Dance Classes in Plymouth
20 Styles of Dance Class in Plymouth
Beginners Set the Tone
In most classes it's the first-timers who fill the room, so nobody dances under a spotlight — every style begins at a true beginner level and assumes nothing of you. Anyone with training steps up to improver sessions led by working professionals. Planning a hen do too? One booking covers it, the same choreographers throughout.
Class Times That Fit Real Life
Most sessions land on weeknights and weekends across the city centre and Stonehouse, a walk or quick Citybus hop from Plymouth station — easy to reach whether you set off from the Hoe, Mutley Plain or over the Laira in Plymstock. Pay as you go, or reserve a four-week run for less. Tying the knot? The same studios host our wedding dance lessons.
Eight Pounds, No Strings
One price covers you — £8 a class, the same for a casual drop-in or a booked four-week run, with no joining fee, no contract and nothing lurking on your card each month. Fancy salsa now and tap later? Mix and match freely. Keen to begin? Drop us a line.
Pick Your Style
Pick from twenty dance styles running across the city — every one welcomes complete beginners, every one is led by a professional dancer.
Bachata
A three-step, a tap and hips that carry the story — the Dominican partner dance warming up Plymouth's Latin socials.
Bachata Classes
Ballet
Pliés at the barre, work in the centre and a technique polished over five centuries — first-time adult dancers are the ones we love teaching most.
Ballet Classes
Ballroom
The waltz, the foxtrot, the quickstep — posture and frame that read as pure class, taught the way Plymouth's local academies have long kept ballroom going. A wedding-floor superpower for life.
Ballroom Classes
Belly Dance
Fluid isolations, layered shimmies and raqs sharqi control — a class that suits any age or shape while quietly working your core harder than you'd guess.
Belly Dance Classes
Bollywood
Big filmi choruses, rolling bhangra shoulders and hands that carry the story — about the most joyful cardio going, and every step comes from a dedicated Bollywood instructor, not a once-a-year festival.
Bollywood Classes
Burlesque
Attitude, a teasing walk and old-school showgirl glamour — the clothes never come off, whatever anyone jokes; what changes is how you carry yourself out the door.
Burlesque Classes
Commercial
Music videos broken into precise, camera-ready choreography — the glossy, current cousin of street dance, and the ground Stonehouse's Rhythm City CIC has made its own.
Commercial Classes
Contemporary
Weight, breath and momentum through release work, floor sequences and improvisation — expressive dance for everything words can't reach, welcoming to absolute beginners.
Contemporary Classes
Flamenco
Hammering heels, ringing palmas and pure Andalusian fire — precise and physical, a dance that shows up anyone hoping to fake it.
Flamenco Classes
Heels
Sharp struts, sass and stage-ready attitude — heels if you want them, trainers absolutely fine to start — this is commercial dance at its fiercest.
Heels Classes
Hip-Hop
Groove, bounce and the social party dances hip-hop grew from — feel comes first and rhythm is coached, never assumed, along the foundations-to-breaking path Rhythm City CIC is known for.
Hip-Hop Classes
Irish Dancing
Feet firing through jigs and reels at pace while the arms stay pinned and still — no Irish background needed, though your calves will file a complaint.
Irish Dancing Classes
Jazz
Kicks, pirouettes and those clean stretched lines that read from the back row — jazz is the base layer under most stage and screen dance, and a natural fit before a show at Theatre Royal Plymouth.
Jazz Classes
K-Pop
The point moves and tight formations you know from the music videos — we teach them cleanly, drill the sync and film the result, with a proper instructor running the room rather than a seasonal society.
K-Pop Classes
Line Dancing
Grapevines, stomps and heel taps with the whole line locked together — no partner needed, ever, and a set list that runs from classic Nashville to current pop.
Line Dancing Classes
Pole Dance
Climbs, spins and the first time you leave the floor — you build the strength here rather than needing it beforehand. It runs at a specialist pole studio, so pack shorts for grip and go easy on lotions and creams that day.
Pole Dance Classes
Salsa
Rolling Cuban rhythm and a floor that keeps swapping partners so nobody's left out — your way into Plymouth's Latin nights, where The Lemon Frog has long kept salsa going.
Salsa Classes
Street Dance
The whole street family under one roof — locking, breaking, popping and house inside a single all-comers class, carried by the foundations-to-diploma pathway Rhythm City CIC built over in Stonehouse.
Street Dance Classes
Tango
Tango lives in the embrace — measured walking, sudden stillness and drama that gathers slowly; we ease first-timers in gently so an opening class never feels a rush.
Tango Classes
Tap
Flaps, shuffles and time steps layered up until your feet are making the music themselves — and because tap needs special shoes, there's a pair to borrow while you find your feet.
Tap ClassesClass Pricing
Straightforward, no-contract pricing that's the same for every style.
Drop-In
Just show up and dance — no booking, no commitment.
£8 per classFour-Week Block
Book four weeks up front and keep your regular spot for less.
£32 £8 per classKids' Classes
Children's classes split by age band, all staff DBS-checked.
From £8 per classHow to Start
- Choose a style — all twenty are below; go with whatever music already gets you moving.
- Send an enquiry — drop it in from your chosen style's page and we'll come back with class times, the venue and a sensible level to start at.
- Come along — turn up in comfy kit, whatever shoes the style asks for, and absolutely no experience.
Where We Teach in Plymouth
City-centre and Stonehouse studios for adults; children's groups run nearer home across Plymouth's neighbourhoods.
City-Centre & Stonehouse Studios
Drake Circus, the Barbican fringe & StonehouseOur adult sessions use partner studios threaded through the city centre and Stonehouse — nearly all an easy walk or short Citybus ride from the rail station. Evenings are scheduled for people heading straight over after work, and we share the exact venue as soon as your place is confirmed.
Local Halls & Studios
Kids & teens, across PlymouthFor children, teaching happens closer to where families live — halls and studios spread across Plymstock, Plympton and the northern suburbs like Derriford and Southway. Tell us your postcode area on the enquiry form and we'll match you to the nearest class.
Dance Classes in Plymouth FAQ
What newcomers usually check before stepping into their first Plymouth class.
How much do dance classes in Plymouth cost?
The price is a flat £8 a class — a one-off visit or a booked block of four both come to £8 each, no membership and no contract behind it. Turn up once to try it, or keep your spot; nothing locks you in.
Which parts of Plymouth do the classes run in?
That varies by style. The grown-up classes concentrate in the city centre and over in Stonehouse, both a short ride from the rail station, while kids' sessions are taught closer to where families live — out toward Plymstock, Plympton, Derriford and Southway. There's no tram network in the city, so buses and the odd taxi bridge the gaps between districts, and whichever style you choose, its own page gives the meeting point.
I've never danced before — where's the easiest place to start?
Wherever the music grabs you — that spark lasts far longer than any technique does. The fullest beginner intakes here are usually street dance, ballet and salsa, but all twenty styles run a true from-scratch tier, so nobody arrives too green.
Are there classes for kids?
We do — most styles have children's groups sorted by age band, and every coach is DBS-checked. Demand runs highest for junior ballet and street dance; flag the part of the city you're in on the enquiry form and we'll point you at the closest group.
Do the partner dances mean I need to bring someone?
No need at all. In the partnered styles — salsa, bachata, tango and ballroom — the room swaps partners naturally as the class runs, so showing up by yourself is completely normal. Rather pair off with a friend and keep them? Do that instead.