Dakodas Dance Academy is a dance and performing arts academy in London teaching over 800 children across more than 100 classes weekly. Founded in 2008, it offers ballet, street dance, hip hop, jazz, tap, contemporary, singing, drama, acro, gymnastics, and musical theatre.
Dakodas Dance Academy is a dance and performing arts school in London that was founded in 2008 by Dakoda Matthews-Forth. The academy teaches students aged 1 to 18 and older across seven studio locations in Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Fulham, Belgravia, Clapham, and Twickenham. Classes serve over 800 children each week across more than 100 sessions.
The academy offers ballet following the RAD syllabus for ages 4 to 16, along with baby ballet for children aged 18 months to 4 years. Additional dance styles include street dance, hip hop, jazz, tap, contemporary, acro, and gymnastics. Performing arts offerings include musical theatre, drama, singing and vocal training, and LAMDA classes. Classes are structured by age, location, and style, with both trial sessions and full-term programmes available.
The academy also provides private one-to-one tuition in classical ballet, pointe work, acro, gymnastics, commercial dance, and street dance. Additional services include holiday camps for ages 4 to 17, homeschooling classes, birthday parties, and wedding dance choreography. Students have opportunities to participate in organised productions.
Dakodas Dance Academy is a dance and performing arts academy founded in 2008 by Dakoda Matthews-Forth. It began with 3 baby ballerinas and currently teaches over 800 children across more than 100 classes weekly. The academy is trusted by some of London’s top schools as a dance and performing arts partner. Classes are taught by experienced professionals and are carefully structured to build confidence, strong technique, and a love of movement and performance. The academy aims to create a positive, supportive learning environment with clear progression and encouragement, nurturing confidence, creativity, and technique in students.
Dakodas Dance Academy is based in London with studios in Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Fulham, Belgravia, Clapham, and Twickenham. Classes run across seven studio locations: Knightsbridge Studios at More House School, 22-24 Pont Street, SW1X 0AA; Chelsea Studios at Marlborough Primary School, Draycott Ave, SW3 3AP; Fulham Studios at The Fulham Boys School, 532 Fulham Rd., SW6 5PY; Twickenham Studios at Radnor House School, Popes Grotto, TW1 4RA; Clapham Studios at London Park School, 7, 11 Nightingale Ln, SW4 9AH; National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, SW3 4HT; and Belgravia Studios at St. Peters Church, 119 Eaton Square, SW1W 9AL. The main contact address is 22-24 Pont Street, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 0AA.
Dakodas Dance Academy offers ballet, street dance, hip hop, jazz, tap, contemporary, singing, drama, acro, gymnastics, musical theatre, and LAMDA classes. Ballet follows the RAD syllabus with classical training for ages 4 to 16. Baby ballet is available for ages 18 months to 4 years. The academy offers trial classes and full-term classes, private 1-to-1 tuition in classical ballet, pointe work, acro, gymnastics, commercial dance, street dance, break dance, and other performing arts subjects. Additional services include clubs and camps, holiday performing arts camps for children aged 4-17, homeschooling support with dance, drama, gymnastics, and singing classes, birthday parties, wedding dance and first dance choreography, and branded clothing and uniform items.
The academy serves children in Chelsea, Knightsbridge, Fulham, Belgravia, Clapham, and Twickenham. Students can book either a trial class or full-term classes, with availability checked by age, location, and style. One paid trial class per student per class is offered with no obligation to continue afterward. All courses must be booked in advance.
Dakodas Dance Academy caters for students aged 1-18+. Baby ballet is for ages 18 months to 4 years, ballet is for ages 4 to 16, street dance is for ages 5 to 16, and holiday performing arts camps are for children aged 4-17. The academy offers training for various experience levels with classes filtered by age, location, and preferred style.
The academy offers private 1-to-1 classes in classical ballet, pointe work, acro, gymnastics, commercial dance, street dance, break dance, and other performing arts subjects. Private tuition can support technical development, exam preparation, auditions, or tailored individual goals. Private classes are dependent on teacher scheduling, student suitability, and studio availability.
Ballet classes follow the RAD syllabus. Classes are carefully structured and taught by experienced professionals, designed to build confidence, strong technique, and a love of movement and performance in a positive, supportive learning environment with clear progression and encouragement.
The academy organizes productions with performance fees charged per class. Costumes for productions are provided on a hire basis and remain the property of Dakodas. Performances are described as professional and productions are organized and high quality.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8579 8268, Phone/WhatsApp: +44 7796134841, Email: info@dakodasdanceacademy.com. Office hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, and Sunday closed. The main contact address is 22-24 Pont Street, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 0AA.
