Events - British Dance Council

LET'S DANCE - 2ND MARCH 2025

Let’s Dance is the UK’s first national dance movement with the mission to get the nation dancing and making the health and social benefits of dance accessible to more people.

Anglea Rippon CBE, patron of the British Dance Council is the founder & ambassador for the campaign.

Saturday 8th February saw the launch of this fantastic initiative at the London Guildhall.

Angela Rippon CBE, patron of the BDC, is the founder and ambassador of this wonderful campaign.

On 2nd March 2025, you are invited to ‘open your doors’ to host an event and introduce people to dance. Events will be taking place nationwide to invite new people to dance and discover the health and social benefits of dancing and movement.

Head to the new website! Here you will find information, ideas and plenty of resources to help you get involved with this incredible initiative for a wonderful day of dance on Sunday 2nd March 2025!

www.lets-dance.org.uk

The ‘Let’s Dance’ Event Guide is available to assist you in getting involved with this spectacular campaign and SPREAD THE WORD. Within the guide you will find information on:

-how to plan your event

-how to attract support

-how to find posters, flyers & images

-how to publicise your ‘Let’s Dance’ event

LET’S DANCE EVENT GUIDE

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vr5bpYhVP-PjXey4zHvUbKfSP2-86v1l/view

Keep your eyes peeled for more information on this wonderful initiative and let’s start planning for an incredible day of dance!!

76th ANNUAL BRITISH DANCE COUNCIL INVENTIVE DANCE COMPETITION

Are you professionally qualified and hold a current membership of a teaching organisation with is a member of the British Dance Council? Then why not put together a 16 bar routine in Modern, Latin or Classical Sequence and enter this event?

SAVE THE DATE! SUNDAY 3RD AUGUST 2025

Competition Information

DATE: Sunday 3rd August 2025

VENUE: Ashby Leisure Centre, North Street, Ashby de la Zouche, Leicestershire. LE65 1HU.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: TBC

COMPETITORS TICKET: TBC

Event Programme

Over the decades, the BDC Inventive Dance event has celebrated numerous champions, each one leaving an indelible mark on the legacy we honour today. In this special programme, you’ll find a comprehensive list of all the past winners who have graced the dance floor, their achievements a testament to their dedication and the competitive spirit that defines our sequence dance community.

Download Programme

There will be social dancing throughout the day with a mix of easy and popular sequence dances plus the opportunity to learn the new prize-winning dances with the arrangers.

SPECTATOR TICKETS: TBC

Contact Information

All ticket requests to Helen Blackburn
helen@msdworld.plus.net

Further information and entries to Robert Aldred
SEQ-Officer@britishdancecouncil.com

Rules & Entry form

Download Rules

The British Dance Council’s decision to allow qualified professionals to be partnered by a non-qualified dancer over the age of 16 years at Inventive Dance Competitions under experimental rules has been successful and is therefore to be extended. For those involved in entering these competitions please remember that dances submitted should adhere to the Classical Sequence, Ballroom and Latin American techniques as standardised by organisations affiliated with the British Dance Council

To purchase tickets and secure your booking, please log in/register in the MyBDC Area by clicking the “Tickets” button below

BDC & WDC International Congress 2024

Congress Information

The British Dance Council proudly presents the

2024 BDC & WDC WORLD CONGRESS

This year’s Congress will take place on 25th & 26th May in the beautiful Spanish Hall of the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.

The theme is ‘Harmony, Unity & the Inspired Search for Excellence’ and will be depicted by a delightful selection of the greatest dancers, teachers and lecturers in the world!

Don’t miss it!

Schedule