Center for the Dance is a small dance studio and non-profit organization that strives to preserve dance culture by providing affordable dance instruction to students of all ages. The studio offers classes in ballet, jazz, flamenco, hip hop and tap dance. Also available is a Creative Dance with Props class for children ages 3-5 and a Jazz/Creative Dance class open to students with special needs.
Michelle's Dance X-Plosion is located behind Quik Stop on Grove Way in the Grove Way Plaza. Dance classes include: ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, musical theater and technique. All group lessons are 50 minutes, except ballet classes, which are one hour. Solo classes are available and tuition is paid on a monthly basis.
Castro Valley Performing Arts offers more than 110 classes a week in jazz, tap, hip-hop and ballet dancing, as well as tumbling, music, voice and theater arts. Group and private instruction options are available, and the center's students often hit the stage for local productions and recitals.