Dance Classes in Reading
Twenty Ways to Dance in Reading
Newcomers Make the Majority
In most rooms the first-timers are the majority rather than the exception, so no one feels singled out — every style begins at a true beginner tier that assumes nothing. Trained dancers step up to improver sessions with the same working professionals. Sorting a hen do too? It's one booking, one set of choreographers throughout.
Timed for Real Reading Weeks
Evenings and weekends fill the timetable, at studios around the town centre and Oxford Road, most a short walk or Reading Buses ride from the station — an after-work class works whether you set off from Caversham, Earley or Tilehurst. Drop in as it suits, or book a block to pay less. Getting married? Our wedding dance lessons run in the same rooms.
Eight Pounds, Nothing Locked In
One figure covers it — £8 a class, the same for a casual drop-in or a booked four-week run, with no joining fee, no contract and nothing quietly billing your card each month. Fancy salsa this week and tap the next? Mix them however you like. Ready to begin? Send us a message.
Pick Your Style
Twenty dance styles running across Reading — from town-centre studios to the Oxford Road side — every one open to complete beginners and led by a working professional.
Bachata
Gentle Dominican steps, a tap and a hip that lands the beat — the friendliest route into the Latin socials Salsa Bachata Social Club runs off Chatham Street.
Bachata Classes
Ballet
Pliés, tendus and slow centre work drawn from five hundred years of craft — grown-up starters who missed it as children are welcome first, not last.
Ballet Classes
Ballroom
Waltz, foxtrot and a quickstep with a frame that genuinely holds — the partner craft County Dance keeps alive around Reading, and a gift that repays you on every wedding floor.
Ballroom Classes
Belly Dance
Snaking hip circles, jangling shimmies and the precise isolations of raqs sharqi — welcoming to any age or shape, and sneakily the toughest core session on the board.
Belly Dance Classes
Bollywood
Huge screen-song hooks, bouncing bhangra shoulders and expressive storytelling hands — beaming cardio led move by move by a dedicated instructor, never hitched to a single festival date.
Bollywood Classes
Burlesque
A slinky walk, a raised eyebrow and pure showgirl swagger — before you ask, everything stays on; the only thing that leaves lighter is your self-doubt.
Burlesque Classes
Commercial
Chart and music-video routines drilled until they pop on camera — the polished, right-now cousin of street dance, taught by dancers who work the industry floor.
Commercial Classes
Contemporary
Falling into your own weight, breathing through the phrase, spiralling to the floor and improvising freely — expressive dance for what words leave out, absolute beginners included.
Contemporary Classes
Flamenco
Heels drumming the floor, palmas clapping out the compás and a proud, lifted chest — precise, powerful and quick to expose anyone hoping to bluff it.
Flamenco Classes
Heels
Bold struts, body rolls and real attitude — wear heels if you fancy them, trainers are completely fine to begin with — the fiercest branch of commercial dance.
Heels Classes
Hip-Hop
Bounce, groove and the party dances hip-hop sprang from — rhythm gets trained here rather than taken for granted, following the hip-hop, popping, locking and breaking mix Urban Stylez teaches.
Hip-Hop Classes
Irish Dancing
Lightning footwork through reels and jigs while everything above the waist stays rigidly still — Irish roots optional, aching calves all but guaranteed.
Irish Dancing Classes
Jazz
Clean kicks, sharp spotted turns and the long lines that carry to the back row — jazz is the grammar beneath most theatre and film choreography, and a fine warm-up before a show at The Hexagon.
Jazz Classes
K-Pop
The point choreography and razor-sharp formations straight from the videos — learned properly, synced tight and filmed once it clicks, with a real teacher on the floor rather than a term-time club.
K-Pop Classes
Line Dancing
Grapevines, heel digs and stomps with the whole row locked in step — never a partner needed, and a set list crossing from old Nashville to today's chart-pop.
Line Dancing Classes
Pole Dance
Spins, climbs and the first time your feet lift clear of the floor — you build the strength as you go, it isn't asked of you first. This runs only at a proper pole studio, so bring shorts for grip on the bar and leave moisturiser off that day.
Pole Dance Classes
Salsa
Warm Cuban timing and a room that keeps trading partners so no one's stuck watching — your route onto Reading's Latin nights, where Salsa Bachata Social Club has kept the floor busy.
Salsa Classes
Street Dance
Every branch of street dance in one session — breaking, locking, popping and house taught side by side for all comers, drawing on the hip-hop-to-breaking foundation Urban Stylez has built across Reading.
Street Dance Classes
Tango
It all happens in the embrace — deliberate steps, held pauses and a tension that builds without hurry; we bring first-timers along slowly so an early class never feels like a scramble.
Tango Classes
Tap
Shuffles, flaps and time steps piled up until your feet become the rhythm section — and since tap needs its own shoes, there's a pair to lend you until you're sure it's for you.
Tap ClassesClass Pricing
Clear, no-contract pricing, and the same for every style on the board.
Drop-In
Just turn up and dance — nothing booked, no commitment.
£8 per classFour-Week Block
Hold a regular weekly place and each class works out cheaper.
£32 £8 per classKids' Classes
Children's sessions grouped by age, every teacher DBS-checked.
From £8 per classHow to Start
- Choose a style — all twenty are pinned below; the one whose music already moves you is the right pick.
- Send an enquiry — from that style's page, and we'll reply with class times, the venue and a sensible level to begin at.
- Come along — clothes you can move in, whatever shoes the style needs, and no experience at all.
Where We Teach Across Reading
Town-centre and Oxford Road studios for adults; children's groups run nearer home across Reading's neighbourhoods.
Town-Centre Studios
Friar Street, the Oracle side & Oxford RoadAdult classes run at partner studios threaded through the town centre and out along the Oxford Road — nearly all a short walk or quick Reading Buses ride from the station. Evening slots are built for people heading over straight after work, and we confirm the exact studio once your place is set.
Neighbourhood Halls
Kids & teens, across ReadingFor children, teaching happens closer to home — halls and studios out toward Caversham, Tilehurst, Earley and Woodley. Tell us your area on the enquiry form and we will match you to the nearest group.
Dance Classes in Reading FAQ
The things people usually check before a first class in Reading.
How much does a dance class in Reading cost?
Every class is a flat £8 — one price whether you drop in once or book a four-week run. No membership, no joining fee and nothing renewing quietly in the background, so you can try a style and walk away or stay on, entirely as you please.
Whereabouts in Reading do the classes run?
It depends on the style. Adult classes gather in the town centre and along the Oxford Road and Chatham Street side, all a short walk or Reading Buses hop from the station, while children's groups sit nearer home out toward Caversham, Tilehurst and Earley. Each style's own page names its meeting point.
Can I get to a class without driving?
Easily, for the central classes. Reading station brings in Great Western, South Western and Elizabeth line trains, and Reading Buses cover the rest of town — there is no tram or metro, so buses and the odd taxi bridge the gaps. Driving suits Tilehurst, Woodley or Wokingham better, and the Mereoak Park and Ride helps from the south; check its live times before relying on it for an evening class.
Do you run classes for children?
We do — most styles have children's groups sorted into age bands, and every teacher is DBS-checked. Junior ballet and street dance fill fastest; note your part of town on the enquiry form and we will point you at the closest one.
Do the partner dances mean bringing someone?
Not at all. Salsa, bachata, ballroom and tango all rotate dancers round the floor as standard, so turning up on your own is completely normal. Bring a friend and stick with them if you would rather, or join the rotation and partner half the room by the end.