Dance Schools in Cape Breton
Find dance classes across Cape Breton — Sydney, Glace Bay, North Sydney, Mabou and Inverness — home to a world-famous Cape Breton step and Highland dance tradition, alongside ballroom and social Latin, ballet, jazz, hip-hop and kids' programs, curated by the Wedance team.
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Concept Creative Dance Center
Sydney, NS
Ballroom, Hip Hop, Salsa, Breakdance
Sydney company focused on ballroom, salsa, hip hop and breakdance.
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Concept Creative Dance Company
Wedance pick · social dancingSydney, NS
Ballroom · Salsa · Hip-Hop · Breakdance
A Sydney-based company teaching ballroom, salsa, hip-hop and breaking to both youth and adults, welcoming everyone from beginners to advanced dancers who want to train, compete or perform.
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Line, Square & Folk Dancing 3 schools
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Forrester School of Dance
Sydney, NS
Highland · Cape Breton Step · Celtic · Scottish · Ballet · Jazz · Hip-Hop
A family-owned school promoting dance on Cape Breton Island since 1965, specializing in Highland, Cape Breton step and Celtic dance for ages from tiny tots to adults, with classes in Sydney, Glace Bay and New Waterford.
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Forrester's School of Dance
Sydney, NS
Highland, Cape Breton Step, Contemporary Step
Sydney family school (est. 1965) teaching Highland and Cape Breton step, marked 60th year in 2025.
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MacArthur School of Dance
North Sydney, NS
Highland · Cape Breton Step · Scottish · Celtic
Founded in 1996 and directed by Kelly MacArthur, this school promotes traditional and modern Scottish Gaelic and Celtic dance, with its main studio in North Sydney plus programs in Baddeck, downtown Sydney and Glace Bay.
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Kids & Youth Dance 2 schools
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Dance Artistry
Sydney, NS
Ballet · Jazz · Lyrical · Contemporary · Modern · Hip-Hop · Tap · Musical Theatre · Acro · Pointe
A competitive and recreational dance school in Sydney welcoming dancers from age eighteen months through adult, with a full competitive program and training from beginner to advanced levels across many styles.
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YMCA Cape Breton Dance
Wedance pick · great for beginnersSydney, NS
Ballet · Jazz · Tap · Hip-Hop
The YMCA of Cape Breton offers recreational dance instruction for youth in styles such as ballet and jazz, providing an accessible community-based introduction to dance in the Sydney area.
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Mabou School of Cape Breton Step Dance
Mabou, NS
Cape Breton Step · Scotch Four · Square Sets
Led by veteran Mabou fiddler and dancer Melody Cameron, this immersive program teaches Cape Breton step dance, square sets and Scotch Four dances, blending instruction with cultural presentations and community square dances.
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Sabra MacGillivray Dance & Wellness
Creignish, NS
Cape Breton Step · Highland · Scottish · Square Dance · Hebridean
Champion Highland and step dancer Sabra MacGillivray runs the Celtic Touch Dancers from her home studio in Creignish, Inverness County, teaching weekly Highland and Cape Breton step dance classes plus workshops and camps.
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Directory last updated July 2026