Dance Classes in Nottingham
20 Styles of Dance Class in Nottingham
Beginners Set the Tone Here
Walk into most of our Nottingham classes and the absolute beginners are the majority, not the brave exception — every style starts from a level that assumes you know nothing. Anyone with training slots into improver sessions run by choreographers who still gig around the city. Planning a hen do? One booking gets you the same team.
Made to Fit Your Week
Evenings and weekends at studios around the city centre, the Lace Market and Hockley — a quick walk or one NET tram stop from the station, so a class after work genuinely fits into a Nottingham day. Drop in whenever suits, or reserve a four-week block to save. Wedding on the horizon? Our wedding dance lessons run on these very same floors.
Eight Pounds a Class
A class is £8 however you book it — one-off drop-in or a four-week block — no sign-up fee, no contract, none of those gym-style handcuffs. Give one style a go this week and a different one the next. Keen to begin? Say hello.
Pick Your Style
Twenty styles on the Nottingham timetable — all of them genuinely open to first-timers, all of them led by a working professional who still performs on stage.
Bachata
Three easy steps, a tap and a slow body roll — the romantic Dominican partner style spreading fast through Nottingham's salsa rooms.
Bachata Classes
Ballet
Barre, centre work and generations of hard-won technique — the nervous adult starting from zero is who these Nottingham classes love best.
Ballet Classes
Ballroom
Foxtrot, waltz and a crisp quickstep, all carried in a proud frame — the party trick that pays off at every wedding for the rest of your life.
Ballroom Classes
Belly Dance
Isolations, coin-belt shimmies and the precise control of raqs sharqi — all ages and all bodies, and a serious core workout dressed up as sparkle.
Belly Dance Classes
Bollywood
Big-screen routines packed with storytelling hands, spins and a grinning group finish — the most joyful cardio on the sheet, born from the mixed streets of Hyson Green and Radford.
Bollywood Classes
Burlesque
A slow strut, a feather boa and a wink of tease — the clothes all stay put and the swagger is the bit you take home.
Burlesque Classes
Commercial
Chart and music-video routines polished for the camera — led by dancers who gig the real circuit, from Rock City stages to touring shows.
Commercial Classes
Contemporary
Release, floor work and improvisation — weight given to the ground and taken back, movement for the things a sentence can't reach.
Contemporary Classes
Flamenco
Hammering heels, cracking palmas and pure Andalusian fire — precise, fierce and quite impossible to fake your way through.
Flamenco Classes
Heels
Big lines, high-fashion styling and pure attitude — the heels are optional and trainers work perfectly well while your confidence catches up.
Heels Classes
Hip-Hop
Grooves, rocks and social party moves drawn straight from hip-hop's roots — the musical timing gets coached here, never assumed, and it stays its own thing apart from street dance.
Hip-Hop Classes
Irish Dancing
Quick reels and jigs rattling out below arms pinned stone-still — no drop of Irish blood needed, just the nerve Nottingham brings to a Friday session; tougher on the legs and a lot more fun than it has any right to be.
Irish Dancing Classes
Jazz
High kicks, sharp turns and those long Broadway lines — the working dancer's bedrock, and what powers every touring show that lands at the grand old Theatre Royal.
Jazz Classes
K-Pop
The precise point moves and tight formation switches straight off the music videos — broken down slowly, then filmed for real. Nottingham's two universities keep these rooms packed.
K-Pop Classes
Line Dancing
Grapevines, heel-digs and no partner needed anywhere — a whole room clicking into sync, old country roots wired to a right-now playlist.
Line Dancing Classes
Pole Dance
Climbs, spins and that first proud invert — taught at a specialist pole studio where nobody expects you to arrive strong; the power comes as you go.
Pole Dance Classes
Salsa
Cuban rhythm, easy spins and rotating partners so nobody sits out for long — the easiest door into Nottingham's buzzing Latin social scene.
Salsa Classes
Street Dance
Popping, locking, breaking and house all gathered into a single umbrella class — run by street dancers who gig Nottingham's own stages, Rock City included.
Street Dance Classes
Tango
The close hold, those loaded pauses and a walk heavy with meaning — the drama of Buenos Aires, teased apart slowly enough for a first-timer to catch.
Tango Classes
Tap
Time steps, shuffles and a rhythm you hear as much as watch — your feet become the whole percussion line, and there's a pair to borrow before you ever buy your own.
Tap ClassesClass Pricing
Plain, contract-free pricing that doesn't change from style to style.
Drop-In
Show up, dance, leave — nothing to commit to up front.
£8 per classFour-Week Block
Lock in your weekly spot and every class comes down in price.
£32 £8 per classKids' Classes
Kids' classes sorted by age group, every teacher DBS-checked.
From £8 per classHow to Start
- Find your style — twenty on the board below; whatever music pulls you in is the one to chase.
- Get in touch — fill in the form on your chosen style's page and we'll send back times, venue and where to start.
- Come along — wear something comfy, bring flat shoes, and leave the experience at home.
Where We Teach in Nottingham
Adult studios through the centre and the creative quarters; kids' classes spread out across Greater Nottingham and the county.
Centre & Lace Market Studios
Old Market Square, Lace Market, Hockley & BeestonAdult classes run at partner studios around Old Market Square, through the Lace Market and Hockley and out towards Beeston — most a short walk or one NET tram stop from Nottingham station, with evening classes timed for people arriving straight from work. We confirm the exact studio once you book.
Halls Nearer Home
Kids & teens, across NottinghamshireYounger dancers are looked after closer to home, using halls and studios that run from the middle of town right out to West Bridgford, Beeston, Arnold and Mansfield — mark your area on the enquiry form and we'll steer you to the nearest group.
Dance Classes in Nottingham FAQ
What people want to know before a first Nottingham class.
What do dance classes in Nottingham cost?
A class is £8 however you book it — one-off drop-in or a four-week block. No membership, no contract, nothing to cancel down the line — turn up, try a style and decide afterwards.
Whereabouts in Nottingham do the classes run?
Partner studios cluster around the city centre and Old Market Square, spread through the Lace Market and Hockley, and reach out towards Beeston — nearly all a quick stroll or one NET tram stop from Nottingham station. Each individual style page carries the specifics.
I've never danced in my life — where do I start?
With whatever music already makes you move; that pull outlasts any amount of technique. Salsa, street and ballet pull the biggest first-timer crowds in Nottingham, but each of the twenty styles opens on a beginner level that assumes nothing at all.
Do you run classes for children as well?
Yes — age-grouped kids' classes run in most of the styles, all with DBS-checked teachers, and street and ballet fill up fastest. Mark your nearest area on the enquiry form and we'll point you toward the closest children's group.
Do the classes reach beyond the city centre?
Plenty do. Past the central studios, we teach adults and children right out across Nottinghamshire — West Bridgford, Beeston and Arnold, then further to Mansfield, Newark and the Sherwood Forest villages. Wherever your nearest class sits, the price stays exactly the same.