The Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET)
providing quality assurance for the professional dance and musical theatre industries
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Len Goodman Dame Antoinette Sibley
Dame Beryl Grey Sir Peter Wright

The Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET)

  • accredits professional training programmes in vocational dance and musical theatre schools
  • validates the qualifications of Dance Awarding Organisations
  • recognises, by means of its Recognised Awards scheme, dance and performing arts schools and teachers working with students under the age of sixteen that can demonstrate compliance to
    the Council’s standards of professional practice

CDET also:
  • offers a comprehensive and free information service, Answers for Dancers to students, parents, teachers, dance artists and employers on all aspects of dance education and training
  • holds the CDET searchable database containing the details of Recognised Schools and dance teachers belonging to one or more of CDET’s Validated Awarding Organisations or Corporate Members.

Founded in 1979, The Council for Dance Education and Training is a membership organisation governed by the Dance and Education Training Board (DETB). Membership of CDET is available to qualifying organisations and individuals in the dance world. Contact us for details.

If you are looking for dance classes contact CDET's Awarding Organisations or search for your nearest CDET Recognised School or Teacher on our online database by using the search bar on the right-hand side of this page

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