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 Zumba!

Classes from 3 years to students and adults. Beginners to Advanced. Pre-vocational training. 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

🥳 FBSD RE-OPENS TOMORROW AFTER SUMMER! 🥳Here's the timetable for our student dancers! Its still not too late to sign up ...
06/09/2026

🥳 FBSD RE-OPENS TOMORROW AFTER SUMMER! 🥳

Here's the timetable for our student dancers! Its still not too late to sign up to our excellent classes, so contact us TODAY!





05/09/2026

Flying with us is fun!
Adult Hoop Wednesdays 6.00 -7.30pm
Children 6 to 11 Thursdays 5.30 - 6.30pm
Students 12 - 16 Thursdays 6.30 - 7.30pm
Students 16 plus Saturdays 2.45 till 3.45 pm




05/09/2026

Do you want to learn to do this?
Join our Adult Tap classes at FBSD

3 levels available Tuesday 6.00pm Beginners
Tuesday 7.00pm Improvers (some experience)
Saturday 11.00am Experienced tappers



for fun
dance

🥳💃 Children's Classes at FBSD!💃🥳Enroll your child today in our excellent classes! Children can do classes in:😍 Ballet😍 T...
04/09/2026

🥳💃 Children's Classes at FBSD!💃🥳

Enroll your child today in our excellent classes! Children can do classes in:

😍 Ballet
😍 Tap
😍 Modern Theatre
😍 Street Dance
😍 Aerial Hoop
😍 Contemporary
😍 Stretch

Our students take Ofqual approved dance examinations and participate in our excellent shows!

👇👇👇👇👇👇 So why wait!? 👇👇👇👇👇👇

📞 07842 880 932
📧 [email protected]





01/09/2026
🩰 NEW CLASSES for little ones have been added to our existing timetable! 🩰 Keep checking back to see what other classes ...
01/09/2026

🩰 NEW CLASSES for little ones have been added to our existing timetable! 🩰 Keep checking back to see what other classes we are adding for other age groups! 🥳

🫶 Ages 3-5 - Pre-School (Ballet, Tap and Modern)
Mondays at 4:30-5:30 PM

🫶 Ages 4-8 - Kids Bop (Street)
Thursdays at 4:30-5:15 PM

🫶 Walking to 2's - Born to Dance (movement class)
Fridays at 10:00-10:45 AM

🫶 Ages 3-5 - Pre-School (Ballet, Tap and Modern)
Saturdays at 10:00-11:00 AM

🫶 Ages 6-7 - Pre-Primary (Ballet, Tap and Modern)
Saturdays at 11:00-12:00 Noon

🫶 Ages 7-8 - Primary (Ballet, Tap and Modern)
Saturdays at 11:00-12:00 Noon

Sign up to our fun and imaginative classes RIGHT NOW! Contact us with the details below:

📞 07842 880932
📧 [email protected]

Check out more information on our website:
🌐 www.francesbleasdale-bolton.co.uk





If your little one loves to dance, we are enrolling now at FBSD.Classes for all ages from toddlers to adults.Our exam re...
29/08/2026

If your little one loves to dance, we are enrolling now at FBSD.
Classes for all ages from toddlers to adults.
Our exam results speak for themselves!




We're on countdown till term starts on Monday 7th September ! Enrolling now for Ballet, Tap, Modern Theatre, Street Danc...
29/08/2026

We're on countdown till term starts on Monday 7th September ! Enrolling now for Ballet, Tap, Modern Theatre, Street Dance, Contemporary, Jazz, Aerial Hoop, Stretch, Zumba, Born to Dance. Classes for Toddlers, children, students and adults! Come and join our highly qualified staff in our three spacious town centre studios.

👋 Looking for something to do over summer? Why not try the FBSD Day of Dance? 🥳🗓️ Sunday the 23rd of August🕐 11 AM - 4 P...
19/08/2026

👋 Looking for something to do over summer? Why not try the FBSD Day of Dance? 🥳

🗓️ Sunday the 23rd of August
🕐 11 AM - 4 PM (times vary according to age)
👥 All ages! Classes and activities for age three right up to students and adults!

Book your place today!

🎟️ Get in touch for prices. Bring a friend who's new to us and your ticket is half price!

🧑‍🩰Party for ages 3-10
🧑‍🩰 Separate workshops for children, students and adults




Address

Kensington Street
Bolton
BL12PB

Opening Hours

Monday 4:30pm - 8:15pm
Tuesday 4:15pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Thursday 4:15pm - 8pm
Friday 2:15pm - 6:30pm
Saturday 9am - 3:45pm

Telephone

+447842880932

Website

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