Autumn

Which dance move puts a spring in your step?

Maybe it's ballet, hip-hop, tango, Khatak, contemporary or street dance? 

And if you're not too sure just shimmy your way through our list of dance performances happening here in Leeds and try something new.

Take that leap and see what's out there!

Historic dancers in the Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam
Sat 8 Mar 2025 - Sat 25 Oct 2025
Arbeau Dancers at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Dance , Performance
On a woodland background, a dancer wearing a red dress and a red cape balances on one foot.
Sat 11 Oct 2025 - Sat 1 Nov 2025
Northern Ballet presents Little Red Riding Hood
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
Dance , Performance
Two figures dancing on stage with a mountain of clear plastic tubs behind them.
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Plastic Drastic Fantastic by Akademi | Children & Their Grown Ups Festival
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
A dancing figure and cellist on performing on stage surrounded by cardboard cut-out trees.
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Through the Seasons with the Mountain Witch with Speedwell Dance | Children & Their Grown Ups Festival
Yorkshire Dance
Dance , Theatre
Solo Dancer
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Impermanence | Venus 2.0
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Dance , Performance , Show
A woman of Bundjalung (Australia) and Ngāpuhi (Aotearoa/New Zealand) decent sits in a brightly lit room. Holding her right leg in the air she leans slightly forward, her left leg is crossed against the floor. Her dark hair is tied back into a ponytail. She is wearing a white shirt and bright blue trousers with matching trainers.
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Rinse
stage@leeds
Dance , Performance , Theatre
A black man is pictured in motion with his profile central to the image, he is visible only from the waist up. The room is brightly lit and has white industrial features. He has short, dark, afro hair and is wearing an oversized black t-shirt. His right arm extends out in front of him, bending at the elbow, his hand reaches around, resting on the nape of his neck.
Tue 21 Oct 2025
blackmilk
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
Dance , Performance , Theatre
Dan Daw is captured in motion against a minimalist white backdrop. He is tall, white and crippled and his torso and arms are decorated in colourful tattoos. Wearing a cream silk robe and small black underpants, he is air-born as if he was floating. Underneath him sits a mattress, covered in a white, textured sheet.
Wed 22 Oct 2025 - Thu 23 Oct 2025
EXXY
Leeds Playhouse
Dance , LGBT+ , Performance , Theatre
Central to the image sits a white man. As he sits on a wooden chair, he gazes sideways with his arms bent in front of him. He has short, light brown hair and is wearing a red, short sleeve t-shirt and blue jeans. In the background stand 3 other people. Two are embraced, holding one another by the neck. The man is wearing a blue t-shirt and the woman is wearing a red shirt, both are wearing white shorts. To his right is a white man, he is wearing a blue check shirt and dark blue jeans.
Thu 23 Oct 2025 - Fri 24 Oct 2025
Perpetuum
Leeds City Centre
Dance , Exhibitions , Film , Performance , Visual Art
A group of dancers of mixed heritage are pictured in motion, against a bright yellow backdrop. The dancers each lift their left legs in the air whilst their right leg remains on the ground. They are each wearing loose fitting clothing in a range of brightly coloured earth tones. The image is intentionally blurred to emphasize the dancers movements.
Thu 23 Oct 2025
Free
City Campus, Leeds Beckett University
Dance , Performance
Pictured in motion, stands Eve Stainton against a cream backdrop. They are white with bright blonde scraped back hair, reaching just below their ears. Their shirt, in neutral, contrasting tones is a mixture of textures and materials. Their stance is strong, leaning exaggeratedly to the left. Their hand reaches forward as their index finger points out. Their image is duplicated and overlayed.
Fri 24 Oct 2025
The Joystick and The Reins
The Warehouse in Holbeck
Dance , Performance , Theatre
Two women, Eisa Jocson from the Philippines and Venuri Perera from Sri Lanka, perform under harsh spotlights, each holding long-handled straw brushes. Jocson stands in the foreground gazing upward, while Perera dances behind her.
Sat 25 Oct 2025
Magic Maids
Leeds School of Arts
Dance , Performance , Theatre