76 dance programs for kids in Brooklyn. Ballet, hip-hop, creative movement. Includes The Little Dance School - Greenpoint and The Little Dance School - Park Slope.
Little ones take short ballet and hip-hop classes built around play, starting with grown-up-and-me sessions for 18-month-olds. Children then graduate to independent classes sorted by age.
Toddlers and young children learn ballet and hip-hop basics in short, playful classes, with parent-participation 'You & Me' classes for the youngest dancers. Older kids move up to kids-only classes grouped by age.
Little ones take short, playful dance classes that mix ballet and hip-hop, grouped by age. The youngest dancers (18 months to 3) attend with a grown-up, while older preschoolers join kids-only classes; the school also runs dance and theatre camps.
A hip hop studio where kids 5-12 learn hip hop, street jazz and K-pop choreography in a juniors class, while teens move on to hip hop, street jazz and dancehall. Families can start with a low-cost trial class.
A Brighton Beach ballet school founded in 2000 where children start with pre-ballet at age 3 and progress through classical ballet and pointe. Students can also take contemporary, jazz, hip hop, stretch and acrobatics, and even piano or guitar, and perform in a Nutcracker production.
A Sheepshead Bay studio training children 3 to 17 in Vaganova-method classical ballet, pointe, modern and contemporary dance. Younger kids start with rhythmics, and gymnastics is offered too.
Children train in jazz, modern, lyrical, acro, stretching and flexibility in age-grouped classes. Group and private lessons are both available.
Young dancers study tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, acro, modern, majorette, contemporary, lyrical and West African dance with professional faculty. Students perform in an annual recital, and a competitive team is available for serious dancers.
Girls from age 3 and up take professional dance instruction in a women-only setting rooted in the Jewish community but open to all backgrounds. The studio emphasizes technique, discipline and confidence, and finishes the year with a recital.
A Bensonhurst studio offering children's dance lessons in ballet, hip hop, K-pop, jazz and Chinese dance. Kids learn choreography and technique in classes alongside the studio's adult programs.
Crown Heights arts academy that sorts young dancers into three programs: SEED for ages 3-6, BLOOM for 7-10 and BLOSSOM for 11 and up. It also runs summer programs and aerial yoga classes.
Kids from toddlers through teens take hip hop, ballet, tap, Caribbean dance and gymnastics classes at this Brooklyn studio. Combo classes let younger dancers sample tap, hip hop and ballet together.
A Brooklyn dance school teaching kids from age 2 in hip hop, ballet, tap, jazz, Caribbean and African dance, plus gymnastics. Younger students can take combo classes that mix several styles, and there is a summer program.
A Bed-Stuy school where kids 3-18 study West African dance alongside tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop and modern. It is rooted in African diaspora cultural traditions.
A small DUMBO ballet studio offering pre-ballet and ballet group classes for kids 3-7 along with private lessons for all ages. Children learn ballet basics, posture and musicality in a Jay Street studio.
Kids from age 3 learn ballet and can add pointe, modern, tap, jazz, hip-hop, tumbling and musical theater. Semesters include 16 classes.
Bay Ridge studio in its 23rd season, teaching children from age two and a half in ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, modern, contemporary and acro. Dancers can audition for its ballet, contemporary and hip hop companies, and an inclusive program welcomes dancers of all abilities.
A nonprofit Brooklyn dance school training hundreds of children in ballet and other dance styles. Students get to perform in full-length ballets created for kids, complete with costumes and sets.
A Park Slope arts center where kids take dance, creative movement, tumbling and drama classes. Older students can join performance workshops, and tuition is tiered to keep it affordable.
The school of Brooklyn Ballet trains children from age 3 in classical ballet, moving up to pointe, modern, jazz and composition as they advance. Young students start with introductory classes focused on musicality and basic positions.
A DUMBO studio with ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary and lyrical classes for tots through teens. Toddlers get short introductory classes while older kids train in technique and choreography.
A Gowanus performing arts studio with ballet, tap, jazz, modern, hip-hop and musical theater classes for kids. Classes run by the semester in 45- to 90-minute formats.
Year-long dance training for kids from age 1 in ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip-hop. Students work toward end-of-year performances in a Carroll Street studio.
Kids ages 3-14 learn ballroom partner dances along with ballet, modern and hip-hop. Classes are held in a 3rd Avenue studio suite.
LittleGotham lists 76 dance programs for kids in Brooklyn.
No. Every listing here charges a fee; prices are shown on each listing.
76 listings are indoors, such as The Little Dance School - Greenpoint, The Little Dance School - Park Slope, The Little Dance School - Williamsburg.
Gowanus (6), Park Slope (6), Williamsburg (6).