The simple truth is this:

Our sister company, Popdance, were getting more and more party, class and workshop enquiries, and it reached a point where it just wasn’t sustainable for us to manage everything centrally anymore.

At the same time, we realised two really important things:

• • Customers are happier speaking directly to the teacher who will actually run their party or session, especially someone local who knows the area.

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2. • Teachers deserve to earn more, because there’s a lot of prep, experience and energy that goes into delivering great sessions.

So instead of acting as the middle layer, we shifted into what actually makes more sense long-term:
– becoming a resource provider, connector and support platform, rather than doing everything ourselves.

We also saw the need for other dance and event companies to be able to find professional and qualified dance teachers too.

As well as customers looking to book parties, workshops, classes and events.

That’s where Dance Teacher Directory comes in.

Our role now is to:

• • Build and promote a trusted network of qualified teachers

• • Make it easy for customers and companies to find and book them

• • Support teachers with visibility, opportunities and (if they want it) resources

So, how does DTD benefit?
We don’t take commission from your work. We simply run the platform and community through the monthly memberships (£5 for visibility, £30 for full Popdance support).

In other words:

• • Teachers keep 100% of their fees

• • Customers get a better, more personal service

• • And we focus on marketing the platform and supporting the community

More teachers are joining every week, and many are upgrading to Gold because they want the resources and support as well.

So it’s not “too good to be true” – it’s just a different (and much more sustainable) way of working for everyone.