The British Dance Council was formed in 1929 as the Official Board of Ballroom Dancing (OBBD). The name was changed in 1985 to the British Council of Ballroom Dancing and in 1996, the name was changed to British Dance Council. The BDC is the recognised governing body for Ballroom,

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& Freestyle Disco dance in the United Kingdom.{{cite web , url=http://www.british-dance-council.org/ , title=Home , website=british-dance-council.org The BDC was originally formed to establish uniformity in the teaching of Ballroom Dance nationwide, although its responsibilities are now extensive both in the UK and abroad. The primary function of the BDC is to devise and oversee the rules for competitive dancing. All dance competitions in the UK, both amateur and professional are governed by BDC rules. The BDC is also the national awarding body for championship titles in the UK. Standardisation is another key function of the BDC. There are a number of leading dance organisations in the UK, and each of these organisations has slight differences in technique and vocabulary. The BDC works to ensure that, where possible, teachers from any organisation will be teaching dance the same way. This is particularly important competitively, to make sure that all dancers can understand and perform their dances within the BDC rules, regardless of which dance organisation they trained with.

Members

Dance Teaching Organisations * Associated Board of Dance (ABD) * Allied Dancing Association (ADA) * British Association of Teachers of Dance (BATD) *

International Dance Teachers Association The International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) is a dance teaching and examination board based in Brighton, England. Operating internationally, the IDTA currently has over 7,000 members in 55 countries. The IDTA is recognised by the nationa ...

(IDTA) * Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) *

National Association of Teachers of Dancing The National Association of Teachers of Dancing promotes dance, and provides services to its members. Founded in 1906, by 1912 it had 50 members; today the membership numbers around 2000. It was originally devoted to set and sequence dancing based ...

(NATD) * Northern Counties Dance Teachers Association (NCDTA) * Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance (SDTA) *

UKA Dance UKA Dance, formally known as the United Kingdom Alliance (UKA), is a dance teaching and examination board based in Blackpool, England, and operates internationally. UKA Dance was established in 1902 and provides training in a range of dance st ...

* Welsh Alliance of Professional Teachers' of Dancing (WAPTD) (non-examining body) Professional Dancers Organisations * Ballroom Dancers Federation (BDF) * British Competitors Dancesport Corporation (BCDC) * Dance Promoters Association (DPA) Amateur Dancers Organisations * English Amateur Dancesport Association (EADA) * Scottish Dancesport (SD) * Welsh Amateur Dance Sport Association (WADSA)

References

External links

British Dance Council Website
Dance organizations Dance in the United Kingdom Ballroom dance Competitive dance 1929 establishments in the United Kingdom