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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, barbecue  – 6pm for 6.30pm – Tickets £35

Saturday 21/06/2025

Lecture

Lesley Bowman lecture – Goal Setting – 11.15am – 12.15pm

AGM

Registration 12.00pm

AGM 12.45pm – 3.30pm

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 Thow and Eilidh Gammons

Urdang Academy

Followed by the music of John Knox

Sunday 22/06/2025

Ballroom lectures 

Ben Milan-Vega and Morgan Hemphill

(Waltz and Foxtrot) – 10.00am – 11.00am

Latin (Cha Cha Cha and Rumba) – 11.00am – 12.00pm

Highland Lectures 

Sandra Lees – prepping candidates for Scholarships – teachers only – 10.00am – 11.00am

Elizabeth Gollan – Improving jig technique – open to students – 11.00am – 12.00pm

Stage Lectures 

Del Mak – Hip Hop, Funk and Street Dance Grooves – 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Del Mak – Commercial Choreography Performance – 1.30pm – 2.30pm

Charise Renouf – Ballet – 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Bafana Matea – Contemporary/Afro fusion – 3.30pm – 4.30pm

Inventive Dance Competition

Inventive Dance Competition & Teaching of Winning Dances – 12.30pm for 1.00pm

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 Inventive Dance Competition entries is Monday 2nd June 2025.

Closing date for Ticket purchases is Friday 6th June 2025.