Dancebase.co.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
76% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
73% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.23 s
File size
121.00 kB
Words
548
Media files
15
Number of links
63 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Dance Base
The page title is too short. (181 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Welcome to Scotland's National Centre for Dance. Strengthening the dance community in Scotland for almost 30 years through classes, artist support and community engagement.
The meta description is too long: 1102 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.dancebase.co.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionWelcome to Scotland's National Centre for Dance. Strengthening the dance community in Scotland for almost 30 years through classes, artist support and community engagement.
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article:publisherhttps://www.facebook.com/DanceBaseScotland/
article:modified_time2025-06-20T16:09:52+00:00
langen-gb
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:descriptionWelcome to Scotland's National Centre for Dance. Strengthening the dance community in Scotland for almost 30 years through classes, artist support and community engagement.
twitter:imagehttps://www.dancebase.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Studio-One-roof-and-castle.jpg
twitter:site@dancebase
og:localeen_GB
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome - Dance Base
og:descriptionWelcome to Scotland's National Centre for Dance. Strengthening the dance community in Scotland for almost 30 years through classes, artist support and community engagement.
og:urlhttps://www.dancebase.co.uk/
og:site_nameDance Base
og:imagehttps://www.dancebase.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Studio-One-roof-and-castle.jpg
og:image:width1024
og:image:height768
og:image:typeimage/jpeg
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 548 words. That's ok.
28.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
9 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.57 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...lugins/dancebase/public/img/1024x768.pngBallet Beginners Dance Class in EdinburghBallet Beginners
...lugins/dancebase/public/img/1024x768.pngNo alt attribute providedDance N Play
...lugins/dancebase/public/img/1024x768.pngA group of smiling dancers in brightly coloured traditional Indian clothing dance on stageBollywood at Snowbizness, Dance Base Christmas Show 2024. Image credit Sally Jubb.
...lugins/dancebase/public/img/1024x768.pngNo alt attribute providedK-Pop fringe by stuart armitt
...o/img/placeholders/header_image_text.pngNo alt attribute providedHome
...o/img/placeholders/header_image_text.pngNo alt attribute providedHome
...o/img/placeholders/header_image_text.pngNo alt attribute providedHome
...dit-Neil-Hanna-scaled-e1744023791467.jpgDance Base's Artistic Director Tony Mills stands in Dance Base's stairwell, wearing a black flat-cap and a t-shirt with the words: Tony Mills at Dance Base, September 2024. Image credit Neil Hanna
...y-Lloyd-Jones-headshot-1.docx-scaled.jpgA close-up head shot of Kally Lloyd-Jones, smiling a the camera with her hand resting on the back of her head.Kally Lloyd-Jones headshot 1.docx
...o/img/placeholders/header_image_text.pngNo alt attribute providedHome
...o/img/placeholders/header_image_text.pngNo alt attribute providedHome
...ploads/2023/08/Creative_Scotland_REV.pngCreative Scotland
...oads/2023/08/CoEC-White-Statutory-v2.pngThe City of Edinburgh Council
...t/uploads/2025/01/SFAP-GFR-2-white-1.pngGood Fundraising
Video URLWidthHeight
...3905d45f5f8ff5cda3ae3f75a3f479824f366e06

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Scotland's National Centre for Dance
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to Scotland's National Centre for Dance
H2 Move to your own beat.
H2 Book a class with us!
H2 Become a Friend!
H2 Artist Support
H3 Festival Classes: Morning Ballet
H3 Little People | Big People
H3 Festival Classes: Bollywood
H3 Festival Classes: K-POP
H3 Live Events
H3 Support Dance Base
H4 Our Latest News
H5 Artistic Director Recommends – July 2025
H5 Dance Base announces Kally Lloyd-Jones as new PRIME Artistic Director
H6 Sign Up
H6 Proud to be supported by:
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 13 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://clients.mindbodyonline...New window External Subdomain MindBody Login
https://www.dancebase.co.uk/Dance Base
A-TITLE Dance Base
/dance-base-festival-2025-in-p...Festival25
A-TITLE Festival25
/get-dancing/Book a Class
A-TITLE Book a Class
/professionals/Professionals
A-TITLE Professionals
/ways-to-donate/Donate
A-TITLE Donate
/get-dancing-dance-base-timeta...Get Dancing
/get-dancing-dance-base-timeta...Text duplicate Book a Class
/get-dancing-dance-base-timeta...Why Dance Base?
/our-dance-communities/dance-f...Dance For Parkinson’s
/get-dancing-dance-base-timeta...Inclusive Classes
/live-events/Live Events
/professionals/Text duplicate Professionals
/professionals/current-opportu...Current Opportunities
/professionals/artist-residenc...Artist Residencies
/professionals/train-with-us/Train With Us
/professionals/get-support-adv...Support & Advice
/professionals/our-scottish-in...Projects
/our-dance-communities/Dance Communities
/our-work-in-health-wellbeing/Dance for Health & Wellbeing
/our-dance-communities/dance-f...Text duplicate Dance For Parkinson’s
/get-dancing-dance-base-timeta...Text duplicate Inclusive Classes
/our-dance-communities/sunday-...Sunday Sessions
/performance-companies-dance-e...Performance Companies
/our-dance-communities/reports...Reports & Studies
/about-us/About Us
/about-us/meet-dance-base/Meet Dance Base
/about-us/edinburgh/Contact Us
/about-us/our-news/Our News
/about-us/access/Access
/hire-our-spaces/Hire Our Spaces
/about-us/shop/Shop
/about-us/our-commitment-to-you/Our Commitment to You
/support-us/Support Us
https://dancebase2.beaconforms...External Subdomain Donate Now
/support-us/become-a-regular-s...Become a Regular Supporter
/support-us/legacy-giving/Legacy Giving
https://www.facebook.com/Dance...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Follow us on facebook
https://www.twitter.com/dancebaseNew window External Subdomain A-TITLE Follow us on twitter
https://www.youtube.com/@dance...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
https://www.instagram.com/danc...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Follow us on instagram
/classes/festival-classes-morn...Festival Classes: Morning Ballet > Starts at 10:00 Today
/classes/little-people-big-peopleLittle People | Big People > Starts at 13:00 Today
/classes/festival-classes-boll...Festival Classes: Bollywood > Starts at 18:30 Today
/classes/festival-classes-k-popFestival Classes: K-POP > Starts at 19:40 Today
/classes/festival-classes-morn...Fringe Festival Classes Festival Classes: Morning Ballet Monday | 10:00-11:00 Book Now
IMG-ALT Ballet Beginners Dance Class in Edinburgh
/classes/little-people-big-peo...Sunday Sessions Little People | Big People Monday | 13:00-15:00 Book Now
/classes/festival-classes-boll...Fringe Festival Classes Festival Classes: Bollywood Monday | 18:30-19:30 Book Now
IMG-ALT A group of smiling dancers in brightly coloured traditional Indian clothing dance on stage
/classes/festival-classes-k-po...Fringe Festival Classes Festival Classes: K-POP Monday | 19:40-20:40 Book Now
/support-us/become-a-friend-of...Friends of Dance Base
/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Au...New window Autumn Brochure out NOW
A-TITLE Autumn Brochure out NOW
/professionals/train-with-us/Professional Class Programme
A-TITLE Professional Class Programme
/get-dancing-dance-base-timeta...New window Book Your Class
A-TITLE Book Your Class
/live-events/Find out more
A-TITLE Find out more
/support-us/become-a-friend-of...New window Text duplicate Find out more
A-TITLE Find out more
/about-us/our-news/View All
A-TITLE View All
/artistic-director-recommends-...01/07/2025 Artistic Director Recommends – July 2025 Read More
IMG-ALT Dance Base's Artistic Director Tony Mills stands in Dance Base's stairwell, wearing a black flat-cap and a t-shirt with the words:
A-TITLE Read Artistic Director Recommends – July 2025
/dance-base-announces-new-prim...26/06/2025 Dance Base announces Kally Lloyd-Jones as new PRIME Artistic Director Read More
IMG-ALT A close-up head shot of Kally Lloyd-Jones, smiling a the camera with her hand resting on the back of her head.
A-TITLE Read Dance Base announces Kally Lloyd-Jones as new PRIME Artistic Director
/professionals/New window Professional Programmes
A-TITLE Professional Programmes
https://dancebase2.beaconforms...External Subdomain Text duplicate Donate
A-TITLE Donate
/support-us/More Ways to Support Us
A-TITLE More Ways to Support Us
https://www.dancebase.co.uk/Text duplicate Dance Base
A-TITLE Dance Base
/about-us/Text duplicate About Us
/about-us/work-for-us/Work For Us
/about-us/edinburgh/Text duplicate Contact Us
/about-us/access/Text duplicate Access
/terms-conditions/Terms & Conditions
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
/?page_id=110Copyrights & Credits
/cookie-policy/Cookie Policy
https://www.facebook.com/Dance...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Follow us on facebook
https://www.twitter.com/dancebaseNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Follow us on twitter
https://www.youtube.com/@dance...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
https://www.instagram.com/danc...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Follow us on instagram
https://www.thetouchagency.co.uk/New window External Subdomain Touch
A-TITLE Touch
https://www.insideandout.co.uk/New window External Subdomain inside&out
A-TITLE inside&out

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.dancebase.co.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.23 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (121 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
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x-content-type-optionsnosniff
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x-httpd-modphp1
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x-proxy-cacheHIT
x-cdn-cstatic
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 74 referring domains.
This page has 446 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 69 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

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Home - Dance Base
Welcome to Scotland's National Centre for Dance. Strengthening the dance community in Scotland for almost 30 years through classes, artist support and community engagement.

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Dance Base83%Check
Base72%Check
Scotland65%Check
as new63%Check
National62%Check
Centre62%Check
National Centre62%Check
Welcome62%Check
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