About First Dance Studios - Adult Dance Fitness Choir in Woking, Guildford & Farnborough

The Award Winning Artistic Director Emma Brewer (Director of FDS) and Katie Brewer (FDS Ballroom Guru) have been dancing from a very early age as their grandmother ran the Jeanne Brewer School of Dance in Woking for nearly 50 years until she passed away in 2000. They had to keep the Brewer legacy going somehow!

In December 2004, Emma found an empty unit at The Mayford Centre where she was already teaching at Woking Dance Space so she put together a business plan, made an appointment at the bank and 40 minutes after the meeting, the bank called to give the green light to renovate the space and make it in to their 1st studio. That was Christmas Eve 2004.

With lots of help from friends and family, the works started underway and the studio opened on 7th March 2005 with a Tap class at 9.30am. It was more celebratory drinks and cake than tapping, but the studio had officially opened!

In 2009, they opened “Studio 2”, a smaller studio next door to the main studio and this was perfect for private lessons and first dances for weddings and celebrations.

In 2016, they moved from The Mayford Centre to Prime Acrobatics in Horsell and in to a brand new centre with a brand new studio. In 2023, First Dance Studios were given the opportunity to teach out of Italia Conti’s brand new, state of the art studios in central Woking. They now run over 35 classes a week across 7 venues in Woking, Guildford and Farnborough. See the full timetable on our classes page.

Our Team

Meet our incredible teachers and learn more about their disciplines. From ballet to tap, jazz to contemporary, fitness to heels with workshops and masterclasses along the way, these dance teachers create combinations along with a friendly and welcoming environment, that make you want to dance, sing or workout all day long.

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Friends of FDS

Since 2006 we have a “Friends” scheme. The Friends of FDS benefit from:

  • Discounts on classes, loyalty class-saver cards, and workshops
  • 1-2 soirees a year
  • A Xmas gift at the AGM each year
  • A Christmas Get Together
  • A chance to be in the Friend’s show number!

 

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Adult Dance Fitness & Choir Classes

At First Dance Studios, we are all about providing welcoming, inclusive, fun and friendly adult dance, fitness and choir classes. We have 35+ classes a week for all adults of all abilities. We have a variety of daytime, evening and weekend classes in Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Musical theatre & Choir, Fitness & Dance Fitness, Street/Commercial & Heels, Latin & Ballroom.

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In the Press

We’ve been featured in a few local Woking publications and on radio Woking over the years. Please have a look at some of the places where we have featured.

If you are local to Woking then you will know the Woking News and Mail as well as Radio Woking and Radio Brooklands. We have been lucky to have some of our performances featured in them from time to time.

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Opening hours

Monday-Friday 9am-9pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

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