Summer

Put a spring in your step and take a look through our list of dance performances happening here in Leeds.

Take that leap and see what's out there!

A woman in silk robes stands in a wood with arms in the air
Until Sat 11 Jul 2026
Ageless Festival 10-11 July 2026
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Festival Ageless Festival Dance (Li) Performance
A dancer in beige poses on a grassy hillside
Sat 11 Jul 2026
Ageless Festival Saturday 11 July
Yorkshire Dance
Ageless Festival Dance Dance (Li) Festival
A dancer poses on an extremely large tree stump outdoors in tap shoes, a top hat and tails
Sat 11 Jul 2026
Bird Nerd and the Red List by Marie-Louise Flexen | Ageless Festival
Chroma Q Theatre
Ageless Festival Dance Dance (Li) Performance
A blurred image of a person in headphones against a wall
Sat 11 Jul 2026
On the usefulness or futility of looking backwards by Susan Kempster
Yorkshire Dance
Ageless Festival Dance Dance (Li) Performance
Free
Dancers from Expressions 2025, Ascendance.
Wed 15 Jul 2026 - Thu 16 Jul 2026
Expressions
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
Dance Dance (Li) Performance
Two dancers from The Performace Ensemble dance on stage
Fri 24 Jul 2026 - Sat 25 Jul 2026
The Performance Ensemble Double Bill
Stage@Leeds
Dance Dance (Li) Theatre
Free
A picture of women dancing in period costume inside a country house (Temple Newsam)
Sun 16 Aug 2026
Celebrate Leeds: 400 Years of a Royal Charter, with the Arbeau Dancers
Kirkstall Abbey
Dance Dance (Li) Heritage Leeds 400 Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Image of multiple women dancing in historic ball gowns within a ball room
Sun 16 Aug 2026
Celebrate Leeds: 400 Years of a Royal Charter, with the Arbeau Dancers
Kirkstall Abbey
Dance Dance (Li) Heritage Leeds 400 Leeds Museums & Galleries
In the glow of a streetlight, two dancers dressed plainly show their love through dance
Fri 18 Sep 2026 - Sat 26 Sep 2026
Three Short Ballets
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
Dance Performance Dance (Li)
Adam Garcia balances on a chair at a bar, wearing a vest and jeans, looking at another dancer who poses alongside him. A green smoke emits from the corner of the bar.
Sun 20 Sep 2026
Adam Garcia's Emerald Storm
Leeds Grand Theatre
Dance Dance (Li) Theatre
In the glow of a streetlight, two dancers dressed plainly show their love through dance
Tue 22 Sep 2026
Three Short Ballets Under 30s Night
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
Dance Performance Dance (Li)
A ballet dancer poses on a pointed toe in a flowy sparkling dress, with a silky yellow cape trailing in the air behind her. Snow, smoke and icicles fill the backdrop.
Tue 15 Dec 2026 - Sat 2 Jan 2027
Northern Ballet's Cinderella
Leeds Grand Theatre
Dance Dance (Li) Theatre