diddi dance founder up for two prestigious awards!

2025 has started incredibly well for diddi dance. Their founder, Anne-Marie Martin, has been announced as a finalist for two prestigious awards in the children's activities sector.

Her first announcement was for the ICON award in the Institute of Children's Activity Providers, which is held on 20th March, and then for the lifetime achievement award in the Chulb Hub UK awards, which takes place on 10th May.

Anne-Marie started diddi dance back in 2003 after seeing a gap in the market for preschool dance classes and, after 22 years, still teaches her local classes as well as running a national network of passionate franchisees across the UK from Sunderland down to Plymouth. With over 30 years of teaching experience, her dance degree in 1997 and working with child psychologists and early years movement specialists, the diddi dance programme explores dance styles from around the world, delivering sessions in a simple, fun and engaging way to preschoolers from babies to 5 years.

"To be a finalist in two amazing award categories with such highly respected others is an honour, it would be amazing to win even one of these the year I turn 50, but even just getting to be a finalist is something I am extremely proud of," says Anne-Marie Martin.