{"id":59875,"date":"2024-05-02T12:29:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T12:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=59875"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T12:29:49","slug":"unique-sheffield-based-dance-group-celebrate-national-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/unique-sheffield-based-dance-group-celebrate-national-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique Sheffield-based dance group celebrate national success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield Steel Rapper placed first in the Championship division at the Dancing England Rapper Tournament (DERT), earning promotion to the Premiership in next year&#8217;s edition .\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 2012, the group consists of around 20 members that meet weekly and perform in pubs all around Sheffield.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unique Dance Group Celebrate National Success\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/goae4OETtm0?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Becky Eden Green, member of Sheffield Steel Rapper, said: \u201cI think we nearly took the roof off with our celebrations when we were announced as winners.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a few years since we\u2019ve competed or placed in a DERT so the result was huge for us. 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