🏆 Winner · Wicklow School of the Year 2025
Award-winning dance, from first steps to centre stage.
A dance school in Bray, Co. Wicklow for ages 3 and up — jazz, hip-hop, acro, ballet, lyrical, tap and musical theatre. Recreational classes and award-winning competition teams, all under one roof since 2015.
New term starts 1st September 2026!


6
dance styles, one studio
2015
Teaching in Bray since
Ages 3+
From toddlers to teens
3x
Golden Dance Awards finalists
100%
Acrobatics Arts accredited
— WAYS TO TRAIN AT DWA
Three paths. One stage.
Whether your dancer is here for the joy of it, chasing a place on a competition team, or training as a triple threat, there's a clear path for them at DWA.
01 - Recreational
Dance for the love of it
Weekly classes built around fun, friendship and confidence. No experience needed — beginners welcome any time of year, with an end-of-year show to work towards.
Any age · any level · graded exams optional
02 - Competitive
Train to compete
Audition-based teams who train at a higher intensity and compete across Ireland. Extra rehearsals, original choreography and a tight crew chasing the podium together.
By audition · award-winning routines
03 - Musical Theatre
Become a triple threat
Our own programme combining all three performance skills - sing, act and dance - for stage-ready students who love to perform. Perfect for Broadway dreamers.
Sing, dance, act, perform
— WHAT YOU CAN LEARN
Six dance disciplines

Acro & Gymnastics
Strength, flexibility and show-stopping tricks, taught safely by Acrobatic Arts accredited faculty.

Jazz
Sharp lines, big energy and performance flair — the heartbeat of the competition stage.

Ballet
The foundation of every dancer — clean technique, grace and graded progression at all levels.

Musical Theatre
Triple-threat training that brings together singing, acting and dancing for confident, stage-ready performers.

Hip-Hop
Street style, attitude and groove — from old-school foundations to the freshest trends.

Lyrical
Where clean technique meets real emotion — storytelling and expression through movement.
— WHY CHOOSE DWA
A studio parents trust & dancers love
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Award-winning
Recognised by the Golden Dance Awards Ireland — Wicklow School of the Year 2025 and a 2026 finalist.
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Faculty who live it
Taught by dancers who have studied, performed and choreographed professionally around the world.
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Safe & accredited
Acrobatics Arts accredited across & tumbling, with a structured, level-based syllabus for every age.
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Classes for all
A class for every goal — dance just for fun, work towards exams, or audition for a competition team.
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Real performance
Annual shows, competitions and a triple-threat musical theatre programme building real stage confidence.
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A real community
An encouraging, friendly studio family where dancers of all ages feel they belong from day one.
— LIFE AT DWA
Check out the latest



Recognised on the national stage
🏆 WINNER 2025
Wicklow School of the Year
Named overall dance school in Wicklow at the Golden Dance Awards Ireland.
FINALIST 2026
Medium School of the Year
Finalist across all medium dance school's in Ireland at Golden Dance Awards.
FINALIST 2026
Group Performance of the Year
Our dancers and overall performance recognised among Ireland's finest.
— WANT TO KNOW MORE
Hear from our DWA parents
Barry, Dad of 12-year old dancer
"As parents, we've seen such an incredible difference in our 12-year-old daughter since she joined DWA Bray. She genuinely calls it her "happy place" and skips in to every class and skips back out with the biggest smile on her face. Thanks to Duane and the amazing team, she's grown in confidence, made wonderful friends, and developed her skills across Ballet, Hip-Hop, Acro/Gymnastics, Musical Theatre, Jazz, and Tap. The care, encouragement, and passion they show every child is something truly special. We feel incredibly lucky to be part of the DWA Bray family and couldn't recommend Duane and the team more highly."
Aoife, Mam of 2 dancers
“Dancers workshop Academy is a really special place. My daughters have been going to classes here since they were 5 and they absolutely love it. Their confidence and their abilities have grown year on year and they have improved as dancers in the years they have been there. The have learnt so many styles of dance Ballet, Acro, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Tap, Musical Theatre and the school is really important to them. ALL the teachers, student teachers and team work so hard and go above and beyond to create an amazing dance school for all those who attend. The school is both competitive and fun. It has Dance Competition Teams and also Recreational classes in the different styles for those who are not competing on teams. The students support each other and the camaraderie between them all is fantastic. Right through all the ages from the seniors down to the minis they are all supportive of each other and cheer each other on and help each other. Dancers Workshop Academy is a really big part of their lives they even call it their safe place. They love going to class and camps. Even when my kids are having a tough time in school they know that when they go to dance with DWA they can forget about school; learn new things and will be listened to and heard and know they are supported, they learn while having fun too. They have both made so many friends here and love going to class. Dancers Workshop Academy is a fantastic dance school and we are so lucky to have found it and be a part of it.”
