Details are subject to change, please check directly with class providers for the latest updates, further info and booking requirements. There may be a waiting list for some activities.
📆 Fridays, 9.30 – 11.30am
📆 Saturdays, 9 – 11.05am
📌 Dunston Activity Centre, NE11 9SS
From 4th Sep 2023
We teach award-winning pre-school dance classes to babies, toddlers and children. Our fully trained dance teachers create a fun, friendly environment where every little one is given a chance to shine.
👉 £7 per 30/35 min class, booked termly (3 week trial available for £20).
For more info, visit @babyballetnorthtyneside
Tots: 6-18 months | Tinies: 18 months – 3 Years | Movers: 3-4 years | Tappers: 3+ years | Groovers: 4.5-6 years
📌 Buzz Dance Company, Birtley, DH3 1HQ
Preschool dancers can come along from the day they can walk to parent & child Dance Stars classes, moving on to independent Popsteps and Ballet classes from age 2.5 years, then Acrobatic Arts, Musical Theatre and more.
👉 £15.55/£17.30 per month, 30/45 min classes (free trial class)
For more info, visit @buzztheatrearts
Discount of 5% for pupils attending more than one different class.
From 4th Sep 2023
Tappy Toes classes are welcoming, sociable, supportive and most importantly so much fun for children and parents! Our 30 minute sessions are suitable for boys and girls, with classes split into three age ranges. Classes follow EYFS guidance to support your child’s early years development, and involve sensory props, catchy tunes, action songs and basic dance movements, finishing with bubbles.
👉 £16.50 for 3 week trial, then half termly booking available.
For more info, visit @tappytoesgateshead
From 4th Sep 2023
Fun and funky dance classes for boys and girls, covering 16 dance styles from Hip Hop to Bollywood, Rave to Charleston and many more! Above all it’s about having lots of fun!
👉 From £5 per 45 min session, booked termly (selected trial/PAYG sessions available).
For more info, visit @diddidancesunderland
Approx 18 months (when steady on feet) – 5 years
📆 Tuesdays, 4pm: Leap ’N Learn
📌 Marron Theatre Arts Centre, Blaydon, NE21 5AJ
Leap ’N Learn class for 18 months to 3 years with lots of music, props and fun. Range of classes for older dancers also available, including Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz, Greek, National Dance, Musical Theatre, Singing and Drama. Dancers can take part in shows and IDTA exams.
👉 Free trial lesson available. For more info, visit @marrontheatrearts
18 months+
📆 Mondays, 10am: Jitterbugs
📆 Wednesdays, 10am: Jitterbugs
📆 Fridays, 4.30 – 5pm: Diddi Dancers
📌 Rowlands Gill Scout Hut, NE39 2PD
📆 Wednesdays, 5.15 – 5.45pm: Diddi Dancers
📌 Blaydon Winlaton Family Hub, Gateshead
Parent & child dance sessions – Diddi Dancers: introduction to ballet, and Jitterbugs: songs and sensory props, including singing, dancing, hoops, pom poms, bean bags, instruments and more. Finishing with a fruit snack before playing with beams, tunnels, trampets and bubbles!
👉 From £4.50 per class. Contact 07534 667 913 to book.
Jitterbugs: toddlers. Diddi Dancers: 3-5 years
📆 Mondays, 4.15-5pm (Nursery Dance)
📆 Tuesdays, 4.15-5pm (Acro, Age 4+)
📆 Saturdays, 9-10am (Nursery Dance)
📌 Happy Feet Studios, High Heworth, NE10 9AJ
Nursery Dance Classes for ages 2.5 – 5 years, with a range of classes from 4+ and older children including Street, Ballet, Tap, Musical Theatre and Cheerleading. Our PAY AS YOU GO CLASSES are a great way to start your child’s dance passion!
👉 No need to book. Pay on the Day, no termly fees (free trial available)
For more info, visit @happyfeetdancene
📆 Saturdays
📌 Hazel Rayson Theatre Dance Studio, Crawcrook, NE40 4TX
Offers all ages and abilities the chance to dance, with a mixture of tap, ballet and theatre craft in one class. I.D.T.A Exams in Theatre subjects plus panto, competitions and other performance opportunities.
👉 From £3.50 per 45 min session, booked termly.
For more info, visit @HazelRaysonTheatreDanceStudio
Ages 2+
📅 Wednesdays, 4.30-5pm: Infant Gymnastics (age 4-8)
📅 Thursdays, 5.30-6.30pm: Infant Tutus / Infant Tappers
📌 Cromer Avenue Church, Low Fell, NE9 6UL
Infant sessions for younger pupils, moving on to a range of junior and senior classes in ballet, lyrical, tap, commercial, freestyle, acro, modern and musical theatre. With the chance to take part in musical theatre shows and exams.
👉 From £3 per 30 min session. For more info, visit @LBPAA
Ages 2+
📆 Thursdays, 4 – 4.45pm
📌 Gateshead Cleveland Hall CA, Low Fell, NE9 6TA
Classes for girls and boys, with Tiny Toes Ballet helping to build confidence, co-ordination and to make new friends, moving on to classes for older children including Ballet, Theatre craft, Freestyle and Street. Working towards IDTA Exams and Showtime Performances.
👉 £4.50 per class (1st class FREE then 4 week trial payable weekly, followed by monthly payments).
For more info, visit @dancefuse.dancefitness
Ages 3+
📆 Saturdays, 9-9.45am & 1.30-2.15pm
📌 Eve Trew School of Dance, Saltwell Business Park, NE9 5BG
Beginner’s Ballet classes for 3-5 years are fun, interactive sessions ideally suited to boys and girls who enjoy music and movement. Range of classes for older dancers including: Ballet, Tap, Freestyle, Lyrical, Streetboyz and CATS theatre school – with the opportunity for children to perform on stage.
👉 For more info, visit @Evetrewdance
Age 3+
📅 Wednesdays
📌 Felling Community Centre, NE10 0NF
Dance classes for children from 3 years, including beginner freestyle, flexibility and fitness classes, with the chance to take part in competitions. Get fit, make new friends and gain confidence!
👉 Free taster session! For more info, visit @Studio2000KLX
Age 3+
📌 Clayton House, Felling, NE10 0AT
Catering for all levels in a variety of subjects from ballet to acro, hip hop, contemporary modern jazz, tap and musical theatre, with a 100% success rate in IDTA exams. Plus children’s theatrical agency, with optional professional opportunities including TV, film and theatre roles, voice-overs and modelling.
👉 For more info, visit @ReavleyTheatreSchool
Age 3+
📆 Wednesdays, 4 – 4.30pm: Mini Stars Ballroom & Latin
📌 Springwell Village Community Venue, NE9 7RP
Teaching the basics of Classical Sequence, Ballroom and Latin in a fun and relaxed environment, with a mixture of song, dance and movement activities. Children have the opportunity to participate in nursery awards, shows and competitions.
👉 For more info, visit @romeroschoolofdance
Mini Stars: age 3-5 | Little Stars: age 6-9 | Dancing Stars: 9+ years
📌 JLJSTUDIOS, Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3RS
We have classes for all, starting from around age 4. From youth dance classes for kids and teens, to fitness and dance classes for adults and parents and a competition parents team!
👉 Monthly Kids Pass for unlimited classes available 💜FREE first class tasters available for all under 18s!
For more info, visit @JLJSTUDIOS
Beginner Lyrical/Ballet: under 5 years
📆 Saturdays, 9am & 10am
📌 Marley Hill Community Centre, NE16 5DW
Mini Performers classes for ages 3+ years, to introduce music, singing, movement and drama activities with a focus on building confidence and having fun! A packed timetable of classes for older children includes: Tap, Commercial/Modern Dance, Drama/Acting, Acro Gymnastics and Private Tuition, with lots of opportunity to perform on stage without the pressure of exams or competitions.
👉 FREE taster class available.
For more info, visit @niceswanacad
Ages 3+
