Rent a dance studio in Amsterdam

Each listing sets out exactly what is fitted: the floor type, whether there is a barre, what the sound system can handle and how large the floor actually is. From that you can judge whether the room suits ballet, hip-hop, salsa or contemporary, since none of them ask the same thing of a space.

You rent by the hour, straight from the studio owner, which suits a teacher with a fixed weekly class as much as a crew wanting extra rehearsals in the run-up to a show. Which hours are free is something the owner sets in the calendar, so what you see open is genuinely bookable.

Amsterdam is expensive, and space here costs more per hour than anywhere else in the country. What you get in return is a city small enough to cross by bike: the ride from the Zuidas to Noord takes about fifteen minutes and includes a free ferry. English is spoken almost everywhere, which is not true of every Dutch city. Book a canal house or a warehouse on the IJ, and your guests will remember the room as clearly as the programme.

The dance studios in Amsterdam all show the hourly rate, the facilities and reviews from earlier renters before you book anything.