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UK Dance Awards 2026: celebrating this year’s winners

5 October 2026

The UK Dance Awards 2026 celebrated dance schools, teachers and young dancers from across the UK. Here are this year’s winners, and

2 October 2026

Good news for dance: from 1 September 2026, more of the helpers who support our young dancers can have the highest level

2 October 2026

BDSA’s new safeguarding course, powered by Teach.Dance, is live and free for every Teach.Dance member. Here’s who it’s for, what it covers

2 October 2026

Arts Council England’s private dance schools research maps over 5,200 schools. Plus BDSA joins CIMSPA and a case for children’s dance in

25 September 2026

Strictly Come Dancing 2026 is back. Plus new research on children and creativity, National Portfolio guidance and new Vocational GCSEs explained.

18 September 2026

Big news for dance in schools: the new National Centre for Arts Education, £22.5m enrichment funding, RAD graduates and The Fonteyn 2026

11 September 2026

Lower DBS fees for dance schools from 5 October 2026, remembering Sir Richard Alston, support for trainee dance teachers and funding news

4 September 2026

The BDSA Dance Safe Register launches as new DBS rules arrive, plus a new degree for dance teachers and a royal honour

28 August 2026

DBS changes for dance teachers explained: the myths about 1 September, the energy price cap rise, touring in Europe and a youth

21 August 2026

GCSE Dance results for 2026, what the latest arts figures mean for dance schools, warmer studios in Scotland and a DBS tip

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