Frances Bleasdale School of Dancing

Frances Bleasdale School of Dancing The School has been established in Bolton for 80 years and provides excellent dance tuition in Ballet, Tap Modern, Street, Contemporary, Jazz and more!

Frances Bleasdale's is a family run dance school in the heart of Bolton town centre, with 3 spacious studios and classes for all ages and abilities. For more information please see our website or e-mail us. Our Beginners class starts at age three and we teach children, students and adults a wide variety of dance styles. We also run Street Dance and stretch classes. Specialist coaching classes are

available for students who wish to audition for vocational dance courses. Frances Bleasdale started the school in Bolton in 1930 after a glamorous professional stage career in Paris, appearing at the Folies Bergeres and the Lido. The school became a famous Bolton dance institution. Today the principal is Christine Axon, FISTD, BA Hons, PGCE, Enrico Cecch Dip, Senior International Examiner for Cecchetti Classical Ballet. Staff:
Caroline Roach, B.A. Hons, PGCE, LISTD Cecchett Ballet, DDE ISTD Modern

Laura Hooper, Foundation Degree in Dance teaching and performance, DDE Cecchetti Ballet, Modern Theatre and Tap, industry professional

We firmly believe in the necessity for dancers to follow a well structured method of training and to take graded and vocational examinations. We have a long track record of coaching successful candidates for vocational college auditions. Dance with us can also be recreational - try our Street, Stretch and Dance Fitness classes or our Adult Ballet courses. Detais on our website:

www.francesbleasdale-bolton.co.uk

Tomorrow is our end of term. All classes as usual tomorrow. We are back on April 28th. If you have a replacement class o...
04/04/2025

Tomorrow is our end of term. All classes as usual tomorrow. We are back on April 28th. If you have a replacement class on 26th we will be in touch. Happy Easter holidays everyone!

Advanced 1 Ballet. Tuesday 6.00 till 7.15, Thursday 4.30 till 6.00pm.
03/04/2025

Advanced 1 Ballet. Tuesday 6.00 till 7.15, Thursday 4.30 till 6.00pm.

Our Monday evening chorus line! Grade 4 Modern Theatre, 5.30 till 6.30 ♥️
19/03/2025

Our Monday evening chorus line! Grade 4 Modern Theatre, 5.30 till 6.30 ♥️

Saturday morning Primary class at FBSD. Growing up!
17/03/2025

Saturday morning Primary class at FBSD. Growing up!

And another FBSD student happy with her new pointe shoes!
21/02/2025

And another FBSD student happy with her new pointe shoes!

21/02/2025

Working hard on The Puppet. Grade 1 Modern, Saturdays 9.00am 🙂

Working to develop technique and suppleness in Intermediate Ballet, Saturdays 12.00 till 1.30
21/02/2025

Working to develop technique and suppleness in Intermediate Ballet, Saturdays 12.00 till 1.30

Our trip to the pointe shoe shop. Thank you Pose A pointes....a rite of passage ♥️
20/02/2025

Our trip to the pointe shoe shop. Thank you Pose A pointes....a rite of passage ♥️

14/02/2025

All classes are on tomorrow. Half Term is 17th to 23rd Feb inclusive

Practising our relevés. Grade 3 Ballet, Mondays 4.30 till 5.30pm
11/02/2025

Practising our relevés. Grade 3 Ballet, Mondays 4.30 till 5.30pm

Intermediate Foundation Ballet. Tuesdays 4.30 till 6.00pm
11/02/2025

Intermediate Foundation Ballet. Tuesdays 4.30 till 6.00pm

They've grown up a bit since they were Elastigirls in our show! Grade 4 Modern. Mondays 5.30 to 6.30pm
11/02/2025

They've grown up a bit since they were Elastigirls in our show! Grade 4 Modern. Mondays 5.30 to 6.30pm

Pointe class at FBSD. Building strength and confidence.
08/02/2025

Pointe class at FBSD. Building strength and confidence.

Practising technique, developing strength and coordination in Intermediate Ballet.
08/02/2025

Practising technique, developing strength and coordination in Intermediate Ballet.

Stretching! Our bendy Intermediate Ballet Class working on suppleness. Saturdays 12.00 till 1.30pm and Wednesdays 4.30 ...
08/02/2025

Stretching! Our bendy Intermediate Ballet Class working on suppleness. Saturdays 12.00 till 1.30pm and Wednesdays 4.30 till 6.00pm at FBSD

Practising Grade 2 Modern with attitude. Monday 4.30 till 5.30pm
03/02/2025

Practising Grade 2 Modern with attitude. Monday 4.30 till 5.30pm

Intermediate Ballet and pointework Wednesdays 4.30 till 6.00, Saturdays 12.00 till 1.30pm
01/02/2025

Intermediate Ballet and pointework Wednesdays 4.30 till 6.00, Saturdays 12.00 till 1.30pm

31/01/2025

Come and join us for Zumba on Mondays at 7.30 till 8.15 or Saturdays at 10.10 till 10.55 - or both!

Address

Kensington Street
Bolton
BL12PB

Opening Hours

Monday 4:30pm - 8:45pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 8:45pm
Wednesday 4pm - 8pm
Thursday 12:15pm - 8:30pm
Friday 4pm - 6:30pm
Saturday 9am - 3:15pm

Telephone

+447842880932

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Frances Bleasdale's is a family run dance school in the heart of Bolton town centre, with 3 spacious studios and classes for all ages and abilities. We teach a wide variety of dance styles - read on to find out more!

Frances Bleasdale started the school in Bolton in 1930 after a glamorous professional stage career in Paris, appearing at the Folies Bergeres and the Lido. The school she founded became a famous Bolton dance institution. We start with our Pre-School class at age three, which is a fun way to exercise and develop the imagination. Attending at this age also develops motor skills and cognitive abilities. We then progress through the ISTD examination syllabi in Tap, Ballet and Modern Theatre dance from age 4 to advanced level.We firmly believe in the necessity for dancers to follow a well structured method of training and to take graded and vocational examinations. We have a long track record of coaching successful candidates for vocational college auditions and provide classes for dancers at a professional level. Please get in touch if you would like to study to become a qualified dance teacher. We also offer purely recreational classes - why not try our Adult Tap and Ballet courses? Or our children’s Contemporary and Street Dance? We run Stretch classes for children and students as well. On Fridays, we offer Enable, a fun, sensory half hour session for children with Autism and Down’s Syndrome. A small number of places are available, so please get in touch if you think Enable could help your child.

Please like our page and follow us on Instagram to see our news and get updates. Details of all our classes are on our website: www.francesbleasdale-bolton.co.uk You can e-mail us at: [email protected] or call us on: 07842 880932

Hope to see you in some of our classes very soon!