Welcome to StepUp School
Enjoy our positive and joyful atmosphere for dancing. We offer dance lessons for all ages – from 2 to over 60-year-olds, from beginners to professionals. We focus on show and street dance styles and offer various classes for body maintenance. We even have some bilingual (Finnish and English) dance classes for children, youth and adults as well as some English speaking classes for youth and adults. Read more about bilingual classes ››
In addition to dance, you can study musical theatre (in Finnish) either in Skene Musical Theatre School programs or in open Skene classes for children.
We have two dance schools, one in Sörnäinen (Helsinki) and another one in Matinkylä (Espoo). In addition we offer classes in a pop-up school in Tapanilan Urheilukeskus. Pop-up school doesn’t have a reception and we don’t sell tickets there.
Classes can be paid with a single ticket, serial tickets, seasonal ticket or with an Anytime card. We highly recommend trying your first dance class with a single ticket. Tickets can be bought in our webstore and at receptions in Sörnäinen and Matinkylä dance schools. At reception you can also pay your own classes with Liikuntaseteli ”exercise voucher” or by other personal benefit vouchers, electronic cards, and/or electronic vouchers provided to you by your employer (Smartum, Edenred, ePassi and Tyky-seteli).
Important dates of the season
The spring season 2025 starts on Tuesday, January 7th and ends on Friday, May 23rd. Spring shows are on Saturday May 24th – Sunday May 25th. You can start also in the middle of the season. After the Spring show rehearsals start, new choreographies will no longer be rehearsed. Therefore we do not recommend starting 4–6 weeks before the end of the season, unless the class is not performing at the spring shows
During Winter holiday, Sun 16.2. – Sat 22.2. only classes for age groups 16+, 20+, 30+, 45+ and 60+ and classes without age groups are held.
Weekly classes will not be held during:
- Easter, Thu, 17.4. – Mon, 21.4.
- Vappu, Wed, 30.4. – Thu, 1.5.
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Classes in Tapanila
StepUp’s pop-up dance school in Tapanila has no reception or ticket sales, so pre-enrollment for classes is mandatory and classes must always be paid for in advance. You can buy tickets from our webstore or at the receptions in Matinkylä or Sörnäinen. Tapanila’s classes have their own seasonal tickets, which are more affordable than at other locations. You can find the correct seasonal tickets in the webstore after registration. The seasonal tickets are on sale for the first five weeks of the season and its price is reduced by half of a one-time ticket every week. After the start of the season, the seasonal ticket for the current week is on sale in the webstore and at the reception, so please buy the season fee during the start-up week. You can also use single tickets, serial tickets and anytime tickets at Tapanila’s classes.
Getting information about StepUp School’s current topics
To stay informed about current dance school topics, please order our newsletter or follow our website and our social media accounts. Newsletters, website and social media accounts are mostly in Finnish. Our staff at the office and at the reception are happy to serve even in English, do not hesitate to ask!
Kurkkaa saliin week and taking pictures on classes
We will have a “Kurkkaa saliin” week (Parents’ Observation week) on all of the children’s groups (ages 3 to 9) from March 3rd to March 9th. Parents can take a peek of their child’s class during that week. Taking pictures on classes without a special permit from the teacher is allowed only during Kurkkaa saliin week. StepUp School’s Special Training Programs will not participate in Kurkkaa saliin week.
Dance clothing and other equipment
Wear something comfortable to move in that you don’t mind getting sweaty (eg. normal indoor sports clothes like sweatpants and T-shirt). Bring water, in a bottle that closes securely. Each of our premises has dressing rooms and shower facilities. A gym towel may come in handy.
Some dance lessons can be attended barefoot (eg. show, lyrical jazz, contemporary dance) and some classes require soft sneakers or sneakers especially designed for dance (street, boys’ club, commercial). Outdoor shoes are not allowed. You can attend your first class barefoot.
We ask parents who bring small children to class to note that if your child needs help in the changing room, you must use the changing room according to the parent’s own gender.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact our office by phone 09 7746 1730 or by e-mail school@stepup.fi. You can check the office’s opening hours here ››
Welcome to StepUp!
Schedule and enrollment 
Bilingual and English speaking classes 
Prices and information about tickets 
Instructions for enrollment