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 more!

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

Can Can Screenshots! Thanks to everyone who choreographed, rehearsed watched and took part in our Christmas performance ...
08/01/2025

Can Can Screenshots! Thanks to everyone who choreographed, rehearsed watched and took part in our Christmas performance and helped with our Christmas party! We had lots of fun!

Scrooge!
08/01/2025

Scrooge!

Santa Claus is Coming to Town
08/01/2025

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Jingle Bell Rock and Let's Go Fly A Kite
08/01/2025

Jingle Bell Rock and Let's Go Fly A Kite

Winter Wonderland!
08/01/2025

Winter Wonderland!

More solo and duet screenshots
08/01/2025

More solo and duet screenshots

Solos and duets from our Christmas performance
08/01/2025

Solos and duets from our Christmas performance

06/01/2025

Classes start again today at 4.30 pm
Looking forward to seeing you all!

01/01/2025

A very happy 2025 to all our dancers and their families from FBSD

Our wonderful dance school Open Day! We had a and lots of , a and a lot of wonderful dancing! ...
25/12/2024

Our wonderful dance school Open Day! We had a and lots of , a and a lot of wonderful dancing!

Bring on the dancing girls! 💃
22/12/2024

Bring on the dancing girls! 💃

CanCan!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
21/12/2024

CanCan!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Pas de Deux at the party! ♥️
21/12/2024

Pas de Deux at the party! ♥️

21/12/2024

End of term shenanigans! Happy Christmas everyone. See you in 2025!

Fun and games at the FBSD Christmas party! Thank you for coming! We had a great time ♥️
21/12/2024

Fun and games at the FBSD Christmas party! Thank you for coming! We had a great time ♥️

We are now officially closed until Monday 6th January.Unofficially there is a rehearsal for our Dance Display this Satur...
20/12/2024

We are now officially closed until Monday 6th January.
Unofficially there is a rehearsal for our Dance Display this Saturday at 10.30 - parents of children involved have been contacted. No classes on Saturday! Just the rehearsal, the Christmas party and the Dance Display. Cakes and drinks available to purchase. Happy Christmas everyone!

Exam photos from yesterday
24/11/2024

Exam photos from yesterday

And now for the less serious shots 🤣
23/11/2024

And now for the less serious shots 🤣

Address

Kensington Street
Bolton
BL12PB

Opening Hours

Monday 4:30pm - 8:45pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 8:45pm
Wednesday 4pm - 8pm
Thursday 12:15pm - 8:30pm
Friday 4pm - 6:30pm
Saturday 9am - 3:15pm

Telephone

+447842880932

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End of term celebrations! Thank you everyone for working so hard this term and for all your support! #boltonbusiness #dance #ballet #tap #moderntheatre #children #childrensactivities #adultclasses #fun

Fun memories from FBSD shows, open days and classes! Classes from ages 3 and up! #childrensdanceclasses #studentdanceclasses #ballet #dance #danceschoollife #boltonlife #istd #cecchettiballet #cecchetti #localbusiness #childrensactivities #vocationaldancetraining #adultdanceclasses #adultballet #zumba

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A memory of dancing in our little boxes after lockdown. But what a relief to be out and doing what we love ♥️

Dancing to the beat of her own drum ♥️ Saturdays 10.15 am. Safe exercise for small bodies at FBSD

Grade 2 Naughty Chimney Sweep Dance!

Lovely pointed toes and turned out knees. Our balance is really improving! Saturday 9.00 till 10.15 class

Going on a bear hunt! Saturday mornings at 10.15 ♥️

Grade 5s dancing to a lovely piece of Schubert found by our pianist Laurence. #music #ballet #studentdanceclasses #childrensdanceclasses #dance #danceschoollife #boltonlife #childrenshobbies #danceschool #beautiful #fitness

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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. We teach a wide variety of dance styles - read on to find out more!

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 she founded became a famous Bolton dance institution. We start with our Pre-School class at age three, which is a fun way to exercise and develop the imagination. Attending at this age also develops motor skills and cognitive abilities. We then progress through the ISTD examination syllabi in Tap, Ballet and Modern Theatre dance from age 4 to advanced level.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 and provide classes for dancers at a professional level. Please get in touch if you would like to study to become a qualified dance teacher. We also offer purely recreational classes - why not try our Adult Tap and Ballet courses? Or our children’s Contemporary and Street Dance? We run Stretch classes for children and students as well. On Fridays, we offer Enable, a fun, sensory half hour session for children with Autism and Down’s Syndrome. A small number of places are available, so please get in touch if you think Enable could help your child.

Please like our page and follow us on Instagram to see our news and get updates. Details of all our classes are on our website: www.francesbleasdale-bolton.co.uk You can e-mail us at: [email protected] or call us on: 07842 880932

Hope to see you in some of our classes very soon!