Guild of Professional Teachers of Dance

25/12/2024

President Maureen Park. General Secretary Terry Perkins and Executive Council wish all Guild members and friends, seasons greetings and wishes for a fantastic 2025.

09/12/2024

Members and friends of Eric Rowland, Past President of the Guild
I can now release details of Eric’s funeral for those that wish to attend.
Streetly Crematorium
Thursday January 2 nd at 11am.
296 Little Hardwick Road
Walsall
WS9 0SG

After the service all welcome at
Kings Street Club
27 Kings Street
Walsall Wood
WS9 9LN

Flowers are welcome, or donations to the Alzheimer’s society or the British Heart Foundation.

The family have requested if you are attending please can you leave a message here, they can then cater appropriately..

25/11/2024

Thank you to the Theatre Dance Council International for inviting me to the English Championships. The theatre young talent is outstanding. These youngsters are such lovely people who encourage and support each other. What a fabulous event for them to grow their performances.

21/11/2024

It is with great sadness, that today we report the passing of our past President Mr Eric Rowland.

A very dear friend to many and mentor to many more.
A dancer for the majority of his life, running a full time dance school and an examineer with the United Kingdom Alliance.

For over thirty years Eric was President of the Guild. Well respected through out the dance profession in his ideals of promoting unity.
His knowledge,calmness and great diplomacy is going to be greatly missed.
The world of dance has now lost one very kind, gentle man and a great dancer, who’s knowledge and feel for dance has now gone

Our thoughts go Mandy, Eric’s wife and all his family

Please if you would like to send message please write here and the family will read when they are ready to respond…

03/11/2024

What a lovely evening spent with friends from the Associated Board of Dance.
So nice to catch up with so many people. Thank you Lee Clark for a lovely evening,food and entertainment

19/10/2024

It's still not too late to contact myself for tickets for this event.
Terry Perkins.

13/10/2024

An amazing night at the TDCI Carl Alan Awards. Thank you for the kind invitation. It was lovely to see Angela Rippon CBE who won the Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award and on her ..th birthday too. Angela is spearheading the Sport and RecreationAlliance ‘Let’s Dance’ campaign which is simply to get more people dancing. We all know the health benefits. In Angela’s words, ‘Teachers are the backbone of our industry, let’s spread the word’. Happy Dancing.

11/10/2024

BBC 1 One Show tonight 7pm.
The launch of new dance campaign will be highlighted by Angela Rippon
The aim to get the older generation dancing for health with help of different agencies and National Health England.

25/09/2024

22/09/2024

22/09/2024

What a fabulous night, with fantastic friends. Thank you NCDTA and retiring president Anna Thompson for the kind invitation. This bunch of lovely ladies are remarkable in all they do for the dancing world.

18/08/2024

An amazing day of lectures and an evening to remember at the NATD Congress weekend. Thank you to all the organisers and the President Michelle Webster.

18/08/2024

Fabulous night at Le Classique De Dance Awards last weekend. Thank you to David Bullen and the committee for inviting us.

06/08/2024

Theatre Dance Council International British Championship finals.
My thanks go to the President and Gen Sec Mr Chris Booth for their invitation to attend these finals.
Most outstanding talent for the future of the stage branches. Stunning routines and musicality from every finalist, and all showing great effort to show their teachers routines.
This event has grown and grown over all these years and long may the success of the T.D.C.I. continue.

10/06/2024

Thank you to all the schools that attended the Guild,s friendly inter school ballroom competition yesterday.
Many thanks to organising committee and attendance of President MareenPark.
Pictured is the winner of the Colin Corbett dancer of the day award.

02/06/2024

President Maureen Park attended the dinner held by the U.K.A. in Blackpool last night. Pictured here with Guild members attending the event.

22/05/2024

I had the wonderful pleasure of attending The Allied’s dinner dance last Saturday, held at Aintree Racecourse. The evening was held on honour of a great lady, The CEO and President Elect Carol Parry, who sadly passed away. I had the wonderful pleasure of working along side her for many years. Our heart felt condolences go to Carol’s family. She will always be in our dance hearts.

17/05/2024

This morning at the Guild's Executive meeting,we where told of the passing of Carol Parry.
A most respected lady of the dancing world and secretary of the Allied Dance Association
Our thought are with her family at this time and our friends in the Allied Association