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Royal Academy of Dance celebrates 2025 graduates at Cadogan Hall

Royal Academy of Dance celebrates 2025 graduates who will go on to teach the world to dance.

The return of Black Sabbath - The Ballet performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet

Black Sabbath – The Ballet returns to Birmingham Hippodrome and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Freefall Dance Company perform world premiere of Luminous.

First of its kind hip hop theatre school Academy Breakin' Convention welcomes first students next week at Sadler’s Wells East

Academy Breakin’ Convention (ABC) opens from Monday 8 September, offering the UK’s first free Level 3 Qualification specific to hip hop theatre.

The Royal Ballet School announce new Associate centres in England and Wales

From September 2026, The Royal Ballet School will expand its national Associate Programme to offer regional training at centres in Stroud and Cardiff.

Royal Academy of Dance hosts event in celebration of children’s scholarship scheme centenary

‘Springboard to success’ – insights and celebration of the RAD Scholarship Scheme (1925-1985) will take place on 18 September.

UK Theatre Awards 2025: Carlos Acosta to receive Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre Award

Northern School of Contemporary Dance announces degree awarding powers

NSCD has been given full degree awarding powers for BA(HONS) and MA courses.

Positioning Ballet Foundation announces participants for Forum for Future Artistic Directors

English National Ballet Announces Principal Casting for the 2025-2026 Season

Principal Casting for English National Ballet’s 2025-2026 autumn and winter productions is announced.

Yorkshire Dance seek proposals for Ageless Festival 2026

Yorkshire Dance are interested in programming work across different dance genres, which explores different cultural attitudes to ageing and the body.

Sadler’s Wells announces artist development schemes including mentorship programme with renowned choreographers

Sadler’s Wells' artist development schemes for 2025/26 include a Mentoring Programme, the Disabled Artists Programme and Artist-Led Sessions.

The Fonteyn dance competition comes to Sao Paulo, Brazil this October

The Fonteyn, one of the world’s most famous ballet competitions, comes to Latin America for the first time in its history

Ballet Nights 009: Bound In Motion

A bold new programme that brings together exciting artists who are all shaping the dancing world in their own way, but together Bound in Motion.

Eliot Smith Dance to Embark on Sustainable International Tour Across Denmark via Ferry, Train, and Bus — No Planes

Eliot Smith Dance's latest work, MERGING, was created in partnership with Danish composer Liv Vester Larsen and visual artist Nanna Rosenfeldt-Olsen.

Why joining bbodance is the perfect step for dance teachers!

Joining bbodance means investing in your future with complete peace of mind.

Nominate now for the One Dance UK Awards!

Know someone amazing in dance? Now’s your chance to give them the spotlight they deserve. Nominate them for an award - it could make their year!

Highlights from U.Dance National Festival 2025

Sadler’s Wells East came alive with energy and joy as hundreds of young dancers from across the UK gathered for U.Dance National Festival 2025.

Rambert X (LA)HORDE to takeover the Southbank Centre’s iconic site

Two powerhouse dance companies join forces to transform the Royal Festival Hall and wider Southbank Centre site with cinematic flair in a UK premiere

Northern Ballet announces national tour of Little Red Riding Hood

Northern Ballet's children's ballet Little Red Riding Hood will be touring in Autumn 2025 and Spring 2026.