The British Association of Teachers of Dancing

Conference Schedule of Events

133rd Annual Conference

Conference dates – Friday 20th June – Sunday 22nd June 2025.

Venue – Crowne Plaza, Bridge Foot, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 6YR

Friday 20/06/2025

Friday night

River cruise, refreshments  – time tbc – Tickets £15

Saturday 21/06/2025

Saturday daytime

Lecture

Lesley Bowman lecture – Goal Setting – time tbc

AGM

time tbc

Please have your 2025 BATD Membership card with you to attend the AGM.

Saturday night

Dinner Dance – Saturday 21st June 2025 – Tickets – £60 (over 25’s), £40 (under 25’s)

Reception is at 6:00pm with Dinner at 6:45pm for 7:30pm.

Cabaret:

The BATD Scholarship Winners

Charise Renouf & Bafana Matea

Ben Milan-Vega and Morgan Hemphill

Rebecca Thou and Eilidh Gammons

Urdang Academy

Followed by the music of John Knox

Sunday 22/06/2025

Lectures

Ballroom lectures – times tbc

Ben Milan-Vega and Morgan Hemphill

(Waltz and Foxtrot) and Latin (Cha Cha Cha and Rumba)

Highland Lectures – times tbc

Cecilia Orr – prepping candidates for Scholarships

Elizabeth Gollan – Improving jig technique – open to students

Stage Lectures – times tbc

Charise Renouf and Bafana Matea – open to students – content tbc

Inventive Dance Competition

B.A.T.D Trophy – First Prize £125, Other Finalists £20

Worrall Trophy – First Prize £125, Other Finalists £20

President’s Trophy – First Prize £125, Other Finalists £20

All Day Ticket – Ballroom Lectures, Inventive Dance Competition and teaching of winning dances – BATD Members – FREE, Non-Members – £20

Afternoon Ticket – Inventive Dance Competition and teaching of winning dances only – BATD Members – FREE, Non-Members – £15

Closing date for Ticket purchases and Inventive Dance Competition entries is 2nd June 2025.