The learning platform for UK dance teachers
For teachers, by teachers.
Courses, a free library of practical guides and the Teach.Dance app. Made by dance teachers who have spent their lives in the studio, for the teachers doing that job today.
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What you get
Everything you need to keep learning
Teach.Dance brings four things together, so you can learn in the way that suits your week.
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Courses
Step-by-step video courses, from syllabus grades and early years to ballroom, Latin and street dance.
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The blog
A free library of practical guides, plus a round-up of dance teaching news every Friday.
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The app
Your courses, the blog and the community on your phone. Free to download for iPhone and Android.
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Jackie and Jess
Founded by a mother and daughter with 70 years of teaching, school and mentoring experience between them.
Courses
Courses that fit around your teaching
Learn at your own pace and come back to any lesson whenever you need it, on your laptop or in the app between classes.
A good place to start
Our partners
Working with UK dance organisations
We host courses and run projects with partners across UK dance. Each partner page explains what’s on offer and who you pay.
The blog
A free library for dance teachers
Every Friday we round up the news that matters to dance teachers. In between, we publish practical guides on the things that come up in real studios: safeguarding, music licences, first aid, exams and running your school.
Dance teacher news: UK Dance Awards 2026 celebrate our schools
The UK Dance Awards 2026 celebrate dance schools and teachers. Plus more from the Arts Council research and a new Freelancers’ Handbook.
The app
Take Teach.Dance with you
The Teach.Dance app is free to download. It puts your courses, the blog and the community on your phone, so you can check a routine before class, catch up on Friday’s news on the train, or ask other teachers a question.
Jackie and Jess
Meet the teachers behind Teach.Dance
Teach.Dance was founded by Jackie Sanderson and her daughter, Jess Porter. Between them they have 70 years of experience in teaching, running dance schools and mentoring dance teachers.
For teachers, by teachers.
Jackie Sanderson
Co-founder
Jackie has 49 years in dance and fitness. She founded three dance studios, has written five dance technique books and is a former president of the UKA Dance Teachers Association. She coaches, examines and adjudicates internationally, and her awards include the Carl Alan award.
Jess Porter
Co-founder
Jess grew up in her family’s dance school and became a British Champion at 11. She has been teaching for nearly twenty years, promotes dance events, and puts her energy into supporting UK dance teachers with practical resources and guidance.
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