23rd January: Free taster workshop for men – beginner and experienced dancers welcome!
6pm to 7pm in Studio 6 at The Place, Flaxman Terrace, London WC1.

22nd February: One-day workshop, all welcome!
Discover two choreographies by Françoise Chantraine, “Darkness” to the music of JS Bach, & “Totoro” to the music of Joe Hisaishi.

Save the dates: Amersham Festival – 21st June 2026 at The Space theatre, RMS for Girls & Wanstead Festival – 5th July 2026 at the Dayton theatre, Forest School

June 2025: The Chantraine School of Dance celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Wanstead centre and 10th anniversary of the Amersham centre. This slideshow shows some of the many happy memories of our dancing.

October 2024: The Chantraine School of Dance celebrates United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP) 2024 themed: “Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide”.

April 2024: Dancers from the Amersham centre represented the Chantraine School of Dance at this year’s Honeycomb Festival. The group of six 11 and 12 year olds danced their own creation – ‘London Lights’ as well as ‘Rock and Heather’ choreographed by Françoise Chantraine. The Honeycomb Festival provides talented young people from the local area with a non-competitive performance platform. It was an honour to be a part of this year’s event at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre and dancers shone throughout.

March 2024: 14 Chantraine dancers (aged from 9 to from the Wanstead centre performed in the Redbridge Dance Link Gala.  The younger ones danced  Rodeo; older teenagers danced Birth and Believer; 2 adults danced The Clown.  They were a real credit to Chantraine Dance, in their dancing on stage and in their friendship in the dressing room.  An audience member said that the varied styles and music of the Chantraine choreographies and their inhabited dancing really shone out among the other dance schools. Photo by Mervin Archer.