Bbodance

bbodance, formerly the British Ballet Organization (BBO), is a dance examination board based in London, England.

bbodance

Abbreviation	bbodance
Formation	1930
Type	Dance Awarding Body
Executive Chairman	Nicholas Espinosa
Main organ	Board of Directors
Affiliations	Council for Dance Education and Training
Website	http://bbo.dance

Overview

Formerly known as the British Ballet Organization, bbodance^[1] was founded in England in 1930 by Edouard Espinosa and his wife Eve Louise Kelland. Edouard Espinosa was a famous dance teacher and Louise was an actress and singer. It was established as a dance teaching society and developed a syllabus of Classical Ballet training.

The BBO is now one of the leading dance examination boards in the United Kingdom and provides an examination syllabus in Classical Ballet, Musical Theatre dance, Tap, Jazz, and Modern. The organisation also trains teachers, qualifying them to work in the private and state sectors.

bbodance is a registered dance awarding body of the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT)^[2] and its qualifications are accredited by Ofqual(England) and Qualifications Wales.^[3] The organisation went through a major rebrand in 2016.^[4] Many notable dance artists are associated with it, from Dame Beryl Grey, CH, DBE (President) and Sir David Bintley, CBE (Vice President) to Patrons Craig Revel Horwood, Brenda Last OBE, Mark Baldwin OBE, Agnes Oaks CBE, Bonnie Langford, Doreen Wells, Marchioness of Londonderry, Tandy Muir-Warden, and Wayne Sleep OBE. The organisation's Founder President was Dame Ninette De Valois OM, CH, DBE.