Dance Capital

About us

Confidence,
joy & technique.

Dance Capital is a children’s dance and musical theatre school based in Chryston, Stepps and Bishopbriggs, just outside Glasgow. We provide high-quality, fun lessons for ages 18 months to 18 years.

Our approach

Child-centred, technically rigorous.

Our child-centred approach ensures every dancer can reach their full potential in a fun, inclusive and nurturing environment. We combine real technical progress with genuine joy — because the best learning happens when kids love what they’re doing.

  • Qualified, experienced teachers
  • RAD- & ISTD-registered with optional regulated examinations
  • Small, supportive classes
  • Annual showcase & performance opportunities
Royal Academy of Dance — Registered TeacherImperial Society of Teachers of Dancing — Registered Member

RAD & ISTD
Registered Teachers

Our promise

Every dancer is welcome.

We don’t audition. We don’t gatekeep. We just teach — kindly, expertly, and with a lot of music. Whether your child wants to chase exams or just dance for the love of it, there’s a place for them here.

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The team

Meet your teachers
Miss Susan, Principal & Founder

Miss Susan

Principal & Founder

Miss Susan founded Dance Capital after being inspired by her experience teaching at Ayrshire's Dansarena Studios, launching it to bring quality dance lessons to children and young people in Glasgow. She has been teaching dance to children for over 16 years. Susan graduated from Dance for All at the Theatre School, Edinburgh in 2006 with a Diploma in Professional Stage Dance, gaining her Advanced 2 Modern, Advanced 1 Tap and Advanced 2 National, plus her Student Teaching Certificate in RAD Ballet. She later completed her Diploma in Dance Education in both Modern and Tap (ISTD) under Lesley Wood at the Dance Factory, and a BA (Hons) Open Degree with First Class honours.

Miss Lucy, Musical Theatre teacher

Miss Lucy

Musical Theatre

Lucy graduated in 2024 with a First-Class BA (Hons) in Acting from East 15 Acting School after training in musical theatre at New Clan Arts. She discovered a love for teaching at 16 — tutoring music theory and later becoming a resident singing teacher while training. Now back in Glasgow, she's thrilled to inspire the next generation.

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Our Faculty

Ballet · Tap · Jazz · Street

Our wider faculty is RAD- and ISTD-qualified with years of performance and teaching experience. Every teacher holds a current DBS check and is first-aid certified, with all relevant health and safety qualifications in place.

Come and try a class.

New starters are warmly welcome. Reserve a place online or get in touch with any questions.

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