Come alone. Leave with a crew.

Every class starts in a circle, and partners change with every song. By the cool-down you have danced with the whole room, and nobody stands at the side watching.

Classes of 12 to 20 · ages 18 to 80 · trainers and water, nothing else to buy

Book a free first classHow a first class goes
Smiling student, Tuesday salsa
Laughing student, Thursday swing
Student smiling over her shoulder, heels class
Student in a crew-neck T-shirt, Monday hip-hop
Student laughing with her eyes closed, bachata
Student with long hair, contemporary
Student with long fair hair, salsa
Student with her hands near her face, swing

Partners change every song

Six styles, one floor

Pick the music you already move to in the kitchen. Every style has a beginners' class each week, and you can switch whenever you like.

  1. Hip-hop

    Grooves, bounces and short routines to new and old-school tracks. Loud, sweaty and very forgiving.

    Beginners Mon 18:30 · Improvers Wed 19:45

  2. Salsa

    Cuban-style salsa in a rotating circle, so you dance with everyone. Basic step by minute ten, first turn by minute twenty.

    Beginners Mon 19:45 · Improvers Thu 19:45

  3. Contemporary

    Floor work, swings and slow phrases. The calmest hour of the week, and the hardest on your thighs.

    Open level Tue 18:30 · Beginners Sat 11:00

  4. Heels

    Walks, poses and a full routine in heels or trainers, your choice. Confidence is the actual subject.

    Beginners Wed 18:30 · Improvers Sat 12:30

  5. Swing

    Lindy hop to big-band records. Bouncy, social and impossible to do with a straight face.

    Beginners Thu 18:30 · Open level Sun 11:00

  6. Bachata

    Close, slow and musical. We teach both leading and following to everyone, whichever role you pick on the night.

    Beginners Tue 19:45 · Improvers Sun 12:30

Take the middle when it's your turn

A hip-hop dancer in sunglasses kicking out one leg
A salsa couple in white mid-turn
A contemporary dancer bending low under a spotlight
A dancer in a red dress and red heels mid-step
A swing couple spinning, her pink skirt flaring
A bachata couple holding hands in a dark room

Your first class, step by step

Book your free first class
  1. 1

    Walk in on your own

    Most people do. Say hi at the desk, leave your coat in a locker and keep your trainers on.

  2. 2

    Warm up in the circle

    Ten easy minutes to the night's playlist. Everybody is busy with their own feet, so nobody is looking at yours.

  3. 3

    Learn eight counts

    The teacher breaks one short routine into eight beats and repeats it until it sticks, then puts the music back on.

  4. 4

    Dance it, swap, again

    Once with the lights up, once with them down, a new partner each time. Then tea, and usually a plan for next week.

A class of adult beginners dancing together in a bright studio

This week on the floor

Fourteen classes and one open night. Beginners' classes need no experience at all; improvers' classes suit anyone with a term behind them.

Monday

18:30–19:30

Hip-hop

Beginners

with Kofi

19:45–20:45

Salsa

Beginners

with Marco

Tuesday

18:30–19:30

Contemporary

Open level

with Ines

19:45–20:45

Bachata

Beginners

with Marco

Wednesday

18:30–19:30

Heels

Beginners

with Tash

19:45–20:45

Hip-hop

Improvers

with Kofi

Thursday

18:30–19:30

Swing

Beginners

with Dev

19:45–20:45

Salsa

Improvers

with Marco

Friday

19:00–21:00

Open class

All styles, all levels

with the whole team

Saturday

11:00–12:00

Contemporary

Beginners

with Ines

12:30–13:30

Heels

Improvers

with Tash

Sunday

11:00–12:00

Swing

Open level

with Dev

12:30–13:30

Bachata

Improvers

with Marco

Book a class

Classes run all year except 24 December to 2 January.

The people who count you in

Five teachers who still remember their own first class. They teach the whole room, not the front row.

  • Kofi dancing in a loose jacket and trainers

    Kofi

    Hip-hop

    Learnt in a church hall in Chapeltown and still warms up to Motown. Judges battles at weekends.

  • Marco mid-step in black clothes against a grey wall

    Marco

    Salsa and bachata

    Ten years of Cuban salsa in Leeds. Rotates partners faster than anyone, himself included.

  • Ines dancing with her hair flying

    Ines

    Contemporary

    Danced with two touring companies; now teaches floor work to accountants and nurses.

  • Tash in heels kicking one leg high against a wall

    Tash

    Heels

    Dances in music videos and believes everyone has a walk in them, including you.

  • Dev kicking out a leg on a concrete floor

    Dev

    Swing

    Found lindy hop at thirty and never stopped bouncing. Runs the Sunday social upstairs.

On stage in June

Twice a year every class performs its routine on a real stage, lights and all. Bring your mum. Bring your boss.

  • A hip-hop crew in green and white shirts on a purple-lit stage

    Hip-hop improvers, June 2025

  • A dancer in a white dress turning under a warm spotlight

    Contemporary solo, December 2025

  • Three dancers in pink dresses leaping across a red stage

    Heels beginners, June 2025

  • A dancer in a white vest dropping to the floor on a dark stage

    Hip-hop beginners, December 2025

  • A large group performing a routine in a row of lights

    Open class finale, June 2025

  • A crowd of dancers lit in blue, arms raised

    Everyone, December 2025

  • Summer Showcase

    When
    Saturday 13 June 2026, 19:30
    Where
    Holbeck Hall, Leeds
    Tickets
    £8, students in the show free
    Ask for tickets

Heard after class

“I came to one salsa class to get my steps up. That was two years and about four hundred partners ago.”

PriyaSalsa since 2024

“Nobody looked when I got it wrong, because everyone was getting it wrong at the same time.”

GarethHip-hop since 2025

“Heels on a Wednesday is the one hour of the week I forget my phone exists.”

AmakaHeels since 2023

Pick a pass

Start free, pay per class, or come every night. Passes work for every style and every teacher.

First class

Free

once, any beginners' class

No card needed. Come early, tell the desk it is your first time and we will find you a spot in the circle.

Book it

Drop-in

£12

per class

One class, any style, any night. Pay at the desk or book ahead when the class is busy.

Book a class

Ten classes

£95

£9.50 a class

Valid for four months and shareable with a friend, so you can bring someone along.

Buy ten

Unlimited

£69

a month

Every class, every week, plus the Friday open class. Stop any time with a month's notice.

Go unlimited

Asked before the first class

I have never danced. Is that a problem?

That is exactly who the beginners' classes are for. About half of every class started with us in the last six months.

Do I need a partner?

No. In salsa, bachata and swing partners rotate every song, and the other styles are danced solo in a group.

What should I wear?

Clothes you can move in and clean trainers or socks. For heels, bring a pair with a strap or borrow one of ours.

How do I book?

Use the form below for your free class. After that, book any class ahead or pay at the desk if there is space.

Is there an age limit?

Classes are for adults over 18. Our oldest regular started swing at seventy-four.

Is the studio accessible?

Both rooms are on the ground floor with step-free access, and there is an accessible toilet next to the changing rooms.

See you on the floor

Tell us which style and which night, and we will save you a place in your first class. It is free, and you only need trainers.

Studio
Unit 1, Example Mills, Leeds LS9
Open
Mon–Fri 17:30–22:00, Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00
Phone
0113 000 0000
Email
hello@twirl.example
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