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

Come and dance with us! Ballet, Tap, Modern Theatre, Aerial Hoop and Zumba classes. This is Saturday afternoon Intermedi...
28/09/2025

Come and dance with us! Ballet, Tap, Modern Theatre, Aerial Hoop and Zumba classes. This is Saturday afternoon Intermediate Ballet with pointework.

Saturday morning young children's classes at Frances Bleasdale School of Dancing. Age 3 to 4 10.00 till 11.00 am. Age 5 ...
17/09/2025

Saturday morning young children's classes at Frances Bleasdale School of Dancing. Age 3 to 4 10.00 till 11.00 am. Age 5 to 6 11.00 till 12.00 noon. Safe exercise for small bodies with well qualified staff.

Some of our successful ISTD Tap Exam candidates. Well done
07/09/2025

Some of our successful ISTD Tap Exam candidates. Well done

Great first Saturday back everyone! It was lovely to see you all today - here's to an exciting term ahead!
06/09/2025

Great first Saturday back everyone! It was lovely to see you all today - here's to an exciting term ahead!

Classes are back today!Tonight Grade 2 Modern Standard 3 Ballet, Grade 4 Tap, Adult Senior Certificate Ballet and Zumba....
01/09/2025

Classes are back today!
Tonight Grade 2 Modern Standard 3 Ballet, Grade 4 Tap, Adult Senior Certificate Ballet and Zumba. All Hoop classes are now on Thursdays. See you later!

We're back this Monday September 1st with Ballet, Tap, Modern Theatre Zumba and Aerial Hoop. Come and join the fun! Clas...
30/08/2025

We're back this Monday September 1st with Ballet, Tap, Modern Theatre Zumba and Aerial Hoop. Come and join the fun! Classes from age 3yrs to adults

One of our lovely young dancers, who passed Intermediate Foundation Cecchetti Ballet with Distinction this July, dancing...
06/08/2025

One of our lovely young dancers, who passed Intermediate Foundation Cecchetti Ballet with Distinction this July, dancing at Northern Ballet Summer School. That's dedication! Especially after recovering from a sprained ankle a few weeks ago! Well done!

More excellent exam results. Congratulations to our Intermediate Tap candidates who both gained Distinction in their exa...
05/08/2025

More excellent exam results. Congratulations to our Intermediate Tap candidates who both gained Distinction in their exams. Brilliant tapping you two!

Calling all students 16 plus, former students and Monday adult ballet class members! There's an open holiday ballet clas...
05/08/2025

Calling all students 16 plus, former students and Monday adult ballet class members! There's an open holiday ballet class at around Inter level tomorrow Wednesday 6th and next Wednesday 13th August at 10.30 till 12.30. Come and keep fit with Caroline! 07842 880932 for enquiries.

More good news. Congratulations to our dancer Celia Greenhalgh Ashley for passing Advanced 2 Cecchetti ballet with a hig...
04/08/2025

More good news. Congratulations to our dancer Celia Greenhalgh Ashley for passing Advanced 2 Cecchetti ballet with a high Merit. What an achievement!

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!