Dance Classes for Kids in the East Bay - 510 Families

Dance Classes for Kids in the East Bay

This listing of dance classes for kids includes programs for children in Alameda, Berkeley, Oakland, and surrounding areas. We’ve included ballet, hip hop, modern, Bollywood, and tap dance for ages five and up.

Thank you to Berkeley City Ballet for sponsoring our guide. Berkeley City Ballet is the East Bay’s premiere training school for classical ballet, offering classes for dancers ages 2.5 and up.

two ballerinas one small seated and one taller doing a complex ballet move
Young dancer looking up to older dancer | Photo: Berkeley City Ballet

To find movement and dance classes for younger children, see our Guide to Toddler Dance Classes. To find other movement classes for kids aged five and older, see our After-School & Weekend Class Guide, which includes martial arts, yoga, gymnastics, and theater programs.

teens in dance class leaping
Pre-Professional, year-round, classical ballet training class practicing their sauté jumps | Photo: Berkeley City Ballet

Dance Classes for School-Age Kids (pre-K to 12th) in the East Bay

Berkeley Ballet’s Youth Division offers classical ballet training for ages 6-18 in a professional, supportive environment. Dancers attend classes 2-5 days per week and perform in the annual Nutcracker production and Spring Showcase.

  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Berkeley

Berkeley City Ballet is Berkeley's premier school for classical ballet. They offer Pre-Ballet classes for ages 2.5 and up, weekly Youth Ballet classes for ages 8 and up, and a Pre-Professional Program for ages 7 and up. Students perform annually in a full-length Nutcracker and Spring Concert.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Berkeley

The mission of BlackBox Studios is to provide high quality ballet training in an inclusive space. Ballet classes offered for ages 3 to Adult: Pre-Ballet, Youth Ballet, and Adult Ballet. Classes are taught by experienced teachers and professional dancers.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Oakland / Piedmont

Movement arts, martial arts, hip hop, breakdance, and other dance programs for youth 3-18. Nobody is turned away who cannot pay.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Emeryville

Gurus of Dance is Bay Area's Biggest and Best Bollywood Dance School. Classes are offered at 7 locations across the Bay Area starting from age 3-18+.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Fremont / Newark / Union City
  • South Bay
  • East Bay (Other)

Katie's offers dance classes in jazz, tap, hip-hop, acrobatics, and ballet to children, teens, and adults. The class levels range from beginner to professional.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • El Cerrito

Dance (ballet, modern, hip hop) and circus arts are offered for kids in blocks of 8 or 9-week sessions, after school or on weekends. 18 months to 16 years.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
Locations
  • Oakland / Piedmont

Luna Dance & Creativity invites kids ages 3-17 to new light-filled, ADA-accessible, mirror-free studios for Creative Dance and Improvisation classes. Kids explore all the ways their bodies can move, learn to craft and share their own unique dances, and are celebrated as art makers.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Berkeley

SADC promotes creative and rigorous training in ballet, contemporary, hip hop, tap, and jazz in a welcoming community. Skillful teaching artists are committed to developing reflective dancers who develop an awareness of the whole body and whole person. Now offering K-pop & musical theater.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Berkeley

Drop-in style dance classes for kids ages 5+. Follow-along, accessible choreography. Engaging games and activities. Music from around the world. Learn a new skill, have fun, and make new friends in a welcoming, non-competitive space. Classes include Creative Movement, Hip Hop, BollyPop and more.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Albany / Kensington

Join a robust after school arts program with some Oakland’s most incredible master arts facilitators. Classes include Dance, Drawing & Animation, Hip Hop Arts, Storytelling, Visual Arts & Puppet Theater.

  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Oakland / Piedmont

Tutu School goes from 6 months to 8 years old, inspiring kids to twirl to classical Ballet Storytime curriculum.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
Locations
  • Alameda
  • Berkeley
  • Fremont / Newark / Union City
  • Oakland / Piedmont
  • Walnut Creek / Concord / Pleasant Hill
  • SF / Marin
  • East Bay (Other)

For ages 3 to 18, find dance classes tailored for every developmental stage. Performance-focused with two major dance performances every year. Serious and competitive for dedicated dancers.

  • TK or bridge kindergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Middle School
  • High School
Locations
  • Berkeley
Berkeley City Ballet Ballerina ready for Nutcracker performance
Pre-Professional Program students have the opportunity to perform in BCB’s annual Nutcracker | Photo: Berkeley City Ballet

Thank you to Berkeley City Ballet for sponsoring our guide.

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