Salsa, Bollywood & More: The best dance studios for kids in S’pore that aren’t just ballet

Sarah Khan 15 Mar 2018

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Rhythmic Fitness
Great For: Jazz, Hip Hop, Salsa, Flamenco, Gymnastics, Karate

Rhythmic Fitness offers an extensive range of dance genres for your kids to get involved in ranging from dance all the way to flamenco. If you're looking to expose your little one to a wide array of dance types, it's definitely one to consider.

35 Rochester Drive, #03-10 Rochester Mall

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Tanglin Arts Studio
Great For: Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Acrobatics, Musical Theatre

Classes at Tanglin Arts Studio are all taught to instill the spirit of confidence, commitment, respect and a genuine love for dance amongst all their students. You can even enroll your kids in the parent-accompanied "You & Me" classes as early as two years of age, which covers a variety of dance styles suited for them to groove to!

Hollandse Club, 22 Camden Park

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Attitude Arts
Great For: Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern Dance

Attitude Arts is certainly no stranger to the dance studio scene, having been conducting classes for over 16 years. Their sprawling Bukit Timah space features eight dance studios (including two specifically for Pilates and Gyrotonics), its own dance merchandise store with an on-site seamstress and even a cafe for you to grab a cuppa while waiting for your kids to wrap up their dance classes!

Bukit Timah Plaza, 1 Jalan Anak Bukit #01-29 & 15 Singapore 588996

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Kavanagh Dance
Classes Available: Theatrical, Modern Jazz, Tap, Contemporary Dance. Classical Ballet

Established since 1972, Kavanagh Dance is one of Singapore's pioneering dance studios. The studio also offers a unique Early Childhood Education curriculum perfect for your little munchkin, as well as summer programmes, exams and opportunities to participate in dance competitions for its more advanced students.

Goldhill Centre, 203A Thomson Road Singapore 307638

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Beat Street Studios
Great For: Hip Hop and Jazz

If your little one has a streak of urban flavour, the Kids' Hip Hop classes are definitely a great fit for them. Not only do their hip hop and jazz classes greatly improve their motor skills, they'll even get to learn all the moves from Footloose and Fame - adorable!

116B Neil Road

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Stepping Out Studios
Great For: Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Ballet

This fairly new dance studio conducts classes for both kids and adults alike, all taught from the CSTD syllabus by a team of internationally-experienced and qualified teachers. It's 100% exam pass rate for all of their students across all the dance genres is certainly testament to the calibre of their teaching as well!

#08-05, City Square Mall

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Dancematazz Studios
Great For: Jazz, Bollywood

This dance school caters classes for kids and teens aged 2 up to 12. We love their fun approach to dance for kids - and honestly, how adorable is the idea of your little one shimmying to a good Bollywood dance hit?

Singapore Sports Hub
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Luminous Dance Academy
Great For: Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop

Luminous Dance Academy, Singapore's first CID-UNESCO appointed dance school, is led by by Bertrand Barena, whose background includes the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet School. Despite opening only recently in 2016, the studio offers an impressive array of classes that include Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop for kids as young as three. And if you're little one proves to be gifted in movin' and groovin, the studio grants them ample opportunity to perform both locally and internationally in competitions.

56 Tanglin Road #02-01 Singapore 247964

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Dance Factory School of K-Pop Dance
Great For: K-pop Dance

Dance Factory is one of the affiliate schools under the well-established Dancepointe Academy Singapore. As of 2017, it's fashioned itself into a purely K-pop dance school which lets kids learn dance moves along to catchy popular K-pop tunes.

51 Bishan St 13, #03-07/08, Bishan Community Club, 579799

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Amy Dance Arts
Great For: Pre-school Dance Classes, Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet

Amy Dance Arts prides itself on its inclusive dance classes that caters to students from all backgrounds and dancing experience. Their dance instructors are dedicated in honing their students' techniques, whilst still giving them the freedom for personal expression. And if you're looking to start your kids dancing early, good news: they have pre-school classes for ballet, jazz and even hip-hop, catering to kids as young as two and three!

265 Serangoon Central Drive Singapore 550265

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Looking for a dance class to sign your little prince and princess up for?

If there is one extra-curricular activity to get your little one involved in, dance is a great option.

Touted to have many benefits which include boosting your kids’ self-confidence, improving their motor skills and communication skills, and more, there are many research to support how much children can gain from starting to dance early.

Now, ballet isn’t the only thing you can sign up your little prince and princess up for. There’s a whole slew of dance genres to get your kids and teens moving, from junior salsa and flamenco classes to the more urban hip hop and K-pop street dance – and yes, even Bollywood! Better yet, there are even pre-school classes for toddlers starting as young as 2.

Granted, these are the weekend enrichment activities your kids will be begging you take them to. Check them out in the gallery above!

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