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 August 2024)
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: Registration for students ages 3-17 is open. Spots are limited! Students must be the age listed by September 16 to register. See all class offerings here.
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. 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 classes for newborns and toddlers with their grown-ups, as well as creative dance classes for ages 4-6. 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. 2024/25 Classes: Click here to access information for the 2024/25 school year. Registration for Fall 2024 sessions opens August 6 and closes September 22. A second Fall 2024 for Early Childhood classes will open October 22 and close November 26. See all registration information for 2024/25 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 Fall 2024 class schedule here. The fall semester runs from September 15, 2024 – January 1, 2025, and 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; registration fee $35/student. 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, and will offer drop-in, trial, and placement classes leading up to their 2024/25 season, which begins in October. Registration is open; click here for all class descriptions and registration.
Levels: All levels
Ages: 1-11+
Costs: Tuition starts at $1,095 for the school year; scholarships and payment plans are available
Locations: 497 Carroll Street | Gowanus
Contact: Website | brooklyndanceconservatory@
Brooklyn Dance Lessons
Program Details: Brooklyn Dance Lessons dance is a dance boutique that specializes in ballroom dance classes for both adults and children. Youth classes are open to all levels, whether your child is interested in ballroom dance as a hobby or competitive pursuit. In addition to ballroom, the dance school also offers classes in modern, hip-hop, and ballet basics. They also offer many dance classes in Russian. Brooklyn Dance Lessons also hosts family dance camps and birthday parties. 2024/25 Classes: Registration is now open for Fall 2024 classes. Register here!
Levels: All levels
Ages: 2.5 – 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: Registration for 2024/25 is open; view Fall and Spring semester schedules 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 $4,692/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. During weekly rehearsals in Brooklyn, your child will learn precise technique from a range of dance styles including ballet, pointe, modern, African, break dancing, musical theater and more. They also study dance and text improvisation, movement composition, and voice lessons. We nurture the dancers’ interest in writing their own poetry and song and we help the dancers ignite self-empowerment through our acting classes. 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. One year with The Ephyras typically includes: two large scale performances, summer intensives in the city and upstate, professional photo shoots, and additional smaller performance opportunities. 2024/25 Classes: Fall semester will run from September 9th – February 16th and spring semester will run from February 24th – June 22nd. Register here!
Levels: All levels
Ages: 3-18
Costs: $510-$1,428/semester, depending on class and level. 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. 2024/25 Classes: Registration is open for Fall 2024 youth classes, running from September 30, 2024 to February 1, 2025. See the Fall 2024 calendar here. Note: BAX offers school pick up Monday thought Thursday from select schools including BNS, PS 321, PS 130, PS 118, and PS 39.
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. Fall 2024 classes start at $420/semester. Click here for registration and all tuition information.
Start at $420/semester. School pick up rates start at $200/child.
Locations: 421 5th Avenue | Park Slope
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.832.001
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: Children’s classes start on September 9, 2024. 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 modern dance company as well as a pay-what-you-can school 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 ballet. 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 many times a year. 2024/25 Classes: Fall Class and Performance Schedule will be released in September 2024. Cora Dance will offer Pay-What-You-Can classes and other programming in 2024/25; check back here for more information.
Levels: All levels
Ages: Ages 5.5 – 10+
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. Suggested tuition per class is $984 (October-May, $328/trimester).
Locations: Offices are located 177 Dwight Street, Suite 2R. Classes and programming will take place in multiple spaces throughout the Red Hook community in 2024/25 including PS15.
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. Classes start October 4, 2024. Click here to register.
Levels: All levels, beginner to advanced
Ages: 3-18
Costs: $100 registration fee
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: Enrollment is now open for the 2024/25 school year, which begins September 5. There will be an Open House on September 7, 2024 with free dance classes.
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 jazz. The studio offers both a full school year program and short term seasonal 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 series in April. 2024/25 Classes: Registration for the 2024/25 school year is open; see the full Performance Program schedule 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 $2,127/annually 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
Contact: Website | [email protected] | 718.521.4043
Various Locations
Cobble Hill Ballet | Carroll Gardens, Columbia Street Waterfront District & Park Slope
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, 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: Registration for Fall 2024 classes (September 6 – December 12) is now open. Registration for The Nutcracker 2024 is also open. No auditions for lower school, but upper school auditions will be September 7 & 8, 2024. The show will be December 14 & 15, 2024.
Levels: All levels; advanced classes for older students require a trial to participate.
Ages: 2.5 – 16+ years
Costs: Tuition varies by age and class; early childhood classes begin at $410/semester for 13 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
Park Slope | 837 Union Street | 347.889.7320
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 0-10 in BK, NYC & NJ! Classes are focused on boosting self-esteem and confidence in children of all levels and abilities. In addition to our classes, we also bring the HYPE to local festivals, birthday parties, street fairs, and school events, spreading the magic of dance wherever we go! 2024/25 Classes: The Fall 2024 schedule is now available here! Classes will be offered for ages 0-2, K-1st Grade, and 1st-3rd Grade in Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, and Carroll Gardens. Register for classes here.
Levels: All levels
Ages: 0-10
Costs: $38/class
Locations: Various locations in Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, 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: Families can now register for Fall 2024 classes, which will run from September 10, 2024 through January 14, 2025. Classes in Brooklyn include Tumble & Dance, Ballet Foundations, and more.
Levels: Early childhood
Ages: 2.5-6
Costs: $918/semester; includes 5 Fall Open Play Sessions
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: Registration is open for the fall semester’s after school program. Pixie Pods also offers free trials, drop-ins, or prorated options for the semester. Fall 2024 drop-in schedule can be found here.
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 | [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, which culminate in year-end recitals. Tutu School also offers camps and birthday parties.
Levels: All levels
Ages: 18 months – 8 years old
Costs: Membership is $149-$160/month for weekly classes.
Locations: Boerum Hill | 200 Smith Street
Park Slope | 235 5th Avenue
Coming Fall 2024 to DUMBO | 100 Jay Street
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: August 2024. Main Image: Cynthia King Dance Studio in Flatbush.
