze Street Dance Academy is based in Ashton-Unde-Lyne recently qualified to compete at the UDO European Championships in Belgium this June.

However, in order to get our teams to belgium we need to cover dancers costs and raise a minimum of £3,000.

Despite needing such a large sum of money, we are confident that the Tameside community will rally round in aid of the cause.

Our teams are such a talented group of dancers with massive amounts of energy and passion, so it would be really disappointing to miss out due to financial barriers.

We have a couple of fundraisers lined up over the coming weeks including dads football match taking place on Saturday 10th May.

Although every effort to raise funds is appreciated, we realise that the target will still be unattainable. We are therefore pleading with a local business to sponsor and anyone who would like to donate to come on board and give them a push. We realise the chances of receiving big donations are slim, which is why we have these fundraisers in mind.

If the money is raised to make the trip possible, the group will spend four days in the Belgium. As well as competing in teams and supercrew catogories, dancers will also be competing in solo and duos too. The group will also have the privilege of taking part in workshops run by top choreographers and judges.

All donations are very much appreciated. Every little helps!

Thank-you for your support, we are so grateful.