PERFORMERS are dancing in the streets of Glasgow today for the launch of the 10th UDO World Street Dance Championships.

UK dance group Flawless, who shot to fame in Britian’s Got Talent, is headlining the event in Kelvingrove Skate Park, together with dancers from Glasgow’s Urbaniks Street Dance Group and MAD Street Dance.

Around 6,000 people from 30 countries are expected to attend this year’s championships at the SECC next month. Around half will be competitors, aged between five and 30, with the rest made up of coaches, family and supporters.

The Worlds continues a partnership which began in 2013 between event owner, the United Dance Organisation (UDO), and Glasgow City Marketing Bureau (GCMB) with the aim of promoting Glasgow as the global home of street dance.

Chief executive of UDO Simon Dibley said: “The Worlds is recognised as the premier event on the global street dance calendar and Glasgow is one of the world’s leading major event cities – it’s a perfect match.

“Alongside The Worlds, we’re really excited to be bringing Dance Show LIVE! back to Glasgow which will provide a unique platform for young people across the city and beyond to gain practical skills and experience and to engage and be inspired by some of the most talented and successful performers in the industry today – I hope as many young people as possible will come along and get involved.

“We’ve had an amazing time in Glasgow over the past couple of years and we’re really looking forward to returning to such a welcoming, vibrant city and such a great venue in the SECC next month.”

Glasgow City Marketing Bureau chief executive Scott Taylor added: “Glasgow loves hosting the World Street Dance Championships and we’re eagerly awaiting their return next month.

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“It’s also a real vote of confidence from the United Dance Organisation that they continue to choose Glasgow and proves that our capacity, capability and credibility in delivering major events has never been greater. In an increasingly competitive global events market, Glasgow is now firmly established as a world-class city with a hugely ambitious events industry and an enviable reputation as the home of world street dance.”