Dance Centres, Classes and Lessons

Dance Centres

Diamond Dance Centre
9 Queens Road 
GU14 6DJ

01252 548748

Renton Dance Studio
3 Alexandra Road
GU14 6BU

01252 513484

 

Festivals and Performances

The annual Aldershot and Farnborough Festival of Music and Art is a competitive event held between April and June. It is open to amateurs and students of all ages and covers a wide range of abilities.
Dance styles include Ballet, Character, Tap, Song and Dance, National, Line Dance, Irish Dance, Greek, Modern and Acrobatic as well as choreography and improvisation. You may compete as a solo performer, duet, trio / quartet or larger ensemble.

For general festival information, please contact:

Mr L.R. Sear 
Honorary Secretary 
87 Cranmore Lane 
Aldershot 
GU11 3AP 
Tel: 01252 323 669

 

Dance Schools

Gremlin Dance Limited

Dance Types: Street Dance, Creative, Contemporary
Ages Taught: 2 - Adult
Levels of Ability: All levels
Classes Held At: St Marks Church Hall, Guildford Road East & Wavell-Cody Community Campus, various other locations in Rushmoor
Prices: From £2.16 per class
 
Contact: Hannah Fradgley / Kelly Evans
Telephone: 07794 515158 / 07932 080390
E-mail: gremlin.dance@tiscali.co.uk

 

American Line Dance Academy

Dance types: Line Dancing 
Ages taught: 13 years - adult 
Levels of ability: Beginners/Progressors 
Classes held at: Wavell / Cody School, Farnborough 
Prices: Adult Education Rate 
(approx. £44 per 10 week course) 
Wednesday 8.00pm - 9.30 pm

Contact: Sue Craggs 
14 Hillbrook Rise, Folly Hill, Farnham, Surrey. GU9 OSF 
Tel: 01252 710 649

 

Dance Factory

Dance types: Line Dancing, Ballroom/ Latin American, Mambo, Salsa, Merengue, Argentine Tango, Rock 'n' Roll and Le Roc / Jive 
Ages taught: Adult 
Levels of ability: All levels 
Classes held at: St. Mark's Hall, Guildford Road East, North Camp 
St. Francis Centre, Pembroke Road, Woking 
Victoria Hall, Ash Vale, Nr. Aldershot, Hants 
Prices: £4 per class

Contact: Jacqui & Graeme Roe 
5 Wey Close, Ash, Aldershot. Hants. GU12 6LY 
Tel: 01252 338 019 
Mob: 07752 458 002

 

Farnborough Rock 'n' Roll Jive Club

Dance types: Jive - class and freestyle evening 
Ages taught: Adult 
Levels of ability: All 
Classes held at: St. Mark's Hall, Farnborough, 9.00 - 11.00pm 
Prices: £3.50 per evening

Contact: Pat and Rob 
Tel: 01252 875 258

 

Footworks Dance Co.

Dance types: Street Dance and Urban Performance Company 
Ages taught: 6 - adult 
Levels of ability: Absolute Beginners to Advanced 
Classes held at: Wavell-Cody Community Campus, Farnborough and Victoria Hall, Hartley Wintney 
Prices: From £4.50

Contact: Alison Hagan 
Tel: 01252 843 740 
Email: info@footworksdance.co.uk

 

Dance Contacts, Resources and Information

Hampshire Dance

Hampshire Dance acts as the dance development agency for the county and is also an information, advice and networking source. Work ranges from youth dance and dance in education to a strategic dance programme for disabled children and adults and ongoing professional development support for locally based practitioners and dance artists.

Hampshire Youth Dance Company, managed and run by Hampshire Dance, offers young people aged 12 to 21 years the opportunity to take regular dance classes, work with a range of choreographers and perform throughout the county and southern region at youth dance events. Membership is by annual audition in June/July each year and the company is based at The Point Dance & Arts Centre in Eastleigh.

To join the Hampshire Dance mailing list to receive regular DanceData newsletters, or for further information, please contact 023 8065 2712

Email: info@hampshiredance.org.uk 
Website: www.hampshiredance.org.uk

 

National Resource Centre for Dance (NRCD)

The National Resource Centre for Dance is a resource and information centre based at the University of Surrey, Guildford.

They offer an information service for basic enquiries about dance and a research service. At the Resource Centre they hold many dance books and publications including press cuttings, publicity material and programmes from dance companies and some company archives.

The NRCD also produce educational materials for GCSE and AS/A Level Dance qualifications and hold study courses and an annual summer school for dance teachers.

For more information contact Helen Roberts on 01483 689 316

Email NRCD@surrey.ac.uk
Website: National Resource Centre for Dance

Dance Web Sites

Here are several dance sites that you may find interesting:

Artslynx International Dance Resources
Dance links, ballet links, and other resources organized into accessible link libraries.

Dance Web
An interactive directory for all UK dance enthusiasts, covering most dance styles. It will help you find a dance class or School, a dance product / service supplier or a web resource (such as a chat room).

Ballet.co.uk
An excellent site with links to contemporary companies. 

Dance Books
Bookshop and mail order for books, CDs, DVDs and videos on all forms of dance.

Hampshire Dance
Hampshire Dance is a point of information about dance in Hampshire, based at The Point Dance & Arts Centre, Eastleigh.

 

If you would like to know more about dance in the area please contact:

Richard Mann
Rushmoor Leisure Services
Rushmoor Borough Council Offices
Farnborough Road
Farnborough GU14 7JU 
Tel: 01252 398 743 
email: richard.mann@rushmoor.gov.uk

For further information on all aspects of Dance in and around the Rushmoor area click here