Contemporary in Los Angeles

Santa Monica

A Squared Academy of Dance

Multi-discipline children's dance academy on Montana Avenue covering ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, lyrical, hip hop, and acro.

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

Hollywood

AA Dance Studio

East Hollywood studio on Hollywood Boulevard offering hip hop, contemporary, ballet, vogue, creative movement, stretch and soundbath classes.

• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Ballet
• Commercial

West Hollywood

ABC's of Dance

Ages 1+

West Hollywood family-run dance school opened 2012, covering ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary for ages 18 months through adult.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills Ballerina

Ages 1–18

Children's dance school in Beverly Hills covering ages 18 months to 18 years across ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary and musical theatre.

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

Burbank

Burbank Dance Academy

Ages 3+

Vaganova-based ballet academy in Burbank, ranked in the top 5 percent of US ballet schools by a 2024 Northwestern University study on ballet prestige.

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

Santa Monica

Dance Alive

Movement and somatics studio founded by Mariane Karou, offering contemporary movement classes and workshops for adults.

• Contemporary

West Hollywood

Dream House Dance Factory

West Hollywood drop-in studio on Santa Monica Boulevard founded by Artistic Director Devin Hicks, covering hip hop, jazz funk, contemporary, tap and kids classes.

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

North Hollywood

Eighty Eight Studios

NoHo Arts District commercial dance studio opened in 2021, offering drop-in classes across hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, heels, house, and grooves.

• Commercial
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary

Pasadena

Elements Dance Space

Pasadena 10,000 sq ft multi-discipline dance and event space owned by Tu DeVera and Beau Fournier, offering 10+ dance genres from toddler through adult and professional levels.

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

West Los Angeles

FlowMotion Dance Studio

West LA / Rancho Park multi-style dance studio owned by Victoria T., offering contemporary, ballet, K-pop, jazz, heels, salsa, dancehall, and house for all levels with wheelchair-accessible space.

• Contemporary
• Hip Hop
• Ballet

Atwater Village

Heartbeat House

Atwater Village movement studio established in 2005, combining dance, pilates and yoga under women-led ownership.

• Contemporary

North Hollywood

ImmaSpace

Commercial dance studio created by WilldaBeast Adams and Janelle Ginestra, home of the ImmaBEAST crew and BuildaBeast convention network.

• Commercial
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary

Hollywood

International Dance Academy Hollywood

Hollywood Boulevard training facility for commercial dancers, used as the production base for major US dance television programmes.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary
• Commercial

Downtown Los Angeles

L.A. Dance Project

Benjamin Millepied's contemporary dance company in the DTLA Arts District, opening its studio for community ballet, contemporary, improvisation, and somatic classes.

• Contemporary
• Ballet

Long Beach

Long Beach Ballet

Long Beach Ballet operates as both an academy and Southern California ballet company, founded in 1978 by Artistic Director David Wilcox.

• Ballet
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Sherman Oaks

Los Angeles Ballet Academy

Sherman Oaks ballet academy on Ventura Boulevard covering ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and progressing ballet technique.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Culver City

On The Edge Dance Studio

Ages 2–17

Culver City children's dance studio running 40+ weekly classes across ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, modern and hip-hop for ages 2-17.

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

Pasadena

Pasadena Dance Theatre

Pasadena institution running a ballet academy and performance company under named Artistic Directors Jean Michelle Sayeg and Eric Shah.

• Ballet
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

Hollywood

Playground LA

Industry-facing dance studio on Melrose Avenue co-founded by Robin Antin and Kenny Wormald, offering masterclasses and open classes for adult dancers.

• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Commercial
• Contemporary

Santa Monica

Sophie Dance Santa Monica

All-inclusive children's dance studio on Wilshire Boulevard offering classes for a range of skill levels and an optional competition team.

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

Brentwood

Sophie Dance West

Brentwood location of the Sophie Dance network founded by Sophie Pierce, offering inclusive children's dance education across ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and musical theatre.

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

Long Beach

The Dance Co.

Long Beach dance school established in 1983 on Montair Avenue, grown from one room to a four-studio facility.

• Ballet
• Jazz
• Contemporary
• Children's Dance

North Hollywood

The H.E.ART Performing Arts Academy

Nonprofit performing arts academy operating from MKM Cultural Arts Center, offering dance, acting, voice, and editing classes for aspiring triple threats.

• Children's Dance
• Contemporary

North Hollywood

TMilly Studio

Professional commercial dance studio and rental facility founded by director and cinematographer Tim Milgram, home base for TMilly TV and TMilly Creative.

• Commercial
• Hip Hop
• Contemporary