From dance studios and cheer gyms to martial arts and piano lessons, here are the Coast’s extracurricular activities, town by town, plus swim lessons and horseback riding that serve the whole Coast. Tap the ♡ to save the ones you want to try.
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Bay St. Louis & Waveland
6 spots
Long Beach
5 spots
Studio E Dance Co.
Quality dance education in a space where children feel loved and valued, with proper technique, a body-positive teaching style, and a focus on bringing out the best in students as dancers and people.
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Two large studios, a lobby with parent viewing monitors, and an award-winning creative director and staff.
The Dance Company
Quality dance education in Harrison and Hancock counties for 30 years, with hip hop, ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, tumbling and contemporary for ages 2 to adult. Home of the nationally award-winning Team Impact.
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Limited class sizes, degreed teachers and parent viewing windows. Studios in Long Beach and Diamondhead.
Full Circle Martial Arts and Yoga
Martial arts and yoga built on unconditional love, gratitude and service, led by chief instructor John Miller. “Peaceful Warriors” programs start at age 4, with Shotokan karate, kickboxing, grappling and more for older kids and adults.
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They also offer power, beginner and restorative yoga, a competition fight team for ages 13+, and private lessons in fitness and self-defense.
Gulfport & Saucier
12 spots
Cheer Zone Athletics
Where kids get fit, have fun and make friends! Cheer Zone offers classes for all skill levels, from toddler tumbling to competitive cheer, with trained, passionate coaches.
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There are five Coast locations: Gulfport, Saucier, Long Beach, D’Iberville and Wiggins. Pick your location on their site to see classes and enroll.
Island School of Performing Arts
Aloha! ISPA is a vibrant, joyful studio where every class is an adventure, from ballet and hip hop to acrobatics, for preschoolers through seasoned dancers.
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Enthusiastic instructors, a positive, inclusive atmosphere, and room to grow whether your dancer wants a career in the arts or just wants to have fun and make friends.
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American Top Team Gulfport
Martial arts · Gulfport
Ballet Theatre School
Ballet · Gulfport
Cheer Zone Athletics (Saucier)
Cheer + tumbling · Saucier
The DEN
Dance, tumbling, chess, music + more · Gulfport
In Motion Dance Company
Dance · Gulfport
Lanier School of Gymnastics
Gymnastics · Gulfport
Southern Diamonds Dance Studio
Dance · Gulfport
Tiger Rock Martial Arts
Taekwondo · Gulfport
World Combat Academy
Martial arts
D’Iberville
7 spots
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Cheer Zone Athletics (D’Iberville)
Cheer + tumbling · D’Iberville
Gulf Coast School of Performing Arts
Dance · D’Iberville
Leonardo Delgado Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Jiu-jitsu · Lemoyne Blvd
Myhre’s School of Music
Music lessons · Lemoyne Blvd
Nancy’s School of Dance
Dance · D’Iberville
Okinawa Kenpo Mushin Ryu
Karate · Lemoyne Blvd
Biloxi
7 spots
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Ocean Springs
9 spots
Donna’s Visual & Performing Arts Centre
Better known as “Donna’s Dance,” training dancers for almost 50 years in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary and hip hop, whether your dancer dances for fun or dreams of dancing professionally.
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Ms. Donna and her staff have trained many dancers who went on to dance at the college and professional level.
Pruitt’s Martial Arts
Quality martial arts training on the Coast for over 28 years. Students build discipline, structure, respect, focus, confidence and self-protection skills, with help for bullying and ADHD.
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They also offer ladies’ self-protection training for moms, civic groups, churches and community organizations.
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Ethotera Art Studio
Art classes · Ocean Springs
Gulf Coast Judo
Judo · Ocean Springs
Gulf Coast MMA
MMA
Infinity Dance Company
Dance · Ocean Springs
The Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center
Art + music · Ocean Springs
Rock U 2 Academy
Music lessons · Ocean Springs
Rogue Allstars (formerly Cheer Force One)
Cheer + gymnastics · Ocean Springs
Pascagoula & Gautier
7 spots
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Bow & Arrow Gymnastics and Cheerleading
Gymnastics + cheer · Gautier
Coast Karate Club
Karate · Pascagoula
Melange Dance Company of Jackson County
Dance
Robin Adams Spotlight Elite Dance Center
Dance · Pascagoula
The Show Room Dance and Fitness Studio
Dance · Pascagoula
The Social Palette
Pottery classes · Gautier
All Over the Coast
5 spots
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