Dance Classes in Bristol for Adults

We are Bristol’s leading partner dance specialists, teaching adult dance lessons currently on five days a week in four locations in central Bristol, with eight levels of classes available from beginners to experienced. We start new beginners classes three times a year, January, April/May and September. Our current term is well under way so our next new beginners Latin and Ballroom classes will start after Easter.

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All our classes are sociable and fun. The beginners classes are intended for people like you who have never danced before but want to give it a try and see what it is like. We’re now in our 21st year and still going strong.

• Come on your own or with a partner

  During a typical class you will have the opportunity to meet and dance with many people as we encourage everyone to change partners regularly in each class. This means no one feels left out and it makes the classes very sociable and you soon get to know everyone by their first name.

• Casual dress, no special clothes or shoes needed

  The classes are relaxed and casual so anything you feel comfortable in is fine. Just wear comfortable clothes that you can move freely in. You can wear normal shoes, preferably ones that allow your foot to swivel on the floor. Once you’ve got the dancing bug you may want to invest in some proper dance shoes.

• No booking required, no obligation, pay as you go

  Just turn up and pay at the door. Try it for a few weeks and you’ll be hooked, but if you don’t want to continue or need to take a break, then you can. All classes £6.00 (£5.50 Concessions) per person per class.

• No experience necessary, anyone can learn

  You don’t need any experience and don’t need to know a thing about dancing before the classes, we explain it all. We start from scratch, breaking everything down step by step. Walking through on your own, then with a partner, then to music. Building from week to week, you’ll be dancing before you know it!

• Dancing is good fun and good exercise

  You have seen the Strictly Come Dancing celebrities fall in love with dancing and shed pounds in the process. Dancing is so much fun you won’t notice that you are also getting a good workout.

• A skill to last a lifetime

  Dancing is a life skill and you can learn it at any age. Our classes are for adults and we teach a wide range of ages, the majority of which are in their late 20s, 30s and 40s.

There is no need to feel self conscious because everyone else is in the same position and concentrating on their steps.

Put the start dates for the next term in your diary now, or sign up to our free newsletter, so we can keep you posted on upcoming classes and events. Also if you can’t find answers to questions here or already have some dance experience,  and want to find out about our many other levels of classes from Improvers through to Intermediate and Experienced, please contact us so we can help you find the right level for you.

Dances in Bristol

In addition to our regular dance lessons in Bristol, this Autumn, there will be twice weekly Latin & Ballroom Practice Sessions on Tuesday and Thursday nights at The Elmgrove Centre. These are open to all and will give everyone the opportunity to dance for two hours and put into practice the steps they have learnt.

This term there will be no Saturday night Latin & Ballroom Dances at the Bristol Dance Centre or any Friday Salsa After Dark Party Nights at St. Bonaventures Club. This programme will be reviewed in January.

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