It is a great honour to have our reputation for bringing excellent quality ballet classes to all from children to adult at fair and affordable fees recognised in this way.

As a genuine ballet school living and teaching here for over 25 years all our try out classes are free and at all our studios including the Sherriff Centre St James hall the term is now £110 where a national franchise charge over £194!

Celebrating our 25th year living and teaching in Hampstead, West Hampstead, Golders Green and Kilburn.

As we go into our 25th year living, dancing and bringing up our own children in West Hampstead, our family of dancers and parents has grown and not only do we now have young women and men who have been with us all their lives we are now beginning to see their children begin the same journey.

Whilst word has got around our latest venue St James Hall at the Sherriff Centre has taken off brilliantly with nursery age children especially keen to join in. We also have classes in two vibrant studios in St Andrews Frognal Lane, as well as West Hampstead Community Hall just off Mill Lane and our very popular Free Church Hall studio in Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Parent and Student Reviews

Excellent

Based on 23 reviews

Clara Heck

2022-07-23

I have been dancing at West Hampstead School of Dance for many years. I have enjoyed my time there immensely. I’ve felt encouraged by the teachers every step of the way and I like to believe that with their guidance I have developed into a confident dancer. I highly recommend this dance school for anyone interested in dancing!

Neta Privman

2022-07-18

I’ve learned in this studio for a year, half of grade four and half of grade five and I have enjoyed every lesson very much. The teachers have taught me a lot and were always there to support me and help me grow. I have accomplished a lot this year and I am very glad I chose to go to this studio. Even though I’ve been in the studio for a short time I have connected with the teachers and students and had a great environment to learn. Really recommend for everyone, beginner or a long term dancer, the studio is very welcoming and helpful!

Anna Wilkins

2022-06-25

Gill and her team are completely inspirational in their dance teaching - they manage to make the lessons great fun for the children whilst also maintaining very high standards. My daughter loves the classes and looks forward to them every week.

jasenka lukac-greenwood

2022-06-21

Gill has been such inspiration to me as a parent of a young dancer. She saw the potential in my daughter and helped me recognise it and take it seriously, so much so that my daughter is now about to start at a vocational ballet school. Throught it all, Gill worked with her with such passion, supporting her to go further. Thank you Gill

Maria Zak

2022-06-21

I can’t recommend West Hampstead School of Dance highly enough! Both my daughters have thoroughly enjoyed their time at the school, from beginners to seasoned dancers, achieving amazing results in their RAD exams and auditions for vocational ballet schools. Gill and Suzi, who have taught my girls, are incredible teachers, enthusiastic, compassionate, engaged and incredibly professional with real expertise in what they teach. I sincerely believe you can’t get better ballet teachers and would not hesitate to encourage anyone looking for a ballet school for their child to get in touch.

Shir Blum

2022-06-21

West Hampstead School Of Dance is a home for any child who love to dance or wish to explore his passion. Having 3 daughters in school, Gill is personally take care of every dancer and find her/him the right place. She provides her input in every class and know each and every dancer personally to take care of his progress. Weather you are looking for your child to explore Ballet or you look for more professionally groups you can trust Gill that she will find you the prefect group and teacher and that your child will love been in class and just dance!

Tom Horvath Neumann

2021-10-23

Our eldest daughter started over a year ago and our younger daughter joined this term. They have great fun and really look forward to ballet classes. Not only is it a safe, fun and stimulating environment for our girls, the level of attention and care is really exceptional. Teg who runs the School alongside Gill goes above and beyond to ensure it is all smooth and effortless for parents and students (from ensuring there are toys for siblings to play with for those not yet able to partake or just waiting for a sibling to finish, to pre-cleaning the halls, and much else). It takes enormous effort, grit and determination to make these events run in the way they do, and I am sure we only see a very small part of all the organisation and hard work that goes into it all. Thank you for all and we look forward to the next class.

Skye Kimber

2021-08-05

I trained with Gill for 15 years, and loved every lesson! Her school is a great environment to learn ballet, and Gill and all her teachers are so kind as well as being wonderful teachers! Would whole heartedly recommend her school for anyone wanting to learn ballet.

Anne Robinson

2020-11-09

Fantastic teachers!!

Kate BB

2020-10-29

Great, first time there as a student and I'm excited to continue dancing there😊

We specialise solely in children’s ballet and following the RAD syllabus. Our highly qualified teachers, often with two working together, delivering inspiring classes, and encouraging the love of dance. Those doing exams have all excelled, without exception.

Our professionally staged children’s ballet productions are spectacular, incomparable in quality, style and content making life long family memories for young and old.

We are proud to announce that many students have progressed onto the associate programmes, or full time ballet schools at Royal Ballet’s White Lodge, Elmhurst, Tring Academy of Performing Arts, London Studio Centre, London School of Contemporary Dance and Arts Educational.

Many of our dancers have been accepted into their chosen secondary schools through dance scholarships, delighting parents and staff alike. We are very proud of our student’s determination to succeed.

Those achieving Grade 6 and above, gain UCAS points towards their application to their chosen university.

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I hope you enjoy browsing our website, the shows we have done, the girls and boys, in class, our very special teachers and don’t miss my short films which we are told have been very helpful as well as entertaining! Welcome to the West Hampstead School of Dance, a leading children’s ballet school in London!

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