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

03/06/2026

Four young dancers from Bolton have secured roles in the English Youth Ballet’s production of Swan Lake

29/05/2026

No classes tomorrow, except for those students invited to rehearsals. We are closed for half term. We reopen this Monday

Hoodie pals!
18/05/2026

Hoodie pals!

Well done to all our lovely dancers on their excellent exam results. 100% passes with almost 50% Distinctions.
04/05/2026

Well done to all our lovely dancers on their excellent exam results. 100% passes with almost 50% Distinctions.

Well done to our ballet exam candidates! Once again 100% pass rate with almost 50% Distinctions. Your hard work has pai...
04/05/2026

Well done to our ballet exam candidates! Once again 100% pass rate with almost 50% Distinctions. Your hard work has paid off 👏

And a few more exam day pictures from fbsd
26/04/2026

And a few more exam day pictures from fbsd

Photos from our ballet exams today. Everyone looked wonderful. Well done!
26/04/2026

Photos from our ballet exams today. Everyone looked wonderful. Well done!

Our highly qualified staff have an excellent record of examination success for children and students, for those who want...
17/04/2026

Our highly qualified staff have an excellent record of examination success for children and students, for those who want to dance for recreation and those who want to make dance their career.

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

Website

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