Jo De Souza Dance Centre

Jo De Souza Dance Centre De Souza Dance Centre provides excellent quality training for students of all ages abilities and fitness levels.

Do you aspire to have fun, keep fit, perform professionally or all three? We will support your goals in a safe and friendly environment. De Souza Dance Centre provides excellent quality training for students of all ages abilities and fitness levels.Whether our students aspire to have fun,keep fit,perform professionally or all three, Jo De Souza will support them towards their goals in a friendly a

nd safe environment. The school is run and managed by Jo De Souza dip pdtd rad rts . Jo had a 13 year career as a principal dancer in some of the worlds greatest ballet companies and danced regularly with Wayne Sleep,touring the world and also making tv appearances. After her successful performing career she trained as a dance teacher gaining 'distinction' in her teaching diploma - The Professional Dancers Teaching Diploma at the Royal Academy of Dance. Jo is also a fully qualified pilates instructor - qualified to teach both mat and machine work and in 2021 Jo also qualified as a PBT teacher. She teaches,coaches and choreographs extensively around the world - all ages and ablities and brings her wealth of knowledge and experience to the training at The De Souza Dance Centre. Many of Jo's students have progressed to full time vocational schools and colleges specialising in dance. The classes at The De Souza Dance Centre cover a broad spectrum of dance,performing arts and fitness genres and are held in the studio in Tring. The Dance centre offers RAD syllabus classes and examination at graded and vocational level. There are also courses during school holidays, which offer the opportunity for young people to either learn new skills in a fun and supportive environment, or to maintain their training under the expert supervision of our outstanding highly experienced and qualified faculty. Private lessons,audition preparation and exam coaching can also be provided on request. Whatever level of training you require, Jo De Souza is confident of providing it at an outstanding quality. Please do contact us to discuss your requirements.

06/09/2026

A little glimpse of one of today’s private coaching sessions with one of our lovely 12-year-olds.

Tomorrow we welcome everyone back for a brand new term. From our tiniest 4-year-olds right through to our adult dancers - welcome back! 🥰

And a very special welcome to our new students joining us this term. We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you into our De Souza Dance Centre family!

Here’s to another wonderful term of dancing, learning and growing together. ❤️

24/08/2026

It means so much to me when students return throughout their dance journeys after leaving us for full-time vocational training and professional companies.

Today I had the pleasure of working with our alumna Maddie in the studio and, as always, it was magical!

Maddie trained with us for four years before auditioning for full-time vocational courses. She has just completed three years at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating with a BA in Modern Ballet.

Next week, she heads to Milan for the next exciting chapter of her dance career, joining TAM Ballet Company (Teatro Arcimboldi Milano) as a trainee dancer for their upcoming season.

I feel incredibly proud when students come back and share their journeys with us. We are so proud of you, Maddie, and wish you all the very best for this exciting new chapter ❤️

So proud to announce that Flo was successful in her auditions for Emil Dale Academy (EDA) and will be joining the Extend...
20/08/2026

So proud to announce that Flo was successful in her auditions for Emil Dale Academy (EDA) and will be joining the Extended BTEC level 3 Musical Theatre course in September!

We’re going to miss you so much, Flo, but we’re incredibly excited to see where this next chapter takes you. We know you’ll have the most wonderful time, make amazing memories and continue to grow both as a dancer and performer.
Well done, Flo- you should be so proud of yourself! ❤️

19/08/2026

Another of our 1-to-1 coaching sessions this summer break.
So lovely to see our students’ dedication during the holidays and, most importantly, watch their confidence grow and their love of dance flourish❤️

17/08/2026

Lovely RAD Advanced 1 coaching session.
Refining technique, building strength and confidence, and continuing to work towards those all-important details.
A real pleasure to see such focus, commitment and love for ballet during the summer break ❤️ #

15/07/2026

What an absolute joy to welcome our wonderful alumni, Jessie, back into the studio at the weekend !

❤️ Once a dancer, always a dancer.

Jessie began her ballet journey with Jo De Souza at just 6 years old before continuing her vocational training from the age of 11–16. She then went on to graduate from Central School of Ballet with a First Class Ba Honours Degree in professional dance and performance.

Since graduating, Jessie has enjoyed opportunities performing with English National Ballet and York Dance Project. Alongside her performing career, she has become a fantastic teacher, joining us during our holiday courses to inspire the next generation in both classical ballet and contemporary dance. She also teaches at several dance schools across London.

Jessie is In the last year of her Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy on the longest-running BACP-accredited programme in the UK at UEL.
She is currently working on placement as a psychotherapist.

We are so proud of everything Jessie has achieved and love seeing her back where it all began.

13/07/2026

What a fabulous way to end the term!

Filming this delightful student, Aria, in her RAD exam this morning was an absolute joy. So proud of all her hard work, commitment and beautiful dancing.

Wishing everyone a wonderful summer holiday! Thank you for another fantastic term - I hope you all have a lovely break, and I can’t wait to welcome everyone back in September.

Huge congratulations to Toby on successfully auditioning for a Year 8 place on the Performance Foundation Course at Trin...
12/07/2026

Huge congratulations to Toby on successfully auditioning for a Year 8 place on the Performance Foundation Course at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts!

We’re so proud of your hard work and dedication. Wishing you the very best on this exciting journey—have the best time!

08/07/2026

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New Mill Baptist Church Hall
Tring
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