MFC School Partner HubYour school is part of something historic.
This is your home for everything — timeline, forms, match day information, and ready-made content to share with families. Bookmark it and come back whenever you need it.
34,000
fans in the stadium
300+
dancers on the pitch
150
years of MFC
Free
to join in
- JUST CONFIRMED? START HERE!
Three things to do right now.
1.
Bookmark this page.
This is your home for everything — timeline, forms, match day info and social posts. You'll come back here a lot between now and October.
2.
Share the parent letter with families.
Download it from the Forms & documents section below. Add your school name and send it home. It answers every question parents will have.
3.
Tell Amy how rehearsal will work for you.
After-school session, curriculum time, or a full school day — we're flexible. Just email Amy so we can book your artist visit.
- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
Project timeline
We keep it simple. Most of what we need from you is one clear ask at a time. Here's the full picture.
Now
May - June 2026
Confirm your school’s place
Confirm your school’s place with Amy. Discuss your preferred format for the in-school dance sessions. Decide whether you’d like to let families know now (download the letter below), or wait until after the summer holidays, once the performance date and rehearsal plans are confirmed.
June/July
2026
Book/confirm session(s) with TeesDance artists.
Confirm September/October sessions before Summer break
Sept
2026
Rehearsals with TeesDance artists.
Our lead artists come to your school. You provide the space and the students — we bring everything else. We'll agree the format that works best for you in advance.
Return T-shirt order & media consent forms.
Sizes for every pupil and staff member taking part. T-shirts are free and delivered to your school before the performance.
Collect parent participation and media consent forms and return them to TeesDance. Optionally use the online tutorial to introduce the choreography to pupils before September.
Performance Day
October 2026 (Date TBC)
Date confirmed once fixtures are announced on Thursday 25 June. Dress rehearsal in the morning, performance before kick-off in the afternoon. 200+ performers. Original music. The Riverside Stadium. The players’ tunnel. Everything you’ve been building towards. Let’s do this!
Nov
2026
Celebration and recognition.
TeesDance will send your school professionally taken photos, a film clip from the performance, and a downloadable certificate of participation for pupils who took part, for schools to print and share.
After the event, if your pupils and staff have had a wonderful time and would like to support future opportunities like this, we would warmly welcome schools holding a non-uniform day or small fundraiser to raise vital funds for TeesDance, a small local dance charity.
"We chose your school because we believe you'll bring something real to this. Your pupils won't just be performing — they'll be making history. We want to make sure they know that."
— Amy Swallwell, CEO & Founder of TeesDance- FORMS & DOCUMENTS
What you need to download.
Only the things that genuinely need to be printed, filled in or shared. Everything else — timeline, match day info, social posts — is on this page.
Complete and return to TeesDance
Participation & media consent forms.
One per pupil taking part. Return completed forms to TeesDance by end of July.
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T-shirt order form
Sizes for every participating pupil and staff member. T-shirts are free. Return by September.
Coming Soon!
Share with families
Parent & carer information pack
What the project is, what the day involves and answers to every question parents are likely to ask. Add your school name and send it home!
Noticeboard poster
A4 poster for your staffroom, corridor or school entrance. Lets the whole school community know what’s happening!
Risk assessment
TeesDance’s full risk assessment for the performance event.
Coming soon!
For your records
- SPREAD THE WORD
Help us tell the story
We’d love it if your school could help spread the word and share your student’s dancing journey on your social media accounts.
Every time you post and tag us, we’ll share it to our channels too and help build the excitement and buzz ahead of the big performance!
USE THESE HASHTAGS:
#DanceBelongsHere
#TeesDance
#MFC150
Tag @TeesDance on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn
Here are some suggested posts to help with wording… (but absolutely make it your own and post as often as you like!)
POST 1 - ANNOUNCE IT NOW!
We're going to the Riverside!
[School Name] has been invited to perform as part of Middlesbrough FC's 150th anniversary — on the pitch, in front of thousands of fans, as part of a massive community dance created by @TeesDance. Funded by Arts Council England. Original music by Tees Valley Music Service. 300+ dancers from across the Tees Valley. More news to follow. 💙
#DanceBelongsHere #MFC150 #TeesDance #UTB
POST 3 - AFTER REHEARSALS
They've learned the moves!
Our pupils had their first rehearsal with the @TeesDance artists this week — and they were brilliant. October cannot come fast enough.
[Photo from rehearsal]
Something very special is coming to the Riverside this autumn!
#DanceBelongsHere #MFC150 #TeesDance #UTB
POST 3 - PERFORMANCE WEEK
This is it. This Saturday, [number] pupils from our school will walk through the players' tunnel at the Riverside Stadium and perform in front of thousands of fans as part of MFC's 150th anniversary.
We are so proud of every single one of them. Come on Boro!
#DanceBelongsHere #MFC150 #TeesDance #UTB
POST 4 - AFTER THE PERFORMANCE
They did it! Our pupils performed at the Riverside Stadium today. 300+ community dancers. Original music. A full stadium. The players' tunnel. They were extraordinary. We couldn't be prouder.
[Performance photo]
#DanceBelongsHere #MFC150 #TeesDance #UTB
GET IN TOUCH
We’re here
There is no such thing as a silly question. If anything is unclear or you need something that isn't here, just ask.
Your TeesDance contact
Whether it's a logistics question, a safeguarding query, or just a wobble about whether everything's going to be okay — we're here throughout the whole project.
Amy Swalwell
CEO & Founder