Dance Classes for Kids in the East Bay

Children's Ballet classes beginning at age 3 up through pointe-level classes meet after school and on weekends.

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 Bird production and Spring Showcase.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Dance 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.

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.

SADC promotes creative practices and rigorous training in ballet, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, and vertical dance in a welcoming community. Skillful teaching artists are committed to developing reflective dancers who care about community and develop an awareness of the whole body and whole person.

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.

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.

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

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.