The Associated Board of Dance - ABD is an internationally recognised and accredited dance examination board. ABD offers regulated examinations accredited by OFQUAL, Graded Qualifications Alliance (GQAL), The Board of Dance Qualifications & Training (BDQT) and British Dance Council (BDC). We give a personal service to teachers, involving syllabi work…

The Association of American Tap Dancing was founded by a group of British and American teachers under the direction of Judy Cholerton and Fred Astaire, with contributions from other performers such as Gene Kelly, the aim being to maintain the traditions of authentic American Tap. A syllabus was created segmenting…

Patrons: Mikhail Messerer , Olga Sabadoch and Svetlana Adyrkhaeva We are a non-profit making organisation promoting Russian Classical Ballet and complementary Theatre Dance and Drama through affiliated schools, to encourage a wider appreciation of the arts. We provide an infrastructure of accredited teachers, examinations and awards, providing seminars, courses and…

The CDA offers the first contemporary dance syllabus available for dance schools across the country. Contemporary dance is expanding and is becoming more popular amongst young dancers. This syllabus allows teachers to focus on the benefits, value and enjoyment of contemporary whilst allowing students to study a dance genre unlike…

C.A.I.D was established in April 2000 by Chairperson Christina Sweetland. Christina started the organisation to provide Teachers, Children with an organisation that is about fun and enjoyment in their art of Irish Dancing. The organisation started with 4 Irish dancing schools of which 2 schools which originally started in C.A.I.D…

Formed in 1993. To provide a comprehensive syllabus covering the main subjects of Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz and Acrobatic. Carefully structured to suit the ‘once a week' pupil which so many schools have as a majority of their pupils. Each syllabus provides a graded approach to the subject, from Pre-Primary…

The Independent Dance Training (IDT) is a UK based dance examination board and teaching association. We represent dance teachers and schools from the UK and overseas. Our Programmes of Study cover all aspects of Dance and Performing Arts. We support our members by offering: Courses & Training (both regional and…

The Legat Foundation of Russian Classical Ballet is a non- profit UK based Examination Board offering both accredited graded and professional teaching examinations based on the Legat system of Russian Classical Ballet. The first Legat syllabus for ballet examinations was compiled by Nadine Nicolaeva Legat, Barbara Vernon, Flora Fairburn and…