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Hip Hop in Los Angeles

26 verified schools across 12 Los Angeles suburbs offer hip hop.

Street dance styles including hip hop, breaking, popping, and locking.

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West Los Angeles

8 Count Dance Academy

Ages 1–18

West LA dance academy established 2009 by Sarah D'Agostino and Sarah Svendsen, offering Classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, and Acro for ages 18 months to 18.

  • Children's Dance
  • Ballet
  • Hip Hop

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

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

Westwood

Clarissa Dance Studio

Westwood Village multi-discipline dance studio offering ballet, classical, folk, hip hop, and wellness classes with certified instructors.

  • Ballet
  • Hip Hop
  • Children's Dance

Brentwood

Dance for Kids

Ages 3+

Brentwood Gardens children's dance studio operating since 1997, named by Dance Magazine as a top-100 US dance studio and 'Best Children's Program in Brentwood'.

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

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

North Hollywood

Evolution Studios

Long-running North Hollywood rehearsal and dance facility with six studios, hosting commercial dance training programs and drop-in classes alongside studio rentals.

  • Commercial
  • Hip Hop

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

Studio City

Groove at Creation Station Studio City

Ages 1+

Studio City children's enrichment dance school owned by Amy and David Kriegel, offering ballet, hip hop, jazz, tap, lyrical, and creative movement from age 18 months.

  • Children's Dance
  • Ballet
  • Hip Hop

Studio City

Hama's Dance Center

Studio City lyrical jazz and commercial dance institution founded 1991 by Takeshi "Hama" Hamagaki, recognized as one of LA's last bastions of lyrical jazz technique.

  • Jazz
  • Hip Hop
  • Children's Dance

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

Studio City

Millennium Dance Complex

Internationally recognised commercial dance studio on Ventura Boulevard, training ground for working choreographers and recording artists.

  • Jazz
  • Hip Hop
  • Commercial
  • Ballet

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

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

Santa Monica School of Dance and Music

Ages 2–18

Combined dance and music school in Santa Monica offering ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and parent-and-me classes alongside private music lessons.

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

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

Studio City

The Six Compound

Studio City 13,000 sq ft dance facility with seven studios led by directors Latrina Bolger-Washington and Tyrell Washington, blending classical training with commercial-industry experience.

  • Commercial
  • Ballet
  • Hip Hop

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

Pasadena

Unbound Dance Studio

Ages 1+

Pasadena children's and family dance studio founded January 2018 by Betsy Colombo, serving the Pasadena / Altadena area with ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop classes from age 18 months.

  • Children's Dance
  • Ballet
  • Hip Hop

West Los Angeles

West LA Academy of Dance

Ages 2+

Women-owned West LA dance studio on Santa Monica Boulevard offering Classical Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Acrobatics, Hip Hop, and Ballroom for ages 2.5 through adult.

  • Children's Dance
  • Ballet
  • Hip Hop