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About Us

Goscote Dance was established in 1985 in Leicester and offers a wide range of dance classes. Based in Syston we offer dance classes for children aged 2.5 years+. The dance teachers are all fully CRB checked and BTDA accredited. As a school we are proud to also be Acrobatic Arts trained and a certified Acropad Centre.   The aim of the dance school is to create a positive and inclusive environment in which everyone can learn to love and appreciate the art of dance. We want to encourage everyone to achieve their personal best whilst having fun in a safe environment.   All students of Goscote Dance have the opportunity to participate in examinations, competitions, dance scholarships, charity events and our annual show. Students who have trained with Goscote Dance have gone on to perform at Disneyland, on cruise ships, perform on television, take on leading roles in pantomimes and teach within the field of dance.

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Founder: Miss Karen                                                                                     Principal: Megan Price

Miss Karen (Founder)
Miss Karen founded Goscote Dance back in 1985 after she combined her love of dance with teaching. She wanted to create a dance school that strived for excellence whilst having fun and being inclusive to everyone. Miss Karen sadly passed away in 2023 but after giving almost 40 years to building the dance school, her legacy, passion, morals and commitment will live on within the school for many more generations to come as her daughter, Miss Megan, continues to drive the school forward.
 

Miss Megan (Principal)
 Miss Megan started dancing at the age of 2 with Goscote Dance and has completed all her examinations in Ballet, Tap, Modern and Lyrical. In 2022 she graduated the UK’s leading dance college Addict Dance Academy with a High National Diploma qualification gaining a Distinction in all subject areas. From 2021 for a number of years Miss Megan received a scholarship for her elite training for ‘The Associates’ programme specialising in commercial, contemporary and jazz. She is also a certified Acrobatic Arts Tumbling instructor and a British Theatre Dance Association member. Miss Megan has performed live on television at The Common Wealth Games Opening Ceremony and has featured as a dance model in The Dance Times magazine.

Examinations
Examinations (B.T.D.A) British Theatre Dance Association
All of the students who attend classes will be entered for exams at regular intervals.We hold at least 5 examination sessions a year to enable each student to progress technically in the following subjects; Ballet, Tap, Lyrical, Modern, Acrobatics BTDA Examinations in dance:~ encourage individual students to express themselves through dance ~ place an emphasis on performance ~ enable students to develop a broad base of skills and abilities in different disciplines allow students to develop their social skills and own personalities. The BTDA is a member of both Dance UK and the Council for Dance Education and Training UK (CDET). BTDA examinations are regulated qualifications which are Ofqual accredited into the National Framework. The higher examinations are equivalent in skills and understanding to that of GCSEs and A levels, attracting up to 70 UCAS points and recognised by Universities.or pupils from the age of 3 up to 10 years of age we offer the Rose Award System. This first level of exams are a stepping stone for young dancers to the comprehensive grading system, designed to build confidence. The dance school has 100% pass rate in the examinations and medals, with more than 76% of students gaining a distinction and many achieving a Platinum Award by gaining over 90% in their exam.Goscote Dance students also have the opportunity to apply for a dance scholarship through the BTDA. This is open to all students who are in full-time education and hold a BTDA grade 2 certificate. This encourages the individual to develop their dance ability and gives them a monetary award towards their examination fees.