The Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET)

Confirming excellence in vocational dance

The Council for Dance Education and Training is the national standards body of the professional dance industry. It accredits programmes of training in vocational dance schools and holds the Register of Dance Awarding Bodies – the directory of teaching societies whose syllabuses have been inspected and approved by the Council. It is the body of advocacy of the dance education and training communities and offers a free and comprehensive information service, Answers for Dancers, on all aspects of vocational dance provision to students, parents, teachers dance artists and employers.

Founded in 1979, The Council is a membership organisation governed by the Dance and Education Training Board (DETB). The Board delegates specialist responsibility to one of six designated sub-committees – the Accreditation Board, the Schools Committee, the Conference of Professional Dance Schools, the Awarding Bodies Committee, the Corporate Members Committee and the Student Consultative Committee. Each committee meets four times a year to address issues relevant to its constituency and in turn reports back to the DETB. The wide ranging programme of Council continuing professional development initiatives is developed in consultation with its membership and is designed to meet its identified needs.

Membership of the Council is available to qualifying organisations and individuals in the dance world. For further details please contact Elisa Klebe at the Council offices.