3 Best Dance Schools in Newcastle Upon Tyne

“Dance City is one of the oldest and most recommended dance schools in Newcastle upon Tyne. The school offers formal, professional dance training, starting from 10 to postgraduate levels. Dance City proudly offers 60 weekly classes in 40 dance styles, open to all ages and complete beginners and more seasoned dancers. Their engagement team provides workshops to schools outside of their landmark building to engage with the champion and people's best practices in participatory dance across the region. Dance City presents a regular dance performance programme, from contemporary to ballet and world to breakdance, bringing the leading North East, British, and international dance to Newcastle. They also offer formal dance training through their Training Academy for talented young people aged 10 through to the postgraduate level, and they support professional dance artists and choreographers.”

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“Newcastle Dance Centre offers quality teaching programs to suit all ages and levels in Newcastle upon Tyne. The school aim is for every pupil to reach their true potential, surrounded by positivity and creativity. Their team has vast experience in teaching beginners, experienced dancers, and professional performers and training for professional teaching qualifications. They successfully train dancers to enter the world of dance and gain places at their chosen dance colleges or universities. Newcastle Dance Centre take great pride in their ‘family’ feel and sense of community and refer to themselves as the ‘NDC Family’. They focus specifically on the well-being of their pupils, both physically and mentally, and their pastoral care is of the highest standard. Newcastle Dance Centre offers gift vouchers. All studios are equipped with full-length mirrors, semi-sprung wooden floors, central heating, natural daylight, sound systems, and ballet barres (except in the Main Ballroom and Studio 7). The building features a free car park, CCTV, security lighting, and a coded intercom system for secure entry and exit.”

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“Dudman Academy of Performing Arts & Fitness is a family-run school in Newcastle upon Tyne. Natasha Dudman is the principal of the school. Dudman Academy of Performing Arts & Fitness focuses on enjoyment and fitness, and they strive to achieve the 'Sweat and Smile' from all dancers in a safe, friendly, and fun learning environment. Their adult fitness includes cardio Latin, Latin with Victoria Burke, and their six-week strictly ballroom courses. They also offer private tuition in ballroom, Latin, classical sequence, and singing for children and adults. Dudman Academy of Performing Arts & Fitness provides online singing lessons. All their classes are held in fully equipped dance studios with sprung floors, ballet barres, and mirrors, conveniently located in Fenham, just outside Newcastle City Centre.”

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