Westside Dance Calendar:
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Fall Semester:
August 24-December 19 (16 weeks)
Thanksgiving Break: 11/23-11/28 No Classes
Thanksgiving 2 day camp: 11/23-11/24 9am-2pm $200
Show Week: No class at the studio 12/7-12/13 Dress rehearsals at the Theatre 12/9-12/11
Nutcracker: Saturday December 12 & 13 at The Marjorie Luke Theatre
Saturday Dance Parties:
- 9/12 Pajama Party
- 10/10 Golden Pop
- 11/7 Enchanted Fall Forest
- 12/5 Sugar Plum Dance Party
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Spring Semester
January 11-June 5 (20 weeks)
Spring Break: March 29-April 4 No classes
Spring Mini Camp: March 29 - March 31, 9am - noon, $175
Color Show: Saturday April 24
Saturday Dance Parties
-1/30 Pajama Party
-2/27 Meow Meow
-3/20 Mermaids & Pirates
-4/10 Rainbow Ball
-5/9 Mom Love
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Summer
6/12-8/6 Summer Classes
6/19 Summer Kickoff Dance Party
7/5 9am Fall Registration Opens
6/14–6/26 Theatre Dance Camp (2 Weeks/Includes Performance!)
Work on storytelling through dance, improv games, and stagecraft (character acting, makeup, and more). This camp finishes with a performance!
6/28–7/2 Fairytale Camp
Dance through your favorite fairytales – fly like a fairy, waltz like a princess, and fight like a pirate.
7/7-7/9 Ballet Bonding
Special mini-camp for ballet 3 CIT level! Hair braiding, nail painting, karaoke, jump rope, songs, crafts, games and of course- dance! 3 days, 9am-noon $175
7/19-7/23 Ballet Fantasy Camp
A ballet-centric camp perfect for budding ”bunheads”. Learn the stories behind famous ballets, create beautiful ballet props, and dress up galore!
7/26–7/30 Fiesta Camp (studio)
8/2-8/6 Fiesta Camp (Oak Park)
Our favorite SB tradition. Spend a week learning songs and dances and march with us in Fiesta Children’s Parade on 8/2! *6 days w/parade
8/9-8/11 Ballet Bootcamp
Ballet 4 & 5 advanced level training! 3 days, 9am-noon $175
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Summer Camp Info:
Half Day Mon–Fri 9am-noon $225 per week
Full Day Mon–Fri 9am-2pm $325 per week
*Fiesta Camp/Theatre Camp +$50 for extra day (performance/parade)
Regular camps are perfect for ages 4-9. See list for specialty camps designed for Ballet 3, 4, 5!
Fall Session
Fall 2024 Calendar
Dance Parties! 9/7, 9/28, 10/19, 11/9
Thanksgiving Break (no classes) 11/25-11/30
Nutcracker Performance at the Marjorie Luke 12/13-12/15
Nutcracker 3 day Winter Camp Tues. 12/17 - Thurs 12/19
Spring 2024
Color Show Theatre Week
Dress Rehearsal: Friday 4/27 level 2+ only
Level 2: 3:45-4:45pm, Level 3: 4:30-6:30pm, Level 4: 5-7:30, Level 5: 5:30-7:30
Color Show Day: Saturday April 27 11 am and 4pm at Marjorie Luke Theatre (721 E Cota St)
Buy tickets at the theatre the day of the show ($20 adults, $15 kids, cash/check/venmo)
PreBallet/Ballet I/Ballet II students arrive 45 minutes before show. Ballet III/IV/V students 1 hr before show.
Ballet Boost Winter Camp. 3 day ballet intensive, January 3-5, 2024 for older students.
Session A (Ballet II, IIIA/B) Wednesday-Friday 9am-12noon. $175
Session B: (Ballet IIIC/IV/V) Wednesday-Friday 3pm-6pm . $175
Spring Break. Mar 25-30 No ballet classes.
Color Show. April 27th at 11am and 4pm. Our Spring recital at the Marjorie Luke.
Dance Parties! Fun nights at the studio for ages 4-10). Dancing, pizza, disco ball and balloons $35.
Sat Feb 3
Sat Apr 13
Summer Camps!
6/17-6/21 Summer Kickoff - summer vibes with your favorite music (hello swifties), bubbles, balloons and DANCE. The best start to you summer. (Ages 4+)
6/24 Theatre Dance - Dancers are great actors. Let’s practice all the elements of storytelling. Each camp-day we learn the story of a famous Musical, dance the big numbers and improv/acting games. (2 groups, ages 4-9 & 10-15)
7/8 Fairytale Camp- dance through your favorite fairy tales- fly like a fairy, waltz like a princess and fight like a pirate. (ages 4+)
7/15 Cheer Camp- bust out the big bows and pom pots for this high energy dance camp. (ages 4+)
7/29 Fiesta- our favorite SB tradition. Spend a week learning songs and dances and march with us in Fiesta Children’s Parade! *6 days w/parade (ages 4+)
8/5 Ballet Fanatsy- A ballet-centric camp perfect for budding ”bunheads”. Learn the stories behind famous ballets, create beautiful ballet props and dress up galore! (ages 4+)
8/12, 8/14, 8/16 3 Day Ballet Bootcamp (ages 8+)
CIT/Counselor Training TBA
Camp hours and pricing:
Half Day Mon-Fri 9am-noon $225
Full Day Mon-Fri 9am-2pm $325
*Fiesta Camp +$50 for parade
summer 2023
WSD Leadership CIT & Counselor Camp, June 12-16, 9-noon
Dancers will spend a week taking challenging dance classes, learning to lead camp songs & activities and working on leadership skills. $200 includes counselor shirt & participation as a CIT/counselor in any of the camps below.
Summer Kickoff Camp, June 19-23, 2023 (4+)
Bubbles, popsicles, water balloons and DANCE! Everything you could want to mark the start of Summer.
Cheer Camp, June 26-30, 2023 (4+)
Use those dance skills and sample the world of cheer!
Fairytale Camp, July 10-14 and 17-21, 2023 (4+)
Magic all around as we dance through fairytales.
Fiesta Camp, July 31-August 5, 2023 (4+)
One of our favorite SB traditions. We will learn Spanish songs and dances, fiesta history, get very crafty and dance in the Sat AM parade!
Etiquette Camp, August 7-11 (4+)
Ballerinas, manners and a very fancy tea party!
Summer Camp Prices
2 full days (Tuesday & Thursday 9-2pm) $150
5 half day (Monday-Friday 9-noon) $200
5 full days (Monday-Friday 9-2pm) $300
