2026 Summer Camps

Name
Days
Location
DANCE ME A STORY! Week 1: 7/13 - 7/17
Dance Me A Story Summer Dance & Art Camp is a fantastic way to nurture the curiosity, imagination and creative spark in your child! Art, non-gender specific story and basic dance/movement skills encourage your child’s independence and creative spark! Arts and crafts, different dance styles and narrative acting bring an international folk tale to life which is performed at the end of camp. Campers learn about the culture chosen for that week, and create the backdrop, props and costume pieces, often using traditional methods or motifs. The dance styles used include a folk dance from the culture studied as well as Ballet/Lyrical, Jazz and Hip Hop. Stories have included Jazz Baby (1950’s New York), Anansi and The Birds (West Africa), The Magic Grove (Central Asia), The Adventures of Pecos Bill (Wild West), Three Strong Women (Japan), The Beetle’s New Coat (Brazil), The Raven Brings Light (Inuit) and The Magical Snake Master of Agadir (Morocco).
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Studio 1
Main
DANCE ME A STORY! Week 2: 7/20 - 7/24
Dance Me A Story Summer Dance & Art Camp is a fantastic way to nurture the curiosity, imagination and creative spark in your child! Art, non-gender specific story and basic dance/movement skills encourage your child’s independence and creative spark! Arts and crafts, different dance styles and narrative acting bring an international folk tale to life which is performed at the end of camp. Campers learn about the culture chosen for that week, and create the backdrop, props and costume pieces, often using traditional methods or motifs. The dance styles used include a folk dance from the culture studied as well as Ballet/Lyrical, Jazz and Hip Hop. Stories have included Jazz Baby (1950’s New York), Anansi and The Birds (West Africa), The Magic Grove (Central Asia), The Adventures of Pecos Bill (Wild West), Three Strong Women (Japan), The Beetle’s New Coat (Brazil), The Raven Brings Light (Inuit) and The Magical Snake Master of Agadir (Morocco).
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Studio 1
Main
Summer Dance Camp Week 1: 6/15 - 6/19 (11+yrs)
Dance camps are an excellent way to keep your kids engaged, active and enthusiastic over the summer break! Our Summer Dance Camps are geared to a beginning/intermediate level and offer styles that may be new for most dancers, even those with several years of dance study. It’s a perfect camp for the dancer who wants to find a dance style that speaks to them. Styles such as Ballet, Pilates-based Conditioning, Lyrical, Afro-Brazilian Modern Dance, Contemporary, West African, Bhangra, Hip Hop, stretch & strengthen, Jazz, Contemporary, Bollywood, Kathak, Musical Theater Jazz, Salsa and more have been offered in the past from GDC staff and guest artists. Campers receive 20 hours a week of dance classes, equivalent to a semester’s worth of learning!

We divide the camps by age, 8-10 and 11 and up, with the dance classes and any choreography appropriate for that age group. After the last class on Friday there is an informal showing of the progress the dancers have made.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:30 AM to 3:25 PM
Studio 1
Main
Summer Dance Camp Week 1: 6/15 - 6/19 (8-10yrs)
Dance camps are an excellent way to keep your kids engaged, active and enthusiastic over the summer break! Our Summer Dance Camps are geared to a beginning/intermediate level and offer styles that may be new for most dancers, even those with several years of dance study. It’s a perfect camp for the dancer who wants to find a dance style that speaks to them. Styles such as Ballet, Pilates-based Conditioning, Lyrical, Afro-Brazilian Modern Dance, Contemporary, West African, Bhangra, Hip Hop, stretch & strengthen, Jazz, Contemporary, Bollywood, Kathak, Musical Theater Jazz, Salsa and more have been offered in the past from GDC staff and guest artists. Campers receive 20 hours a week of dance classes, equivalent to a semester’s worth of learning!

We divide the camps by age, 8-10 and 11 and up, with the dance classes and any choreography appropriate for that age group. After the last class on Friday there is an informal showing of the progress the dancers have made.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:30 AM to 3:25 PM
Main
Summer Dance Camp Week 2: 6/22 - 6/26 (11+yrs)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:30 AM to 3:25 PM
Studio 1
Main
Summer Dance Camp Week 2: 6/22 - 6/26 (8-10yrs)
Dance camps are an excellent way to keep your kids engaged, active and enthusiastic over the summer break! Our Summer Dance Camps are geared to a beginning/intermediate level and offer styles that may be new for most dancers, even those with several years of dance study. It’s a perfect camp for the dancer who wants to find a dance style that speaks to them. Styles such as Ballet, Pilates-based Conditioning, Lyrical, Afro-Brazilian Modern Dance, Contemporary, West African, Bhangra, Hip Hop, stretch & strengthen, Jazz, Contemporary, Bollywood, Kathak, Musical Theater Jazz, Salsa and more have been offered in the past from GDC staff and guest artists. Campers receive 20 hours a week of dance classes, equivalent to a semester’s worth of learning!

We divide the camps by age, 8-10 and 11 and up, with the dance classes and any choreography appropriate for that age group. After the last class on Friday there is an informal showing of the progress the dancers have made.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:30 AM to 3:25 PM
Main
Summer Teen Ballet Intensive: Week 1 6/8 -6/12
Are you a teen Ballet student who wants to get better but doesn’t want to pursue Ballet as a career? Most Ballet camps are geared towards advanced or pre-professional dancers, but GDC’s camp is a great workshop for the recreational Ballet dancer ages 11-19 years old with at least 2 years of training. Classes are taught by caring and nurturing faculty without regard to aspirations, body type, length of study or flexibility. Learn variations, pas de deux, character, dance history, hair & make-up and nutrition.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Studio 1
Main
Summer Teen Ballet Intensive: Week 2 7/27 - 7/31
Are you a teen Ballet student who wants to get better but doesn’t want to pursue Ballet as a career? Most Ballet camps are geared towards advanced or pre-professional dancers, but GDC’s camp is a great workshop for the recreational Ballet dancer age 11-19 with at least 2 years of training. Classes are taught by caring and nurturing faculty without regard to aspirations, body type, length of study or flexibility. Learn variations, pas de deux, character, dance history, hair & make-up and nutrition.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Studio 1
Main