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Last updated: October 1, 2022

Bainbridge Ballet

Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Bainbridge Ballet specializes in teaching ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, and modern dance. It offers classes for children aged three and upwards, as well as adult classes for beginners. The classes here run on a 10-month school year basis, with open enrollment all year round. The school enters selected students in a variety of competitions and performances, and the dancers here report a fun and welcoming atmosphere. Discounts are available for students who take multiple ballet classes. The studio can be found on Coppertop Loop NE.

Crescendo Dance Academy

Bellevue, WA 98007

Crescendo Dance Academy offers dance tuition in Bellevue, Washington. The school's specialties include ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, tap, acro, lyrical, boys-only classes, fitness sessions, and more. People speak highly of the warmth and friendliness of the staff here, and they are grateful for the wide variety of different classes that are available. CDA welcomes dancers of all ages, from 18 months upwards.

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Dance! West Seattle

Seattle, WA 98136

Dance! West Seattle specializes in ballet, hip-hop, and contemporary dance, which it offers to aspiring professionals as well as dancers who are just looking to have fun. It has served West Seattle for more than 30 years, and its comprehensive syllabus includes instruction on classical ballet technique, performance presentation, music, and theater orientation.

Freedom Dance Center

Tacoma, WA 98444

Freedom Dance Center provides dance education for students of all levels, from beginner to experienced. It specializes in hip-hop, jazz, ballet, contemporary dance, and other styles. The teachers here have decades of experience, and students are impressed by their friendliness as well as by their knowledge and skill.

Gotta Dance

Redmond, WA 98052

Gotta Dance provides tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, and creative movement classes for dancers in Redmond, Washington. It welcomes adults, teens, and children as young as two -- and its class schedule has something for everyone, regardless of ability. Gotta Dance has served the Eastside Community for more than a quarter of a century, and it now boasts five studios and a 12,000 square-foot facility. It aims to instill a love of dance in its students, as well as offering a warm and welcoming atmosphere. It holds performances throughout the dance year.

Issaquah Dance Theatre

Issaquah, WA 98027

Issaquah Dance Theatre offers ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, musical theater, lyrical, hula, Bollywood, and other dance classes for boys and girls of all ages. It provides classes for pre-school and kindergarten dancers, programs for children with special needs, open classes for adults, and one-on-one sessions for students who are preparing for auditions. It offers a range of workshops, as well as specializing in birthday parties and performance groups. Issaquah Dance Theatre was founded more than 15 years ago, and since then it has built a reputation for providing excellent technical dance training.

LaVida Studio

Bellevue, WA 98005

LaVida Dance & Yoga provides ballroom, Latin, Argentine tango, jazz, lyrical, and hip-hop dance classes for people in Eastside Seattle. It also offers yoga classes, fitness classes, regular social dance nights, and an annual dance performance. People are quick to praise the warmth and helpfulness of the instructors here, and they are grateful for the enjoyable atmosphere.

Metropolitan Ballet of Tacoma

Tacoma, WA 98409

Metropolitan Ballet of Tacoma offers ballet lessons to clients in Seattle regardless of their age and levels of development. The dance studio accommodates dancers who are pursuing dance as a profession and students who are looking for recreational opportunities. It also offers an opportunity for dancers to study under the guidance of guest artists and choreographers from companies, such as the American Ballet Theatre and Kirov Ballet. Owner Damaris Caughlan established the dance studio in 1986. She was trained by Philip Beamish.

Miss Indigo Blue's Academy of Burlesque

Seattle, WA 98144

Miss Indigo Blue's Academy of Burlesque has more than a decade of experience guiding and teaching beginners and intermediate burlesque performers. It offers a range of classes, aiming to provide a fun and informative introduction, as well as a taste of the history and culture of burlesque. The Academy is located on Rainier Avenue S, in Seattle.

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PacWest Performing Arts

Snohomish, WA 98290

PacWest Performing Arts offers a wide range of dance classes for adults and children, including ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, Irish, hip hop, lyrical, and modern dance. It welcomes students as young as three, and it even offers classes for mothers and toddlers. PacWest has been teaching dancers for more than a decade, and people speak highly of the experience that's on offer here. PacWest has two locations, one in Snohomish and one in Lake Stevens. Free trial classes are available, with no obligation.

Seattle Early Dance

Seattle, WA 98133

Seattle Early Dance specializes in recreating historical dances from between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. It uses original manuals and treatises, costumes based on historical designs, and authentic period instruments to present the sights and sounds of the European Courts. It holds classes at Creative Dance Center, where it teaches baroque and renaissance dance to intermediate and advanced students. Seattle Early Dance has collaborated with the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, the Seattle Academy of Opera, and other early music organizations.

Seattle Rueda

Seattle, WA 98103

Seattle Rueda is a center for Cuban music and dance. It holds a wide range of workshops, classes, and events, and several of the instructors here are trained in ballet. Seattle Rueda holds a weekly dance practice on Sunday afternoons that has been running for more than ten years. In the summer the practice is held at Wallingford Steps, and in the winter it is held at the SHIFT Center for Movement & Healing Arts.

TJ Dance

Duvall, WA 98019

TJ Dance was founded more than 30 years ago, and since then it has welcomed hundreds of students (of all ages). It specializes in tap, jazz, ballet, and belly dancing lessons, which it holds at its two studios in Duvall, Washington. It also offers pointe, lyrical, authentic Middle Eastern dance, funk, hip-hop, creative movement, fitness classes, combination classes, stretch/strengthening classes, and parent/toddler classes.

Washington School of Dance

Bothell, WA 98021

Washington School of Dance has a reputation for providing top-quality dance instruction to young students. It offers ballet, jazz, and creative movement classes for children as young as three, as well as classes that are specially designed for parents and toddlers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who painted the ballet class?

A: The ballet class is a famous painting by Edgar Degas. It’s estimated that Degas painted it between 1871 and 1874. The painting was commissioned by Jean-Baptiste Faure and showcased young dancers at the end of a ballet lesson with French master Jules Perrot.

Q: How much are ballet shoes?

A: The price of ballet shoes will depend on the brand, quality, and other factors. Typically, a pair of ballet shoes can cost between $45 and $125. However, if you’re purchasing a popular brand, prices are likely on the higher side at $65 to $90, on average.

Q: How much do ballet classes cost?

A: Ballet classes can vary in cost depending on the student's age, the school's location, the class size, whether it's beginner's or advanced instruction, the school's reputation, and other factors. In general, you can expect to pay:

$40 per class for a toddler
$40-$50 per class for a child
$50 to $85 per hour, and average of $60 per hour, for an adult class

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