Read more about our plans to drive positive change in dance.
Our mission is to educate the public in the art of dancing in all its forms, to be a truly inclusive Society for all and encourage diversity in our dance community. We will work towards this vision by embedding diversity and inclusion into all that we do. We aim to have an inclusive community that values merit, openness, fairness and transparency.
With the aim of supporting ISTD’s strategic development by gathering and sharing views and feedback from under-represented stakeholder, in 2024, we formed a combined EDI Advisory Group which will meet twice a year to advise on ways to improve access to the Society, suggest opportunities to raise awareness and share lived experience of EDI with members and the broader dance community and identify future EDI training needs to inform programming
Browse free resources including guidance, videos, and downloads that help to break down barriers, broaden access to dance, and make our work as dance teachers more inclusive.
The Society has long understood and believed the importance of diversity to the world of dance. Our mission? To educate the public in the art of dancing, to be a truly inclusive society for all, and encourage diversity in all its forms.
Read more on the Society's active and vital work in establishing a new, more inclusive dance community.
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Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Hub will be updated on a regular basis. Do you think we’re missing an important resource? Let us know via email at info@istd.org
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