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Approved Dance Centres are independent schools and vocational colleges that have been approved by the ISTD to deliver the regulated teaching qualifications that form the ISTD’s initial teacher training.

A strictly regulated approval process means that all Approved Dance Centres (ADCs) meet the highest industry standards and assures student teachers wishing to gain the ISTD’s Level 4 Diploma in Dance Education (DDE) that their teaching techniques and facilities are appropriate and up to date, and their teachers suitably trained and qualified.

With courses offered on a full-time as well as part-time basis there are plenty of flexible study options to suit individual needs.

The ISTD has over 180 ADCs across the UK and Europe.

For more information on ADCs visit the ISTD's main website, or, to find an ADC near you download our list of ADCs.