Dance Classes in Sydney

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Sydney is one of Australia’s most happening cities, with the splendor of the Sydney Harbour, the Opera House and many beautiful parks and museums for visitors and residents alike to take pleasure in. The ‘Emerald City’ as Sydney is sometimes known, is a business hub, but also enjoys strong cultural and artistic representation as well as famously good nightlife.

Sydney boasts a great many things to do, but if you are interested in taking dance classes, you’ve hit the jackpot. With a thriving club and social scene, you can always be sure of somewhere to show off your new dancing skills as well.

Sydney is blessed with many dance studios and dance classes within the vicinity of the Sydney CBD and close surrounds, as well as a profusion of classes available in the outer suburbs.

In Sydney it is possible to find both formal tuition for professional or aspiring professional dancers as well as more in informal classes in many forms of dance, from popular hip hop to Latin dances like salsa or exotic belly dancing.

About Dance Classes In Sydney

The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia’s premier professional dance institutions with over 40 years of history teaching dance in the heart of inner Sydney at Walsh Bay’s central art precinct. The Sydney Dance Company produces world-class dance performances and has tuition in many dance styles. For those pursuing a career in professional dancing, there is no better place in Sydney to take dance classes than the Sydney Dance Company.

They also provide dance tuition for styles such as Latin dance, Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary and tap, among others, with classes open to the public.

For something a little more exotic, Sydney also has a number of belly dancing classes. Many of the teachers can be seen performing in and around Sydney at one of the numerous Lebanese restaurants Sydney is so lucky to possess, including a number right in the heart of Sydney, such as Hannibal’s on Elizabeth street, just up from Central Station and Al Mustafa’s on Glebe Point road just moments away from Broadway and the beautiful University of Sydney.

Aside from its allure as an exotic and sensuous dance, belly dancing is one heck of a work out, and is very challenging. For a group of friends, it is also a really fun activity and a great way to relax after work.

For those Latino lovers, Sydney has a very buzzing Latin dance scene, with dance clubs, special events and classes for every type of Latin dance, including samba, rumba, salsa and everyone’s favourite workout-disguised-as-dance, the zumba.

Sydney also boasts a number of dance festivals and events throughout the year, which lets you enjoy both professional performances, and partake in dance classes or simply get your jive on at any number of the open dance workshops held during the festivals.

The Sydney Festival, held in January each year, features a full ensemble of dance performances and is a much anticipated calendar date in the dance world in Sydney, as is the Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival, which is held in April and May annually, with workshops and performances galore.

Whatever beat gets your feet a-movin’ Sydney has a dance class that will make sure you are dancing to the right steps.

Cosima Brand is a writer with a diversity of interests from arts and cultural expressions to literature, international relations and politics.