Royal Academy of Dance announces honorary awardees at RAD Awards 2025 ceremony
Five individuals have each made an outstanding contribution to the RAD and dance teaching profession.
22 May 2025
Dance News
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Vibrant and diverse, the UK dance sector, in all its forms, is a UK success story and one which must be celebrated and championed. As well as being a great UK art form, dance has a unique and important role to play in education, health and wellbeing, community cohesion, social mobility and diversity. Dance is at the heart of our UK creative industries.
The Dance Manifesto calls on politicians to:
This Dance Manifesto, produced pre-pandemic in 2019 - was a long-term vision of how policymakers could help support the UK dance sector. Click to read or share with your local MP. Not sure who your MP is? Click the button below to find out.