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!

Group of dancers on stage with blue lighting and motion blur
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Emergence | Triple Bill
The Riley Theatre
Dance Performance Dance (Li)
Free
Poetry & Motion
Tue 9 Jun 2026
Poetry & Motion
Hyde Park Book Club
Leeds LitFest Dance Dance (Li) Literature Performance
Free
A warmly lit vintage-style living room featuring a floral upholstered sofa, striped area rug, round wooden coffee table with red roses in a vase, and eclectic décor including framed artwork, indoor plants, and a record player. The room is bathed in orange-red ambient lighting, creating a cozy, nostalgic atmosphere with artistic and retro accents throughout.
Mon 22 Jun 2026
In The Front Room
The Riley Theatre
Dance Dance (Li) Theatre
Four dancers perform in darkness, all crouching down. The dancer in the middle leans on the others. One dancer is sat, watching from behind them.
Wed 24 Jun 2026 - Thu 25 Jun 2026
Fireflies at Dawn
Leeds Playhouse
Dance Dance (Li) Performance
Performers are dancing on stage. One performer is in a wheelchair.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
National Youth Dance Company x Alleyne Dance
Leeds Playhouse
Dance Dance (Li) Performance
Free
CAT graduate who now trains at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Sat 4 Jul 2026
Train in Dance: CAT Programme Audition
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Dance Dance (Li) Dance Class
A woman in silk robes stands in a wood with arms in the air
Fri 10 Jul 2026 - Sat 11 Jul 2026
Ageless Festival 10-11 July 2026
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Festival Ageless Festival Dance (Li) Performance
Free
A group of people dance freely together in a studio
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Ageless Welcome event and The Big Communal Boogie | Yorkshire Dance
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Festival Ageless Festival Dance (Li) Performance
A black dance floor with sleeping bags mountains
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Ageless Festival Friday 10 July
Yorkshire Dance
Ageless Festival Dance Dance (Li) Festival
Under £10
a group of people in colourful clothing perform contemporary dance in public
Fri 10 Jul 2026
An Obscure Camera by Flexer & Sandiland
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Visual Arts Ageless Festival Dance (Li) Performance
Under £10
A group of older women writhe on stage as if screaming
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Making It
Dance Talk Ageless Festival Dance (Li) Performance
People in colourful t-shirts stand in a line looking serious
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Jérôme Bel
Stage@Leeds
Dance Performance Ageless Festival Dance (Li)