NYC Dance Venues We Love

Check out our suggestions for dance classes for NYC kids of all ages–from tots to tweens. And for a beautiful photo essay featuring some of our favorite programs in the city, click here!

Applause - Photo by Karen Haberberg

Just For Fun

74th St. MAGIC74MAGIC.com
92nd Street Y92y.org
apple seedsappleseedsnyc.com
Applause NYC (o-5), applauseny.com
Church Street School for Music and Artchurchstreetschool.org
Creative Play For Kidscreativeplayforkids.com
Dance with Miss Rachel, dancewithmissrachel.com
Discovery Programsdiscoveryprograms.com
The Early Eartheearlyear.com
Gymtime Rhythm and Gluesgymtime.net
JCC of Manhattanjccmanhattan.org
Jodi’s Gymjodisgym.com
Kidvillekidville.com
The Sports Club/LAthesportsclubla.com
Reebok Sports Club/NYthesportsclubla.com

Get Serious

The Ailey School, alvinailey.org
Albee School of Dancealbeedance.com
American Youth Dance Theateramericanyouthdancetheater.com
Applause NYC (5-teens), applauseny.com
Ballet Academy East, baenyc.com
The Ballet Clubtheballetclub.com
Ballet Hispanico, ballethispanico.org
Broadway Dance Centerbroadwaydancecenter.com
Brooklyn Arts Exchangebax.org
Creative Arts Studiocreativeartsstudio.com
Dancing Divas and Dudesdancingdivasanddudes.com
Downtown Dance Factorydowntowndancefactory.com
Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, gelseykirklandballet.org
Joffrey Ballet Schooljoffreyballetschool.com
Lower East Side Dance Academylesdanceacademy.com
Lucy Moses Schoolkaufman-center.org
Manhattan Movement & Arts Centermanhattanmovement.com
Manhattan Youth Balletmanhattanyouthballet.org
Mark Morris Dance Groupmarkmorrisdancegroup.org
Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dancemarthagraham.org
New York Theatre Ballet and Ballet School NY, nytb.org
Peridance Capezio Centerperidance.com
The School at Stepsstepsnyc.com
The Shooting Stars Performing Arts Company, shootingstarsnyc.com

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New Settlement Community Center

<p>Offering a host of healthy, fun and exciting programs for children ages 6 months and up, including ballet and hi-hop dance with Alvin Ailey, group and private swimm classes, mixed martial arts, youth technology, piano, violin and guitar lessons, and more.</p>

Joe's Music & Dance Academy

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Private and group music lessons & dance classes for Guitar, Bass, Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass, Drums, Piano, all woodwind & brass instruments, Choir, Preschool Dance, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Step, African and Modern Dance and more. Helping thousands of students begin and continue on their musical journey since 1998!</span></p>

Treehouse Shakers

<div>Treehouse Shakers’ Branching OUT After-School program is for ages 12-14. This awarded program is for young people who identify as LGBTQIA+, or are seeking to become better allies. Branching OUT centers on discovering and exploring one’s story and identity through an intentionally artist-led format. During our community-based program, young people will explore and reflect on their own story to create a larger, more meaningful experience, while gaining self-empowerment and gathering with like-minded peers. Through the guidance of our awarded teaching artists, young people will create narratives that will be turned into podcasts, dances, songs or poetry. </div> <div> </div> <div>Young people have the opportunity to learn new art forms, work with professional artists, while building a meaningful community.</div>