Dance Schools in Windsor & Essex County

Windsor, ON

Latin · Ballroom · Salsa

A close-knit Windsor studio led by an instructor with over twenty years in the Latin dance community, offering group, private and wedding lessons with an emphasis on understanding movement rather than just copying steps.

• Private lessons
• Wedding dances
• Group classes

Windsor, ON

Ballroom · Waltz · Foxtrot · Tango · Samba · Cha-Cha · Rumba · Swing · Salsa

A ballroom studio run by three-time Canadian professional national champions, teaching adult group levels and private lessons at Mackenzie Hall in Windsor with a philosophy built around welcoming beginners.

• Adult group classes
• No partner needed
• Wedding dances

Windsor, ON

Tap · Jazz · Ballet · Ballroom · Latin · Kids

A long-running community studio serving Windsor and LaSalle with classes for ages three through adult, founded by Cathy Lassaline, who brings over thirty-five years of teaching and choreography experience and a family-oriented atmosphere.

• Windsor and LaSalle
• Ages 3 to adult
• Adult classes

Tecumseh, ON

Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Pointe, Acro, Ballroom, Hip Hop

Tecumseh studio offering ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, acro, ballroom and hip hop for ages 2 and up.

• kids, ballroom

Tecumseh, ON

Ballet · Jazz · Tap · Pointe · Lyrical · Hip-Hop · Acro · Ballroom · Kids

A Tecumseh studio established in 2010 offering instruction for ages two and up across many disciplines, with recreational and competitive programs plus adult beginner and experienced classes, and a focus on small, personal class sizes.

• Ages 2 and up
• Adult classes
• Small classes

Windsor, ON

Salsa · Bachata

A Windsor salsa and bachata studio running multiple weekly classes for all levels, with social dancing after class so students can practice what they learn in a relaxed, welcoming setting.

• Adult social
• No partner needed
• Socials

Windsor, ON

Salsa · Bachata · Latin

A not-for-profit Windsor and Essex County group that has organized Latin social dance events across the community since 2018, connecting local dancers through regular socials and classes.

• Not-for-profit
• Community socials
• Events

Windsor, ON

Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing

Community hub organizing swing dance classes and socials across Windsor and Essex County.

• swing, social

Windsor, ON

Irish Step Dance, Ceili

Windsor Irish dance academy (est. 1994) on Walker Rd teaching traditional/competitive step and Ceili.

• kids, adults, irish, cultural, competitive

Windsor, ON

Irish Step Dance

Windsor Irish dance school (Branton Academy of Irish Dance) promoting Irish culture in Essex since 1987.

• kids, irish, cultural

Windsor, ON

Ballet · Tap · Jazz · Hip-Hop · Contemporary · Acro · Kids

A Windsor studio offering quality dance education for ages two through adult, with both recreational classes and competitive teams, emphasizing community and each dancer's individual progress.

• Ages 2 to adult
• Recreational and competitive

Windsor, ON

Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz, Modern

Windsor contemporary dance company and school founded 1995, offering classes plus a performance company.

• contemporary, adults, performance

Amherstburg, ON

Ballet · Pointe · Jazz · Tap · Hip-Hop · Lyrical · Contemporary · Kids

An Amherstburg academy offering classes from preschool through adult across ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop and lyrical/contemporary, including adult ballet and tap options.

• Preschool to adult
• Adult ballet and tap

Windsor, ON

Ballet · Jazz · Tap · Hip-Hop · Lyrical · Pointe · Kids

A multigenerational Windsor studio operating since 1979 where toddlers, teens and adults train together across many styles, featuring three spacious studios and an in-house performance hall.

• Since 1979
• Toddler to adult
• In-house venue

Windsor, ON

Ballet, Tap, Street Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Breakdancing, Acro, Musical Theatre, Salsa

Windsor studio offering a wide range of styles from ballet and breakdancing to a competitive team.

• kids, adults, competitive, breakdance

Leamington, ON

Jazz · Tap · Ballet · Hip-Hop · Lyrical · Acro · Contemporary · Kids

A Leamington studio founded in 2015 by artistic director Cassiah Pegg, offering training for all ages and levels across jazz, ballet, tap, lyrical, acro and more, with a focus on confidence and technique.

• Established 2015
• Competitive training
• ADTA acro

Kingsville, ON

Ballet · Tap · Jazz · Hip-Hop · Lyrical · Contemporary · Pointe · Kids

A Kingsville school in its thirty-seventh season serving surrounding Windsor-Essex communities, letting dancers train at their own level recreationally or toward professional programs, with graduates accepted into notable dance schools.

• Serves Windsor-Essex County
• Recreational and pre-professional

Windsor, ON

Ballet · Pointe · Tap · Jazz · Lyrical · Contemporary · Hip-Hop · Kids

A family-owned Windsor institution with more than forty-five years in the community, teaching a broad range of styles across five studios with a strong technical foundation and an encouraging approach.

• Family-owned
• 45+ years
• Five studios

Lakeshore, ON

Acro · Ballet · Pointe · Hip-Hop · Jazz · Lyrical · Contemporary · Tap · Kids

A Lakeshore studio in the Oasis Plaza with four large professional studios, offering recreational and competitive programs for ages eighteen months and up in a positive, energetic environment.

• Ages 18 months and up
• Recreational and competitive

Lakeshore, ON

Ballet · Jazz · Tap · Hip-Hop · Break Dance · Lyrical · Contemporary · Pointe · Acro · Kids

A Lakeshore studio that recently moved to a much larger, professionally equipped space with sprung floors and high ceilings, offering recreational classes and competitive teams across many styles.

• Recreational and competitive
• Sprung floors

Windsor, ON

Ballet · Pointe · Contemporary · Kids

A Windsor academy providing professional-level ballet training rooted in the Vaganova method, with a selective pre-professional team and a structured academy program for dancers roughly ages eight to eighteen.

• Vaganova method
• Pre-professional
• Ages 8 to 18

Windsor, ON

Contemporary · Jazz · Ballet · Hip-Hop · Kids

A non-profit, volunteer-run youth theatrical dance company in Windsor that has staged dozens of productions since 2003, offering open classes, workshops and camps at accessible rates for dancers of all backgrounds.

• Non-profit
• Youth theatre
• Camps

Windsor, ON

Hip-Hop · Jazz · Commercial · Kids

Windsor-Essex County's first drop-in dance studio, inspired by big-city studios, offering more than two dozen weekly commercial hip-hop and jazz classes for dancers of all ages and levels, including adults.

• Drop-in classes
• All ages
• Adult classes