Nov. 25-Dec. 1: Drop-in dance classes around Boston

NEW this week: Commercial Dance intensive, master ballet class, auditions, charity heels workshop, lap dance class, Yiddish dance...

It’s a holiday week — but we’ve still got dozens of dance classes to pick from!

Below, check out the latest edition of my free weekly newsletter of 18+ dance drop-in classes/workshops!

As always, let me know if I’m missing anything. I’m putting together the next schedule, and am working on verifying which drop-in classes will continue into December.. and help is appreciated!

I now have 400+ classes on this list. If you’d like to send me a class, please send me a URL where folks can sign-up for your drop-in.

And follow me on Instagram at Dance Around Boston. I post auditions, performances and class series.

I also am constantly updating a list of fall 2024 dance performances around northeastern Mass. Check it out!

And here’s a round-up on where to finds studios that offer dance class series in the area. For example: Boston Lindy Hop offers multiple week series.

Also: check out upcoming auditions this month!

• Exceptional Dance Company has auditions Dec. 4.

• Salsa Y Control’s Ladies Styling team (Veneno) has try-outs on Dec. 12

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Monday 11/25

• 9:35am-11am- Easy Modern at Deborah Mason PAC (Somerville)

• 10-11:30am- Ballet (Beginner) -Boston Ballet (Boston)

• 10-11:30am- Ballet (Advanced)- North Atlantic Ballet (Everett)

• 10-11:30am- Ballet (Intermediate) - Northeast Arts Space (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

• 10:30-noon- Modern 55+ - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 10:30-noon- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 10:30am-noon- Ballet (Int/Adv.) - Tony Williams Dance Center via City Ballet of Boston (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

• 10:45-11:30am- Intro to Tap at Deborah Mason PAC (Somerville)

• 11am-12:30pm- Ballet (Beg/Inter.)- Main Street Dance Center (Waltham)

• 11:30-12:30pm- Beginner Tap at Deborah Mason PAC (Somerville)

• 5:15-6:15pm- Yiddish Dance - Ruach Health (Newton)

• 5:45-7pm - Hip Hop Foundations (Intro) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 6-6:45pm- Turn Up-Dance Fitness- Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

• 6-7pm- Bellydance (Beg.) - Cambridge Foundry (Cambridge)

• 6-7pm- Stretch - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 6-7:30pm- K Pop (Starter/Intro) - Xeno Animals (Brookline)

• 6:15-7:15pm - Heels (Beg.)- Shawn Terenzi’s Academy of Dance (Lawrence)

• 6:15-7:45pm- Ballet (Inter.) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 6:15-7:45pm- Ballet (Elementary) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 6:30-7:30pm- BollyX Bollywood Workout- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 6:30-7:30pm- ‘Froca Fitness (African and Caribbean Dance)- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 6:30-7:30pm- Level 1 Salsa Partnering- Salsa Y Control (Allston)

• 6:30-8pm- NBA Prostyle - Boston Dance Studios (Boston)

• 6:30-8pm- Dance Heels - Boston Dance Studios (Boston)

• 6:45-7:30pm- Absolute Beginner Tap at Deborah Mason PAC (Somerville)

• 6:45-7:45pm- Modern - Do Dance Ballet & Fitness (Natick)

• 7-8pm- Salsa 1- Lili Latin Dance (Boston)

• 7-8pm- Salsa 2- Lili Latin Dance (Boston)

• 7-8pm- Sensual Bachata Level 1 - Flow Studios (Roxbury)

• 7-8pm- Salsa Level 2- J&L Dance Studio (Malden)

• 7-8pm- Jazz - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 7-8pm- Tap (Beg./Inter.)- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 7-8pm- Modern - High Street Studio (Ipswich)

• 7-8pm- Tap/Jazz Combo - Legacy Studios (Wilmington)

• 7-8pm- Tango (Beg.) - MOTA via Queer Tango Boston (Somerville)

• 7-8:15pm - Choreo (Beg.) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 7-8:15 p.m.- Heels (Beg.) - Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

• 7-8:30 pm- Contemporary Jazz (Inter.) - Jo-Me Dance (Boston)

• 7-8:30pm- Ballet (Inter.) -Boston Ballet (Boston)

• 7-9pm- Butoh - SomArt @ The Hive (Cambridge)

• 7:15-8pm- Competitive Latin Rounds at Star Dance School (Brighton)

• 7:15-8:15pm- Ballet (Beg.)- North Atlantic Ballet (Everett)

• 7:15-8:15pm- Adult Dance Mix - The Dance Haven (Medford)

• 7:30-8:15- Ladies Latin (Beg.) - Dance Fever Studio (Newton)

• 7:30pm- Hip Hop at Missy’s Movement (Hingham)

• 7:30-8:30pm - Lyrical (Open)- Shawn Terenzi’s Academy of Dance (Lawrence)

• 7:30-8:30pm- Hip Hop - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 7:30-8:30- Salsa 1 - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 7:30-8:30pm- Level 2A Salsa Partnering- Salsa Y Control (Allston)

• 7:30-9pm- Tap (Adv.) at Deborah Mason PAC (Somerville)

• 7:30-9pm- Hiphop (Open) - Urbanity (Boston)

• 7:30-9pm- Jazz Funk Choreo (Beg.) - Xeno Animals (Brookline)

• 7:30-9:30pm- Heels with the Halfrican - Shawn Terenzi’s Academy of Dance (Lawrence)

• 7:45-9pm- Ballet (Elem.) - Do Dance Ballet & Fitness (Natick)

• 7-8pm- Tango (Open) - MOTA via Queer Tango Boston(Somerville)

• 8-9pm- Bachata 1 - Lili Latin Dance (Boston)

• 8-9pm- Bachata 2 - Lili Latin Dance (Boston)

• 8-9pm- Sensual Bachata Level 2 - Flow Studios (Roxbury)

• 8-9pm- Bachata Level 2- J&L Dance Studio (Malden)

• 8-9pm- Salsa Level 3- J&L Dance Studio (Malden)

• 8-9pm- Hip Hop - Step-by-Step Dance Studio (Waltham)

• 8-9:30pm- Fundamentals of Belly Dance - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 8-9:30pm - Flamenco Technique & Choreo (Beg.) - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 8-9:30pm- Street Jazz - Boston Dance Studios (Boston)

• 8-9:30pm- Heels (Beg.) - Boston Dance Studios (Boston)

• 8:15-9pm- Ladies Styling- Ballroom/Latin - Dance Fever Studio (Newton)

• 8:15-9:30pm - Choreo (Int.) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 8:30pm- Tap at Missy’s Movement (Hingham)

• 8:30-9:15pm- Salsa 2- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 8:30-9:45 p.m.- Contemporary - Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

• 8:45-9:45pm- Level 3 Salsa Partnering- Salsa Y Control (Allston)

• 9-10:30pm- Jazz Funk Choreo (Inter.) - Xeno Animals (Brookline)

• 9:15-10pm- Salsa 3- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

Tues 11/26

• 9-10:30am- Ballet (Elem.) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 10-11:30am- Ballet (Adv.)- North Atlantic Ballet (Everett)

• 10-11:30am- Ballet - North Reading School of Ballet (North Reading)

• 10-11:30am- Ballet (Beginner) -Boston Ballet (Newton)

• 10:30-noon- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 10:30-noon - Modern Contemporary Technique - SomArt @ The Hive (Cambridge)

• 11am-12:30pm- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) - Main Street Dance Center (Waltham)

• 11am-12:30pm- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) - Northeast Arts Space (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

• noon-1:15pm- Cuban Modern Dance - Northeast Arts Space (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

• 5:30-6:30pm- Tap (Continuing Beg.) at Deborah Mason PAC (Somerville)

• 5:30-6:30pm- Broadway Burn - Cambridge Foundry (Cambridge)

• 6pm- Ballet for fitness at Missy’s Movement (Hingham)

• 6-7pm- Bachata Level 3- J&L Dance Studio (Malden)

• 6-7pm- Contemporary- Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

• 6-7:15pm- Contemporary Dance - Main Street Dance Center (Waltham)

• 6-7:30 pm- Commercial Choreo- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 6-7:30pm- Intro to Dance - Xeno Animals (Brookline)

• 6-7:30pm- Contemporary (Advanced) - SomArt Space @ The Hive via MIDDAY Movement (Somerville)

• 6:15-7:45pm- Ballet (Inter.) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 6:15-7:45pm- Ballet (Elementary) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 6:30-7:15pm- Social Latin at Star Dance School (Brighton)

• 6:30-7:30pm- Bachata Footwork- Salsa Y Control (Allston)

• 6:30-7:30pm- Level 2B Salsa Partnering- Salsa Y Control (Allston)

• 6:30-7:30pm- Fast Tap (Inter.) at Deborah Mason PAC (Somerville)

• 6:30-7:30pm- Jazz (Beg./Inter.)- Beyond Dance of Lynnfield (Lynnfield)

• 6:30-7:45pm- Ballet (Beg./Elem)- Mass Ballet (Framingham)

• 6:30-8pm- Ballet (Inter.) - Developpe (Sudbury)

• 6:30-8pm- Contemporary w/ Levi - Boston Dance Studios (Boston)

• 6:30-8pm- Classical Kathak Dance- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 6:30-8:30pm- Music & Dance of Haiti - Jo-Me Dance (Boston)

• 7pm - Absolute Beginner Salsa - (Jamaica Plain)

• 7-8pm- KWAITO (South African Street Dance)- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 7-8pm- Bachata (Open)- J&L Dance Studio (Malden)

• 7-8pm- Kizomba Lab - J&L Dance Studio (Malden)

• 7-8pm- Salsa Level 3 - Lili Latin Dance (Boston)

• 7-8pm- Ballet - High Street Studio (Ipswich)

• 7-8pm- Hip-Hop - High Street Studio (Ipswich)

• 7-8:15pm - Kpop Girl Group (Beg.) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 7-8:15pm- Hype Choreography - Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

• 7-8:30pm- Advanced Intermediate Horton based Modern at Deborah Mason PAC (Somerville)

• 7-8:30pm- Ballet (Beg.) -Boston Ballet (Boston)

• 7-8:30pm- Ballet (Adv.) -Boston Ballet (Newton)

• 7:15-8pm- Tap - K’s Gotta Dance (Chelmsford)

• 7:15-8:15pm- Latin Ballroom (Adv.) - Dance Stream Studio (Newton)

• 7:15-8:30pm- Ballet - Wilmington Dance Academy (Wilmington)

• 7:30pm- Hip Hop at Missy’s Movement (Quincy)

• 7:30pm- Ballroom Fusion - Firebeat Ballroom (Winchester)

• 7:30-8:15pm- Tap - The Dance Haven (Medford)

• 7:30-8:15pm- Tango (Open)- Ultimate Tango (Medford)

• 7:30-8:15pm- Ballroom/Latin (Adv.)- Dance Fever Studio (Newton)

• 7:30-8:30pm- Heels Workshop - Step-by-Step Dance Studio (Waltham)

• 7:30-8:30pm- Level 3 Salsa Partnering- Salsa Y Control (Allston)

• 7:30-8:30pm- Bachata Level 1- Salsa Y Control (Allston)

• 7:30-8:30pm- Tap (Inter./Adv.) at Deborah Mason PAC (Somerville)

• 7:30-8:30pm- Musical Theatre - Main Street Dance Center (Waltham)

• 7:30-9pm- Hip Hop (Open)- Jo-Me Dance (Boston)

• 7:30-9pm- Heels Starter - Xeno Animals (Brookline)

• 7:30-9pm- West African- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 7:45-9pm- Ballet (Beg.) - Do Dance Ballet & Fitness (Natick)

• 8-11pm- Country Line dancing lesson - Loretta’s Last Call (Boston)

• 8-9:30pm- Heels Technique - Boston Dance Studios (Boston)

• 8-9:30pm- Commercial Choreography - Boston Dance Studios (Boston)

• 8-9:30pm- Balboa - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 8-9:30pm- Flamenco Technique & Choreo (Inter.)- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 8:15-9:15pm- Salsa/Bachata - Havana Club (Cambridge)

• 8:15-9:30pm- HipHop (Adv. Beg) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 8:30-9:30pm- Level 4 Salsa Partnering- Salsa Y Control (Allston)

• 8:30-9:30pm- Bachata Level 2- Salsa Y Control (Allston)

• 8:30-9:45pm- Floorography - Fly Together Fitness (Watertown)

• 8:30-9:45pm- Heels Choreography - Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

Wed 11/27

• 10-11:30am- Ballet (Intermediate) - Northeast Arts Space (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

• 10:30-noon- Modern 55+ - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 10:30-noon- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 11:15am-12:45 pm- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 12-1pm- Contemporary Jazz - Northeast Arts Space (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

• 5:45-7pm - Jazz Funk (Intro) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 6-7:30pm- Flamenco (Inter./Adv.) - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 6:15-7:15pm- Jazz - Wilmington Dance Academy (Wilmington)

• 6:15-7:45pm- Ballet (Elem.) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 6:30-7:30pm- Froca Fitness (African and Caribbean Dance)- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 6:30-8pm- Contemporary with Kinsicape - Cambridge Foundry (Cambridge)

• 7-7:45pm- Latin (Beg.) - Champions Dance Sport Club (Everett)

• 7-8pm- Salsa Level 2- Lili Latin Dance (Boston)

• 7-8pm- Beginner tango - Dance Union (Somerville)

• 7:15-8:45pm- Ballet (Elem.) - Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 7:30-8:30pm- Flamenco - High Street Studio (Ipswich)

• 7-8pm- Tap - Legacy Studios (Wilmington)

• 7-8:15pm- Twerk - Fly Together Fitness (Watertown)

• 7-8:15pm - Jazz Funk/Kpop (Beg) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 7:15-8pm- Competitive Latin at Star Dance School (Brighton)

• 7:15-8:pm- Tap (Beg/Inter.) - Wilmington Dance Academy (Wilmington)

• 7:30-8:15pm- Social Ballroom at DB Studios (Burlington)

• 7:30-8:15pm- Ballroom/Latin (Beg.)- Dance Fever Studio (Newton)

• 7:30-8:30 pm- Boston Bhangra - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 7:30-8:30 pm- Samba (Inter.) - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 7:30-8:45pm- Heels (Beg.) - Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

• 7:45-8:30pm- Ballroom/Latin (Inter.) - Champions Dance Sport Club (Everett)

• 8-8:45pm- Tap (Inter./Adv.) - Wilmington Dance Academy (Wilmington)

• 8-9pm- Intermediate tango - Dance Union (Somerville)

• 8-9pm- Tap - Step-by-Step Dance Studio (Waltham)

• 8:15-9:15pm- Dance Sassy with Chris- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 8:15-9:30pm- KPop Boy Group Dance (Inter.) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 8:30-9:45pm- Heels Choreography - Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

• 9-10pm- Bachata (Beginner friendly) - Dante’s Salsa & Bachata (Cambridge)

• 9-10pm- Bachata - Mango Studio (Cambridge)

• 9-10pm- Sensual Bachata (Open)- Flow Studios (Roxbury)

Thurs 11/28

• 10-11:30am- Ballet (Intermediate) - Northeast Arts Space (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

Fri 11/29

• 10-11:30am- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) - Northeast Arts Space (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

• 10:30-noon- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) -Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 11-12:30pm- Master Ballet Class - Main Street Dance Center (Waltham)

• 6:15-7:45pm- Ballet (Elem./Inter.) -Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 6:30-7:30pm- Latin Ballroom (Adv.) - Dance Stream Studio (Newton)

• 6:30-8pm- Cuban Rueda - Cambridge Foundry (Cambridge)

• 7-7:45pm- Ballroom (Beg.) - Champions Dance Sport Club (Everett)

• 7:30-8:15pm- Hip Hop - Wilmington Dance Academy (Wilmington)

• 7:30-8:45pm- Heels (Beg.) - Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

• 7:30-9pm- Hip Hop Rhythm Class via TinyVillage at Rumba y Timbal (Cambridge)

• 8-9pm- Swing Dance (Beg.) - Q Ballroom (Cambridge) via Boston Swing Central

• 8:30-10pm- Lap Dance Class - Seacoast Stilettos (Peabody)

• 9-10:30pm- Open Freestyle Session via TinyVillage at Rumba y Timbal (Cambridge)

• 9-11pm- Flavor Continues session - Jo-Me Dance Arts via The Flavor Continues (Boston)

• 9:15-10:15pm- Bachata/Salsa -Havana Club (Cambridge)

Sat 11/30

• 9-10:30am- Modern -Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 9-11am- Jazz with Jeannette Neill (Inter.) -NB Fitness Club (Brighton)

• 9:30-10:30 am- Dance Party 101 - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 10am-2:30 pm- Commercial Dance Intensive - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 10:30-11:30 am- Hip-hop (Beg.) - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 10:30am-noon- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) - Northeast Arts Space (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

• 10:45am-11:30am- Standard Ballroom/Latin Technique - Champions Dance Sport Club (Everett)

• 11-noon- Ballet (Beg.) -Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 11-noon- Flamenco (Beg./Advanced Beg.) -Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 11-12:30pm- Ballet (Inter.) -Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge)

• 11:30am-12:15pm- Latin Technique - Champions Dance Sport Club (Everett)

• 12-12:30pm- Flamenco Choreography Class - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 12-1pm- Froca Fitness (African/Caribbean Dance) - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 12-1:30pm- Ballet (Inter.) -Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 12:30-2pm- Tap (Beg./Inter.) -Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 1:30-2:45pm- Soul Dance - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 1:30-3pm- Haitian Folkloric Dance with Jean Appolon & Live Dancing - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 1:30-3pm- Samba and Afro-Brazilian - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 2-3:30pm- Forge Hip Hop Workshop (Int./Adv.) - The Foundry (Cambridge)

• 3:30-5pm- West African Dance (Beg.) - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 4-7 pm- Hip Hop Freestyling Practice/Cyphers (Open- no teaching) - The Foundry via The Flavor Continues (Cambridge)

• 6-8pm- Heels for the Holidays donation class - Shawn Terenzi’s Academy of Dance (Lawrence)

• 7-8pm- Argentine Tango (Beg. and beyond) - Cambridge Foundry (Cambridge)

• 9:15-10:15pm- Bachata/Salsa -Havana Club (Cambridge)

Sunday 12/1

• 9:30-10:30 am- Floor Stretch & Strengthen - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 10-11am- Back to the Marley - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 10-11:15am- Dance Church -Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 10:30am-noon- Ballet (Int/Adv.) - Tony Williams Dance Center via City Ballet of Boston (Boston-Jamaica Plain)

• 11 am-12:30pm- Tango (Pre-Advanced)- Ultimate Tango (Malden)

• 11:15am-1:15pm- Ballet (Inter./Adv.) - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 11:30 am- Zouk Fundamentals 1 - SomArts @ The Armory (Somerville)

• 12:30pm- Zouk Head Series - SomArts @ The Armory (Somerville)

• 12:45-2pm- House (Open)- Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 1-2:15pm- Otaku Dance Class (Open) -StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 1:30pm- Zouk Fundamentals 2 - SomArts @ The Armory (Somerville)

• 1:30-3pm- Ballet (Inter.) - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 2-3pm- Hip Hop Level 2- J&L Dance Studio (Malden)

• 2:15-3:30pm- Chinese Classic Jazz Fusion Dance (Beg.) -StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 2:30-4pm- Tango (Intermediate)- Ultimate Tango (Malden)

• 2:30-4pm- Tango (Beginner)- Ultimate Tango (Malden)

• 3-3:30 pm- Pointe - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 3-4:30 pm- West African Dance - Dance Complex (Cambridge)

• 3:30-4:45pm - Jazz Funk (Beg.) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 4-5pm- Casino - Mango Studio (Cambridge)

• 4-5:30pm- Tango (Pre-Intermediate)- Ultimate Tango (Malden)

• 4:45-6pm - Kpop Girl Group (Beg.) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 5-6pm- Cuban Body Movement - Mango Studio (Cambridge)

• 6-7pm- Tango (for all) - Dance Union (Somerville)

• 6-7:15pm - Hip Hop Foundations (Intro.) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 6:15-7:15pm- Heels Choreo (Boston Pole Fitness Dorchester)

• 7-10pm- Country Line dancing lesson - Loretta’s Last Call (Boston)

• 7:15-8:15pm- Bachata -Havana Club (Cambridge)

• 7:15-8:30pm - Hip Hop (Beg.) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)

• 8:30-9:45pm - Hip Hop (Adv. Beg.) - StyleMe Allston (Allston)