ANNUAL EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
U16 Breaking Battle: Sunday 19 May, 2.30 - 5.30 pm
With 1v1 Under-16 breaking battle, live DJ, cyphers, exhibition battle and judges showcases, don't miss our next Kids Battle - we can't wait!
Battle entrants: £5, Spectator £3
Registrations open from 19th April.
Book in advance as these events sell out for competitors & spectators!
PAST EVENTS
EASTER DAY CAMPS: for Primary 1 to Primary 6
A fantastic way to spend some of the Easter holidays, the kids will learn dance routines, focusing on hip hop (all P4-6, P1-3 Wed & Fri) or musical theatre (P1-3 Thurs) dance styles, create take-home crafts, and perform a mini show for parents, guardians and family at the end of each day!
Weds 10th - Fri 12th April, 11am - 4pm each day, £24 / day
IGNITE - Hip Hop Theatre Night
Held at Traverse Theatre, IGNITE is a hip hop theatre night featuring some of the freshest new dance theatre work from Scotland-based dancers. Expect a dynamic showcase drawing on hip hop, breaking, waacking and more.
Sat 24 February, 19.30, Traverse Theatre, £19 / £17 concessions
Hip Hop Choreography workshop with Levent Nyembo!
Intermediate - Advanced level but Open to all! Find out more Info via our Instagram post here!
Sun 28 January, 3 - 4.30 pm, £12 (£9.60 for Members)
🎃 Halloween Dance & Craft Workshop Afternoon! 🎃
The kids will learn terrifyingly fun Halloween-themed choreography, and create take-home Halloween crafts
Fancy dress very much encouraged, afternoon snack provided plus goody bags for everyone!. Mini-show at the end of afternoon for family & friends
Sun 29th Oct, 2.30-6pm, P1-3 & P4-6 age groups! £19
Waacking Foundations workshop with Rita!
Open-level and accessible to beginners and improvers, as well as those with experience in Waacking, this workshop will focus on foundation drills and building up to combos
Sun 22 Oct, 1.30 - 3pm, £10
Commercial AfroFusion with Olivia on Sunday 22nd October!
This regular, monthly workshop is fun and dynamic, combining afrobeat elements with commercial and dancehall style. Learn basic afro steps then infuse these steps into a choreography - suitable for all levels
Sun 22nd October, 3.30 - 5pm, £10 (£8 for members)
Heels Technique workshop on Sunday 1st October.
Regular workshop (every two months) with Lorna Brown for all levels - suitable for those who are new to Heels dance, and those with experience.
Bookings open now, follow link in Bio and click 'Shop-Book'
Sun 1st Oct, 3 - 4.30pm, £12
Commercial AfroFusion with Olivia on Saturday 26th August!
This will be a fun, dynamic workshop, combining afrobeat elements with commercial and dancehall style. Learn basic afro steps then infuse these steps into a choreography - suitable for all levels
Sun 24th September, 3 - 4.30pm, £10 (£8 for members)
Heels Technique workshop on Sunday 3rd September.
Regular workshop (every two months) with Lorna Brown for all levels - suitable for those who are new to Heels dance, and those with experience.
Bookings open now, follow link in Bio and click 'Shop-Book'
Sun 3rd Sept, 3 - 4.30pm, £12
Commercial AfroFusion with Olivia on Saturday 26th August!
This will be a fun, dynamic workshop, combining afrobeat elements with commercial and dancehall style. Learn basic afro steps then infuse these steps into a choreography - suitable for all levels
Sat 26th August, 2.30 - 4pm, £10 (£8 for members)
Open Day 2023 - Free taster dance classes for P1-P7 children!
Hip hop, Breaking, and Musical Theatre dance - no experience needed, beginners welcome.
Pop in throughout the afternoon at any time to check out the studio and grab free cakes, balloons & promos!
Friday 25th August: 13.30 - 5pm :)
Jazz, Heels and Commercial workshops with Callum Pearson
Jazz: 6 - 7pm
Heels: 7.15 - 8.15pm
Commercial: 8.30 - 9.30pm
Weds 16th Aug, Int-Adv level, £8 each workshop or £22 for all three!
Workshops will include strength and conditioning, technical exercises, across the floor drills and choreographed routines.
Commercial & Heels Intensive with Lorna Brown, Tues 8 & Weds 9 August, 6.30-9.30pm each day
Summer Intensive in Commercial & Heels dance with Lorna Brown!
For intermediate to advanced-level dancers.
Tues 8th August &
Weds 9th August
6.30-9.30pm each day
6hrs total, £45
Our Summer Show is coming up in just two weeks time on Sunday 25th June!
Ross Bandstand, Princes St Gardens, Gates open: 1.30 pm, Show: 2-5pm (with interval)
Join us for a relaxed, fun day of dance performances where hundreds of our young people from preschoolers to Youth Dance Companies, will take to the stage to showcase their skills in hip hop, breaking, musical theatre dance and more, while some of House of Jack's adult dancers will entertain with K-Pop, Commercial, Afrohouse, Waacking and Breaking! Take a seat, or bring a picnic blanket and cushions, make yourself comfortable and enjoy the show!
Open-level Commercial AfroFusion workshop with Olivia on Sunday 18th June!
This will be a fun, dynamic workshop, combining afrobeat elements with commercial and dancehall style. Learn basic afro steps then infuse these steps into a choreography - suitable for all levels
🔸️Sun 18th June
🔸️2.15 - 3.45pm
🔸️£10 (£8 for members)
Our next Waacking Foundations workshop with Rita is on Sunday 18th June!
Open-level and accessible to beginners and improvers, as well as those with experience in Waacking, this workshop will focus on foundation drills and building up to combos.
🔸️Sun 18 June
🔸️4 - 5.30 pm
🔸️£10
Open-level Heels workshop with Natalie on Sunday 11th June!
Open-level and accessible to beginners as well as those with Heels experience, this workshop will work on technique as well as choreography - don't miss it!
Sunday 11th June, 4.30 - 6pm, £10
Summer Dance & Craft day camps!
Mon 24th - Fri 28th July, 11am - 4pm each day, Lunch & snacks provided, P1-3 and P4-7 groups. Dance, Craft and lots of fun & games! £25/day or £100/week
A fantastic way to spend part of the Summer holidays, kids will learn dance routines with Ashley, focusing on hip hop (Mon, Wed & Fri) and musical theatre (Tues, Thurs) dance styles, create take-home crafts with Ursula, such as origami and clay modeling, and perform a mini show for parents, guardian and family at the end of each day!
Continuing the monthly session with Lorna Brown for intermediate to advanced-level dancers who want to work on dancing to camera: learn a choreography & formations and film a video. This month focusing on Commercial!
Sunday 11 June, 2.15-4.15pm, £15, Int-Adv level, Wear khaki, black & white for filming!
Kids Breaking Battle, on Sunday 28th May, 2-4.30pm!
With 1v1 breaking battle, cyphers and judges showcases, this will be a fun afternoon - we can't wait to see everyone's skills!
Arrive from 2pm, preselections start at 2.30pm
Register & pay on-the-door. Open to any breaker aged 5-15
Continuing the monthly Videography sessions with Lorna Brown for intermediate to advanced-level dancers who want to work on dancing to camera: learn a choreography & formations and film a video. Focusing on Commercial for May!.
Sunday 7th May, 3pm - 5pm, £15
🐰Easter Dance & Craft day camps! . Dance, Craft and lots of fun & games!.
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A fantastic way to spend part of the Easter holidays, the kids will learn dance routines, focusing on hip hop (Tues & Thurs) and musical theatre (Weds) dance styles, create take-home crafts including origami and clay modelling, and perform a mini show for parents, guardian and family at the end of each day!
Tues 11th - Thurs 13th April. 11am - 4pm each day. £25/day.
P1-3 and P4-6 groups. Lunch provided.
Continuing the monthly Videography sessions with Lorna Brown for intermediate to advanced-level dancers who want to work on dancing to camera: learn a choreography & formations and film a video. Focusing on Commercial for March!.
Sunday 5th March, 3pm - 5pm, £15
Hustle workshop with Ryo Ito - no need to bring a partner!
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Sat 25 Feb. 5.15 - 6.30pm. All levels welcome, £8.
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Hustle originated in New York in the 1970s and spread around the world with disco fever.
Ryo started dancing Hustle in Tokyo in 2018 and since then visits Hustle communities across Europe. Don't miss this workshop while Ryo is in Edinburgh!
Hip hop Freestyle Foundations workshop with Nevil Jose. Open level, accessible for beginners to freestyle, focusing on foundations.
Sunday 12th February, 3pm-5pm, £10
Continuing the monthly Videography sessions with Lorna Brown for intermediate to advanced-level dancers who want to work on dancing to camera: learn a choreography & formations and film a video. Focusing on Heels for February!.
Sunday 5th February, 3pm - 5pm, £15
Continuing the monthly Videography sessions with Lorna Brown for intermediate to advanced-level dancers who want to work on dancing to camera: learn a choreography & formations and film a video. Focusing on Commercial for January!.
Sunday 8th January, 3pm - 5pm, £15
🎅 Christmas Party for ages 2-6yrs!🎅
Sunday 18th December, 1:30pm - 3pm, £3 per child
Christmassy disco fun and party games with Chloe and Coral 🥳 Parents and guardians welcome in the studio!
To reserve a spot click the Book Now Button!
House of Jack Christmas Party - Sunday 18th December! No need to book!
❄ Roller disco party fun from 4-6.30pm at the Boardwalk in Ocean Terminal (ground floor by the red car park).
❄ Totally Free for all House of Jack dancers - adults and kids, and family welcome - including roller skates for those who would like to skate (age 5+). For those not skating, there's plenty of space with tables and chairs.
❄Just bring some party food / snacks along to share if you would like to!
Continuing the monthly Videography sessions with Lorna Brown for intermediate to advanced-level dancers who want to work on dancing to camera: learn a choreography & formations and film a video. Focusing on Heels for December!.
Sunday 4th December, 3pm - 5pm, £15
Heels and Jazz workshops with Callum Pearson - don't miss Callum while he's on a brief visit home to Edinburgh!.
Each workshops will include strength and conditioning, technical exercises, across the floor drills and a choreographed routine.
.Intermediate/Advanced level - participants should have good understanding of the style and training to at least an intermediate level to fully understand terminology.
Heels: 2:30pm-3:45pm, Jazz: 4pm-5:15pm Sunday 27th November, £9 each, £16 both
K-Pop Performance workshop with Nat B & Nat D coming up on Sunday 20th November - book now!
Open level K-Pop workshop learning choreography and formations of Stray Kids - CASE 143, and filming at the end - wear combinations of white, grey and/or pink for filming!
3pm-5pm, Sunday 20th November, £15.
Continuing the monthly Videography sessions with Lorna Brown for intermediate to advanced-level dancers who want to work on dancing to camera: learn a choreography & formations and film a video. This Month focusing on Commercial Hip Hop!
3-5pm, Sun 6 November, £15
Halloween Dance & Craft Afternoon for P1-3 and P4-6 kids!
1-5pm, Sun 30 October, £20
Learn terrifyingly fun Halloween-themed choreography, and create take-home Halloween crafts. Mini in-studio show at the end of the afternoon for family & friends!
Fancy dress very much encouraged, goody bags for all!
Contemporary with Daniel Navarro Lorenzo!
Daniel's classes are based on the Limon and Release techniques, which he likes to mix in classes. The Release style allows more freedom of movement while Limon brings more discipline around shape and form
Sunday 23rd Oct, 3.30- 5 pm, £10, Open level workshop.
Catch us performing at the Three Sisters Bar live performance space not once but twice during October!
House of Jack's dancers will take to the stage for an energetic, fun show of street and club dance styles, including Waacking, Breaking, Commercial, Hip hop, Salsa and more! Sat 15 & Sat 22 October, 9-11pm, Tickets from £5
Jazz Workshop With Sean Def.
This workshop will have a large focus on grooves, musicality, and release, with references to Luigi and Giordano jazz techniques. Expect a twist on classic vernacular jazz, rhythm play, and maybe a kick ball change or two. Trainers or Jazz shoes recommended.
3.30 - 5pm, Sun 16th October, £10
Museum Lates, National Museum (Chambers St, Edinburgh) 'Anatomica', Fri 7th Oct! 7.30-10.30pm, Tickets £14-20
Get down with dance and acrobatic performances in the Grand Gallery, showcasing the amazing ability of the human body. House of Jack will be performing hip hop, breakdance and waacking moves.
Continuing the monthly Videography sessions with Lorna Brown for intermediate to advanced-level dancers who want to work on dancing to camera: learn a choreography & formations and film a video. Focusing on Heels for October!.
3-5pm, Sun 2 October, £15
Waacking workshop with Rita!! . Open level workshop.
Sunday 25 September, 3:30 - 5pm, £10.
Jazz Workshop With Sean Def.
This workshop will have a large focus on grooves, musicality, and release, with references to Luigi and Giordano jazz techniques. Expect a twist on classic vernacular jazz, rhythm play, and maybe a kick ball change or two. Trainers or Jazz shoes recommended.
3.30 - 5pm, Sun 11th September, £10
Videography session, this month focusing on Commercial dance
Monthly workshop with Lorna Brown for intermediate to advanced-level dancers: learn a choreography & formations and film a video.
3-5pm, Sun 4 September, £15
FREE Studio Open Day! SUN 28th August, 10 am - 5 pm!
Free Taster classes for Kids and Adults of all ages!
Preschool mini-disco, Hip hop, breaking & more - no experience necessary, everyone welcome!
Click more info for full details!
ROCK WHAT YOU GOT Warm Up Workshops!
Hip Hop workshop with Mick Scott!
Saturday 20th August, 3.30-4.45pm, £9, open - intermediate
ROCK WHAT YOU GOT Warm Up Workshops!
Waacking workshop with Rita!
Saturday 20th August, 5-6.15pm, £9, open - intermediate
ROCK WHAT YOU GOT 2022
ATIK Club, Edinburgh, Sun 21st August, 12-5pm
2v2 all-styles battle - Winning Duo Prize: £350 + Pieute goodies!
Live DJ plus showcases and performances!
Contemporary with Daniel Navarro Lorenzo!
Sunday 14th Aug, 3.30- 5 pm, £10, Open level workshop.
SUMMER HOLIDAY DAY CAMPS 2022
P1-3 & P4-6 Dance & Craft Days
Mon 1st - Fri 5th Aug 2022, 11 am - 4 pm each day
A fantastic way to spend some of the Summer Break, budding dancers and artists will explore and expand their creativity with our highly qualified teachers.
SUMMER SHOW 2022 | Ross Bandstand, Princes St Gardens
SATURDAY 25 JUNE, 1.30 - 4.30 pm (with interval)
A relaxed, fun day of dance performances where around 200 young people aged 3 to 18, from our preschoolers to our Youth Dance Companies, will take to the stage to showcase their skills in hip hop, breaking, new jack, house and more!
HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL 2022
We're excited to perform at Hidden Door Festival on Friday 17th June, at this year's incredible location, the Old Royal High! See us at 8pm with 'The Unknown', choreographed by Ashley Jack and performed by Nevil Jose and Ursula Manandhar
Popping Workshop with Mechanikool!
Saturday 28 May, 6.30 - 8 pm, £10
House workshop with Mamson!
Saturday 7 May, 7- 8.30 pm, £18, Open level workshop but should have some experience of house.
Commercial workshop with Joshua Pilmore!
Saturday 23 Apr, 7- 8.30 pm, £15, Open level workshop.
FREE Studio Open Day! SAT 23 APRIL, 10 am - 5.30 pm!
Free Taster classes for Kids and Adults of all ages!
Hip hop, house, breaking, salsa, house, preschool mini disco & more - no experience necessary, beginners welcome!
Click more info for full details!
Easter Dance & Craft Day Camps!
Wed 20th / Thu 21st April, 11 am - 4 pm each day
P1-3 and P4-6 groups, lunch and mini show included!
Click more info for full details!
ROCK WHAT YOU GOT is back for 2021!
ATIK Club, Edinburgh, Sun 28th November, 12-5pm
Annual 2v2 All-styles Battle. Family-friendly, all welcome!
Winning Duo Prize: £350 + Pieute goodies!
Live DJ plus showcases and performances!
In-Studio Litefeet Workshop with King K!
Sat 27 November, 6.30-8pm, £15, Booking essential!
In-Studio Commercial workshop with Yasmin!
Sun 21 November, 2-3pm, £8, Booking essential!
Halloween Dance & Crafts Workshop Afternoon!
Sun 31 Oct, 1 - 5 pm, £20, Primary 1-4 // Primary 5-7
Dance with Ashley and Crafts with Ursula, plus Goody bag for all! Booking essential!
Open Choreo class with Kris Mann & Mike Igbins!
Sat 2 Oct, 5.30 - 7.30 pm, £10, Open-Int level
On Point in-depth Training & Mentoring with Mick Scott
Sun 26 Sept, 2.30 - 5.30 pm, £24, booking essential!
An intermediate-advanced level session, including technique, choreo & advice for aspiring dancers with experienced commercial industry dancer, Mick!
In-Studio Commercial workshop with Mick Scott!
Sun 26 Sept, 1.15-2.15 pm, £8, Booking essential!
WeCameToDance - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021!
4-28 August 2021, Nicolson Square, venue #209
The brand new, interactive interplanetary musical!
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In-Studio Waacking workshop with Bagsy!
Sat 14 Aug, 4.30-6 pm, £15, Booking essential!
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In-Studio Popping workshop with Shawn Plague!
Sat 14 Aug, 6.15-7.45 pm, £15, Booking essential!
#VirtuallyInParadise from Paradise Palms
Online Free Performances including HoJ dancers!
MixedUp - dance, beatbox & animation film for 3-8yo
5 & 6 June, Online Free Screenings via Imaginate
In-Studio Heels & Commercial workshops with Yasmin!
Sun 6 June,2.30 / 4.15 pm, £12/£10, Booking essential!
In-Studio Commercial workshops with Sammi Lee!
Sun 30 May, 3 pm / 4.15 pm, £12, Booking essential!
In-Studio House workshop with Frankie J!
Sat 29 May, 6 - 7.30 pm, £20, Booking essential!
FREE Online Classes via Zoom, every Week!
Hip Hop - Commercial - Popping - Waacking
Easter Breaking with Bboy Shok
5-11 April 2021, Open to all ages, FREE!
Mon - Sat: daily tutorials via Instagram / Facebook
Sun 11 April, 2-3 pm: live online workshop via Zoom
Online Hip Hop workshop + Q&A with Shay Latukolan!
Sun 22 Nov, 5 - 6.30 pm, FREE, Registration essential!
Online AfroFusion workshop + Q&A with Oulouy!
Sun 15 Nov, 5 - 6.30 pm, FREE, Registration essential!
Online Popping workshop + Q&A with Deydey!
Sun 8 Nov, 12 - 1.15 pm, FREE, Registration essential!
Online House workshop + Q&A with Khoudia!
Sun 1 Nov, 2 - 3.30 pm, FREE, Registration essential!
Halloween Dance workshops with Ashley! £6.50
Sat 31 Oct, P1-4: 3.20 pm, P5-7: 4.40 pm, S1-5: 6 pm
The spookiest dance class! Fancy dress very much
encouraged :D Goody bags for everyone!
INDIEGOGO
House of Jack Christmas Show 2019,
Sun 24 Nov, Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Open Streets, Mini Jacker performance
12.45 pm, Sun 6 Oct, Hunter Square, Edinburgh
Online Hip Hop workshop with Marty Kudelka!
Sun 11 Oct, 5 - 6.30 pm, FREE, Registration essential!
Online Krump workshop with Jaja Vankova!
Sun 4 Oct, 5 - 6.30 pm, FREE, Registration essential!
Online House workshop with MaMSoN!
Sat 26 Sept,3.30-4.45pm, FREE,Registration essential!
Online / In-Studio Commercial workshop
Mon 21 Sept,6.40pm / 8pm, Sammi Lee & Lili Hodgson
Online Locking workshop with Ruben Chi!
Sun 13 Sept, 2-3.30 pm, FREE, Registration essential!
Contemporary workshop with Daniel Navarro Lorenzo
Sat 22 Feb, 3.30-5 pm, £8. Ocean Terminal, EH6 6JJ
MAMSON House workshop @ House of Jack Studio
Sat 15 Feb, 12.30-2 pm, £20. Ocean Terminal, EH6 6JJ
House of Jack has moved!
All classes, workshops and training are now at our new studio in Ocean Terminal. Please check out our Indiegogo crowdfunder, and share or support if you can :)
Sugar Army in Oona Doherty's 'Hard to be Soft'
21-24 Aug 2019, The Lyceum, Edinburgh
Rock What You Got 2019, 2v2 All-styles battles
Sun 11 Aug, 12-4 pm, ATIK, Edinburgh
Scottish Parliament 20th Birthday event (3-8 pm)
Sat 29 June, 7.25 pm, free, Mini Jackers performance
Leith Festival 2019: Free taster classes for all ages!
Sun 9 June, 1 - 5.30 pm, all welcome!
Leith Festival 2019: Gala Day Pageant
Sat 8 June, 12 pm, P5-7 class Parade through Leith!
Meadows Festival 2019, Mini Jackers performance
Sun 2 June, 2 pm, free and unticketed!
Open Streets, MiniJackers, Royal Mile@Mercat Cross
Sun 2 June, 1.15 pm, free and unticketed!
House of Jack youth performance @ 25 Live
Sat 1 June, 7 pm, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
House of Jack youth performance@ 10 Soldiers show
Thu 30 May, 7.30 pm, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Native Moons - House, Popping, Waacking, Vogue
Sat & Sun 11, 12 May, 2 - 3.30 pm, Open Level
Contemporary Workshop with Daniel Lorenzo
Sun 31 March, 2 - 3.30 pm, Open Level, £8
Breakin' Rules 2019, Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
Fri 22 March, 7 pm, Mini Jackers performance
AfroHouse Workshop with Sheila Attah
Sun 17 March, 5.30 - 7 pm, Open Level, £15
Resonate 2019: Studio to Stage, Queen's Hall
Fri 8 March, 6.30 pm, Mini Jackers performance
Breaking Workshop with Bboy Shok
Sat 23 Feb, 4 - 5.30 pm, 10-18 yrs, £8
Creative Mornings Edinburgh 4th Anniversary Party
Wed 30 Jan, 6.30 pm. Mini Jackers & Jackin the Box
House of Jack Christmas Show, The Studio Theatre
Tues 4 Dec, 7 pm (22 Potterrow, Edinburgh)
The Great Big Dance Show, Dundee Rep Theatre
Thurs 8 Nov, 8 pm, Mini Jackers performance
Halloween Dance Workshops with Ashley Jack!
Sun 28 Oct, 2.30-4 pm Kids & 4.30-6 pm Adults
Festival of Politics, Scottish Parliament
Fri 12 Oct, 4.45 pm, Mini Jackers performance
KADAMATI performance opportunity for 12-26 yo.
Email ashleyjackdance@gmail.com to get involved!
Rock What You Got - hip hop event incl battles
Sat 11 August, 12.00-17.30, ATIK
Edinburgh Fringe: 'Starting Now', Dance Base
3rd-8th August (not 6th), MiniJackers performance
House of Jack: Frankie J house dance workshops! Sun 10 June, Shapes Studio
House of Jack: Pink Acid workshops,
Sun 27 May, Shapes Studio
