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77th ANNUAL BRITISH DANCE COUNCIL INVENTIVE DANCE COMPETITION

Are you professionally qualified and a current member of a British Dance Council–affiliated organisation?
If so, take on the challenge!

SAVE THE DATE! SUNDAY 2ND AUGUST 2026

LOCATION:

Ashby Leisure Centre, North Street, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1HU.

Email: seq-officer@britishdancecouncil.com

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Competition Information

DATE: Sunday 2nd August 2026

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

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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.

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.

Contact Information

All ticket requests to Helen Blackburn

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

Rules & Entry form

Download BDC Inventive Dance Competition – Rules & Entry Form

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

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Let's Dance 2026

Let’s Dance’s Second National Day of Dance is on Sunday March 8th 2026.

Follow this link to your new event guide which features advice and guidance to start planning your events now.

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In the meantime, follow this link to a fantastic video with a message from the founder Angela Rippon CBE, Patron of the BDC.

Thank you in advance for being part of Let’s Dance as we look to celebrate Dance as an art form for everyone, and a great way of supporting those living with all kinds of health conditions into movement and connection. – the Together Team