Dance Courses in London
Tutor-led Dance Classes & Lessons for Adults
City Lit is the perfect place to learn dance in an enjoyable, welcoming environment with expert tuition from our industry professionals.
With our studios in the heart of Covent Garden, City Lit offers an extensive range of styles and disciplines, from Afro Contemporary to Ballet and Charleston, to Musical Theatre and Tap dance. Whether you're a complete beginner, advanced student or want to try something new, we have a dance course for you!
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51 courses available
Salsa dance: improversIf you’ve mastered the basics and want to develop your skills, our improver level course focuses on refining key fundamentals such as turns, cross-body leads, and styling. You’ll be challenged to dance to Salsa music at different tempos, building confidence as you learn and to practice more complex moves. No partner needed, part of the fun is meeting new people, but most of all enjoying yourself while learning.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00- Classical ballet: improversWe will focus on developing ballet technique using barre, centre work and allegro exercises. Suitable for those who have completed our beginner's ballet classes or equivalent and have a good grasp of the basic techniques and terminology.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00
- Classical ballet: beginners
Designed for the beginner or for those wanting to go back to basics. Develop knowledge and skill in this enjoyable Ballet class which provides a fun and satisfying way to improve alignment, muscle tone, flexibility and coordination. The classes will also help to improve any other dance styles you might be practicing.
Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - Tap dance: improversPractise and improve your basic Tap skills and increase your vocabulary of steps and sequences. Gain a greater understanding of rhythm, tempo and syncopation. Suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
- Ballet at the barre: online
A live online ballet barre class which you can join from the comfort of your own home.The work you do at the barre is the foundation for all the other work you do as a dancer. Improve your strength, balance and coordination. Not suitable for complete beginners.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Jazz dance: beginnersThis 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 modern jazz dance, learn about posture, co-ordination and essential technique. Learn warm-up exercises, turns, steps and basic kicks along with amazing dance routines. It will help to build your fitness and tone your body too.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00 - Silver Swans ballet class improver plus
This Improvers Plus course will focus on expanding existing knowledge of classical ballet technique, introducing new and more technically challenging vocabulary and movement sequences. Participants will continue to develop their understanding of musicality, artistry and performance as well as gaining the skills and experience to dance as part of a corps de ballet. The improvers plus course is suitable for older leaners 55+ with a minimum of 2 years experience of ballet at improver level.
Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - Tap dance: beginnersIf you are new to tap then this is the place to start. Come and find your dancing feet. Suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00
- Silver Swans ballet class improversThis improvers course will focus on expanding existing knowledge of ballet technique and vocabulary and is designed to enable you to learn and execute more varied and complex movement sequences. There is an emphasis on delivering ballet technique to facilitate healthy joints, flexibility, movement quality and core strength.
Silver Swans® classes have been specifically designed for the over-55s and the improvers course is suitable for older leaners with at least 1 year of foundation ballet or Silver Swans experience.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - City Lit Elders Dance Company
Become part of the City Lit Elders Dance Company and take part in creating and performing original contemporary works. Its members are all non-professional dancers who join with a wide range of experiences with dance. The company promotes community, mental, and physical health through dance. Please click on Start Your Interview to apply; the Drama, Dance & Speech Department will contact you to progress your application.
Keeley Street
Tue 15 Sep 2026Francis AngolFull fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - Contemporary dance: improversThe course aims to give you a further embodied understanding of Contemporary dance that is underpinned by Somatics practice, and other contemporary dance techniques, to bring greater flow and dynamics to your expression as you allow yourself to move from your inner space and to negotiate the flow of weight, rhythm, breath, space and time.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00
- Dance 60+ performanceOur aim is to inspire older men and women within the community to get creative through dance and movement, and to inspire others through performance. An ideal opportunity to flex both mind and body in this uplifting creative experience where you will get the chance to explore and discover your creative potential through dance and performance.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00
- Ballet pointe: beginnersThis short course offers you the opportunity to get introduced to pointe work at a pace that allows you to understand how to execute the basic exercises correctly. Working with correct alignment and safely are a focal point and to address any issues and concerns you may have. To get the most out of this course you should have attended regular ballet classes for at least 6 to 12 months.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00
- Classical ballet: improvers 1Suitable for those who have completed at least one year of ballet classes or an improvers or equivalent elsewhere, and can demonstrate a confident use of classical technique. You will strengthen your classical ballet technique using barre, centre work and allegro exercises. These ballet classes are faster paced and will include more intricate combinations.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
- Contemporary dance: intermediate
Push your physicality, stamina and strength through technical exercises, dynamic travelling and fluid phrases. Be challenged mentally and physically, take risks and work with full body awareness. This class is appropriate for people who have lots of experience in Contemporary dance and are confident with floor work.
Please note - there is no class on Wednesday 28 October.
Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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