About HK Dance Studios

23 years on the Essex floor.

HK Dance Studios is a family-run dance school across four Essex venues. Founded by Dionne in 2003, built around helping children build confidence, make friends, and find a love for dance.

This page is about what HK stands for: the kind of teaching we do, the values we hold, and who the school is for. If you want to know who teaches here, that is on meet the team. If you want to know about the curriculum, that is on dance classes.

The school at a glance

A warm welcome from Dionne and the HK family.

Six facts about HK that actually matter when you are choosing somewhere to leave your child for an hour.

23 years
Open since 2003
Dionne opened HK at 18. She still runs it now.
4 venues
Across Essex
Billericay, Brentwood, Maldon and Basildon.
6 age bands
From age 2 to adult
HK Tots, Minis, Juniors, Teens, Elite and Adults.
4.9 stars
On Google
Read them. They are from parents like you.
Family-run
Not a franchise
Owner-run since day one. Not a chain, not a syllabus committee.
7 styles
Full curriculum
Street, hip hop, contemporary, tap, musical theatre, acro and heels.

What HK stands for

Four things that do not change.

Our specialism
We specialise in Street Dance
HK was opened as a hip hop school in 2003 and Street Dance is still the deepest part of what we teach. The foundation styles: hip hop, locking, waacking, house dance, old school. Don Campbell developed locking in Los Angeles in 1972. These foundations have been alive for over fifty years, and they transfer to any choreography or direction a child encounters later. Every other style at HK is taught by a specialist who lives that lineage too, but Street Dance is the one we built the school around.
Read the essay →
How we welcome you
A free first class, no strings
Every child gets a free trial. No card at booking, no contract, no sales call afterwards. If it is not right for them, that is fine. Dionne did the same for her own daughter. The trial exists so the decision belongs to your child, not to a sign-up form.
How your first class works →
Who we are for
Families first, competition optional
Sibling discounts as standard. Parent waiting areas at every venue. Most HK families never compete. The Elite competitive crew is there for children who want to take it further, but one class a week for years is equally welcome. Both are part of the HK family.
Our teachers
Real credentials, warm delivery
Every teacher is first aid trained and DBS-checked. Ethan Brenchley has competed at the World Hip Hop Championship and been a Britain's Got Talent finalist. Holly Eveden danced as a backing dancer on the Adam Lambert world tour. The teacher bios are on the meet-the-team page, warmth first.
Meet the team →

How the school works

From Tots to Teens, at their pace.

HK Tots runs from age two. It is a play-class: movement, rhythm, getting comfortable in a room full of other small children. No pressure to perform. No exam at the end. Just a warm Tuesday afternoon and a teacher who knows how to hold the attention of a two-year-old without losing the rest of the class.

Minis and Juniors move into a structured curriculum: street dance, hip hop, contemporary, tap, musical theatre. The teaching is real, not a trimmed-down version of an adult class. Foundation styles are introduced early so that children build something they can take forward, not just a routine they can repeat for one show.

Teens go deeper into technique. They start to choose the styles they love. At the end of each year, HK holds an annual showcase at a proper venue. The students perform what they have worked on all year, in front of an audience that includes their families. Most children describe it as the best night of their year.

For children who want to take it further, the Elite Team is an audition-based competitive crew. Ethan Brenchley, who teaches on the Elite programme, has competed at the World Hip Hop Championship. Ethan has been a Britain's Got Talent finalist. The path to that level is there at HK if a child wants it.

No child is pushed toward the Elite Team. Most HK families never compete. One class a week across a term or two, a friend or three, a bit more confidence: that is what most children get, and it is exactly what the school is for.

The progression is there if your child wants it. They will not be nudged toward it if they do not.

See all classes →View the timetable

Who HK is for

From two-year-olds finding their feet to teens choosing their own crew.

HK is for Essex families who want serious teaching without competitive pressure. Parents who want their child to actually learn to dance, not only memorise one routine for one show. Children who want a friendly first class without being thrown into something that feels too advanced for them.

Most families arrive not knowing anything about dance. They do not need to. The class meets children where they are. A two-year-old at Tots does not need to know what street dance is. A nine-year-old in Juniors does not need any previous experience. The teachers have done this enough times to know how to welcome a child who has never been to a dance class before.

Adults are welcome too. The Billericay Thursday-evening Heels and Commercial classes run for adults who want to dance for themselves, not for an exam. Same warmth, same no-pressure welcome, same free first class.

If there is a sibling in the family, they both get discounts as standard. If you want your child to compete, the pathway exists. If you want them to come once a week and come home smiling, that is equally what HK is for.

What your first class looks like →

The first class is free

Come and see us this week.

Pick the venue, the age, the style. Takes 60 seconds. No card.

Or call Dionne direct on 07771 970 515 or send a message.

23 years on the Essex floor.

We specialise in Street Dance

A free first class, no strings

Families first, competition optional

Real credentials, warm delivery

Come and see us this week.

23 years on the Essex floor.

We specialise in Street Dance

A free first class, no strings

Families first, competition optional

Real credentials, warm delivery

Come and see us this week.