Evening Classes

Londoners have a love for learning and increasing numbers are flocking to evening classes all over the capital. Every school, church, community centre and theatre in London is in on the act, with over 40,000 courses, from Abkazian to Zoology, available in the metropolitan area. Whether you want to improve your mind, gain life skills, or simply impress your peers, evening classes could help you gain fulfillment, the Londontown.com Directory lists our selection of the best courses around.

The Place

Whether you want to look better on the dance floor, live out a childhood ballet-dancer fantasies, or just feel in need of a good workout, the home of contemporary dance in London has a selection of courses stretching from ballet to yoga. Open to all abilities.

Authentic Ethnic

Small hands-on cookery classes, covering cuisines as varied as Thai, Japanese, Moroccan, South African and Australian. A strong emphasis on getting the right ingredients means exciting shopping hints are included in the lessons.

The Circus Space

Ever fancied flying through the air on a trapeze? At Circus Space you can learn to balance, tumble, and trampoline, put on a red nose and act the clown. Classes in all of these disciplines and more are available in London’s premier centre for circus arts.

Ecole de Mime Corporel Dramatique

Mime is as relaxing as Tai Chi, as healthy as yoga, and as enjoyable as acting. These 90-minute evening classes are a real gem.

Erotic Life Drawing Classes (Adults Only)

All the skills of life drawing are covered in these classes, but with an emphasis on everyone’s favourite aspect of the human nude. Focussing on sensual poses, this is a great way to learn how to draw… and maybe spice up a relationship at the same time.

School of Oriental and African Studies

Chinese Calligraphy, Arabic, Yoruba and Zulu are among the least exotic of the 150 language courses available for evening study at SOAS. There can be few things more enriching than learning another language, so why be dull when you choose which to study?