A Year of Progress at TS Training Academies: Celebrating Our Dancers in 2026
At TS Training Academies, the most rewarding part of this year has been seeing our dancers develop. The response to the programme has been amazing, the improvements have been exciting to watch, and the standard of training continues to grow. We are incredibly proud of every TS member and the commitment they bring into the studio.
We have also received encouraging feedback from teachers, dancers and parents. That response means a great deal to our team, because TS is about more than attending a class: it is about making time for focused training, learning from exceptional faculty and taking the next step in an individual dancer's development.
Celebrating Dancer Development, Not Just Finished Performances
Progress in dance is not always one big moment. It can be a correction that starts to make sense, a stronger technical foundation, a more confident performance or a dancer becoming more willing to ask a question. Those improvements matter alongside the finished choreography.
Throughout this year, we have seen the value of dancers arriving ready to learn and putting feedback into practice. As standards improve, so does the opportunity for members to challenge themselves. We want dancers to recognise their own progress without feeling that everyone must develop at the same pace.
Positive Feedback from Teachers, Dancers and Parents
The feedback from our wider dance community has been a real highlight. Teachers, dancers and parents all bring a different perspective, and their encouragement helps us understand what the TS experience means beyond an individual session.
We are grateful to the teachers who support their dancers' involvement, the parents who make training possible, and the dancers who commit their energy to every class. Their support is an important part of the programme, and we do not take it for granted.
Supporting the Work of Home Dance Schools
TS offers supplementary dance training. We are here to complement the work taking place at each dancer's home studio, not replace it. The foundations established by dance teachers remain central to a young dancer's journey.
Our role is to provide additional access to industry faculty, different approaches and opportunities to apply feedback. We are proud to work alongside the dance school community and to see members bring that learning into their wider training. Read more about how TS champions dance schools and teachers.
Building on This Year's Progress in 2027
We will continue to place hands-on studio training at the heart of the programme. To complement that work, Class Target Cards and Class Takeaway Cards are new for 2027, encouraging dancers to identify a personal focus and reflect on what they have learnt.
These tools sit alongside TS set technical exercises, scorecard assessments, 1-to-1 feedback opportunities and annual written reports. They support development; they do not replace the value of learning from faculty in the room. Our guide to supplementary dance training and dancer development explains how these elements fit together.
Proud of Every TS Member
To every dancer who has trained with us this year: thank you. Your effort, openness to feedback and support for one another are what make the TS community special. We are proud of the improvements we have seen and excited to keep raising the standard together.
TS now operates across 10 training locations in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Dubai. All live auditions for 2027 entry have passed. Dancers interested in a place can join the waiting list; our next in-person live auditions will start in summer 2027.