Our overview of dance studios in Brooklyn features opportunities for kids of all ages to explore many styles of dance at any level, from toddler movement classes to pre-professional companies. Each listing includes levels, ages, costs and locations. (Updated January 2025)
Downtown Brooklyn
Brooklyn Ballet School
Program Details: Brooklyn Ballet School is a classical ballet conservatory and a community dance center. Faculty provide training in ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, composition, and improvisation to students (ages 3-17). An in-person placement audition is required for all new students ages 10-17 prior to registration. Advanced students may also access the Conservatory Training Program for ages 8-17, which prepares young dancers with professional skills. 2024/25 Classes: Click here for Spring 2025 registration for for Pre-Ballet I & II (ages 3-4) and Elementary Ballet I & II (ages 5-7). Registration is closed for the 2024/2025 school year for Level I (ages 8-10), Level I/II (ages 8-12), and Level II (ages 10-12). However, registration remains open for the 2024/2025 school year for Levels III & IV (ages 13-17). Placement audition is required for Level III & IV students. Email [email protected] to schedule your student’s placement audition.
Levels: All abilities, beginner to advanced and recreational to pre-professional. Placement audition required for students ages 10-17.
Ages: 3-17
Costs: 1 class per week for introductory classes (ages 3-7) start at $495/semester and $890/annually. All other tuition varies by level and number of classes per week. Click here for all tuition information. Financial aid is available and sibling discounts available.
Locations: 160 Schermerhorn Street | Downtown Brooklyn
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.246.0146
Mark Morris Dance Center
Program Details: The Mark Morris Dance Center offers dance classes for all ages and abilities and studio rentals in the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District. The Early Childhood Program offers 45-minute classes for newborns and toddlers with their grown-ups, as well as creative dance classes for ages 4-6. Classes are held weekly on 8-week cycles, and are amiable 7 days a week. The Children and Teen Program (ages 6-18) offers semester-long classes in many disciplines: ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern, tap, West African dance, and much more. Advanced students (ages 10-18) may also audition for The Student Company of The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center, which stages a public performance at the end of the year. Finally, the Center offers Adaptive Dance for students with disabilities, Family Classes, and Dance Camps during school breaks and the summer. They even host birthday parties! 2024/25 Classes: Click here to access information for the 2024/25 school year. Registration for the Spring Semester begins January 14, and the semester runs February 2 through April 7, 2025. See more registration information here.
Levels: All levels and abilities; the school is an inclusive, non-recital, recreational environment; they do not hold auditions.
Ages: Newborns – 18 years
Costs: Mark Morris offers tiered pricing options based on family income. Early Childhood classes range from $185-$245/8-week session. All other tuition rates and information about tiered pricing can be found here.
Location: 3 Lafayette Avenue | Downtown Brooklyn
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.624.8400
Gowanus
Brooklyn Center Stage
Program Details: BCS is founded and run by professional dancer and educator Heidi Flanagan. BCS trains dancers of all ages and abilities, and embraces dance in all its forms, from ballet to tap, jazz, modern, musical theater and hip hop. The year culminates in a recital at Berkeley Carroll School. 2024/25 Classes: See the 2024/25 class schedule here. The spring semester runs from January 4 – May 16, 2025. The annual BCS recital will take place in May 2025.
Levels: All levels
Ages: All ages
Costs: $640 per semester for 45-60 minute classes; $840 per semester for 90 minute classes. Payment plans available. Recital fee is $95.
Locations: 495 3rd Avenue | Gowanus
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 646.991.0851
Brooklyn Dance Conservatory
Program Details: Brooklyn Dance Conservatory’s team of professionals teach exceptional dance technique while encouraging students to explore their own creativity and move with confidence. BKDC provides classes starting at age 1, giving confident walkers the ability to explore the beginnings of dance through imaginative play. As students grow, they have the option to study ballet and/or hip-hop, modern dance, jazz and tap dance, and they may also choose to advance their training to the pre-professional level. 2024/25 Classes: BKDC’s new studio at 497 Carroll Street opened in August 2024. There is limited space remaining in Winter/Spring classes (January – June). Click here to browse all classes and register!
Levels: All levels
Ages: 1-11+
Costs: $1,095-$1,495 for the school year (October – June); $795-$995 for the Winter/Spring season (January – June). Scholarships and payment plans are available.
Locations: 497 Carroll Street | Gowanus
Contact: Website | brooklyndanceconservatory@
Brooklyn Dance Lessons
Program Details: Brooklyn Dance Lessons is a series of curated dance boutiques specializing in ballroom dance classes for both adults and children. Youth classes are open to all levels, whether children are interested in ballroom dance as a hobby or a competitive pursuit. In addition to ballroom, they provide classes in modern dance, hip-hop, and ballet basics, with some classes also offered in Russian. They also host family dance camps, dance and art summer or school break camps, and unique birthday parties. 2024/25 Classes: The Spring 2025 semester runs from January June. Register here for classes! Trial classes and private classes are also available.
Levels: All levels
Ages: 3 – 14 years; competitive and social ballroom dancing starts at age 4
Costs: $775/semester
Locations: 530 3rd Avenue, Suite 2F & 2R | Gowanus
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 347.395.5505 (texts preferred)
Dancewave
Program Details: Dancewave strives to cultivate participatory learning and decision-making, empathy and self-expression through dance. Youth Programs include semester-long classes in creative movement, contemporary, and ballet. Students may also apply for Dancewave Company, a rigorous dance training program that incorporates contemporary and ballet technique classes, rehearsals with renowned choreographers, and a variety of performing opportunities. 2024/25 Classes: View Spring 2025 semester schedule here and register here.
Levels: All levels
Ages: 3-18
Costs: Dancewave uses a tiered tuition system with many options for families. Tier 1 tuition ranges from $33-$37/class and $485-$536/semester. Enrollment in Dancewave Company is $4,759/semester. Scholarships also available.
Locations: 182 4th Avenue | Gowanus
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.522.4696
The Ephyras Youth Ensemble
Program Details: The Ephyras is an empowering and joyful dance theatre program for kids. The youth performers explore their own identities and life experiences through movement and voice while learning precise technique from a range of dance styles including ballet and modern. We nurture the dancers’ interest in writing their own poetry and song and we help the dancers ignite self-empowerment through improvisation and movement composition. With professional dancers from ChristinaNoel & The Creature as mentors and collaborators, The Ephyras work to expand ideas of what dance and theater can be, and much of the material used in performance is created by the kids themselves. 2024/25 Classes: The spring semester will run from February 24 – June 22.
Levels: All levels
Ages: 3-18
Costs: All 2024/25 classes and rates can be found here. The Ephyras offers multiple-class and sibling discounts as well as need-based financial aid and scholarships. Free trial classes offered for new students.
Locations: 400 3rd Ave, Unit 2 | Gowanus
Contact: Website | christinanoelandthecreature@
Park Slope
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Program Details: Taught by professional artist faculty, BAX offers classes in dance, theater, tumbling and AcroDance, with an emphasis on cultivating creative expression. BAX students develop improvisation, original composition, and performance skills, while working independently and in collaboration. During each semester, families will have the opportunity to participate in Family Classes. The fall semester ends with an Open Studio, and the spring semester culminates in student performances. BAX also offers Performance Workshops and custom classes for a small pod of families. Note: BAX offers school pick up Monday thought Thursday from select schools including BNS, PS 321, PS 130, PS 118, and PS 39. 2024/25 Classes: The Spring 2025 semester runs from February 3 through June 21. See the 2024/25 calendar here.
Levels: All levels
Ages: PreK through 13+
Costs: BAX offers tiered tuition options. Sibling discounts available, as well as well as 5% off for members of Park Slope Parents. Spring 2025 classes start at $22.50/class. Click here for registration and all tuition information. School pick up rates are $200-$220/child.
Locations: 421 5th Avenue | Park Slope
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.832.0018
Dance Studio of Park Slope
Program Details: Dance Studio of Park Slope is celebrating 49 years of teaching dance, theatre, acro, and performance. Classes include dance and tumbling for toddlers their caregivers, as well as performance classes culminating in recitals. Students can train in creative dance, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, breakdancing, acro jazz, and modern. 2024/25 Classes: The Spring 2025 semester begins on January 27. Performance classes for 3K and up will culminate in June 2025 with a recital performance. See full class schedule, pricing, and payment policies here.
Levels: All levels
Ages: 2 and up
Costs: Mini Movers (ages 2-3) $585/12-week session; Performance Classes (ages 3 and up) $875/18-week session. Trial class is $40. Private classes are $60-$115 and semi-private classes for 2-5 people are $200. All students pay $40 registration fee.
Locations: 630 Sackett Street | Park Slope
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.789.4419
Red Hook
Cora Dance Brooklyn
Program Details: Cora Dance is home to a professional dance company and a pay-what-you-can dance education program in Red Hook. Neighboring Brooklyn’s largest NYCHA public housing community, Cora is committed to providing equal access for all to dance. Students can enroll in weekly pay-what-you-can classes in Modern, Hip-Hop, and Creative Movement. Students in grades 4-12 may also audition for CYC/Cora Youth Company, which provides an opportunity to study dance more seriously by learning and performing a wide range of works by professional choreographers. CYC dancers perform both locally and on tour throughout the year. 2024/25 Classes: See the 2024/25 class schedule here. Registration is open through February 3, 2025!
Levels: All levels
Ages: 5-18
Costs: Pay-What-You-Can Tuition Policy; if suggested tuition is outside a family’s budget, families name a tuition rate that works within their budget.
Locations: 177 Dwight Street, Suite 2R | Red Hook
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.858.2520
Other Brooklyn Neighborhoods
Asase Yaa School of the Arts | Bed Stuy
Program Details: The School of the Arts was founded in 2010 with the mission to provide quality dance and drum instruction to boys and girls students ages 3 to 18. Through intensive study and technical training in various dance forms that include tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop, modern, and African, students become well versed in their genre over the course of the 37 week program (which typically runs from October to June). 2024/25 Classes: Beginning in the 2024-25 season, the School of the Arts will be presented in their new state-of-the-art community arts space in Bedford Stuyvesant. The center includes three dance studios, a music room, a community lounge, and office space. The theme for the 2024-2025 season is Black Dance Is… It was created to remind both students and the community of the rich history of Black dance and how it has shaped and influenced the landscape of art and culture worldwide. Click here to register.
Levels: All levels, beginner to advanced
Ages: 3-18
Costs: $100 registration fee; click here to register and see all pricing.
Locations: 506 Macdonough Street | Bed Stuy
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 646.468.0710
Covenant Ballet Academy | Gravesend
Program Details: Covenant Ballet Academy offers dance training in ballet, modern, contemporary, and jazz. The school’s youngest students may take the Tiny Toes program, a playful and creative movement-based class for toddlers with a caregiver. 3 to 7 year-olds may enroll in Early Steps, which introduces ballet. Students 8 and older are offered the 10-month Training Program, with coursework in ballet, modern, jazz, pointe, men’s class and partnering. Finally, the Boys’ Project is an extension of the 10-month training program for boys 8 and older. 2024/25 Classes: The 2024/25 school year runs through June 21. Enroll online here, or call 718.891.6199 or email [email protected].
Levels: Early Childhood through Pre-Professional
Ages: 12 months – 18 years
Costs: Early childhood programs start at $960 for 10 months. Scholarships available. Summer programs also available.
Locations: 251 Avenue U | Gravesend
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.891.6199
Cynthia King Dance Studio | Flatbush
Program Details: Led by professional dancer, choreographer and educator Cynthia King, the CKDS curriculum embraces classical to emerging styles. We offer classes in ballet, modern, contemporary and hip hop. The studio offers both a full school year program and short term seasonal classes, as well as adult drop-in classes. Students may also audition for the CKDS Company, a pre-professional professional dance company. CKDS dancers perform regularly throughout the year at numerous community events, and the studio also stages an annual spring production. See our full year and seasonal offerings here. The enrollment process begins with an in-person meeting; schedule your visit here.
Levels: All levels, from introductory to pre-professional
Ages: 3 and up
Costs: Tuition starts at $193/month for 1 class per week. Tuition rates vary by program and number of classes per week; click here for all prices and registration information.
Locations: 327 East 5th Street | Flatbush
254 East 8th Street | Flatbush
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.521.4043
Various Locations
Cobble Hill Ballet | Carroll Gardens, Columbia Street Waterfront District & Gowanus
Program Details: Cobble Hill Ballet teaches ballet and modern dance to children, teens, and adults. Founder Colette Linton-Meyer was trained at the Royal Academy of Dance in London and is a licentiate of the Royal Academy, which is recognized worldwide. She has been teaching this method of training for the past 22 years in New York and has trained dancers of all ages. Two programs are offered: weekly ballet classes or an “intensive track,” which requires multiple lessons per week depending on age. Most ballet students perform in a Spring Recital at Brooklyn College, and older ballet students have the opportunity to stage a performance of The Nutcracker at The Tribeca Performing Arts Center. CHB also offers private classes and summer camp. 2024/25 Classes: The Winter/Spring 2025 semester runs from January 3 through June 15. See all class offerings here.
Levels: All levels; advanced classes for older students require a trial to participate.
Ages: 1.5 – 16+ years
Costs: Tuition varies by age and class; early childhood classes begin at $410/Fall semester for 13 weeks and $550/Winter Spring semester for 20 weeks. For all tuition rates, click here.
Locations: Carroll Gardens | 232 Carroll Street | 347.889.7320
Columbia Street Waterfront | 193 Columbia Street | 347.889.7354
Gowanus | 75 3rd Street | 718.887.0006
Contact: Website | [email protected]
Hype Dance Community | Various Locations in Brooklyn
Program Details: HYPE Dance Community is a mobile dance studio offering high energy dance classes to kids ages 1-10 in Brooklyn! Classes are focused on hip-hop and jazz with an emphasis on boosting self-esteem and confidence. We also bring the HYPE to local festivals, birthday parties, street fairs, and school events in NY, CT & NJ. 2024/25 Classes: The Winter 2025 schedule is now available here! Classes will be offered for ages 1-10 in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, and Carroll Gardens. Register for classes here.
Levels: All levels
Ages: 0-10
Costs: $34-$38/class
Locations: Various locations in DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, and beyond.
Contact: Website | [email protected]
New York Kids Club | Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, DUMBO & Park Slope
Program Details: NY Kids Club’s dance and theatre classes provide children with a fun and positive way of experiencing the joy of self-expression and movement. The goal is for students to develop spatial awareness as well as gain an appreciation for body movement and rhythm through music. Students will enjoy experiencing a variety of dance and theatrical styles in a playful environment. Instructors encourage children to enjoy movement and singing through enrichment programs designed to improve their imagination, rhythm and expression. 2024/25 Classes: The spring semester will run from January 20 through May 26, 2025. Classes in Brooklyn include Tumble & Dance, Ballet Foundations, and more.
Levels: Early childhood
Ages: 2.5-6
Costs: $918/semester
Locations: DUMBO | 30 Pearl Street | 718.831.6277
Brooklyn Heights | 182 Henry Street | 718.866.4955
Cobble Hill | 299 Court Street | 917.781.4809
Park Slope | 125 5th Avenue | 718.866.3009
Contact: DUMBO Website | [email protected]
Brooklyn Heights Website | [email protected]
Cobble Hill Website | [email protected]
Park Slope Website | [email protected]
Pixie Pods | Various Locations in Brooklyn
Program Details: Pixie Pods is a mobile enrichment studio that provides dance, music, and acrobatic education and birthday entertainment for children under 9 in Brooklyn. Classes are located in Prospect Heights, Long Island City, Bed-Stuy, Fort Greene, and Prospect Lefferts Garden. 2024/25 Classes: Pixie Pods also offers free trials, drop-ins, or prorated options for the semester. Check back here for information for the Spring 2025 semester.
Levels: Early childhood
Ages: 0-6
Costs: After school program starts at $810/semester; Drop-in classes are $30/class; Private Pod classes are $28/class for 5+ students, going up to $100/class for 1 student; Camps are $99/day
Locations: Various Locations in Brooklyn including Prospect Heights/Fort Greene and Flatbush (Prospect Lefferts Gardens + Ditmas Park). There is also an option to arrange Private Pod classes and camps at the location of your choosing.
Contact: Website | Instagram | [email protected] | Text: 917.999.0223
Tutu School | Boerum Hill, Park Slope & DUMBO
Program Details: Tutu School offers ballet classes for students up to age 8, providing a magical introduction to ballet, music and creative movement. In addition to weekly ballet classes, Tutu School also hosts ballet birthday parties and seasonal camps.
Levels: All levels
Ages: 6 months – 8 years old
Costs: Membership is $149-$160/month for weekly classes.
Locations: Boerum Hill | 200 Smith Street
Park Slope | 235 5th Avenue
DUMBO | 100 Jay Street | Opening January 25, 2025
Contact: Park Slope Website | [email protected] | 917.933.8007
Boerum Hill Website | [email protected] | 917.933.8007
DUMBO Website | [email protected] | 718.709.0408
Updated: January 2025. Main Image: Cynthia King Dance Studio in Flatbush.
