Dance Classes for Kids in Tampines: The 4 Schools Jungle Lists, Ranked (2026)

21 September 2026 · 6 min read

Jungle lists six dance schools in Tampines. Two of them no longer teach dance here. Le Grand School of Dance has left Telepark for 19 East Coast Road in Katong, and Edvox's Telepark branch teaches music only: its own dance page offers one dance location, Orchard. This guide covers the four that do run dance classes for kids in Tampines, each checked against its own website on 21 September 2026.

That is the honest scope. These are the dance schools Jungle lists in Tampines, not a survey of every studio in the town. Every entry carries a Jungle booking link, and all four teach children.

Four is still a real choice. Three teach ballet on a Royal Academy of Dance syllabus. Two teach K-pop. Two sit inside one building, Our Tampines Hub, and the furthest is about a kilometre from Tampines MRT. Only one publishes a monthly fee, and it is $110 for four lessons.

If you are planning a whole Saturday in the town rather than one class, the Tampines guide covers the free playgrounds, parks and pools.

The 4 dance schools for kids in Tampines, ranked

1. StepUp Learning and Dance, Tampines Central

StepUp's performing group on stage at the University Cultural Centre. Photo: Jungle

StepUp started in 2011 at SAFRA Yishun and now has four locations. It opened its Tampines Central studio in Tampines Plaza 1 in July 2021, and at 1,000 square feet it is the school's largest single studio.

It teaches three styles. Ballet follows the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus from the Pre-School level up through the Graded exams. Jazz follows the Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing (CSTD) syllabus from age 5. Hip hop runs in three levels and is built around performing.

The timetable is the most complete of the four schools here. Its online trial form lists 2026 Tampines classes on Friday evenings and on Saturday and Sunday mornings, from Baby Ballet for children born in 2023 up to Grade 4 ballet, Hip Hop Level 3 and a contemporary class for older students. Fees are not published.

The school's own site lists stage dates this term, including a Children's Day celebration at One Punggol on 11 October and an international arts festival at the University Cultural Centre, NUS, on 20 November.

Why kids will love it: Three-year-olds start in Baby Ballet at 10am on a Saturday, then move up to Pre-Ballet. Older children can take hip hop instead and work towards a stage date. It is also the easiest of the four to reach, about 250 metres from Tampines MRT.

Book on Jungle: StepUp Learning and Dance
Website: stepup.sg
Address: 3 Tampines Central 1, #06-03A Tampines Plaza 1, Singapore 529540. Google Maps
Class times: Ballet on Friday at 6pm and 7.30pm, Saturday with start times from 9.15am to 1.45pm, and Sunday at 9.15am and 11am. Hip hop on Saturday at 11am and 12pm and Sunday at 9am and 10am. Jazz on Sunday at 10am and 11am.
Price: Complimentary trial class, terms apply. StepUp Learning and Dance does not publish its term fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Ages: From 3 for Baby Ballet. Hip hop and jazz from 5.
Rating: 4.9 from 185 Google reviews
Nearest MRT: Tampines (EW2/DT32), about 250 m.

2. DF Academy (The Dance Family), Tampines Central Community Complex

Photo: Jungle

DF Academy trades as The Dance Family and teaches hip hop, K-pop and girls' style to children, teens and adults. There is no ballet. Its classes are performing classes: over several weeks a class learns one long routine, with formations, and then performs it at the school's public showcases and theatre concerts.

Each hour opens with a 15-minute warm-up. It ends with the children dancing in small groups while the teacher films them. Levels run Intro for beginners, Beginner for one to two years' experience, and Crew beyond that.

This is the only school of the four that publishes its prices, and the only one with a Tampines timetable online. Two practical notes. Book at least three days ahead, because there are no walk-ins. And one Google review from a parent, a year old, says lessons were sometimes cancelled with a few hours' notice through the class Telegram group.

Why kids will love it: A K-pop routine they can show off at home, learned with children their own age: the kids' groups are split into 5 to 8 and 9 to 12. The Saturday line-up runs from 11.30am into the evening. Children who stick with it can end up on a theatre stage in a sequinned costume.

Book on Jungle: DF Academy
Website: dfacademy.com.sg
Address: Tampines Central Community Complex, 866A Tampines Street 83, #03-04, Singapore 521866. Google Maps
Class times: Saturday: K-Pop Kids Beginner, ages 9 to 12, at 11.30am. K-Pop Kids Intro, ages 9 to 12, at 12.30pm. K-Pop Kids Intro, ages 5 to 8, at 1.30pm and 6.30pm. K-Pop Teens Intro at 7.30pm. Sunday: Hip Hop and K-Pop Kids Intro, ages 9 to 12, at 12pm and 4.30pm. A K-Pop Teens Intro class is starting on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. All classes are one hour.
Price: Trial $35 for children and teens aged 5 to 16. After the trial, $110 a month for four one-hour lessons of the same course.
Ages: 5 to 16 on the children's and teens' rate.
Rating: 4.6 from 33 Google reviews
Nearest MRT: Tampines (DT32), about 950 m. This building is not Our Tampines Hub.

3. Dancepointe Academy, Tampines Central CC at Our Tampines Hub

Photo: Jungle

Dancepointe is the largest chain on this list. It opened its first studio at Taman Jurong Community Centre in 2005 and now runs 18 studios across Singapore. Ballet follows the RAD and CSTD syllabi. Jazz, hip hop and contemporary lead to CSTD, RSL and Rambert grades. In Tampines it teaches ballet, hip hop and K-pop at The Tampines Central CC inside Our Tampines Hub.

Read the catch before you ring. At Tampines, Dancepointe runs as a course operator in the community club rather than from its own studio. Its branch page tells parents to enrol through its Pasir Ris Mall school, on 6584 6368. Ask that school which levels run at Tampines this term.

It publishes no Tampines timetable and no Tampines fees. There is no Google listing for the Tampines classes either, so it has no reviews of its own to rank on.

Why kids will love it: The youngest class, from 3, is a movement class with ballet steps folded in, not a barre class, which suits a restless toddler. From 5, a year-long foundation ballet course ends in a CSTD assessment and a class performance day. Those who would rather not wear pink can take hip hop or K-pop instead.

Book on Jungle: Dancepointe Academy
Website: dancepointe.com.sg
Address: The Tampines Central CC, Our Tampines Hub, 1 Tampines Walk, Singapore 528523. Google Maps
Class times: Not published for Tampines. Call the Pasir Ris Mall school on 6584 6368.
Price: Trial $20. Dancepointe Academy does not publish its term fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Ages: From 3.
Rating: No Google listing for the Tampines classes. The Pasir Ris Mall school that handles enrolment has 4.9 from 165 Google reviews.
Nearest MRT: Tampines (DT32), about 400 m.

4. The Ballet School Singapore, Our Tampines Hub

Photo: Jungle

The Ballet School is a classical ballet school that prepares children for Royal Academy of Dance exams. On its own figures, more than three quarters of its students score Distinction in their RAD exams every year. The school says it has taught thousands of students over 15 years, and its founder and principal is Audrey Ng.

Past the regular classes there is an Elite Programme, with extra performance and competition work, and an overseas immersion trip that has taken students to China, Korea, Taiwan and Australia.

The school lost its HarbourFront Centre branch when that mall closed on 27 July 2026. The Tampines branch is not affected. It is still on the school's own contact page at #B1-51 Our Tampines Hub, and Google shows it open with parent reviews posted in September 2026. The school publishes no fees and no timetable, and at 4.3 its Google rating is the lowest of the four.

Why kids will love it: This is the school for a child who already loves ballet and wants more of it. One parent's September 2026 review traces the route: regular RAD classes from April 2024, the Elite Programme from October 2025, then the competition class. Tampines Regional Library, on Level 4 of the same building, is somewhere to wait.

Book on Jungle: The Ballet School Singapore
Website: theballetschool.com.sg
Address: 1 Tampines Walk, #B1-51 Our Tampines Hub, Singapore 528523. Google Maps
Class times: Not published. Call the Tampines branch on 6702 3800.
Price: The Ballet School Singapore does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Ages: Not stated on the school's site. Call to check the youngest class.
Rating: 4.3 from 72 Google reviews
Nearest MRT: Tampines (DT32), about 400 m.

What dance classes cost in Tampines

Only one of the four publishes a regular fee, so this table is short. Every figure is from the school's own website on 21 September 2026.

DF Academy's $110 works out at $27.50 an hour. For the other three, ask for the term fee and how many lessons it covers before you compare, because schools count a term in different numbers of lessons. Ask too whether exam entry, uniform and the end-of-year concert are charged on top.

How to choose

Five checks narrow it down.

• Decide whether you want exams. RAD grades suit a child who likes structure and a certificate at each level. StepUp, Dancepointe and The Ballet School all teach RAD ballet. DF Academy publishes no exam track and puts its effort into performances instead.
• Match the style to the child, not the parent. A five-year-old who dances to every song on the car radio may get more from a K-pop class than from ballet. Two schools here teach K-pop: DF Academy and Dancepointe.
• Check the slot before the syllabus. StepUp's Tampines classes run on Friday evenings and weekend mornings. DF Academy's run on Saturday, Sunday and one Wednesday evening. The other two publish no timetable, so ring before you plan around them.
• Use the trial. StepUp offers one free, Dancepointe charges $20 and DF Academy $35. Watch whether the teacher corrects your child by name, and whether your child wants to go back.
• Count the walk. StepUp is about 250 metres from Tampines MRT and Our Tampines Hub about 400 metres. DF Academy's building is about 950 metres away, which is a long walk for a five-year-old after an evening class.

How we picked these

Every school here is listed on Jungle. We ranked them by Google rating, giving more weight to ratings backed by more reviews, so a 5.0 from 150 parents ranks above a 5.0 from one. We then checked each school's own website or social pages to confirm it is still open, still in the area and still teaching children. Ratings were read on 21 September 2026.

At a glance

For more options outside Tampines, browse dance classes for kids on Jungle. For everything else to do in the town, from free playgrounds to the rooftop pool, read our Tampines guide.