Boys' dance classes
in Solihull.
Let's deal with the actual question first, because it is almost always the same one: will he be the only boy in the room?
Sometimes, in some classes, he might be one of few. We are not going to pretend otherwise — dance in this country is a female-dominated world and any academy that tells you differently is selling something. What we will say is that boys train here, they are welcome here, and we would like more of them.
The classes running now.
Our Lady of the Wayside - KS1&2 Drama & Musical Theatre After-School Club
with Katie
WhenMondays3:30pm – 4:30pmAges & feeAges 6–11£111 a termDorridge Primary - KS1 After-School Drama & Musical Theatre Club
with Katie
WhenTuesdays3:20pm – 4:30pmAges & feeAges 5–7£140 a term- WhenWednesdays7pm – 8pmWhereThe EdgeAges & feeAges 10–18£138 a term
Junior Musical Theatre
with Helena
WhenThursdays6pm – 7pmWhereThe EdgeAges & feeAges 5–10£138 a termSenior Musical Theatre
with Helena
WhenThursdays7pm – 8pmWhereThe EdgeAges & feeAges 11–18£138 a termDorridge Primary - KS2 After-School Drama & Musical Theatre Club
with Katie
WhenFridays3:30pm – 4:45pmAges & feeAges 7–11£140 a term- WhenFridays5:30pm – 6:30pmWhereThe EdgeAges & feeAges 5–18£138 a term
Drama
with Lyla
WhenFridays6:30pm – 7:30pmWhereThe EdgeAges & feeAges 10–18£138 a term
Showing classes running in Autumn Term 2026 / 2027. Times come straight from our timetable, so this page is never out of date.
The Edge
Alderbrook School, B91 1SN
DirectionsDorridge Primary School
Station Rd, Solihull B93 8EU
DirectionsOur Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
566 Stratford Road, Solihull B90 4AY
Directions
We don't run a boys-only class, and here's why
It would be an easy thing to advertise. The problem is that it only works if enough boys sign up at the same time and stay, and a class that folds after half a term does more damage to a nervous eleven-year-old than never starting at all. So our classes are mixed, and boys join the same groups as everyone else.
What that means in practice is that a boy is judged on the same thing as every other dancer in the room: whether he turned up and worked. Nobody gets a separate standard, and nobody gets singled out.
Where boys tend to find their feet
Street and commercial is the most obvious door in — it is the closest thing to what boys already watch, it is athletic, and it does not carry the associations that put some of them off dance in the first place. Acro is the other one, because it is genuinely a strength and skill discipline: conditioning, control, and tricks that take months to earn.
Beyond dance, drama and musical theatre are worth a look. Boys' voices and boys' parts are in short supply in almost every production, which means a lad who can hold a line or a tune tends to find himself cast rather than waiting in the wings.
What we'd say to a parent who's unsure
Book a single taster and let him decide. There is no audition, no obligation and no need for kit — and if he walks out saying it is not for him, that is a genuinely useful answer that cost you one evening.
If it helps, tell us when you book that he is nervous about being the only boy. We will put him in the class where that is least likely and make sure the teacher knows to keep an eye on how he is settling.
What parents usually ask.
Will my son be the only boy in the class?
Possibly one of few, depending on the class. Dance is a female-dominated world and we are not going to claim otherwise. Boys do train here, and if you tell us he is worried about it when you book, we will place him where that is least likely.Do you run boys-only dance classes in Solihull?
No. A boys-only class only survives if enough boys join at once and stay, and one that collapses mid-term is worse for a nervous child than never starting. Our classes are mixed and boys join the same groups as everyone else.Which classes do boys usually start with?
Street and commercial is the most common first step — athletic, close to what they already watch. Acro is the other, being a genuine strength and skill discipline. Drama and musical theatre are also worth considering, since boys' parts are in short supply in most productions.What age can boys start?
Five, the same as everyone else. There is no separate age range and no audition for regular classes.He's never danced before. Is that a problem?
No. Regular classes take complete beginners as a matter of course, and mixed-ability teaching is how every class here already runs.
Other classes in Solihull.
Book a taster session.
One session, no obligation, nothing to buy first. Tell us the age and we'll suggest the class that fits.