Forget about strutting your stuff on the dance floor – a new challenge has hit the streets. So grab your rope and learn how to Double Dutch for the chance to win the ultimate prize of a city break toAmsterdam.
easyJet and The Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions are offering five lucky regional Double Dutch teams the chance to hop, skip and jump their way into the grand final in Central London in April.
Why not visit the regional skipping showcases taking place in Manchester and Edinburgh throughout March to see for yourself how the professionals do it and get inspiration for your own Double Dutch routine.
Then… add a sprinkling of your own ‘orange spirited’ style, submit a short clip of your routine and you could be shortlisted to compete for the Double Dutch crown at the grand final in front of a live audience.
What’s Up for Grabs?
• Star prize: A city break to Amsterdam with accommodation and return easyJet flights & iPod nanos for the winning team
• easyJet flights to Amsterdam for regional finalists
• Holiday goodies for all entries
Next Steps
Work out your Double Dutch skipping routine – giving it a splash of orange personality
Record a video clip no longer than 30 seconds
Skipping Showcases
The Printworks, Manchester 11- 3pm
Sat 12th Mar
Princes Mall Shopping Centre, Edinburgh 11- 3pm
Sat 19th Mar
Traflagar Square, Grand Final
Sat 16th Apr
N.B All dates and times may be subject to change
Terms & Conditions
Each Double Dutch team should not exceed four people
Children under 18 should have written parental consent to be involved in the competition and be accompanied by an adult to all events
Teams must be free and prepared to travel to the grand final in London on the date set by easyJet and The Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions
All dates are provisional and may be subject to change
Travel expenses will only be covered for transport to the grand final in London and not regional events
Any video clips with content deemed inappropriate by easyJet and The Netherlands Board of Tourism will not be included in the public vote
Any entries received after 12.00pm on Thursday 31st March will not be included.
The prize(s) is for return flights and accommodation and teams travelling under the age of 18 must take an adult with them at their own additional expense. All winners of the city break to Amsterdam must ensure that they have the necessary travel insurance required for their trip.
This competition is open to all residents of the United Kingdom except employees of any easyJet, Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions, Beattie Communications and their families and friends and agencies and persons connected in any way with the organisation & promotion of this competition. Residents of other countries are excluded from entry.
Entrants may be asked to take part in post-competition publicity.
easyJet and the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions reserve the right to amend these prize draw rules at any time, without prior notification.
The travel prizes are subject to date restrictions, availability and restricted space.
The winner(s) of the City Break to Amsterdam may be required to pay city tax at their hotel in Holland on arrival/before departure.
When dates of travel have been confirmed by the winner(s) and hence a booking made by/on behalf of easyJet and the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions, then these dates, names, or the prize cannot be altered in anyway. If the winner(s) choose not to travel on the dates he/she confirmed, then the prize will become void.
Personal details will not be passed onto third parties or other organisations without prior permission of the entrants, with the exception of cases where this is essential for the progress of the competition entered into.
The promoters of this competition are easyJet Airline Company Limited, Hangar 89, London Luton Airport, LU2 9PF and the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions, PO Box 30783, London, WC2B 6DH.
There is no cash alternative to the prize. The prize is not transferable
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Excellent blog post, refreshing blog theme, continue the great work
I loved that post, one question though, can I link to it on my blog to share it with my readers ? Thanks.
You can link them to this address http://blog.easyjet.com/double-dutch. Thanks
With all the blooming snow we have had as recently I am stuck inside , as luck would have it there is the cyberspace, ta for making me something to do
Brilliant, I’m gonna get myself a team of mad dutchers. Have I gone back in time???