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Welcome a new franchisee to the North London franchise

December 14, 2015 by Rebecca

For those of you who may or may not know North London franchisee Charlene Dinger recently made the decision to move back to her home in Toronto, Canada back in March 2014, and she has been running the franchise remotely since.

After putting the business up for sale she recently sold the North West part of the territory to one of her wonderful teachers, Anuschka Socher!

Anuschka diddi danceAnuschka will be taking over the management and direction of all classes and sessions running in Camden, Crouch End, Finchley & Surrounding areas – so classes currently running at Arts Depot, YMCA Harringay Club, Jacksons Lane Theatre, Muswell Hill Centre and Huggle.

Anuschka has been part of the diddi dance company for almost 2 years now, and has been teaching a number of classes across London. She is an integral part of the North London team, and we have no doubt she will be a wonderful franchisee!

Feel free to email Anuschka directly now via [email protected].

Charlene will continue to run classes in Highbury & Islington, Stoke Newington and surrounding area, until she can find someone to take over this area as well. If you are potentially interested in purchasing Charlene’s remaining area contact her directly on [email protected].

 

A little bit more about Anushcka:

Tell us a bit about yourself:

My name is Anuschka and I am a professional dancer & dance teacher in my twenties. I am originally from Germany and moved to London in 2013.

Two years later, it was time for a new adventure, so here I am.

What did you do before diddi dance?

Before I started working for diddi dance as a teacher in 2014, I had graduated from a German ballet school, where I had been trained mainly in classical ballet and contemporary dance, and moved to London in order to establish myself as a performer and dance teacher.

However, it wasn’t until I joined diddi dance, when I fully discovered my passion and love for teaching toddlers as young as 18 months and giving them their first experience in a sport and more importantly a form of art that has had and continues to have such a great influence on my life and myself as a person.

How were you affiliated with your new diddi dance franchise before taking it over?

I have been teaching the classes at Artsdepot in North Finchley and delivered weekly sessions at the Bringing up Baby nursery in Kentish Town. I have covered classes at most if not all diddi dance venues in North London at some point and always felt very much part of the diddi dance family there.

What made you want to take on an already established diddi dance?

Taking over an already established diddi dance franchise meant I didn’t have to start from scratch – I could pick it up at a point where it is already running successfully, delivering a great number of fun and action packed classes to an even greater number of toddlers, and I feel confident that I will be able to take it even further from here.

And finally, what are you looking forward to the most with your new diddi dance franchise?

I am very much looking forward to the responsibilities that come with owning, running and growing a business – however, if there is one thing I look forward to most, it would be the chance to share my love for dance with even more diddi ones and being rewarded with their smiles at the end of even more diddi dance classes.

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diddi dance win Best Franchise Award!

December 2, 2015 by Rebecca

Yesterday at the Best Franchise 2015 Conference, research experts Smith and Henderson announced the winners in the 2015 Best Franchise Awards, sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland. diddi dance were lucky enough to walk away with a 5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction award & Best Franchise in the “Less than £25k Investment” category!

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Two of our fabulous franchisee represented diddi dance at the Conference, Suzie from diddi dance Wirral & Joanna from diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings, and we are very thankful to both of them for attending.

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The awards are based on feedback from thousands of franchisees, who have completed the Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark Survey. The survey asks franchisees to anonymously rate their franchisor on everything from training and support, to shared goals and how it has compared with their expectations.

Director of Smith and Henderson, Steven Frost said:
“We are absolutely delighted to announce the winners in this year’s awards. It is a well-known fact that a good testimonial is worth its weight in gold, which makes these awards all the more special. To reach the finals of the Best Franchise awards, each of these businesses had to receive outstanding testimonials from their current franchisees; the winners were then chosen because of their ongoing commitment to help their franchisees be more successful and for constantly innovating to stay ahead of the competition. Therefore, diddi dance, ActionCOACH and TaxAssist Accountants should be incredibly proud of themselves, their teams and the franchise opportunity they offer because they truly are, the best of the best in the UK and anyone looking to buy into a franchise, would be well advised to give these a closer look.”

David Williams, director of Franchise Business Development at the Royal Bank of Scotland, sponsor of the awards, commented:
“The calibre of entries this year has once again exceeded expectations and we are proud to celebrate the success of the franchise industry. Everyone involved in the awards has demonstrated their commitment and drive and are great ambassadors for this thriving industry. diddi dance, ActionCOACH and TaxAssist Accountants are worthy winners of the award and we congratulate them.”

Learn more about our award winning franchise opportunity today!

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diddi dance Christmas Parties 2015

November 30, 2015 by Rebecca

Looking for an entertaining Christmas Party to attend this December?
Why not attend a local diddi dance Christmas Party!pom poms, bubbles, balloon

Many of our diddi dance franchisees are throwing parties this year. See the list below, ordered from North to South UK, for all party information including date, time and cost. For further information or to book your ticket contact your local diddi dance here.

diddi dance Shipley, Skipton, Keighley & Surrounding:

Tuesday, 15th December
11am till 1pm
Matrix Playzone, Carleton New Road Business Park, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 2AA
Tickets are £8 and can be purchased in all classes or from the Matrix Playzone

diddi dance South Manchester, North of Cheshire East & Macclesfield:

Saturday, 12th December
10am till 12pm
Sports Centre at Parrs Wood High School, Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury M20 5PG
Tickets are £10
Party for current and former diddi dancers. Festive diddi dance class followed by arts and crafts, cookie decorating, a visit from Santa with presents and some extra special magic to make it snow indoors!

diddi dance Chester, West Cheshire & North Wales:

Friday, 11 December
11.45am till 1.45pm
diddi dance studios , Mollington Grange, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 6NP
Food, Dance & Fun plus Fairy Godmother and Cinderella!
Tickets are £12.50

diddi dance Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield & Surrounding:

Saturday, 19th December
10am till 12pm
Thomas Spencer Hall, Whittington, Staffordshire, WS14 9JX
Tickets are £12.50 each or two siblings for £21

diddi dance North Essex & Cambridge:

Saturday, 19th December
10am till 12pm
Saffron Walden Town Hall, Market Place, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1HR
Tickets are £10 – available in class, siblings to age 6 welcome!
Festive diddi dancing, party lunch, photographer & face-painting

didd dance Colchester, Maldon, Halstead & Tendring:

Saturday, 12th December
10am till 12pm
Layer de la Haye Village Hall (the new one), New Cut, Layer de la Haye, Essex CO2 0EH
Tickets £10 each or £15 for siblings

diddi dance Swindon, Wiltshire & South Gloucestershire:

Sunday 20th December
11am till 1pm
Goss Croft Hall, Starley Road, Upper Seagry, SN15 5HD
Tickets are £8 per child or £15 for 2 siblings. Adults and under 1’s attend for FREE

diddi dance Bristol:

Sunday 6th December
11:00am till 1:00pm
Emersons Green Village Hall, Emersons Way, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7AP
Tickets are £10.00 per child or £15.00 for 2 siblings
Includes christmas card making & face painter

diddi dance Enfield & Potters Bar:

Saturday, 19th December
10.30am till 12.30pm
Vita Pax Church, 29 Bramley Road, Cockfosters, London, N14 4HE
Tickets – £10 each (£8 per sibling), under 1’s are FREE

diddi dance Royal Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Hawkhurst & Surrounding:

Saturday, 12th December
10.30am till 1.00pm
Langton Green Village Hall, Langton Green, TN3 0JJ
Cost £15, sibling discount available (2 for £22)
Includes face painting, crafts, lunch, professional photographer and refreshments

diddi dance Brighton, Worthing & Surrounding:

Sunday, 13th December
2pm till 4pm
St Michael’s Church Hall, 22 Church Lane, Southwick BN42 4TG
Tickets £10 or £15 for 2 siblings

diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings

Saturday, 19th December
2pm till 4pm
Willingdon Memorial Hall, Church Street, Eastbourne, BN20 9HT
£10 each or £15 for pair of siblings
Free face painting with Tickles Face Painting & other festive themed activities

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New diddi dance classes starting in Dec 2015 & some in Jan 2016

November 27, 2015 by Rebecca

We have a few Franchisees who just started some classed, have new classes starting next month and some who already know what classes they are launching in the New Year, so we wanted to be sure you new about all of them. Hopefully there is one opening near you!

diddi dance West & Central Edinburgh, Broxburn, Bo’ness & Surrounding recently started a class and has one starting in January:

  • Tuesdays @ 11:00am – Jenn’s DEN, 31 Corbiehill Road, Edinburgh, EH4 5BQ
    Free admission for children to Jenn’s DEN to use softplay if enrolled for diddi dance classes on that day
  • From 7th January, Thursdays @ 10:00am – Linlithgow at The Mackinnon Hall, Mill Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7RA

diddi dance Chester, Cheshire & North Wales has one new classin January:

  • From 7th January, Thursdays @ 9.45am –  Buckley Cross Community Centre, Tabernacle Street , Buckley, Flintshire, CH7 2JT
    This is in Association with Elsber School of Dance 

diddi dance Bristol just started one class and has a few more starting in January:

  • Fridays 10:40am – Emersons Green Village Hall, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS167AP
  • From 9th January, Saturdays @ 9:30am – Church Centre Quakers Road, Bromley Heath, Bristol, BS16 6NH
  • From 12th January, Tuesdays @ 9:30am, Lincombe Barn Folk House, Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 2RW
  • From 13th January, Wednesdays @ 9:30am – Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, Bristol, BS34 6HR

diddi dance West Berkshire, South Oxfordshire, Tadley & Marlow has more classes launching in January:

  • From  8th January, Fridays @ 10.15am & 11.15am – Harpsden Hall, 1 Harpsden Hall Cottages, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4HH

diddi dance London Borough of Richmond upon Thames has a taster next month for a class starting in January:

  • From 13th January, Wednesdays @ 1:45pm – Studio K (first floor), Richmond Fitness Club, Kew Road, Holland, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2AN
    Join the free taster session on 9th December @ 1:45pm to see if this is the class for you.

diddi dance Sunbury, Kingston & Walton recently started two new classes this month:

  • Tuesdays @ 10:00am & 10.45am – Caterpillars Cafe,, The Bentall Centre, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1TP
    Price includes entry to play cafe. Places are very limited so confirmation of
    attendance is necessary to secure place. Payment is on the day.

We hope you can join us for our current theme which is:

Why not book your FREE trial for one of these new classes today! Or to sign up for a block of classes head over to our Booking Page.

 

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diddi dance with Children in Need

November 20, 2015 by Rebecca

Some of our franchisees recently took part in Children in Need and helped raise money for the charity during their classes the week commencing 9th November.

diddi dance Bristol, diddi dance Woking, Guildford & Farnborough and diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings all took part in the charity event asking their diddis to bring in a teddy bear to class to dance with them that week. Donation were then accepted from anyone willing to help. Here are some great shots captured from the week at all three locations!

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All together our 3 franchisees raised a total £201.15! Well done to all the diddis and teddies who took part and helped raise money for Children in Need. We all say Thank You!

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diddi dance on Strictly Come Dancing!

November 7, 2015 by Rebecca

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diddi dance Finalist in Best Franchise Awards 2015

November 3, 2015 by Rebecca

Research experts Smith & Henderson have today announced the finalists in the 2015 Best Franchise Awards sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

The awards are based on feedback from thousands of franchisees that have completed the Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark. The survey asks franchisees to anonymously rate their franchisor on everything from training and support to shared goals and how it has compared with their expectations.

We at diddi dance are luck enough to be a finalist based on our fantastic satisfaction survey results 95% which also resulted in us being awarded  5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction Award – Click here to see the report summary.

The other 2015 finalists are:

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  • diddi dance
  • Music Bugs
  • The Best Of

£25k – £75k Investment:

  • ActionCOACH
  • Coversure
  • EweMove Sales and Lettings

£75k+ Investment:

  • Home Instead Senior Care
  • Right At Home
  • TaxAssist Accountants

 

Director of Smith and Henderson, Steven frost said,

Many congratulations to all our finalists; because of the unique way our awards work, based on testimonial from their own franchisees, these finalists should be congratulated for already being amongst the best of the best in British franchising. All our finalists will be attending the Best Franchise Conference and awards final on 26 November 2015, a day not only to find out if they are overall winners in their categories but also to hear from industry experts on issues that directly affect them from, ‘Profiling, recruiting and structuring master franchises’, to ‘Increasing your franchisees’ financial knowledge’. If you run a franchised business and would like to meet and learn from these successful business owners and our industry experts, please do come along, you would be very welcome. Tickets are on sale via our website.’

David Williams director, business development, Franchise at Royal Bank of Scotland and sponsor of the awards said,

The standard of entries has once again been very high and demonstrates the strength of the franchise industry and its contribution to the growth of the economy. We are delighted to be sponsoring the awards for a second year and wish all the finalists the very best of luck. All are deserving winners and we are pleased to see some new names being recognised for their success.”

 

The finalists of the 2015 Best Franchise Awards will be announced during the Best Franchise Conference to be held in Milton Keynes on Thursday 26 November 2015. More information and tickets are available from www.smithhenderson.com

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diddi dance Halloween Parties 2015

October 26, 2015 by Rebecca

A few diddi dance locations are having their own diddi dance Halloween Party! If you want to tag along and have some spooky fun while diddi dancing get in touch with them today to book your place!

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diddi dance Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield & Surrounding’s party details:
31st October from 10-11:30am
at Thomas Spencer Hall, Whittington, Staffordshire, WS14 9JX
Tickets are £10 each and sibling discount available.
Please contact Natalie & Dawn to book your ticket on 07598198551 or [email protected]

diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings’ Halloween party details:
31st October from 2:00-3:00pm
at Willingdon Memorial Hall, Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne
£7 per ticket or £10 for pair of siblings (Adults and under 18mths free)
We will be joined by Nina’s Books who will be bringing a range of Usborne book titles.
Come dressed to scare – if you dare!
Contact Joanna on 07788 246073 or [email protected] to book your tickets today!

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New diddi dance classes starting in November 2015

October 26, 2015 by Rebecca

We have a lot of Franchisees, including a few new ones, starting new classes in the new half-term so we want to be sure you know about all of them. Hopefully there is one opening near you!

diddi dance York & Hambleton has the following new classes:

  • From 30th October, Fridays @ 10:00am – Tollerton Village Hall, Station Road, Tollerton, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 1QA
  • From 3rd November, Tuesdays @ 2:00pm – Shipton Community Centre, Main Street, Shipton, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 1AA

diddi dance South Liverpool & Halton is launching its first class next month:

  • From 6th November, Fridays @ 10:00am – St Michael’s in the Hamlet’s Church Hall, Belgrave Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 7AG

diddi dance Wirral has one new class:

  • From 4th November, Wednesdays @ 9.30am – Jireh Hall Bebington , Teehey Gardens Bebington,  CH63 2JH

diddi dance North Shropshire, Telford & North West Stoke-on-Trent has the following new classes:

  • From 10th November, Tuesdays @ 10.45am – Shawbury Village Hall, Church Street, Shawbury, Shropshire, SY4 4NH
  • From 21st November, Saturdays @ 9.45am – Whole Life Centre/Cabin Lane Church, Cabin Lane, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 2LQ

diddi dance Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield & Surrounding has one new class:

  • From 6th November, Fridays @ 9:45am – St Johns Community Church, High Street, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1LR

diddi dance North Essex & Cambridge has a new class:

  • From 5th November, Thursdays @ 9.30am, Bocking Arts Centre, 15 Bocking End, Braintree, CM7 9AE

diddi dance Essex has a new class:

  • From 3rd November, Tuesdays @ 10.45am – The Rayleigh Grange Community Centre, The Rayleigh Grange Community Centre, Little Wheatley Chase, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9EH. This is a new class being held in addition to their 9.45am class.

diddi dance Bishops Stortford, Harlow & Surrounding has 2 new classes:

  • From 6th November, Friday @ 10.30am – Hornsmill Community Centre, 115E Cecil road, Hornsmill, SG13 8HS
  • From 16th November, Mondays @ 11.45am – Markwell Pavilion, Link Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2EL

diddi dance West Berkshire, South Oxfordshire, Tadley & Marlow is launching its first class next month:

  • From 5th November, Thursdays @ 2:00pm – The Cornwell Centre, Home Croft, Clements Mead, West Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5WJ

diddi dance Woking, Guildford & Farnborough has changes to a current class:

  • From 4th November, Wednesdays @ 9.10am & 10.05am (instead of 9.45am) – Cornerstone Centre, St John’s Church, Camphill Road, West Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 6EH

We hope you can join us for our next theme which is:

Why not book your FREE trial for one of these new classes today! Or to sign up for a block of classes head over to our Booking Page.

 

 

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New diddi dance classes starting in October

September 30, 2015 by Rebecca

We have a lot of Franchisees opening new classes, some started at the end of this month and others are starting in October. So we want to be sure you know about all of them. Hopefully there is one opening near you!

diddi dance Wirral recently opened a class:

  • Saturdays @ 11:00am – The Scout Hut Building at St Barnabas church, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 7AA

diddi dance Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield & Surrounding has a venue change and new classes:

  • Tuesdays @ 9:45am has moved back to the Avon Centre, Avon Road, Cannock, WS11 1LH (we had to relocate from Littleton Green Community School in Huntington, Cannock)
  • Tuesdays @ 10:45am – Avon Centre, Avon Road, Cannock, WS11 1LH
  • Thursdays @ 10:45am – Pelsall Village Centre, Pelsall, WS3 4LX

diddi dance Colchester, Maldon, Halstead & West Tendring has a venue change and new class:

  • From 5th October, Mondays @ 10:00am is at a NEW VENUE – St Andrew’s Hall, London Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8PB
  • From 5th October, Mondays @ 11:15am – St Andrew’s Hall, London Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 8PB

diddi dance Essex has a new class:

  • From 12th October, Mondays @ 1.00pm – King Edward Community Centre, King Edward Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 6JF

diddi dance Bristol has a new class:

  • From 2nd October, Fridays @ 9:25am – Emersons Green Village Hall, Emersons Way, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS167AP

diddi dance Winchester, Alton, Cranleigh & Surrounding has a new class:

  • From 30th September, Wednesdays @ 9.30am – Borough Hall, Bridge Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1HR. Free parking available in Waitrose opposite venue (venue has no parking).

diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings has come recently launched classes:

  • Mondays @ 10:00am – Uckfield Youth Centre, Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, TN22 1UB
  • Mondays @ 10:30am – St Elisabeth’s Church, 268 Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8QX
  • Wednesdays @ 9:45am – The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2SA
  • Thursdays @ 10:00am – Heathfield Youth Centre, High Street, Heathfield, TN21 0UP

We hope you can continue to join us for our current theme which is:

Why not book your FREE trial for one of these new classes today! Or to sign up for a block of classes head over to our Booking Page.

 

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