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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  2. Salsa dance: beginners
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Mon 19 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Join us for an energetic and intensive introduction to Salsa. Learn the essential steps and technique in this fun and friendly short course. No need to bring a partner, part of the fun is meeting new people but most of all learning a new dance style whilst having a good time.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00
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  4. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  5. Jazz dance: beginners
    Course start date:  Mon 19 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Clinton Goldsmith
    This class is suitable if you are new to dance or if you want to develop your existing skills and confidence.



    You will discover the basics of basic modern jazz dance, learn about posture, co-ordination and essential technique. Learn warm-up exercises, turns, steps and basic kicks. Our main aim is to provide a fun practical environment where you can learn to dance.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00
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  6. Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  7. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  8. Photography for beginners
    Course start date:  Thu 1 May 2025 (and 17 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Sara Leigh Lewis
    Always wondered what half the buttons on your camera actually do? Discover how to use them properly and produce impressive photographs, even as a complete beginner. Gain useful technical knowledge and get expert creative guidance in easy-to-understand language. An ideal first step before enrolling on our intermediate courses.
    Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00
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  9. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  10. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  11. Thinking through philosophy: a guide
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Christopher Horner

    What is morality and what is it based on? Is the mind a ghost in the machine?  What can I really know? This is a beginner’s introduction to how philosophy tackles questions like these and many others.

    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  12. Return to Spanish (upper intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado

    If you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your upper intermediate Spanish. You will review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 3 lower or 3 upper course in September.

    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  13. Radio and podcast presenting: advanced (online)
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Allis Moss
    This is an opportunity to take your love of radio to the next level. The course supports you with a tutor-editor to craft a pre-recorded radio programme or extended feature on a subject of your choice, mixing interview clips, music and sound effects into your own production. This course will be delivered online and is supported by a media technician.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00
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  14. Contemporary watercolour painting projects
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Feb 2026 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anne-Marie Foster
    Through a set of short projects inspired by contemporary practitioners and their contribution to the uniqueness of the medium, the course will help you expand your understanding of watercolour and enable you to make informed choices in making personal work. It will also feature some approaches to painting, beyond the immediate western tradition to provide broader technical and critical insights.
    Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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