These businesses were voted the Best Dance Classes in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2024 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: In Motion Dance Center. Features a wide variety of classes including acro-tumbling, ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, tap and more. Martinez. inmotiondancer.com.
Silver: Tiffany’s Dance Academy. Multiple locations. tiffanydance.com.
Bronze: East Bay Dance Center. Oakland. eastbaydancecenter.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Academy of American Ballet. The 21-year-old school trains more than 100 dancers every year. Redwood City. americanballet.com.
Silver: Broadway Babies and Kids. Belmont and San Mateo. broadwaybabiesandkids.com.
Bronze: Melodic Remedy Dance Studio. San Carlos. melodicremedy.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: ODC School Youth & Teen Program. Students ages 2-18 enjoy dance technique classes and performance opportunities in a supportive and body-positive environment. San Francisco. odc.dance/youth-and-teen.
Silver: Love 2 Dance. Novato. love2dance.biz.
Bronze: Steppin’ Out Dance Studio. San Francisco. steppinoutsf.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: West Valley Dance Company. This dance company has been open for more than 35 years and teaching children ages 18 months and up ballet, contemporary dance, hip-hop, jazz, musical theater, tap and more. Multiple locations in San Jose and Mountain View. westvalleydanceco.com.
Silver: Dance Academy USA. Cupertino. danceacademyusa.com.
Bronze: Dance Attack! Los Gatos and Sunnyvale. danceattack.online.
Bronze: The Dance Affair. San Jose. thedanceaffair.com.