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 lecturesÂ
Ben Milan-Vega and Morgan Hemphill
(Waltz and Foxtrot) – 10.00am – 11.00am
Latin (Cha Cha Cha and Rumba) – 11.00am – 12.00pm
Highland LecturesÂ
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 LecturesÂ
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.