by admin | Jul 18, 2025 | News, Safeguarding
Across the UK, thousands of children and vulnerable adults participate in sports, arts, and other extracurricular activities where safeguarding standards are inconsistent, inadequate, or absent entirely. We’re calling for consistent safeguarding standards across all...
by admin | Jul 1, 2025 | News
I was deeply honoured to represent the British DanceSport Association and the wider dance community at the Armed Forces Day flag-raising ceremony hosted by Kent County Council on Monday, 24 June 2025. This solemn occasion, held outside County Hall in Maidstone, was...
by admin | Jun 13, 2025 | News
Updated: Aug 4 Considering the considerable volume of discussion and, regrettably, a great deal of misinformation currently circulating across various social media platforms following yesterday’s VAT announcement, I feel it is both necessary and appropriate to issue...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | News
His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has now issued its findings following the First-tier Tax Tribunal, which was held a few weeks ago in Manchester. These findings are exceptionally concerning for the dance community and sport as a whole. HMRC has...
by admin | Jun 4, 2025 | News
The British DanceSport Association is proud to spotlight Salsatropical® Dance Academy, a leading Latin dance institution based in the heart of London. Founded in 2005 by the passionate and talented Maria Palmieri, and joined in 2019 by her husband and dance partner...
by admin | May 14, 2025 | News
Updated: May 15 Prepared by: Andy Harvey In respect to the ruling of the Supreme Court on the definition of a woman for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (and only for those purposes), the BDSA has decided to wait for the statutory guidance from the Equality and...