Santa Monica
Tutu School Santa Monica
Ages up to 8
Boutique ballet school for children aged 6 months to 8 years using classical ballet stories as the basis for early-childhood movement.
- Ballet
- Children's Dance
Santa Monica · Los Angeles
Dance Schools in Santa Monica
Santa Monica's dance ecosystem runs from toddler ballet on Wilshire to social salsa on Lincoln, with a cluster of children's studios along Montana Avenue and an adult movement and classical-training scene around the Bergamot Arts Center. The nine active schools below are grouped by what they are best suited for.
Where they sit: Wilshire Boulevard (early-childhood ballet) · Montana Avenue (multi-discipline children's) · Stewart Street and 18th–20th Street near Bergamot (classical training, movement, fitness) · downtown Broadway (ballroom) · Lincoln Boulevard (social Latin).
Early-childhood and classical ballet
Two schools at opposite ends of the classical-ballet spectrum: one purpose-built for the under-eights, one offering pre-professional training since 1967.
Santa Monica
Westside School of Ballet
Ages 3–18
Long-running Santa Monica ballet school offering classical training for children ages 3-18 and open adult classes.
- Ballet
- Jazz
- Children's Dance
Multi-discipline children's studios
Studios where one child can rotate through ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and adjacent disciplines under one roof. They differ in intake style and in whether they run a competition team.
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
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
Adult social and ballroom
For adults learning to lead and follow on a social floor — weeknight group classes, partner-rotation sessions, or private one-on-ones across ballroom, Latin, and swing.
Santa Monica
Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica
Franchise ballroom and Latin dance studio in downtown Santa Monica offering private and group lessons for adults.
- Latin & Ballroom
Santa Monica
LA Salsa & Bachata Dance Academy
Santa Monica academy specialising in social salsa and bachata, with group classes and private lessons for adults.
- Latin & Ballroom
Adult movement and fitness
Studios offering movement-based training and pole work for adults outside the traditional studio-dance model.
Santa Monica
The Pole Garage
Pole dance and pole fitness studio in Santa Monica offering beginner introductory classes through to advanced levels.
- Commercial
Santa Monica
Dance Alive
Movement and somatics studio founded by Mariane Karou, offering contemporary movement classes and workshops for adults.
- Contemporary