IN PHOTOS: Coleraine street dance school Iconic sweep the boards

Iconic Street Dance travelled to the Dance Inspirations National Final in Blackpool to compete against the top teams across the UK and Ireland over the weekend of January 23-25.

Founder Michaela McMichael said: “Between them all of our guys took to the stage and performed 16 dances – five of which made it through to the final where they performed again and Triple Threat were placed eighth overall.”

The Coleraine gang swept the board in the Hip Hop section with the following results:

9-12 Hip Hop/Commercial groups: 1, Jcrew; 2, BoogieStorm; 3, Icrew.

13-18 Hip hop/commercial groups: 1, Dynasty; 2, Mayhem; 3, Alliance.

“We still can’t believe we got clean sweeps in the hip hop/commercial group categories against such fierce competition,” Iconic posted on their Facebook page.

And the winning didn’t stop there:

9-11 Hip Hop/Commercial solo: 2, Patrick. 9-12 Hip hop/Commercial duo/trio: 1, JP; 2, Macey, Jude, Charlotte.

13-18 Hip Hop/Commercial duo/trio: 1, Triple Threat; 3, Zuzanna, Brooke, Erin.

18+ Hip hop/commercial duo/trio: 2, Ace.

Top 10 highest scoring trios of the entire competition: Triple threat and Zuzanna, Brooke, Erin. Top 10 highest scoring groups of the entire competition: Mayhem, Alliance and Dynasty. Producer’s Wildcard: JP. Overall Top 10 acts in the Grand Final: 8, Triple Threat.

To top off this massively successful weekend, Iconic also walked away with two very special Producer Awards – the Choreography Award and The Spirit of Dance Inspirations Award.

Head coach Sydney Rosier won the Choreography Award with founder Michaela McMichael.

Michaela, who had to buy an extra suitcase in order to bring the haul of trophies home, paid tribute also to the dancers’ families who travelled to support them in Blackpool.

"We had the best crew of supporters – parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and friends travelling with us – we had the best weekend!

"We are known as the best supporters, our dancers cheer for everyone.”

Having founded Iconic ten years ago initially as a hobby, Michaela now has coaches on her team who came along as learners to those first classes.

“Our ethos is fun first then the skill and stage presence comes after that.

"We carry who we are no matter where we go.”