Opened by Dionne Dalton at age 18 as a street dance class in a community hall in Kingswood. Twenty-three years, four venues, and over a thousand students later, still family-run, still focused on real street dance.
Twenty-three years of continuous classes. Same owner, same floor, same family.
Dozens now dancing professionally. West End, cruise ships, championship crews.
Billericay HQ. Brentwood. Maldon. Chelmsford (new, open now).
House. Locking. Waacking. Old school. The real curriculum, not street jazz with a label.
Every style taught by a specialist who lives the work. Street dance heads, ballet examiners, theatre pros, aerial coaches. Real teachers, real depth, no dilution.
Real street dance. Hip hop, locking, waacking, lived culture.
Read the primer →RAD-graded technique from age four.
Read the primer →Rhythm tap, broadway, musicality.
Read the primer →Floorwork, lift, expressive movement.
Read the primer →Triple-threat: voice, dance, performance.
Read the primer →Tumbling, balance, partner work.
Read the primer →Silks, hoop, strength on the apparatus.
Read the primer →Music-video choreography, audition-ready.
Read the primer →Every age gets its own world at HK. Same teachers, same standards, different energy. Pick yours.
Hip Hop Tots and Musical Theatre Tots at Billericay HQ. The first taste of the floor, at their pace.
Find a tots class →The biggest cohort. Full curriculum from street dance to ballet, at all four venues. Where most HK stories start.
Juniors programme →The crew energy starts here. Serious technique, TikTok culture, and the option to step into the Elite Team if they've got the drive.
Teens programme →Commercial and Heels on Wednesday nights at Brentwood. For adults who want to actually dance, not cardio-dance.
Adult classes →HK's competitive team. Nationals, Worlds, World Hip Hop finalists. Open to any student by invitation from age 8+.
Meet the crew →Seven specialists. Real venues, real credits, real tenure. Not “passionate instructors”, a crew of working dancers who chose to stay.
“The teachers are incredible. So much dancing experience in the style. A community feel where parents become friends.”
Dance classes Billericay (HQ), dance classes Brentwood, dance classes Maldon and dance classes Chelmsford. We see students from across Essex, including dance classes Basildon families travelling 10 minutes to Billericay HQ. Find the closest one and book a class.
The first class is free. Here’s exactly what happens, minute by minute, so you know what you’re walking into.
Fill the form. You pick the venue, the age, the style. Takes 60 seconds. No card needed.
Within 24 hours, to confirm the class, answer questions, and make sure the age group's right for your kid. Straight from Dionne, not a call centre.
Wear whatever they're comfortable in: leggings, joggers, trainers. Bring a water bottle. We don't do uniforms until they actually want to join.
If they loved it, we enrol them, pay-as-you-go or monthly, whatever suits. If not, no hard feelings. Dionne once did the same for her own daughter.
The 50 minutes between Turn Up and You Decide is the actual class. Warm-up, name game, real choreography broken down by age.
See your first class step by step →“My daughter is now 16. She's danced here since she was 3, because quite simply nowhere else compares. Your child's confidence will grow, as will their passion for dance.”
“The teachers are incredible. So much dancing experience in the style. A community feel where parents become friends.”
“Six months in, her confidence has grown. A couple of weeks ago she took part in her first show, and performed her heart out on stage.”
“When she started she was very shy, hardly any confidence. Since coming to HK she's grown so much in herself. It's done wonders for her.”
“My eldest has Lumbar Lordosis. The difference in her posture from just attending this Acro class is incredible.”
There’s an Elite team for kids who want to compete. Most never do. Both fine.
Meet the Elite team →Eight questions that come up before booking. Whether it’s street dance classes near me, ballet classes near me, tap dance classes near me, acro dance classes near me, contemporary dance classes near me, aerial silks classes near me, musical theatre classes near me or adult hip hop classes near me — Dionne answers personally on 07771 970 515.
Yes, four venues across Essex: Billericay HQ, Brentwood, Maldon and a new venue opening in Chelmsford. Real street dance classes near you, taught by World Hip Hop and Britain's Got Talent alumni. Book a free first class to find your closest.
Billericay HQ runs the full curriculum Monday to Friday, including Hip Hop Tots (ages 2-4) and Hip Hop Juniors (5-10). Brentwood runs Wednesday evenings: kids 5-10, then 11-16. Both are kids dance classes near me for parents in the Essex Billericay/Brentwood/Basildon corridor.
Yes, adult hip hop classes near me run on Wednesday evenings at Brentwood, ages 16+. Adult dance classes Brentwood is currently commercial choreography and Heels, taught by Holly Eveden (Adam Lambert's 2023 tour backing dancer). Adult dance classes near me at HK are commercial/heels-led, not cardio-dance.
Yes — dance classes Basildon families travel 10 minutes to Billericay HQ for the full curriculum. Street dance classes Basildon parents trust because we teach the actual styles: real hip hop, locking, waacking, house and old school — not street jazz with a label. Dance schools Basildon side typically don't go this deep into the foundations.
RAD-graded ballet classes near me from age 4 onward at Billericay HQ. Examined ballet curriculum, taught by a specialist who actually examines. Ballet classes Essex parents trust because the technique is real, not pink-and-glitter.
Yes. Tap dance classes near me at Billericay (rhythm tap, broadway, musicality). Acro dance classes near me at Billericay (tumbling, balance, partner work). Musical theatre classes near me at Billericay HQ (triple-threat: voice, dance, performance). Each taught by a specialist who lives the work.
Both. Contemporary dance classes near me run at Billericay HQ — floorwork, lift, expressive movement. Aerial silks classes near me at Billericay HQ on the apparatus, taught by Holly Egan (8 years aerialist, trained at Circocan in Brazil).
First class free, no card needed. After that we send you the timetable with all the prices laid out. No joining fee, no deposit, no surprises. Sibling discounts apply. Term pricing sent on enquiry.
Pick a venue. Pick a day. We’ll see you on the floor this week.
Or call Dionne direct on 07771 970 515
