Best Dance Classes in the Bay Area

These Dance Classes were voted the Bay Area’s 2022 Best of the Best by Bay Area Parent readers. Read the full list of winners here.
Silicon Valley
Gold: West Valley Dance Company. This dance company has been open for more than 35 years 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 Attack! Los Gatos and Sunnyvale. danceattack.online.
Silver: Starting Arts. San Jose. startingarts.com.
Bronze: The Music Place. Multiple locations. musicplace.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Principal Creative & Performing Arts. This creative and performing arts program believes in building strong fundamentals, technique and discipline through dance training and performance experience. San Mateo. principalarts.com.
Silver: Peninsula Ballet Theatre. San Mateo. peninsulaballet.org.
Silver: Tutu School. Multiple locations. tutuschool.com.
Bronze: Broadway Babies and Kids. broadwaybabiesandkids.com.
San Francisco and Marin
Gold: Tutu School. It has classes, camps and parties for young ballerinas. Multiple locations. tutuschool.com.
Silver: San Francisco High School of the Arts. San Francisco. highschoolofthearts.org.
Bronze: Geary Dance Center. San Francisco. gearydance.com.
East Bay
Gold: In Motion Dance Center. Offers a wide variety of classes including acro-tumbling, ballet, contemporary, hip hop, tap and more. Martinez. inmotiondancer.com.
Silver: San Ramon Valley Dance Academy. San Ramon. srvda.com.
Bronze: Tutu School. Multiple locations. tutuschool.com.