Where movement becomes magic.
Jersey City Dance Academy is the family-owned dance school the West Side has trusted for 50 years. Ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, musical theater — all under one roof, all taught by people who remember your kid's name.
★★★★★ Three generations of JC kids have danced here.
FIFTY YEARS · ONE STUDIO
1975
Year We Opened
2
Youngest Dancers
6+
Class Styles
1
Family-Owned Studio
WHAT WE TEACH
Six dance styles. One joyful studio.
Try them all. Find your favorite. Then chase it.
Ballet
Pre-ballet, graded ballet, pointe. The bedrock of every dancer.
Tap
Sharp rhythm, joyful steps. Beginner through advanced.
Jazz
Broadway-style movement, technique, and choreography.
Hip-Hop
Choreography classes for kids and teens. Confidence in motion.
Musical Theater
Sing it. Act it. Dance it. Triple-threat training.
Modern & Contemporary
Floorwork, expressive movement, technique.
WHO COMES TO CLASS
From tiny toes to pre-professional.
Ages 2–3
Tiny Toes
First steps, music time, parent-and-me classes.
Ages 3–5
Creative Dance
Imagination, movement games, foundation.
Ages 6–10
Beginner & Intermediate
Real technique, real recital, real growth.
Ages 11–17
Pre-Professional
Audition prep, competition team, conservatory pathway.
18+
Adult Open Classes
Tap, ballet, hip-hop. Drop-in friendly.
OUR STORY
Family-owned. Since 1975.
Jersey City Dance Academy opened on West Side Avenue in 1975 — and we never left. Three generations of JC kids have come up through our barres. Some of them now bring their own kids to the same studio.
We're a small, family-run academy. Our teachers know your child by name. Our recitals fill the room with parents, grandparents, and grandparents' grandkids. That continuity is the reason a 50-year-old studio still feels like home.
Where movement becomes magic.
TRY US
Your child's first class is on us.
Bring them in for one class — any style, any level. We'll find the right teacher and the right schedule. Then enroll for the term.
VISIT THE STUDIO
107 West Side Avenue · 2nd Floor
Parking on premises. Easy from West Side, Greenville, Bergen-Lafayette, and Journal Square.
Open in Maps →Class Hours
Tue–Thu: 5 PM – 8 PM
Sat: 9 AM – 3 PM
Mon, Fri (by appt), Sun: Closed
Five decades. Still the most loved dance school on the West Side.
Book a free trial class. Bring grandma to the recital.