Inspire Academy of Dance was founded in 2011 by Joanna Mortimer with only a handful of students. Over the last 9 years Inspire Academy of Dance has grown to over 400 students dancing and performing in over six different locations including our own Dance Studio in Copthorne. 

We know that not every dancer will turn their love of the art form into a career, but every one of them will take the lessons they have learned in their training, choreography and performance to improve the quality of their life. Saying that we ensure that all our classes are fun and enjoyable and we teach everyone from age 2 to adult – no previous experience required!

We are pleased to have an amazing team of teachers. We can assure that all our teachers are highly experienced and fully qualified to teach. Many of them trained at some of the premier dance and stage schools in the country and have even performed on the stage in the West End. 

Most of our classes follow the ISTD syllabus – one of the most prestigious dance exam syllabus there is. The classes that follow the ISTD syllabus include our Ballet, Tap and Modern Classes. 

Alongside our classes in our studio, halls and schools we run a number of other opportunities as well including birthday parties to holiday clubs in the various school holidays including the half term breaks.