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Children's Dance in Melbourne

26 verified schools across 25 Melbourne suburbs offer children's dance.

Dance programs for children, including creative movement, pre-ballet, and junior classes.

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Box Hill North

Academy of Dance Victoria

Ages 2+

Multi-discipline dance academy in Box Hill North offering RAD ballet, Vaganova extension, and a wide range of styles from age 2.

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

Footscray

Albright Studios

Ages 3+

Multi-style dance studio in Footscray offering classes for all ages with a focus on personal growth and artistry.

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

Malvern East

Australian Academy of Dance

Ages 3–18

Large multi-discipline dance school in Malvern East offering over 120 classes per week across four studios.

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

Reservoir

Beat Dance

Ages 2+

Recreational dance school in Reservoir offering diverse styles for children through to adults.

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

Brighton

Brighton Dance Academy

Multi-discipline dance school in Brighton offering training from beginners to advanced across a wide range of styles.

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

Maribyrnong

Dance Habit

Ages 2+

Non-competitive dance studio in Maribyrnong focused on wellbeing, accessibility, and community.

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

Hoppers Crossing

Dance Network

Ages 2+

Multi-location dance studio in Melbourne's west, operating for over 25 years across the Wyndham area.

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

South Melbourne

Dance World Studios

Ages 3–18

Established performing arts school in South Melbourne with seven studios, operating since 1987.

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

Glen Waverley

Glen Waverley Ballet

Ages 3+

RAD classical ballet school in Glen Waverley, founded in 2017 with over 20 years of teaching experience.

  • Ballet
  • Children's Dance

Maidstone

Inner West Dance Melbourne

Ages 2+

Dance and performing arts school in Maidstone offering classes across multiple styles for ages 2 and up.

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

Berwick

Karlie Grace Dancers

Ages 2+

Boutique performing arts school in Berwick offering Cecchetti ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop, and musical theatre.

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

Kew

Kew School of Dance

Ages 3+

Multi-style dance school in Kew offering ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap, hip hop, and lyrical for children and teens.

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

Coburg

Lily's Dance Studios

Northern suburbs dance studio in Coburg offering classes for all ages across multiple styles.

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

Dingley Village

Mathis Dance Studios

Ages 2–18

Dance studio in Dingley Village with over 65 years of teaching experience, featuring three purpose-built studios.

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

Pakenham

McAleer Irish Dance School

Ages 2+

Family-run Irish dance school founded in 1973 by Kathleen McAleer ADCRG. State, National and World Championship competitors since 1974, with classes from 18 months to adults.

  • Cultural & Folk
  • Children's Dance

Brunswick

Melbourne Dance Centre

Dance and performance venue in Brunswick offering classes from children through to adults.

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

Northcote

Nook Dance Centre

Ages 2–18

Children's dance school in Northcote offering Kinderballet and contemporary classes with a focus on creativity.

  • Ballet
  • Contemporary
  • Children's Dance

Berwick

Nsync Dance Academy

Ages 3+

Affordable community dance school in Berwick and Cranbourne, established in 2015, offering structured programs from age 2.5.

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

Point Cook

Point Cook Dance

Ages 3+

Dance school in Point Cook offering classes from age 3 with a proprietary preschool dance program.

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

Moorabbin

Shine Dance Studio

Ages 2+

Children's dance and singing studio in Moorabbin, operating for over 20 years in newly renovated facilities.

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

Doncaster

Stummer Studio Dance School

Ages 3–25

Family-friendly dance school in Doncaster with over 30 years of experience, offering classes from age 3 to 25.

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

Southbank

The Australian Ballet School

Ages 3–21

Australia's premier ballet training institution in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, established in 1964 as the official feeder school to The Australian Ballet.

  • Ballet
  • Contemporary
  • Children's Dance

Tullamarine

The Dance Room

Tullamarine performing-arts studio in its 21st year, running preschool, recreational, performance and competition pathways for the northern Melbourne community.

  • Children's Dance
  • Ballet
  • Hip Hop

Burwood

The Dance Studio Academy of Performing Arts

Ages 2+

Burwood performing-arts academy founded in 1991, running Ausdance Victoria and ATOD-affiliated programs including a VCE/VET Dance course alongside children's and adult classes.

  • Ballet
  • Jazz
  • Contemporary
  • Children's Dance

Brooklyn

The Dancers Dream

Inner-west Melbourne dance school established 2017, operating from Brooklyn Community Hall under the Australian Academy of Theatrical and Ballet Dancing syllabus.

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

Mount Waverley

Victorian Ballet

Ages 3+

Ballet school operating for over 40 years with multiple studio locations across Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

  • Ballet
  • Jazz
  • Contemporary
  • Children's Dance