Royal Opera House Her Majesty's Theatre · West End Shaftesbury Theatre · West End Blackpool Tower Ballroom National Finalists · M&S Bank Arena Follow Your Dreams UK · 6 Years Blackpool 100% IDTA Pass Rate IDTA Scholarship · Freestyle & Street Dance Royal Opera House Her Majesty's Theatre · West End Shaftesbury Theatre · West End Blackpool Tower Ballroom National Finalists · M&S Bank Arena Follow Your Dreams UK · 6 Years Blackpool 100% IDTA Pass Rate IDTA Scholarship · Freestyle & Street Dance

Fun, warm
& fiercely ambitious.

Debbie Anderson
Founder · Principal · IDTA

It started in 1999 with two Freestyle classes and a small hall in Medway. Twenty-seven years later, ASD DANCE runs nearly twenty classes a week across two venues in Medway — and Debbie's pupils are dancing on the country's most demanding stages.

We're a welcoming competition school that takes pupils from age 2.5 through adult. Whether you're after your first steps on a dance floor, your first IDTA grade, or your first national medal — you'll find both the warmth and the ambition here.

Many of the girls who trained with us as children now bring their own daughters to class. That's not just loyalty — it's a quarter century of trust, built one performance at a time.

The ASD Dance family — students, teachers and parents at a school showcase
27yrs
Teaching in Medway
Since 1999
20/wk
Classes Across
2 Venues in Medway
100%
IDTA Examination
Pass Rate
2.5
Ages We Teach
From 2.5 to Adult

Something for everyone,
from ages 2.5 to adult.

Whether you're bringing a toddler to their first class or stepping onto a dance floor for the first time at 40 — there's a place for you here. Warm, friendly teaching. Real results.

And if you're thinking "it's too late to start" — our adult classes say otherwise.

2.5 – 4
Mini Movers
First steps in rhythm, movement & confidence
4 – 7
Rising Stars
Freestyle foundations & first IDTA grades
7 – 12
Juniors
Multiple disciplines, competition pathways
12 – 18
Seniors
Performance, scholarship & national finals
Adults
Adult Class
Dance & fitness — all abilities, all welcome

What we teach.

Five disciplines, one consistent standard. From beginner foundations through to national competition level — with IDTA grades and scholarship pathways built in.

01 / Flagship

Freestyle

Our foundation discipline. Technical, fast, expressive — and the route to IDTA grades, national finals and the country's most prestigious scholarships. Taught from age 4 to adult.
Age 4 → Adult
IDTA Top 75 Scholarship Nominee
02

Street Dance

Hip-hop fundamentals, choreography, crew work. Energetic, creative and seriously fun.
Age 5+
IDTA Top 75 Scholarship Nominee
03

Musical
Theatre

Singing, dancing, storytelling — combined. Our Musical Theatre pupils have taken the stage at Her Majesty's Theatre and Shaftesbury Theatre, West End.
Age 6+
04

Solo Latin

Cha-cha, samba, jive, paso. The glamour of Latin dance, taught to competition standard.
Age 7+
05

Adult Dance
& Fitness

For returning dancers, complete beginners, and anyone who just wants to move. No experience needed — just turn up.
Adults
06 / Performance

Competitions
& Shows

Selected pupils represent the school nationally. The route to West End stages, the Royal Opera House, Blackpool Tower Ballroom and the M&S Bank Arena.
By Selection

The stages our
pupils have earned.

Every credential below was earned by an ASD pupil on merit — through audition, competition placement, or national selection.

ASD Dance team with their competition trophies and medals
West End
★ Performance

Her Majesty's
Theatre

ASD pupils have performed on one of London's most storied stages — the same boards that have hosted the West End's longest runs.
London · West End
West End
★ Performance

Shaftesbury
Theatre

Another headline West End venue on the list. ASD pupils have taken the stage at one of London's principal theatres.
London · West End
★ Competition

Royal Opera
House

Competed on the floor at one of the world's most prestigious venues.
Covent Garden
★ National Finals

M&S Bank
Arena

National finalists — Liverpool's premier arena.
Liverpool
★ Iconic Venue

Blackpool Tower
Ballroom

Performed on one of the world's most famous dance floors — twice.
Blackpool · ×2
★ 6 Years Running

Follow Your Dreams UK
Nationals

Six consecutive years at Blackpool Nationals — one of the most prestigious dance competitions in the country.
2026 Essex Regional: 34 routines entered — all 34 qualified. 31 First Places & 3 Second Places.
Blackpool Nationals
★ IDTA

Scholarship
Nominees

Pupils nominated by outside examiner for the country's leading IDTA scholarships — in not one but two disciplines.
Nominated in Freestyle & Street Dance — Top 75 nationally in each.
National
IDTA Scholarship Nominations — Top 75 Nationally
The IDTA Scholarship is awarded to the top 75 pupils in the country, assessed by an independent outside examiner. ASD DANCE has produced nominees in both Freestyle and Street Dance — an achievement most schools never reach in either discipline.
Freestyle
IDTA Scholar
Street Dance
IDTA Scholar

Loved by Medway families.

★★★★★
"My daughter started at 3 and just received her IDTA Grade 4 with distinction. The warmth in this school is unlike anything we've experienced — Debbie genuinely knows every child by name."
Sarah K.
Parent · Chatham
★★★★★
"I trained with Debbie when I was little. Now my own daughter is in her classes. Twenty-seven years and the same warmth, the same passion — I wouldn't send her anywhere else."
Lisa H.
Parent & Former Pupil · Gillingham
★★★★★
"We joined the adult class thinking it would be casual. Three months later my daughter and I were at Follow Your Dreams together. Debbie has a gift for making everyone feel like they belong on stage."
Julie M.
Adult Class · Rochester
Enrolling Now · Summer 2026

Take the
first step.
Try a class.

First lesson Half priceNo commitment — just come along
Ages 2.5 → AdultFrom toddler classes to adult fitness
Venues 2 VenuesAcross Medway, Kent
Classes ~20 / weekFive disciplines, all levels