The
Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) is
the world's leading dance examinations board. Formed
in 1904 it is today a registered educational charity
and is the only organisation that covers the full
spectrum of dance examinations on a truly global
scale.
The
ISTD's chief objective is "to educate the public in the art of dancing
in all its forms". To achieve this, the ISTD works in four main ways:
• to promote knowledge of dance
• to maintain and improve teaching standards
•
to qualify, by examination, teachers of dancing in the ISTD's
specialist techniques taught by our 10,000 members in schools of
dancing throughout the world
• to provide, through its syllabi, techniques upon which to train dancers for the profession.