Non-profit social dance school · East Belfast · est. community
We're a non-profit / social economy with a vision of creating a vibrant dance community & connection through social dance — and we welcome everyone to be a part of it.
The Programme
Social dance classes every weekday night — beginners at 7pm, intermediate at 8.30pm — plus a relaxed Sunday afternoon. Colours mark the dance family.
First Saturday of each month we host Salsa Belfast intensive workshops — rotating Kizomba, Bachata & Salsa. More on the Salsa Belfast Facebook page.
Child-friendly and relaxed: alongside the Sunday classes, unwind in Studio 2 & the Yard with family & friends — good dancing music, great coffee. After all, the best part of social dancing is the socialising.
The Dances · £6 each
Partner dances that grew out of the culture and music of their time. Grouped into three families — pick a sound, we'll teach you the steps.
A creative dance that encourages improvisation & spontaneity. Its flexibility & liveliness draws a wide community of ages and backgrounds — as enriching as the dance itself.
Move your body to the relaxing, romantic rhythms of the Kizomba beat. Danced to modern music and originating in Angola — the fastest growing dance in Belfast.
Be warned — the warm, gentle embrace, moving to the music as one, will have you addicted in no time. A passionate, authentic two-way dialogue.
Love 1950s & '60s Rock 'n' Roll? Learn to Jive like Elvis to Blue Suede Shoes or Rock Around the Clock with Bill Haley. Easy & fun to learn.
One of the best ways to improve is to work on a routine. Over the years Bachata choreography groups across Northern Ireland have each produced something special.
Our high-energy Tuesday partner to the Rockabilly night. Full class notes weren't part of the original archive — but the class runs weekly, all levels welcome.
Get your two left feet swingin' just right. Physically impossible to dance without a smile — rooted in the dance halls of a bygone age, its charm never fades.
Love big-band swing from the '30s & '40s but don't want to tire out on the fast tracks? The original swing dance of the late 1920s, back in vogue worldwide.
Fun, fast & high-energy for up-tempo swing and jazz. Easy to learn, impressive to watch — born when 1930s college students got bitten by the Swing craze.
A dedicated Friday-evening routine class for the swing dancers. Come put the vintage vocabulary together into something to perform.
If you like Blues music, you'll love connecting to it through dance. A slower dance that encourages improvisation — be prepared to get hooked.
With roots in barn dances, swing and even Irish jigging — not all high kicks and imaginary cattle. Slow & gentle to impressive spins. £6 one class, £8 for both.
Space to relax & meet new people — the best part of social dancing is the socialising. Great music, coffee & chat, plenty of room in the Yard for kids.
A yoga class for dancers, by a yoga teacher and dancer. Yin Yang Yoga to build the balance, strength, stamina & breathing that dancing demands.
Come Dance
Social dance classes are a fun way to meet new people — no experience needed, and no need to book ahead. Guaranteed to have a great evening.
You don't need to bring a partner — everyone rotates and dances together.
No booking ahead, no experience needed. Beginners start at 7pm every weeknight.
Most classes flow into social dance practice — because the best part of social dancing is the socialising.
Find Us
Off the Holywood Road — free parking, and easy on the Glider or Metro. Look out for the big pink cats.
We've taken on 30–32 Peters Hill, Belfast, BT13 2AA — a spacious open-plan studio space near the Peter's Hill / Carrick Hill junction, minutes from Belfast city centre. We're fitting it out now; full travel & parking details coming soon.
Dance Addiction, 1A Parkgate Avenue, Belfast, BT4 1JA — beside C.S. Lewis Square, off the Holywood Road.
Set your SatNav to 7 Parkgate Avenue, BT4 1JA. It brings you to the Parkgate Avenue public car park, just past the red-brick Gospel Hall. Free parking available.
Get off at the Holywood Arches stop, turn off the Holywood Road onto Parkgate Avenue and head to the public car park — look out for the big pink cats!
East Belfast · BT4 1JA
Dance Addiction 1A Parkgate Avenue · off the Holywood Road · beside C.S. Lewis Square
Studio Hire
Looking for a modern dance studio at reasonable rates? All three have sprung / laminate floors, full-length mirrors along one wall and an integrated sound system. Hire by the hour through to full-day bookings.
£20/hr weekday · £25/hr weekend
£15/hr weekday · £20/hr weekend
£10/hr weekday · £15/hr weekend
Discounted rates for half / full days & recurrent bookings. To enquire about any of our spaces, please contact us by email.