Children's Dance in Sydney

Waverley

100% Dance

Ages 5+

Dynamic Eastern Suburbs dance school offering classes for kids, professional development, and entertainment services.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Moore Park

Academy Ballet

Ages 2+

Classical RAD ballet school established 1979 — one of the first RAD schools in Australia.

• Ballet
• Children's Dance

Caringbah

Ascendance Academy

Ages 1+

Purpose-built dance, circus and acro academy in Caringbah operating for over 14 years.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Brookvale

Brookvale Dance Centre

Ages 3+

Established dance studio on Sydney's Northern Beaches offering diverse styles for children and adults.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Narellan

Centre Stage Dance Studio

Ages 4+

Dance school in Narellan and The Oaks offering dance, singing, and acro classes.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Leichhardt

Dance @ Nikki Webster

Ages 2–18

Nikki Webster's Inner West studio, with a musical-theatre pathway to professional stages.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Commercial
• Children's Dance

Randwick

Dance Chora

Randwick all-rounder teaching ballet to acro since 2005, with recreational and showgroup streams.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

St Peters

Dance Domain

Ages 1+

Inclusive, no-leotard Inner West studio in a St Peters warehouse creative complex.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

North Manly

Dance North Academy

Ages 3+

Northern Beaches dance academy providing quality instruction across multiple styles.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Castle Hill

DANCE on Q

Ages 2–18

Professional performing arts school in the Hills District with three purpose-built studios.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Marrickville

Dare To Shine Dance Studios

Ages 2–18

Professional dance studio in Marrickville offering performing arts classes for children across multiple styles.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Drummoyne

Dorothy Cowie School of Dancing

Ages 3+

80-year institution with four studios offering 250+ classes weekly across multiple genres.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Ryde

Edge Dance Centre

Ages 1–18

Classical ballet-focused dance centre in Ryde with RAD training and purpose-built studios.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Oran Park

Elite Dance Project

Ages 3+

Family-owned dance studio in the Macarthur region offering training from preschool to pre-professional.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Coogee

Empire Performing Arts

Ages 1+

Nurturing, non-competitive Coogee studio for dance, singing and acting from 18 months.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Kirrawee

Ettingshausens

Ages 1–18

Sutherland Shire's leading dance and acrobatics school celebrating 30 years of professional instruction.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

St Leonards

Evolution Performance Centre

Ages 3+

Kids-first dance school in its 15th year, with RAD ballet and walking-bus pickup from local primaries.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Bondi Junction

Expression Dance School

Ages 4+

Bondi Junction studio spanning RAD ballet to a hip hop crew ranked among the world's best.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Balmain

Honeybrook School of Dancing

Ages 6+

Family-run dance school with 80+ year heritage offering RAD ballet and diverse styles.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Children's Dance

St Helens Park

Jeanette Briggs Dance Academy

Ages 3–18

Dance academy in Campbelltown region offering BAL ballet syllabus and multiple styles with free trial week.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Ashfield

Kinetic Dance Studio

Ages 5+

Dance studio and talent agency specializing in K-pop and urban dance with two studios.

• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Kirrawee

KRS Dance

Ages 1+

Established Sutherland Shire dance studio with dual locations offering comprehensive training for all ages.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Ashfield

L'Académie

Ages 2–18

Inner West classical school teaching Vaganova and RAD ballet, with annual theatre productions.

• Ballet
• Contemporary
• Jazz
• Children's Dance

Lane Cove

Lane Cove Dance Academy

Ages 3+

Cecchetti ballet school in the heart of Lane Cove village, teaching since 1984.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Frenchs Forest

Monsters of Dance

Ages 3+

Award-winning Northern Beaches dance studio established in 2017 with inclusive, competitive programs.

• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Mosman

Mosman Dance Academy

Ages 3+

Ballet and dance academy teaching correct technique and creative engagement since 2000.

• Ballet
• Children's Dance

Parramatta

Movement Nation Dance Studio

Ages 5+

Contemporary dance studio in Parramatta offering urban and contemporary styles for all ages.

• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Jazz
• Ballet
• Children's Dance

Neutral Bay

Neutral Bay School of Dance

Ages 3–18

Lower North Shore dance studio founded in 1980 offering classes for preschool through high school.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

St Ives

North Shore Dance Academy

Ages 5–18

Established North Shore dance academy with 35+ years of professional training in multiple styles.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Bondi Junction

Pretty Little Ballerinas

Ages 2–14

RAD ballet and jazz school for ages 2–14 with venues across Sydney's east.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Children's Dance

Blacktown

Rec Stars Dance Studio

Ages 2–18

Recreational dance studio in Blacktown offering non-competitive classes for children aged 2+.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Bondi

School of Arts Academy of Dance

Ages 3+

Bondi's longest-established dance school, teaching RAD ballet to hip hop for over 30 years.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Woollahra

Shishkova Ballet Studio

Ages 3+

Classical ballet studio in Woollahra teaching both RAD and Vaganova methods.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Oatley

Studio 23

Ages 3+

Friendly dance studio in Oatley founded in 2008 offering ballet, tap, jazz, and contemporary.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Summer Hill

Sydney Dance Rhythms

Ages 5+

Latin, ballroom, and wedding dance studio in Summer Hill serving the inner west since 2010.

• Latin & Ballroom
• Children's Dance

St Leonards

Sydney iDance Studio

Ages 3+

Bilingual Chinese-English school teaching Chinese dance, ballet, Latin and K-pop across three campuses.

• Ballet
• Cultural & Folk
• Latin & Ballroom
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

St Leonards

Tanya Pearson Academy

Ages 3+

Australia's renowned classical academy since 1971, with graduates in ballet companies worldwide.

• Ballet
• Contemporary
• Jazz
• Children's Dance

Paddington

Teresa Johnson Ballet

Paddington and Darlinghurst ballet school of 26 years with Dame Darcey Bussell among its patrons.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Woollahra

The Dance Co Sydney

Ages 2+

Cecchetti ballet school in the Woollahra village with exam and scholarship pathways.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Dural

The Hills Dance Factory

Ages 2+

Hills District dance studio offering over 60 weekly classes across diverse styles for children through adults.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Children's Dance

Crows Nest

Tiny Toes Ballet

Ages 2–7

Award-winning preschool ballet program for ages 2–7, RAD-based, at eleven Sydney venues.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Children's Dance

Randwick

Tutu Studios

Ages 1–16

Story-based ballet for toddlers and children across Randwick, Coogee and Maroubra venues.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Children's Dance

Strathfield

Ultra Dance Academy

Ages 2–18

Family-run Strathfield studio with fun-first Ready Set programs for preschoolers.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Manly

Van Loon Dance Academy

Ages 3+

Northern Beaches dance academy established in 2004 with three venues across Manly and Fairlight.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Jamisontown

Velocity Performing Arts

Ages 2–18

Penrith region dance school with small class sizes and dedicated mentors for ages 2-16+.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance