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diddi dance Collaborating with Gabby’s Dollhouse in Class from 26th September to 2nd October

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Exciting date announcement

Join us in your local class from 26th September to 2nd October for our diddi disco. We’re collaborating with DreamWorks Jr. and #Netflix to bring the magic of #gabbysdollhouse to diddi dance.

Your child will enjoy an exclusive session that includes music from the show, dancing, and more! Look out for a special giveaway during the week too!

Don’t forget to tell your friends that Gabby’s Dollhouse diddi disco is coming to your local venue and we can’t wait to dance with you all soon. Contact your local diddi dance for all the details.

diddi dance Performs at The Cambridge Club Festival

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What a fantastic time Anne-Marie and the diddi dance crew had last weekend performing at  The Cambridge Club Festival Magic Star Imagination station with Wonderpop 

They also got to meet YolanDa’s Band Jam Andy and the Odd Socks Maddie Moate and many more 🤩

Thank you to Cara & Nancy from diddi dance Bexley & Dartford for your awesome performance 💙💗💚
You can download Wonderpop songs here  😀

 

 

 

 

diddi dance at The Cambridge Club Festival 11-12 June 2022

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This weekend, diddi dance are so excited to be attending The Cambridge Club Festival with Wonderpop. 🎉

Anne-Marie, founder of diddi dance, will be there to get everyone dancing in the Magic Star Imagination Station.

You can join her and the diddi dance crew at 1pm Saturday and Sunday. 💃 🕺

Are you heading to the festival this weekend? We would love to see you.

diddi dance turns 17!

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Its our 17th birthday! Anne-Marie started diddi dance with one class in London back in 2003, and 17 years later has franchisees teaching 16 different dance styles including Bollywood, Disco, Charleston and Rave to preschoolers all over the UK!

During that time we have gained accreditations and won awards, worked and met celebrities, and performed at festivals and shows.

We are excited to be celebrating our birthday and thank you all for your support 💚💗💙

 

 

 

     

24 hour diddi danceathon for Caudwell Children

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Will you be joining us on Saturday 27th June, to see our founder, Anne-Marie Martin attempt a 24hour diddi danceathon for Caudwell Children?💃🏻🕺🏾

This week should have been Children’s Activities Week 2020 and while we wait for the right time for it to take place, we are excited to help raise vital funds for Caudwell Children’s emergency fundraising appeal.

This awesome charity changes the lives of disabled children by providing access to the services, equipment, therapies and treatments they so desperately need 💚💗💙

We can’t wait for the challenge to begin and see which exciting guests will be joining her online.

If you would like to sponsor Anne-Marie you can do so here 🤩

The event will be streamed live on our diddi dance facebook and instagram pages.

We hope you will join us and all support is welcomed. See you then!

Children’s Activities Week – 13-17th May 2019

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UK children join TV stars Dick & Dom and take on diddi dance’s Watch Me Fly Challenge as part of national fundraising campaign for autism in Children’s Activities Week

Groups of enthusiastic children all across the UK are set to take on a sponsored Watch Me Fly dance challenge with children’s toddler and preschool dance classes, diddi dance, as a challenge this week, 13th – 17th May, as part of a national campaign in Children’s Activities Week, to raise money to improve support for children with autism, with charity Caudwell Children.

The challenge will take place as part of the regular diddi dance classes and the children will swap their normal classes for the sponsored challenge as part of the national Children’s Activities Week campaign.

diddi dance children, from classes nationwide, will form part of an estimated 120,000 children across the country in completing the challenge as part of the national campaign to raise awareness and money to provide support for autistic children through the charity, Caudwell Children.

Autism directly affects over 2.5million people in the UK every day and it is proven that early detection and intervention is the most effective way of managing behaviour relating to autism. But across the UK families can regularly wait years to receive an autism assessment for their child and, once diagnosed, often have to fight for any kind of support.

The money raised from the sponsored challenge will fund assessments and practical support for autistic children at the new Caudwell International Children’s Centre, the UK’s first independent purpose-built centre dedicated to autism.

Activity Leader, Anne-Marie Martin, founder of diddi dance, said:
“We are proud to be a part of Children’s Activities Week and all of the children have had lots of fun practicing for our diddi dance Watch Me Fly challenge this week.

At diddi dance we are passionate about giving children the best start in life and by taking part in Children’s Activities Week we are taking that beyond our classes and helping other children as well.”

Children’s Activities Week is a partnership between the Children’s Activities Association, a not-for-profit membership organisation and national charity, Caudwell Children.

 

For more information about Children’s Activities Week or Caudwell Children visit www.caudwellchildren.com/caw2019.

 

New diddi dance Franchise – South Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Ayr & Surrounding

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We here at diddi dance HO would like to take this opportunity to welcome our newest franchisee, Wendy, who will be running the new franchise – diddi dance South Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Ayr & Surrounding.

Wendy’s first classes are starting in August 2017 and will be:

  • Mon 14th @ 9.45am – Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Ayr
  • Tues 15th @ 9.45am – Prestwick South Parish Church Hall, Prestwick
  • Wed 16th @ 9.45am- The Howard Centre, Kilmarnock
  • Fri 18th @ 9.45am – Loans Village Hall, Ayr
  • Fri 18th @ 1.45pm- Castlehill Parish Church Hall, Troon
  • Sat 19th @ 11.30am – Mearns Castle Golf Academy, Newton Mearns

To book your toddler onto any of the above classes fill in our Book a Free Trial form and address it to Wendy, or you can email her directly by clicking here 🙂

A little bit more about Wendy:

Tell us a bit about yourself:

Hi. I’m Wendy and have recently moved to Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. I have the pleasure of sharing my life with my partner Stephen and my little dog Pepe. Family is the most important thing in my life and I love spending time with my nephew’s, Ruan and Finn, and my little niece, Ruby. I have always loved sport and come from a very sporting family, and my interests continue with taking part in sports activities and watching them live and on the TV. I love my holidays and have recently come back from my first ever ski trip.

What did you do before diddi dance?

For 13 years I have worked in my father’s financial services business at St. James’s Place Wealth Management. It’s been an interesting time and I have gained lots of valuable experiences from it, but I have always wanted to work with children, so now is the perfect chance to move into my chosen field with his retirement on the horizon. Most recently, I have also attained my Certificate in Montessori Pedagogy, where I studied as a distance learner through the London College of Montessori.

Why did you choose a diddi dance franchise?

I have wanted to work with children for a long time, but have never found the right avenue to go down with it. I also want to be self-employed and run my own business, so when I was told about diddi dance, it really did tick all the boxes. The ethos of diddi dance is exactly why I wanted to go into the teaching profession, and now I have an unbelievable opportunity with diddi dance. Exciting times ahead!

What are you most excited about for your new business?

Giving children the chance to explore with their own bodies, feel the freedom we should all feel with dance and music, and for them to have as much fun as possible to the funky styles of dance. I am looking forward to meeting new people and getting the grown-ups having as much fun as the children do!

And finally, which diddi dance theme are you looking forward to the most and why?

Irish, as people always think I’m Irish as I have red hair! Need to work on the accent though 🙂

Wendy’s classes will be starting with our Bollywood theme so don’t forget to book your FREE trial today!

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diddi dance at Move It and The Baby Show

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diddi dance just spent the last two weekends exhibiting at Move It and The Baby Show, Excel. We had so much fun we wanted to tell you all about it!

Move It is one of the UK’s biggest dance events, with over 24,000 dancers attending over three days with performances, classes, advice and shopping all available to them. We at diddi dance have been going along for the past 3 years to help get the brand seen and known more in the world of dance. This year Move It celebrated its 10th year going, and we could not have been happier to be apart of the experience this year.

Founder, Anne-Marie, really enjoys going to Move It as it is a chance for her to see old students who have gone on to do great things in the dance world and meet tons of new people, including celebrities, in the dance world and tell them all about how great diddi dance is.

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If you are interested interested in going along to Move It in 2016 and seeing us there just click here for more information.

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At the Baby Show this past weekend we met some amazing people, not just on our stand but also at the Activity Zone where we held free sessions twice a day to show those who attended what we were all about, while giving their toddlers a chance to have some fun of their own while the grown-ups could rest their feet 😉

While there we met some amazing people. First we met a great dad, Al B-c1jAHIYAAfH8PFerguson, who runs the blog The Dad Network. His son Teddy, who mind you is only about 7 months old, came along to almost all our diddi dance sessions we ran on the Activity Zone while at Excel. His favourite part was the hula hoop, which luckily we had a size perfect for him to use. We also had Sofia tumblr_inline_nk7thpFUuC1rjs63nGouveia come along with her daughter Suri at the end of the day to let her enjoy the bubbles.

Lastly, Laura from Mummy’s Zone came along with her son, Oscar. She had some great things to say about diddi dance: “Oscar loved it dancing with hoops, ribbons and pom poms.blogger-image--369788190 The classes looked great and they have them all over the country, I know Oscar would love to go along.” All these parents took the time to mention us on their blogs so please have a read of each. B-SzOqFIIAASfk8

Laura and Oscar also came along with Kelly Finn from More Than Just a Mummy who brought her daughter Tia who loved diddi dance and mum Kelly took some great photos of us in action too!

Thanks again to you all for taking the time to see what we do and mention us to others 🙂

We at diddi dance go along to all three Baby Show so if you are interested in attending one of the future shows and having fun with us on the Activity Zone click here for more information on all the shows over the next year.

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While at Excel, Anne-Marie also had the time to stop by The Franchise Show and give a talk about buying a children’s franchise and why it might be right for you, on behalf of EWIF. This was just one of many great talks given at the show by EWIF members over the weekend. If you are looking for some advice on your business or buying into one then EWIF is a great place to start.

Visit their site today for more information or attend a local meeting if you can.

Amanda Holden brings her daughter to diddi dance!

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Recently, in a Radio Times article, Amanda Holden discussed how she spends her time and mentioned diddi dance:

“My children don’t suffer. They have their dad, and when I’m not working I’m a full-time mum – monkey music, diddi dance. I shake my maracas with the best of them.” Time to return to being a mum. “You need to finish your cupcake,” she chides. Micromanaging?

Read the full article for yourself by clicking here.

Also, in the recent June issue of Woman and Home, she once again spoke about all the activities she does with her daughter Hollie – including diddi dance!

Amanda Holden Article

We hope she enjoys her classes and if you would would like to join in, as well, visit our contact page to book your FREE trial with your local diddi dance!

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