Instep Dance Studio is a children's dance school on Houghton Bay Road in Houghton Bay, Wellington. It was established in 2003 by Lesley McElwain, and its website describes it as one of the leading dance studios in Wellington. The school teaches ballet, jazz and contemporary dance with qualified teachers, and it has a preschool ballet-based class for the youngest students.
Classes run for all school-aged children, so a child can keep dancing through school. The studio offers a free trial class to every new student, which lets a family try a class before committing. For a child who wants to learn ballet, jazz or contemporary dance from a teacher trained in those styles, the studio's long history in the suburb is the clearest sign of what it offers.