The Sanctuary Dance Venue

What it’s like

Kids dance classes, family parties and line dancing workshops in a venue with its own café-bar.

Dance classes here run for kids as well as adults, and nobody needs to have danced before. The site is upfront about that: no experience, no partner, no problem, and the beginner sessions are pitched as warm and easy rather than a room full of people who already know the steps. That's a relief if you've got a child who wants to try but is worried about looking silly on week one.

Beyond the regular classes there's line dancing workshops, which is a nice one to know about if your kids have only ever seen it done badly at a wedding. Birthday parties get their own private dance classes too, so instead of the usual soft play party you could book the room and have a proper lesson built around the cake and candles. The party rooms are there for exactly that, and the same private class format stretches to hen-dos and corporate bookings if you're after something for the grown-ups later.

There's a café-cocktail bar on site running daytime through to evening with proper bar service, which makes it easy to turn a class into a longer visit rather than a dash in and out. Indoor seating means you're not standing about waiting for a sibling's class to finish either.

Facilities

Need to know

Food

Café-cocktail bar open daytime to evening with bar service

Parties

Private dance classes for parties including hen-dos, corporate, birthdays and kids parties

• Beginner-friendly classes, so a first-timer isn't thrown in with experienced dancers
• Party rooms and private classes mean a birthday can be built around an actual lesson
• The café-bar serves cocktails as well as the daytime stuff, useful if adults are sticking around too

Plan your visit

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