Rise Dance

Children's Ballroom and Latin dance classes for all ages and levels!
Get in touch to learn more about our different classes - from complete beginners to students who have danced and competed for years 💃💃

It’s wedding season 💕 and we’ve been busy teaching lots of couples, getting them ready for their first dance!
This photo is of Hayley and Lee who were married last weekend. Lee told us he “couldn’t dance”, but was determined to pull off a showstopper on the big day! That they did with a Fred and Ginger style routine, including lift as the finalè. We are so proud of you both, and we wish you every happiness for your future together! Thank you for sending your videos and phot...os to us!
Love the NLDA Team. xxx
#weddingdance #leeds #wedding #firstdance #love
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What a night we had last night at our 1920’s Summer Ball! It was such a fantastic atmosphere and we hope you all enjoyed the evening as much as we did. Thank you all for getting into the spirit of the evening with your fantastic outfits and for joining in our fun dances on the night. ⭐️
We would like to thank Riley Smith Hall for all of their help, it was amazing to dance all night in such a beautiful and authentic 1920’s Ballroom. The Caterer’s for the wonderful. buffet and ...canapés, the Sound Engineers and of course Will and Melissa for an incredible demonstration, with a Jive at the end that brought the house down!!
We’ve popped some photos below for you to look through and enjoy. Feel free to tag yourselves. If you have any more send them through and we will add them to the album.
We can’t wait for the next Ball already!
The NLDA Team xxxx 💪🏻💃🏻
#leeds #dancers #ball #1920s #gatsby #alittleparty #charleston #ballroom #latin #lovetodance
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To all our dancers heading to the Ball. There has been an accident on the A64 between Leeds and the A1. This is on the way from York towards Leeds but may affect you coming the other way. Please check your Sat Nav as there are alternative routes available. See you all soon! 💃🏻⭐️🍸

Get ready all you Guys and Dolls, Flappers and Dappers! Just over 24 hours to go until our 1920’s Gala Ball!!! 🍸💃🏻
We can’t wait to get the party started! It’s going to be a truly great night!
We’ve got Fizz on arrival, Canapés and a Cold Buffet, Prizes for the best photos in our photo booth, you’ll be learning the Charleston, a Sambarina with a cheeky twist and we have an amazing Demonstration for you all to enjoy. Not to mention shaking those fringe dresses and feathers al...l night long on the dance floor in the beautiful 1920’s Ballroom at Riley Smith Hall.
Remember parking is free, and located on Chapel Street (A659)
Can’t wait to see you all there!
#nldadance #ball #dancing #1920s #leedsdancers #greatgatsby #alittlepartyneverkillednobody #ballroom #latin
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Dancing into the weekend like... #fridayfever #quickstep #dancingbug #nldadance #danceyoursocksoff

Northern Ballroom is live! What a great weekend! ⭐️ #NorthernBallroom #Teamwork #Ballroom #Dancers

A truly amazing day today at the UKA Summer Premier at the Winter Gardens. We would like to congratulate all of our Northern Ballroom dancers on their best performance yet. Wonderful dancing, great team spirit and you were rewarded with some outstanding results and many trophies!!! The whole team are bursting with pride at what you have achieved today. 🥇⭐️💪🏻🏆
If anyone has any more photos, send them over so we can share them!
... The NLDA Team. xxxx
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It takes a lot of courage and determination to try something completely new and perform it in front of hundreds of people. It takes even more motivation and hard work to do it all in support of a charitable cause! NLDA is humbled by @ianshort22 ‘s drive to give back to his local community. He was the talk of Millfield Primary today as they thanked him for raising enough to provide students with a brand new minibus for future educational trips. #hardworkpaysoffs #givingback #inspiration #strictlyspectacular #everylittlebithelps❤️

Our Summer Ball is finally here...
Join us for an evening of dancing, great music and 1920's glamour!
Tickets go on sale TODAY in classes and lessons. Get in touch with the team or message us directly on Facebook to find out more.

Just a little message to all of our competitors.... ⭐️
Today’s UKA competition was the 3rd so far this year and yet again you have all danced amazingly well and achieved more brilliant results. Watching you all compete this year we are thrilled to see just how much your hard work is paying off. You all show such team spirit and support for each other and we honestly couldn’t be prouder of you.
... See you next week for more hard work! 😉
Love the NLDA and Northern Ballroom Team! xxxxx
P.S If any one has any photos from today please send them over as we’d love to share them! ❤️
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We hope all our dancers have had a lovely Easter and are enjoying the Bank Holiday!! We are looking forward to seeing you all back next week...⭐️🐰💃🏻

Wishing our students a very happy start of pesach with family and friends!

Well done to our competitors today, we are so proud of you all!! Here are our children showing off their hard earned medals!! Brilliant results! ⭐️ #nlda #northernballroom #uka

We are here in sunny Whitby, ready and excited to dance! Good luck to all our amazing competitors!!! We can’t wait to see you on the floor! ⭐️

Gearing up for another epic Ultra Ballroom event! Not bad for the first week of Ballroom dance lessons 👌🏻💃🏻 #leedsultraballroom #nldadance #ballroomdance #dancingforacause #badcogym #cancereesearchuk #ultraballroom

Totally smashed their first dance exams! 💪💃🏼 #dancestudents #proudteachermoment #nldadance #ukadance #hardwork #ballroomdance

We could not have said it any better! 💃🏻 #happyfeet👣 #nldadance #northernballroom #dancergoals #dancethroughlife #hardworkpaysoff💪

Dance School Closed Today ❄❄ -

It's our students' unwavering hard work and dedication to dance that make it all worth it. This dancing diva is always ready to bring it! 💃🏼#nldadance #proudteacher #hardworker #dancingqueen #ballroomdance #dancergoals💃

We took lessons with Nicola C in secret to help with a surprise first dance at our wedding and we just wanted to say a big thank you to Nicola for helping us along the way and choreographing a fab first dance!! She has a very relaxed and encouraging style and really helped us to enjoy every lesson we had :)

We started having lessons in January and have really enjoyed it. Nicola and Ashleigh are great enthusiastic teachers and there are lessons for all abilities.



The Saturday socials mean that you can practice the dances you've learnt in your lessons and also watch some of the more advanced dancers.



We've really enjoyed the balls that we have been to, providing something for everyone. We didn't imagine at the start of the year that we would be dancing around Pudsey Civic Hall dance floor, but we have done and it's been great fun!!



Thanks

TEAM NLDA ALL THE WAY! Our daughter has been dancing with NLDA for the last two years and what a transformation! She is still our little girl but has such elegance, poise and confidence on the dance floor and off. She fills us with pride every time she stands up to practice and she just can't get enough! The teachers are so professional but also approachable so you can feel confident putting your child in their hands, they really care for each and every child. The parents are all very supportive and our "dance mumz" are always looking for new members! A top class school for top class results in competitions

Started doing the Zumba class here on a Monday after work 6:30-7:15 This is a wonderful group of people both women and sometimes men that don't worry about what they look like whilst dancing around.

The level of the routines are great and easy to follow from our wonderful teacher Olivia. She is very enthusiastic and likes to change it up each time. Although I have not been going for very long already feel part of the class and have also invited my friends to join.

Would thoroughly recommend this as it's not only a great workout for your whole body but it is fun and exciting with a great social side too.

Great team :-)

Really enjoyable group class followed by a private lesson with Rosie. Loved it... challenging and encouraging in equal measure 😀

Nic C did a wonderful job in choreographing and teaching us our first dance for our wedding. She was able to take our preferred song and create a dance which fit beautifully to it. Her style is very relaxed and fun and she is very accommodating - always making sure you are comfortable with the steps and checking for your preferences, making changes quickly and easily if required. Nic obviously cares deeply about her students and her work and went to great lengths to make the dance look as fantastic as possible without being too complex. She took into account every last detail from our skill level, to the dress to the position of our dance floor and guests. An utmost professional - despite lessons usually very late in the last slot of the day she never seemed tired and was always enthusiastic and fun. A huge thanks to Nic and all of NLDA for our wonderful first dance. We had a blast learning it and it really contributed to us having the best day ever!

My husband and I started dancing with NLDA about 18 months ago. The teachers are brilliant and the classes are great fun. It beats sitting on the sofa any night of the week! �����

My daughter aged 10 had her 2nd lesson so proud massive difference already teachers are fantastic

Just been to my second beginners ballroom and latin dance class and can honestly say it's so much fun and I'm absolutely loving it! The teaching is at the required level and pace and with a good balance to accommodate differing abilities. Thank you NLDA...looking forward to continuing my classes and progressing! ☺ xx

I've had lessons with Nicola and Ping with my fiance in the past and competed under their academy, winning 1st place. Their tuition is brilliant and they work tirelessly to ensure you are the best you can be. I look forward to working with them again one day.

I've gone from never dancing a ballroom or Latin step in my life less than a year ago to passing exams and thinking about competing! Thanks so much to Nicola and all the amazing teachers at NLDA - you're all so patient! xxx

I have recently started my professional training with Nicola at NLDA. After hearing great things, from my dancing friends, I decided to brave it and get in touch. Within a couple of weeks from my initial enquiry, I had started my teacher training journey. I was so nervous, but everyone at NLDA has been so welcoming. Its so refreshing to be surrounded by other teachers who are genuinely still passionate about dance and helping people learn in a fun and friendly way. Nicola is amazing, she isn’t just teaching me to pass my exams but she is a brilliant mentor, providing so many useful teaching tips and career advice. I could not recommend this dance school enough, whether you're wanting to attend your first ever dance class or wanting to take things a step further and become a teacher yourself…. NLDA is the place!

Hi all, NLDA is a brilliant. Myself and my girlfriend started dancing with the school just over a year ago, having never danced a step in our lives. Now we can waltz with the best of them. We really look forward to our class each week and whatever we have going on we have that time together every week.



The teachers are brilliant and I would like to say thank you all so much for teaching me. It means so much that I can now dance with my girlfriend and go to the balls that they throw in the summer and Christmas.



To all the people who are considering starting coming to a class, come. You will have the best time. Everyone is great and even if you have not danced before the will soon have you whizzing round the dance floor.

Great dance school. We started in January and felt part of the Academy straight away!

Nicola and Ashleigh are fantastic teachers, with structured, planned lessons that are so much fun!

The Socials and Balls make it all the more special because you actually get to put all that you've learned to use!

One year in and we've only just begun - here's to many years to come!

Getting back into dancing after a long break, I've enjoyed my lessons which are restoring my fitness, balance and muscle tone, all the teachers, Nicola, Ping, Toni and Yasmin who have given me lessons, have been patient, professional and very encouraging, I love the dance routines and the friendly atmosphere. I live a busy life and the team are very understanding of my requirements, at the same time making sure I make steady progress. I dance for fun and fitness and the team do an amazing job. I would recommend them to anyone and I've been telling people about them too. So if you are thinking of taking up dancing, I'd say "do it".

Currently having lessons with Ping and Nicola. Fantastic staff / teachers! Knowledgeable, efficient & friendly. Dedicated to dance. Roxie is a great contact there and consistently wows me with her approach. She really goes 'the extra mile'. All great at their jobs & it's a pleasure to work with them x

Been attending the Wednesday evening class with my husband since January and we just didn't know what to expect but we absolutely love it...its a lovely welcoming, fun and non judgemental atmosphere and the teachers are fab. We have met some lovely people and the group seem to be warming to each other nicely...missed a week or two hear and there but we soon get back into it....never ever thought we'd be learning something new like this together...so glad I made the move and enquired...Thank you x

Absolutely amazing! My husband and I started learning to dance here 18 months ago and it was the best decision we made.

Thanks to NLDA we've gone from complete beginners to passing our exams, looking to compete and learning a gorgeous ballroom dance for our wedding! We've learnt so much while being there thanks to all the amazing teachers and couldn't have picked a better school.

We have to say though that, for us, Nic C has been particularly amazing! We started learning our wedding dance with Nic last year and we couldn't have been happier with how it all turned out, she was absolutely fantastic the whole time. She always made us feel at ease, was patient and encouraging, and really took the time to create something that was perfect for us. We had such a fab time learning it and honestly loved the final dance.

Would recommend Nic C and the whole NLDA team a million times over and can't wait to keep learning more!

A great team of teachers. My son Joshua really enjoys it and loves his classes. He has greatly improved as a dancer, in his first comp he came fourth in both his dances, at the comp last weekend he came first in both his dances. So proud of him. Thanks to you all for your tutoring

We took lessons with Nicola C in secret to help with a surprise first dance at our wedding and we just wanted to say a big thank you to Nicola for helping us along the way and choreographing a fab first dance!! She has a very relaxed and encouraging style and really helped us to enjoy every lesson we had :)

We started having lessons in January and have really enjoyed it. Nicola and Ashleigh are great enthusiastic teachers and there are lessons for all abilities.



The Saturday socials mean that you can practice the dances you've learnt in your lessons and also watch some of the more advanced dancers.



We've really enjoyed the balls that we have been to, providing something for everyone. We didn't imagine at the start of the year that we would be dancing around Pudsey Civic Hall dance floor, but we have done and it's been great fun!!



Thanks

TEAM NLDA ALL THE WAY! Our daughter has been dancing with NLDA for the last two years and what a transformation! She is still our little girl but has such elegance, poise and confidence on the dance floor and off. She fills us with pride every time she stands up to practice and she just can't get enough! The teachers are so professional but also approachable so you can feel confident putting your child in their hands, they really care for each and every child. The parents are all very supportive and our "dance mumz" are always looking for new members! A top class school for top class results in competitions

Started doing the Zumba class here on a Monday after work 6:30-7:15 This is a wonderful group of people both women and sometimes men that don't worry about what they look like whilst dancing around.

The level of the routines are great and easy to follow from our wonderful teacher Olivia. She is very enthusiastic and likes to change it up each time. Although I have not been going for very long already feel part of the class and have also invited my friends to join.

Would thoroughly recommend this as it's not only a great workout for your whole body but it is fun and exciting with a great social side too.

Great team :-)

Really enjoyable group class followed by a private lesson with Rosie. Loved it... challenging and encouraging in equal measure 😀

Nic C did a wonderful job in choreographing and teaching us our first dance for our wedding. She was able to take our preferred song and create a dance which fit beautifully to it. Her style is very relaxed and fun and she is very accommodating - always making sure you are comfortable with the steps and checking for your preferences, making changes quickly and easily if required. Nic obviously cares deeply about her students and her work and went to great lengths to make the dance look as fantastic as possible without being too complex. She took into account every last detail from our skill level, to the dress to the position of our dance floor and guests. An utmost professional - despite lessons usually very late in the last slot of the day she never seemed tired and was always enthusiastic and fun. A huge thanks to Nic and all of NLDA for our wonderful first dance. We had a blast learning it and it really contributed to us having the best day ever!

My husband and I started dancing with NLDA about 18 months ago. The teachers are brilliant and the classes are great fun. It beats sitting on the sofa any night of the week! �����

My daughter aged 10 had her 2nd lesson so proud massive difference already teachers are fantastic

Just been to my second beginners ballroom and latin dance class and can honestly say it's so much fun and I'm absolutely loving it! The teaching is at the required level and pace and with a good balance to accommodate differing abilities. Thank you NLDA...looking forward to continuing my classes and progressing! ☺ xx

I've had lessons with Nicola and Ping with my fiance in the past and competed under their academy, winning 1st place. Their tuition is brilliant and they work tirelessly to ensure you are the best you can be. I look forward to working with them again one day.

I've gone from never dancing a ballroom or Latin step in my life less than a year ago to passing exams and thinking about competing! Thanks so much to Nicola and all the amazing teachers at NLDA - you're all so patient! xxx

I have recently started my professional training with Nicola at NLDA. After hearing great things, from my dancing friends, I decided to brave it and get in touch. Within a couple of weeks from my initial enquiry, I had started my teacher training journey. I was so nervous, but everyone at NLDA has been so welcoming. Its so refreshing to be surrounded by other teachers who are genuinely still passionate about dance and helping people learn in a fun and friendly way. Nicola is amazing, she isn’t just teaching me to pass my exams but she is a brilliant mentor, providing so many useful teaching tips and career advice. I could not recommend this dance school enough, whether you're wanting to attend your first ever dance class or wanting to take things a step further and become a teacher yourself…. NLDA is the place!

Hi all, NLDA is a brilliant. Myself and my girlfriend started dancing with the school just over a year ago, having never danced a step in our lives. Now we can waltz with the best of them. We really look forward to our class each week and whatever we have going on we have that time together every week.



The teachers are brilliant and I would like to say thank you all so much for teaching me. It means so much that I can now dance with my girlfriend and go to the balls that they throw in the summer and Christmas.



To all the people who are considering starting coming to a class, come. You will have the best time. Everyone is great and even if you have not danced before the will soon have you whizzing round the dance floor.

Great dance school. We started in January and felt part of the Academy straight away!

Nicola and Ashleigh are fantastic teachers, with structured, planned lessons that are so much fun!

The Socials and Balls make it all the more special because you actually get to put all that you've learned to use!

One year in and we've only just begun - here's to many years to come!

Getting back into dancing after a long break, I've enjoyed my lessons which are restoring my fitness, balance and muscle tone, all the teachers, Nicola, Ping, Toni and Yasmin who have given me lessons, have been patient, professional and very encouraging, I love the dance routines and the friendly atmosphere. I live a busy life and the team are very understanding of my requirements, at the same time making sure I make steady progress. I dance for fun and fitness and the team do an amazing job. I would recommend them to anyone and I've been telling people about them too. So if you are thinking of taking up dancing, I'd say "do it".

Currently having lessons with Ping and Nicola. Fantastic staff / teachers! Knowledgeable, efficient & friendly. Dedicated to dance. Roxie is a great contact there and consistently wows me with her approach. She really goes 'the extra mile'. All great at their jobs & it's a pleasure to work with them x

Been attending the Wednesday evening class with my husband since January and we just didn't know what to expect but we absolutely love it...its a lovely welcoming, fun and non judgemental atmosphere and the teachers are fab. We have met some lovely people and the group seem to be warming to each other nicely...missed a week or two hear and there but we soon get back into it....never ever thought we'd be learning something new like this together...so glad I made the move and enquired...Thank you x

Absolutely amazing! My husband and I started learning to dance here 18 months ago and it was the best decision we made.

Thanks to NLDA we've gone from complete beginners to passing our exams, looking to compete and learning a gorgeous ballroom dance for our wedding! We've learnt so much while being there thanks to all the amazing teachers and couldn't have picked a better school.

We have to say though that, for us, Nic C has been particularly amazing! We started learning our wedding dance with Nic last year and we couldn't have been happier with how it all turned out, she was absolutely fantastic the whole time. She always made us feel at ease, was patient and encouraging, and really took the time to create something that was perfect for us. We had such a fab time learning it and honestly loved the final dance.

Would recommend Nic C and the whole NLDA team a million times over and can't wait to keep learning more!

A great team of teachers. My son Joshua really enjoys it and loves his classes. He has greatly improved as a dancer, in his first comp he came fourth in both his dances, at the comp last weekend he came first in both his dances. So proud of him. Thanks to you all for your tutoring