Get your dance on, Stockholmers! Whether you want to lindy hop, foxtrot or get busy on the barre, the YLC guide will help you find what you are looking for in this city.
Bust a move, cut the rug, shake shimmy and have fun, folks. We will take you through the various schools offering dance classes, and share the details on how, when and where to get your groove on in Stockholm.
Balettakademien Stockholm
Dance Styles: Ballet, jazz, street, ethnic, hip-hop, musical & stage dance
Age/Levels: ages 3-14, 13-19, and 16+
Details: Choose between open classes, single class workshops, 10 session blocks and whole term courses. A “dance card” gives dancers unlimited classes for a term. Class bookings and payments are done online. See website for prices and schedules.
Where: Birger Jarlsgatan 70
Contact: 08-789 41 20, [email protected]
Lasse Kűhlers Dansskola
Dance Styles: Show dance, children’s dance, Lindy hop/ swing, jive, modern jazz, show jazz, ballet
Age/Levels: Children, young people, adults
Details: Drop-in classes (160 kr; cash only): Thursdays – dance fit; Saturdays – jive. You book your classes online, but once you have paid, there are class substitutions but no refunds.
Where: Tegnerlunden 6
Contact: 08-303 480
Kulturama: Dans
Dance Styles: Children’s dance, ballet, jazz & tap, modern, couples, street, flamenco, African
Ages/Levels: Children, Young people, adults
Details: Book classes and pay online. See website for prices and schedules
Where: Virkesvägen 21, Hammerby Sjöstad
Contact.: 08-505 900 00
Danscenter Stockholm
Dance Styles: jazz, modern, kids’, musical, tap, street, African, salsa
Age/Levels: Children, young people, adults
Details: Lunch training times available “lunch card” (1790 kr) – for 1 term (e.g. Sept. – Dec.). Drop-in classes (125 kr) – no previous knowledge of dance required. Choose a dance style and level, and join a class for the term.
Where: Åsögatan 117
Contact: 08-640 62 00
Danscompagniet
Dance Styles: children’s dance, ballet, jazz & show, modern jazz, jazz 30+, modern, tap, street, oriental, flamenco, disco-fever, senior tap, Argentine tango
Age Groups/Levels: Children, young people, adults
Details: See website for prices and schedules
Where: Fridhemsplan 28
Contact: 08-652 87 00
Salsa Akademien
Dance Styles: Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, tango, lady style, Latin body movement, Afro-Cuban rumba
Age groups/Levels: Children, young people, adults
Details: Instruction comes in the form of classes, private lessons, or drop-ins (Thurs. nights, for various levels).
Where: Odengatan 89
Contact: 08-420 053 25, [email protected]
Swedish Swing Society
Dance Styles: lindy hop, balboa, tap, jazz & boogie woogie workshops
Age Groups/Levels: From beginners – advanced level
Details: Apply via online registration (higher level courses require an audition). If you want to cancel your registration, it must be done at least 3 days before the course starts, otherwise no refund.
Where: Igeldammsgatan 22C
Contact: [email protected]
Layali Dance Academy
Dance Styles: Belly dance, tribal fusion, Bollywood, Persian, Afro/dance hall, burlesque fusion
Age Groups/Levels: Young people, adults
Details: Details: Weekly classes. See website for prices and schedules.
Where: Dalagatan 64, Odenplan
Contact: 08-522 994 00
Research: Carmel Heiland
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