Founded in 1999 by Debbie Anderson — IDTA qualified, Medway born, and still teaching every week. This is the school's story.
Debbie Anderson founded The Anderson School of Dance in 1999 with two Freestyle classes and a small hall in Medway. Two and a half decades later, she still teaches every single class herself.
IDTA qualified to scholarship standard in both Freestyle and Street Dance — a distinction that puts her in a very small group of teachers nationally — Debbie brings the same warmth and ambition to every session, whether it's a toddler's first Mini Movers class or a senior squad preparing for Blackpool.
The measure of any school is what happens to its pupils over time. Many of the children who trained with Debbie in those early years now bring their own sons and daughters to class. That's not loyalty — it's 27 years of results, one family at a time.
We're welcoming and fun — not a regimented competitive machine. Every pupil matters, every ability is respected. Come as you are; grow from there.
We teach absolute beginners and we take pupils to Blackpool. Those two things are not in conflict — we just meet each pupil where they are and push them forward.
Debbie holds IDTA qualifications in Freestyle and Street Dance at scholarship level — an external examiner assessment that very few teachers achieve nationally.
Multiple generations of Medway families call ASD Dance home. When the people who trained with you start bringing their children — that's trust you can't manufacture.
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