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🏆 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!

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dance styles, one studio

2015

Teaching in Bray since

Ages 3+

From toddlers to teens

3x

Golden Dance Awards finalists

100%

Acrobatics Arts accredited

ACROBATICS & GYMNASTICS: STRENGTH, TRICKS & FLEXIBILITY

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

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Acro & Gymnastics

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

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Jazz

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

Ballet Practice Class

Ballet

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

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Musical Theatre

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

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Hip-Hop

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

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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

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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.”

Ready to start dancing?

Get in touch, sign up and see why families and dancers have chosen Dancers Workshop Academy since 2015.

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