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Kalapadma Bharatanatyam Dance Academy
“As a student, you learn discipline and make long lasting friendships that are carried through adult hood.”
Best Dance Classes near Des Plaines, IL
1 of these studios is based in Des Plaines; the others serve Des Plaines from towns including Chicago (18 mi), Niles (5 mi) and Arlington Heights (6 mi).
20 open weekends · 22 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 18, 2026
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Latin Techniques Dance Studio
- Bachata
- Learn
- Salsa
“The instructions are booth group and individual, and there is a lot of opportunity to practice moves and turns with people of various experience levels, which helps with learning how to read cues when and which way to turn no matter the person one da...”
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May I Have This Dance
- Lessons
- Learn
- Workshops
“As a dance school that prides itself on the "respect the comfort of [their] students", it's disheartening to have an amazing experience provided by dance instructors, then ruined by injudicious front desk personnel”
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Rise Up Academy
- Results
- Kids
- Competitive
“Being on any team with Rise Up requires quite a bit of commitment, but the feeling of belonging, the feeling of doing what's best for your kid and the pure joy you see in those eyes when she archives a goal or wins first place at a competition, makes...”
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Dance Center Chicago
- Patient
- Space
- Wedding
“Is this place for sale or rent because my sister is trying to make her own dance class for little girls and maybe boys shes thinking about it so someone please anyone reply.”
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Arthur Murray Dance
- Lessons
- Studio
- Energy
“Just three months and they trained so well, trained with a smile, trained thru group classes, trained thru dance camps, to boost up the confidence so high that I walked into a restaurant, about 2 months into the training and found a group of people d...”
The 24 studios listed for Des Plaines, IL teach dance. Which styles and age groups each one runs comes from what it publishes on its own site; ratings and quotes come from public reviews.
Area overview: Des Plaines, IL
The 24 studios on this page are rated from 4.0 to 5.0 across 2,072 reviews; 16 have 50 or more reviews and 22 are rated 4.5 or higher. When students and parents rate these studios on specific qualities, they most often praise professionalism (89%), quality (73%) and value (60%). The topics that come up most in reviews of the studios on this page are "skills", "atmosphere" and "patient". 20 are open on Saturdays and 11 on Sundays. 1 lists staff certifications (CPR) and 1 has a BBB rating of A or A+. 18 have ten or more years of experience, the longest 70 years. 1 is family- or locally-owned and 11 list coupons or special offers. We have a website on file for all 24 of the studios on this page; 17 publish a contact page; 20 list a public email and 5 take bookings online. We count these figures across the studios on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the studio before you enroll.
Where do I find dance class schedules and age groups?
All 24 studios here have a website on file, and that is where the class grid, the age bands and the term dates live. Studios rarely list every style in their business name, so a place that looks like a ballet school often teaches four other things.
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Kareena--Sweet Magic Studio
- Belly Dancing
- Learn
- Classes
“I've also taken tai chi classes here and it was very enjoyable, but now they are only offered one day a week, I would take more classes here but it dosen't seem to work with my schedule.”
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Dance Academy of Salsa
- Confident
- Patient
- Learning
“Little did I know I was walking into a real dancing family, this place is not only a place to learn how to dance, but to meet people and make friendships.”
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Dennis Pasamba Dance Company
- Personal Trainer
- Confidence
- Understanding
“I started with private lessons which has helped me feel comfortable to ask questions specifically tailored to my ability and notice the small and big cues to perfect the craft.”
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Interclub Academy of Dance
- Adults
- Classes
- Wedding
“Convenient location, group and private lessons, adult and kids classes, wedding choreography, dance shows, they do it all.”
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Forevermore Dance & Theatre Arts
“She is very kind and patient to all the kids in her class and from the way she talks to us, parents, you can tell that she wants nothing more but for our kids to succeed in dance!”
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Mayambo Dance Academy
- Fun
- Salsa
- To Learn
“Have been going to beginners salsa classes for two months now, Del is an amazing instructor who is so good about working with you at whatever skill level.”
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Chicago Dance
- Feel
- Lessons
- Learning
“We're two middle-aged men without any formal training and I can't say we were surprisingly good or anything, but Chicago Dance never made us feel amateurish or unwelcome, even when it was obvious that we weren't practicing that much in our free time.”
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Windy City Wedding Dance
- Wedding Planning
- Lessons
- Fiancé
“Both bride and groom were beginner level, and Vaneza choreographed and taught us a dance to match our custom song remix (~3 mins) which included elements of bachata, salsa, and rumba.”
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Texturedance Studio
- Classes
- Voguing
- Fitness
“What makes TEXTURE Dance unique is not the push and drive to make you this manufactured technique ridden dancer but an honest approach to making you a dance artists that is unique to the devices and idiosyncrasies you already have in/on your body.”
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Halau I Ka Pono
“I also wanted to commend the group on it's professionalism when the sound set-up wasn't it's greatest.”
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Gus Giordano Dance School
- Class
- Summer
- Feel
“I had the pleasure of taking the ballet, leaps and turns, and jazz summer intensives and found them all to be highly professional, streamlined in scheduling and execution, and incredibly edifying.”
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Alma Dance School LLC
- Directors
- Students
- Ballet
“One of things that makes Alma unique is that it offers two divisions, one for pre-professional students training towards a career in ballet, and another for students who aren't planning to dance professionally, but who love dance and want to take cla...”
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Kalashree Dance Academy
- Confidence
- Students
- Bharatnatyam
“She is great at providing constructive criticism and meaningful feedback, which strengthens young learners' understanding of the “why” for each and every pose, move, and expression of the different Bharatnayam dances depicting various religious and s...”
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Ballroom Dance Center
- Country
- Learn
- Lessons
“If you are looking for a great place to just begin your dancing journey or to fine tune your expert dancing prowess, Ballroom Dance Center is the place!”
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Dovetail Studios
- Renting
- Classes
- Fitness
“Marcus is wonderful with the kids - it's just the right amount of structure, fun, and expertise that will inspire the most talented as well as motivate the apprehensive student.”
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The Puzzle Box
- Rent
- Studio
- Classes
“The staff is really friendly and chill and can easily help you with dance moves that you are struggling with which is especially good if you're a beginner in dancing, and then studio is pretty huge so you have a lot of space to practice.”
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Viking Gymnastics & Dance
- Happy
- Coaches
- Learn
“In the team program at Viking, you usually do tumble track only once or twice a month, so during open gym, it is a great idea to try and improve your tumbling on tumble track, so that by practice, you can eventually do it on floor!”
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Fempress Fit
- Bachelorette Party
- Studio
- Felt
“One time there were going to be men in the studio to finish some work and Francesca called me ahead of time to let me know this, which I highly appreciated because I had an uncomfortable experience one time with men.”
Dance Training Services in Des Plaines, IL Cost Estimates
Minimum cost
$160
Maximum cost
$959
National Average
$426
Avg Per Hour Rates
$75
$373
$746
Fair price range is based on 541 cost profiles
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