3 Best Dance Schools in Aberdeen

“Natalie Tough School of Dance welcomes boys and girls from 30 months to young adults, fostering a love for dance in a fun, friendly, and lively atmosphere. Miss Natalie is the school's principal and a qualified dance instructor with credentials including LISTD Tap, ISTD DDE in Ballet and Modern Theatre, and Acrobatic Arts (M2) and iD-Contemporary certifications. The school offers a wide range of classes, including Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, and Commercial, so there's something for everyone. Whether you're dancing for fun or aiming to take examinations and earn qualifications, Natalie Tough School of Dance is the perfect place. The school space is available to host a birthday party or rent for dance or fitness classes. The school has free on-street parking. Natalie Tough School of Dance's spacious main hall, over 100 square metres, includes an adjacent kitchen, stage, male/female changing areas, and toilets, making it ideal for any activity. The studio is fully accessible, with a ramp, widened door frames, and a disabled toilet.”

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“Aberdeen Academy of Performing Arts is founded by Rachel founded the school, which has over 80 dance, acting, gymnastics, and musical theatre classes. AAPA started with 40 students and now has around 400 each week. The dance school's classes are fully structured to allow children to develop and progress at their own speed. Aberdeen Academy of Performing Arts teams rehearse all year round, compete in selected festivals/competitions throughout the UK, and perform abroad. AAPA was the first Scottish dance school to introduce acrobatic gymnastics under Scottish Gymnastics membership and remains the only acrobatic gymnastics club in North East Scotland. They moved into their own premises and began offering birthday parties. AAPA created their own dance competition, judged by West End performers and choreographers at the Tivoli Theatre in Aberdeen. They also launched the Dance Compete Achieve Associate Scheme with Pivitol Productions and sold out all performances of their first production at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before the run even started.”

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“Danscentre aims to provide students with an all-around education and training in dance that will form the basis of a lifelong relationship with the art form. Karen Berry is the school's principal. They also aim to help all their students reach their potential. They work to ensure that they provide relevant, flexible, and holistic training. Their approach ensures that students thrive cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically. Danscentre offers graded classes where the emphasis is not just on fun but on developing movement skills, confidence, fitness, and self-esteem. Danscentre offers examinations at graded and vocational levels in association with R.A.D. All students can take examinations, and all classes incorporate both syllabus and free work, developing a broad and sound subject base. The school also has five branches.”

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