Street dance classes
in Solihull.
Street and commercial are two related things taught in one class, and the difference is worth knowing before you book.
Street is the older, club-rooted material — hip-hop grooves, popping, locking, breaking vocabulary — built on bounce, texture and feel. Commercial is what that turned into once it hit the music industry: the sharper, camera-facing choreography you see behind a pop artist on tour or in a video.
The classes running now.
- WhenWednesdays7pm – 8pmWhereThe 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 Times come straight from our timetable, so this page is never out of date.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
Directions
What a class looks like
Loud, and considerably more technical than it appears. Groove and isolation work first, because everything else sits on top of it, then choreography learned fast and cleaned hard. Picking up eight counts quickly is a trained skill, and it is one of the most transferable things this class teaches.
The choreography changes constantly, usually tracking whatever the students are actually listening to. That keeps a class of teenagers engaged in a way a fixed syllabus does not.
Attitude is part of the technique
In most styles, performing is what you add once the steps are secure. In commercial it is inseparable — the same eight counts done tentatively and done with intent are two different pieces of choreography, and the second one is the one that gets you cast.
For self-conscious teenagers this is exactly the hard part and exactly the point. Learning to commit fully in front of a room is a transferable skill dressed up as a dance class.
Who it suits
Dancers who want to move to music they already love, and anyone put off by the more formal end of dance. It is also the most common starting point for boys joining the academy, being athletic and close to what they already watch.
It carries a slightly higher starting age than our youngest classes, mostly because the choreography moves at a pace that needs a bit of maturity to enjoy rather than endure.
What parents usually ask.
What is the difference between street and commercial dance?
Street is the club-rooted material — hip-hop grooves, popping, locking, breaking vocabulary — built on bounce and feel. Commercial is what that became in the music industry: sharper, camera-facing choreography of the kind you see behind a pop artist.What age can children start street dance?
The starting age is slightly higher than our youngest classes because of the pace of the choreography. The exact range is shown against the class above.Is street dance good for beginners?
Yes. There is no audition, and picking up choreography quickly is a skill the class teaches rather than one it expects you to arrive with.Where do street dance classes run in Solihull?
At The Edge, the studio inside Alderbrook School on Blossomfield Road, B91 1SN. It runs in the later evening slot, which suits the older age range it takes.What should they wear?
Trainers and comfortable clothes they can move in. No specialist kit required.
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