Assessment · dance schools round dance-schools-2026-09

Silhouette Dance Company review

Ranked 1 of 10 in Dance schools in Telford

Best overall dance school in Telford: long-running Telford school with IDTA teaching and cover

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Telford · Service area: Telford

Silhouette Dance Company in short

Silhouette Dance Company is a long-running Telford school teaching street dance, ballet, contemporary and acro alongside preschool and SEN classes, tracing itself back to 2011. The principal states an IDTA associate freestyle teaching credential with over fifteen years behind her, and the team page records DBS checks and a chaperone licence across the staff. Our review finds that breadth of genre plus stated credentials and stated cover the strongest package in this round.

Customers rate the school highly, with five stars on Google across one of the largest review bases in this round. The owner states the school is fully insured and first-aid trained, which few Telford rivals publish.

What counts against Silhouette Dance Company is the missing price list: no class fees appear on the pages checked, so the written quote does the talking. That single gap keeps an otherwise complete record from perfection.

Silhouette Dance Company reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Silhouette Dance Company, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google5.0 out of 529

Our verdict

Our judgement: Silhouette Dance Company suits parents who want a long-running Telford school with stated IDTA teaching credentials and cover in place, across a wide spread of genres [1] [2]. What counts against it is the absence of published prices. Its 5.0 Google rating across 29 reviews, seen 4 September 2026, sits near the top of this round on volume [3].

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
70.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72 out of 100

Google 5 out of 5 from 29 reviews [3].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

75 out of 100

DBS check and IDTA associate freestyle teaching qualification membership is listed on the business's own website [1] [2].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80 out of 100

The business states 15 years of trading [1].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

85 out of 100

The school states it is fully insured, with no amounts published [2].

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40 out of 100

No prices, rates or fee statements are published on the pages checked [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

75 out of 100

The site sets out class genres, the teaching team and contact routes, with no opening hours published [1] [2].

Evidence

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Years trading15Source provider-website

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Strengths

  • The principal states an IDTA associate freestyle teaching qualification alongside over 15 years of teaching experience, with DBS checks and a chaperone licence held across the team [2].

  • The owner states the school is fully insured and first-aid trained, with no policy amounts published [2].

  • The school dates itself to 2011, when it opened its doors to the Telford community, and teaches street, ballet, contemporary, acro, preschool and SEN classes [1].

Limitations

  • No class prices are published on the pages checked [1] [2].

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Questions about Silhouette Dance Company

Is Silhouette Dance Company any good?

On the evidence, yes for families who want breadth: it tops our Telford dance schools table with five stars on Google, a stated IDTA teaching credential and stated cover. The genre spread runs from preschool to SEN classes. The one gap is unpublished prices, so ask for the term fees with the trial booking.

Is Silhouette Dance Company registered with a dance teaching body?

An IDTA associate freestyle teaching qualification is stated on the school's own team page, alongside DBS checks and a chaperone licence. No mandatory registration applies to dance schools, so there is no licence to look up. Ask which teacher takes each class and confirm the credential behind the name.

What does Silhouette Dance Company charge?

It publishes no class prices, rates or fee statements on the pages checked. That means the quote does the talking: send the classes your child would take and ask for the half-term and term figures together. Confirm what sits outside the fee, such as exams and show costumes, before agreeing anything.

Where does Silhouette Dance Company work?

The school teaches in Telford from its Randlay Avenue base. Families travel from across the borough for the street, ballet and acro timetable. Send your postcode with the enquiry to confirm the right class night. Expect a reply by phone or email.

How is Silhouette Dance Company ranked?

It ranks first of the ten dance schools in our September round, chosen as the best overall pick for genre spread with stated teaching cover. What customers say counts most toward every score. Read the full review alongside the table before booking a trial.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. The Arts Centre Telford69.6 / 100Ranked 2. Best for stage school with published prices and exam record.
  2. Carmichael School of Dance & Theatre Arts67.6 / 100Ranked 3. Best for RAD and ISTD exam teaching from 35-year school.
  3. Telford Academy of Performing Arts66.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for pay-as-you-go performing arts for ages 2 to 70.
  4. ToriArts Studios (Madeley)65.4 / 100Ranked 5. Best for aerial and performing arts at the Madeley studio.

Sources

  1. Silhouette Dance Company homepage — classes, history and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Silhouette Dance Company team page — qualifications, insurance and DBS Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Silhouette Dance Company Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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