Children's dance classes

Give your child the gift of dance lessons and watch their creativity take flight! Is you child always twirling around, moving to music ar singing their favourite songs, then dance class is the place for them. We encourage creative minds and dancers to join our studios from September.

Rosettes 2-4yrs

In this class we cover Freestyle, Street and Rock n Roll for the younger ages. Children can take dance exams for a banner and a rosette per exam they take. A brilliant starter class for your little dancer.

Saturday's 9:30-10:15am £16 per 4 weeks.

Stardance 5-9yrs

In this class we will be covering Freestyle, Street and Rock n Roll. Children have the option to take exams called stardance exams in which they get a plaque and a star badge per exam they complete.

This class is modified to adapt to the learning potential of the age range.

Saturday's 10:30-11:15am £16 per 4 weeks.

Bronze, Silver and Gold 10yrs upwards

In this class we cover Freestyle, Street and Rock n Roll and advance the routines appropriate to age and ability of our dancers. This is where our dancers begin their medal journeys beginning with Bronze.

September 2023 start

Saturday's 12:30-1:15pm £16 per 4 weeks.

Dance and Drama for 5-9yrs

In this class we will be looking at different musicals and picking out songs to create routines. We will also incorporate some make-believe acting in this class as the group grow in confidence

Saturday's 11:30-12:15am £16 per 4 weeks.

Ballet and Tap 4-6yrs

We are thrilled to bring back our Ballet and Tap provision for our youngest dancers. Learn with our dedicated teachers the starting points of Ballet and Tap, this class is fun and engaging for younger dancers, with a touch of technique to develop the dancers of the future.

Saturday's 2-2:45pm £20 per 4 weeks.

Ballet and Tap 7-10yrs

In this class we will be covering Ballet and Tap for older children, covering the basics and age appropriate syllabus with the IDTA

September 2023 start

Saturday's 2:45-3:30pm £20 per 4 weeks.

Meet the Team

These are our children's dance teachers.

Katie O'Brien

I am 27 and I have lived in Huddersfield all my life. I have been dancing since the age of 8 learning ballroom, rock & roll, freestyle, and street dance. I then started showcasing my dancing at competitions across the UK, including Dancer of the year in Ireland, IDTA finals, BDO, UDO street competitions, and ADFP open competitions. I was a crucial part of the national winning team 4 years running, and in 2018, I placed 6th in freestyle slow dance at IDTA nationals. At the age of 23, I retired from freestyle and decided to pursue a career in teaching dance and performing arts to students. In August of 2020 I achieved my IDTA associate dance teachers qualification, and have been teaching ever since.I am very happy to be working along side Lindsay and Tristan at Tristan Dance Studios and looking forward to my future at the school.

Lisa Jones

Lisa is a Fellow Member of the International Dance Teacher Association.
She trained at the Betty Chappelle Dance Centre from the age of six.
Lisa has worked in various Dance Studios around the region and established her own school over twenty years ago until only recently, when it was proudly taken over by previous pupil Emma Ledger.
Lisa has had the privilege of working as a professional dancer,some of which her contracts include Stageworks Worldwide Productions in summer season and Pantomime.
Ray Cornell Artistes & Productions agency,performing Summer Season in multiple venues.
Her professional portfolio has also enabled her to travel internationally.
Lisa continues to be based at the Betty Chappelle Dance centre and is now pleased to be joining Tristan Dance Studio where she will continue to pass on on her passion and love for dance,in many genres.

Lindsay Edgar

Lindsay is our teenagers dance teacher and has been working with the studios for over 20 years either in a teaching capacity or an administration capacity.

Lindsay is a qualified Freestyle teacher and has entered lots of pupils for medallist exam tests and also competitions, with quite a few winners and Nationwide finalists trained.

Lindsay is also a Director of the business so overseas all the children's classes and helps guide our staff members through the dance journey.