Musical Theatre Dance Classes

Places may still be available even if the term has started. Please e-mail satc@afperformingarts.com to find out

Looking for fun dance lessons in London?

Do you find yourself tapping your toes along to the Hamilton soundtrack? Doing ‘Jazz Hands’ as you watch Chicago? Imagining yourself in the spotlight and dance sequences of Mamma Mia? Then let us bring you one toe-tapping step closer with our Musical Theatre Dance Course! In this upbeat and fun dance class for adults, you can expect to work on a hybrid of show tunes all designed to get your feet moving and heart pumping.

This Spring term is focused around choreography that is currently being performed on the West End Stage!

Improve your dancing skills

Our top industry professionals will help you work through fun and upbeat routines from a variety of much loved musicals. You’ll develop techniques to help you storytell through dance in these dance lessons in London. Term by term these dance classes will take you through the technique of iconic musical styles inspired by legends including Bob Fosse, Gene Kelly, and Jerome Robbins.

For this Musical Theatre Dance course, you don’t need to be the best dancer, we are just looking for a readiness to learn, energy and passion. No experience is necessary! Just the willingness to have fun and give it a go. All ages over 18 are welcome.

And if you sign up for the Introduction to Musical Theatre Course on the same evening, you’ll get an extra 10% discount. Just quote BDIM at Checkout

Unsure about signing up for the full course? Join us for a £10 Taster Evening by clicking the button below. 

This course will take place on Tuesdays 6.40pm – 7.40pm,  10th January – 28th March. ALL profits from this course will go towards the Fiorentini Foundation and helping disadvantaged children access the performing arts.

Click BOOK NOW to secure your place on this course.

Or if you wish to pay in TWO instalments, please send an email to satc@afperformingarts.com and someone will get back to you within 48hrs to arrange.

*Please note that as we are an adult performing arts school, any video footage or photographs taken during your class may be used on our social media for marketing and promotional purposes.

Weekly dance classes in London will look a little like this:

SPECIFIC SKILLS YOU WILL LEARN THIS TERM: Perfect core Broadway jazz moves such as chene turns, developes and jete tourre. Learn set choreography and staging from musicals currently being performed. Variation in choreographic style from hip-hop base to tango.

• WEEK ONE: Life is a Cabaret old chum! Join us for this West-End Cabaret workshop
• WEEKS TWO-FOUR: Set warm up and corner work to learn key steps such as chene turns, and jive step. Working on a number from Grease
• WEEK FIVE: Set warm up, run Grease number once. Corner work for core steps like drag runs, battement and jete tourre.  Begin El Tango De Roxanne/ Backstage Medley from Moulin Rouge
• WEEKS SIX AND SEVEN: Set warm up, run Grease number once. Continue to perfect Moulin Rouge
• WEEK EIGHT: Set warm up, run Grease number and Moulin Rouge once. Begin Hamilton number
• WEEK NINE: Set warm up, run Grease number and Moulin Rouge once. Finish Hamilton number, looking at how the styles are different, more hip hop based.
• WEEK TEN: Set warm up, run Grease number and Moulin Rogue once. Perfect Hamilton number
• WEEK ELEVEN: Back to the Future Workshop!
• WEEK TWELVE: Showcase/filming

*Subject to minor changes

If you do not enjoy your first class, let us know within 24 hours and you will receive a full refund minus the cost of the first class.