THE re-opened Arc arts complex in Stockton is staging a host of classes, including salsa, tai chi and meditation.

Also held at the the centre, which reopened this week, is a club for teenagers and art classes for three-year-olds.

Weekly classes in other traditional arts centre activities, such as acting and singing, combine with leisure courses like danceasize.

Catering manager John Eddy will take a weekly cookery course.

Education director Mike McGrother said: "Arc is staging a lot of fantastic professional productions to watch and enjoy, but we also want the building to be used on a day to day and night by night basis."