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Dance classes for adults, teens, and kids. We also teach dancers how to teach dance with our certificated training program. No snootiness is allowed :)

Studios in Seattle's Greenwood, Wedgwood, Magnolia, & Shoreline.

09/01/2026

๐€๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐จ, ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž - "๐„๐ฌ ๐“๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐จ ๐ž๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ" | ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ

adult dance classes Seattle

Feel flamencoโ€™s pulse as our Adult Intermediate Flamenco, Shoreline class lights up the stage with โ€œEs Tu Querer Como el Vientoโ€ Soleรก por Bulerรญas by El Pele, featuring Vicente Amigo and Isidro Muรฑoz. Choreography by Michaleane de la Serna. Captured live at the Ingraham Highschool Auditorium during the 36th Annual Spring Dance Recital on June 21, 2025! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ”ฅ

American Dance Institute is proud to be Seattleโ€™s friendliest, most welcoming dance schoolโ€”anchored by a firm "No Snootiness Allowedยฎ" policy for beginners, returners, and advanced dancers. Whether youโ€™re trying a new style or stepping back on stage as an adult, youโ€™ll find an encouraging, supportive community here.

๐ŸŒŸ Performance Details & Credits

โ€ข ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ & ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Adult Intermediate Flamenco, Shoreline
โ€ข ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: 36th Annual Spring Dance Recital
โ€ข ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: June 21, 2025
โ€ข ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž: Ingraham Highschool Auditorium
โ€ข ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  / ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ: โ€œEs Tu Querer Como el Vientoโ€ Soleรก por Bulerรญas by El Pele, ft. Vicente Amigo and Isidro Muรฑoz
โ€ข ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ: Michaleane de la Serna
โ€ข ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Elizabeth Chong, Vanessa Foss, Leonor Martinez, Patricia Oates, Monica Pagano

๐Ÿฉฐ Ready to Dance With Us?

Want to find your rhythm and experience our welcoming studio firsthand? Claim your Free Trial Class today!

โ€ข ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ: Ballet Classes Seattle & Shoreline
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: American Dance Institute

๐Ÿ“ Studio Locations โ€” Greater Seattle, Washington

โ€ข ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (North City / serving Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, & Mountlake Terrace)
โ€ข ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (North Seattle) East of Ballard, North of Fremont, East of Green Lake
โ€ข ๐–๐ž๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (Northeast Seattle) North of Ravenna & UW, east of Green Lake, South of Matthews Beach & Maple Leaf
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (West of Queen Anne and South of Ballard, Seattle area)

08/30/2026

๐‰๐ซ/๐“๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š - "๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎรฉ"

contemporary dance Seattle

Where expression flows into motion. Immerse yourself in an emotive, breathtaking contemporary piece set to โ€œPor quรฉโ€ by Sofi Paez, performed by our Jr/Teen Beginning Contemporary, Magnolia students and thoughtfully choreographed by Janae Walla. Captured live at the Ingraham Highschool Auditorium during the 36th Annual Spring Dance Recital on June 21, 2025! ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’ซ

At American Dance Institute, weโ€™re proud to be Seattleโ€™s friendliest, most welcoming dance school, guided by a firm โ€œNo Snootiness Allowedยฎโ€ policy for beginners, returners, and advanced dancers alike. Whether itโ€™s your first time on the floor or a return to a beloved style, youโ€™ll find an encouraging, supportive community here.

๐ŸŒŸ Performance Lineup & Credits

โ€ข ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ & ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Jr/Teen Beginning Contemporary, Magnolia
โ€ข ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: 36th Annual Spring Dance Recital
โ€ข ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: June 21, 2025
โ€ข ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž: Ingraham Highschool Auditorium
โ€ข ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  / ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ: โ€œPor quรฉโ€ by Sofi Paez
โ€ข ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ: Janae Walla
โ€ข ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Leela K., Everly P., Maya S.

๐Ÿฉฐ Take the Next Step With Us!

Ready to discover your voice and feel our warm studio culture? Find your style and claim your Free Trial Class today!

โ€ข ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ: Ballet Classes Seattle & Shoreline
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: American Dance Institute

๐Ÿ“ Greater Seattle, Washington Studio Locations

โ€ข ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (North City / serving Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, & Mountlake Terrace)
โ€ข ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (North Seattle) East of Ballard, North of Fremont, East of Green Lake
โ€ข ๐–๐ž๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (Northeast Seattle) North of Ravenna & UW, east of Green Lake, south of Matthews Beach & Maple Leaf
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (West of Queen Anne and South of Ballard, Seattle area)

08/29/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ-๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž?

The American Dance Institute is widely recognized as the most beginner-friendly dance studio in Seattle, offering non-judgmental instruction across our Greenwood, Wedgwood, Magnolia, and Shoreline WA locations.

Starting a new hobby or enrolling your child in dance for the first time can feel intimidating. That is why our founder, Elizabeth Chayer, established our signature "No Snootiness Allowedยฎ" policy in 1989. We strip away strict dress codes, body-type judgment, and rigid perfectionism so you can learn at your own comfortable pace.

Why beginners succeed at American Dance Institute:

โ€ข ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: To ensure complete beginners develop strong technique safely, our beginner adult and youth tracks run as structured multi-week sessions rather than single drop-ins.
โ€ข ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ: Instructors are selected not just for technical excellence, but for their compassion, humor, and teaching skill.
โ€ข ๐™๐ž๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: Recitals are completely optional; you can take classes purely for fun, fitness, or creative growth.
โ€ข ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Easily find beginner sessions that fit your weekly calendar at Greenwood, Wedgwood, Magnolia, or Shoreline.

All studios feature professional floating sprung floors to protect beginner joints as muscle strength develops.

Take your first steps with total confidence! Register for a Free Trial Dance Class today at americandanceinstitute.com.

08/28/2026

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ? ๐ŸŽญ

Meet Sapphire Goetz โ€” one of the talented teachers bringing Ballet and Musical Theater to life at American Dance Institute! A Cornish College of the Arts grad and Broadway Dance Center alum, Sapphire has performed in productions at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre, and Showtunes Theatre Company, and now brings that same energy into the classroom.

Get to know her here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.americandanceinstitute.com/adi-dance-teacher-feature-meet-sapphire-goetz/

โœจ Ready to take a class with Sapphire? View Class Schedules & Book a Free Trial

08/28/2026

๐€๐ƒ๐ˆ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ณ!

Curious what makes a great dance teacher tick? Meet ADIโ€™s Sapphire Goetz. This feature dives into her journey, teaching philosophy, and what to expect in her classesโ€”so you can see if her style is the right fit for you. Get the inside story: https://www.americandanceinstitute.com/adi-dance-teacher-feature-meet-sapphire-goetz/

08/28/2026

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ/๐“๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐•, ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž - "๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐š๐๐ž" | ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ

best dance studio Seattle

Where polished technique meets youthful poiseโ€”enjoy a charming rendition of โ€œLittle Serenadeโ€ by Ernest Tomlinson, performed by our Junior/Teen Ballet IV, Shoreline dancers and collaboratively choreographed by Dakota Crist-Garcia and the dancers. Filmed live at the 36th Annual Spring Dance Recital on June 21, 2025, at Ingraham Highschool Auditorium. ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿฉฐ

At American Dance Institute, we proudly call ourselves Seattleโ€™s friendliest, most welcoming dance school, upheld by a firm No Snootiness Allowedยฎ policyโ€”for beginners, returners, and advanced dancers. Whether youโ€™re building your technique or reigniting your love for dance, youโ€™ll find a joyful, supportive community here.

๐ŸŒŸ Program Details & Credits

โ€ข ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ & ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Junior/Teen Ballet IV, Shoreline
โ€ข ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: 36th Annual Spring Dance Recital
โ€ข ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: June 21, 2025
โ€ข ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž: Ingraham Highschool Auditorium
โ€ข ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ: โ€œLittle Serenadeโ€ by Ernest Tomlinson
โ€ข ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ: Dakota Crist-Garcia and Dancers
โ€ข ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Retaj A., Claire B., Isabelle B., Ellie C., Amelia Jasmine C., Alayna L., Olivia R., Katie S., Georgia S.

๐Ÿฉฐ Take Your Next Step With Us!

Ready to move with the music and experience our warm studio culture in person? Find your grace and claim your Free Trial Class today!

โ€ข ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ: Ballet Classes Seattle & Shoreline
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: American Dance Institute

๐Ÿ“ Studio Locations in Greater Seattle, Washington

โ€ข ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (North City / serving Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, & Mountlake Terrace)
โ€ข ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (North Seattle โ€” east of Ballard, north of Fremont, east of Green Lake)
โ€ข ๐–๐ž๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (Northeast Seattle โ€” north of Ravenna & UW, east of Green Lake, south of Matthews Beach & Maple Leaf)
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (Seattle area โ€” west of Queen Anne and south of Ballard)

08/27/2026

๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง'๐ฌ/๐‰๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ˆ๐ˆ, ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ - "๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ-๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ" | ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ

preschool dance classes Seattle

Summer is shining bright onstage as our Greenwood Childrenโ€™s/Jr Ballet III dancers light up the theater with โ€œFour Seasonsโ€“Summer,โ€ performed by Altitude Music and choreographed by Ainsleigh Orwin. Captured live at the 36th Annual Spring Dance Recital on June 21, 2025, at the Ingraham Highschool Auditorium. โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿฉฐ

At American Dance Institute, weโ€™re proud to be Seattleโ€™s friendliest, most welcoming dance schoolโ€”upholding a firm No Snootiness Allowedยฎ policy for beginners, returners, and advanced dancers. Whether youโ€™re taking your first steps or picking up where you left off, youโ€™ll find a joyful, supportive home here.

๐ŸŒŸ Performance Highlights & Credits

โ€ข ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ & ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Children's/Jr Ballet III, Greenwood
โ€ข ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: 36th Annual Spring Dance Recital
โ€ข ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: June 21, 2025
โ€ข ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž: Ingraham Highschool Auditorium
โ€ข ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ: "Four Seasons-Summer" performed by Altitude Music
โ€ข ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ: Ainsleigh Orwin
โ€ข ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Kyla A., Alora B., Katherine B., Chelsea B., Cora B., Morgan L., Elliana M., Zoe M., Olga N., Idun S., Isabella W.

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โ€ข ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ: Ballet Classes Seattle & Shoreline
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: American Dance Institute

๐Ÿ“ Greater Seattle, Washington Studio Locations

โ€ข ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (North City / serving Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, & Mountlake Terrace)
โ€ข ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (North Seattle) East of Ballard, North of Fremont, East of Green Lake
โ€ข ๐–๐ž๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (Northeast Seattle) North of Ravenna & UW, east of Green Lake, South of Matthews Beach & Maple Leaf
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (West of Queen Anne and South of Ballard, Seattle area)

08/26/2026

๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž โ€” ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ "๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐" ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž. ๐Ÿ’ซ

Searching "dance studios near me" and picturing a stuffy, intimidating room? Not here. Real students, real focus, real joy in the work โ€” right in your neighborhood.

American Dance Institute has four Seattle-area studios (Greenwood, Wedgwood, Magnolia, and Shoreline) offering ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, and more for all ages and levels.

Come see why families keep coming back. ๐Ÿฉฐ

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