Camp Info
| Ages: | 4–18 |
| Type: | Day |
| Gender: | Co-Ed |
| Setting: | City |
| Arts: | Arts, Dance, Ballet, Fine Arts, Arts & Crafts |
| Health: | Health, Wellness, Fitness |
| Time: |
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La Mesa, CA, USA
Young dancers spend camp time moving between technique, creative work, and performance-focused activities in an indoor dance-studio setting. The published camp is organized into age-based tracks: children ages 4–7 work on ballet, jazz, creative movement, and arts and crafts; ages 8–11 add lyrical dance, classical variation, and strength and flexibility; the older track includes ballet, pre-pointe or pointe, lyrical work, classical variation, and conditioning. Each track also includes a trip to Pink Rose Cafe and a mini performance.
The school’s broader training centers on ballet, with a stated focus on Cuban Technique, musicality, alignment, and artistry. That background carries into a camp built around structured dance practice rather than a general recreation schedule. Children who enjoy learning combinations, improving technique, expressing themselves through movement, and preparing something to perform can find several ways to participate. Younger campers get a mix of dance and creative activities, while older dancers work with more specialized ballet vocabulary and conditioning.
The most advanced published camp track is for dancers age 12 and older and requires at least six years of experience. This makes the program especially relevant for families looking for a dance-centered day camp with clear age groupings and a progression from introductory creative movement to more technical ballet work.
| Ages: | 4–18 |
| Type: | Day |
| Gender: | Co-Ed |
| Setting: | City |
| Arts: | Arts, Dance, Ballet, Fine Arts, Arts & Crafts |
| Health: | Health, Wellness, Fitness |
| Time: |
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The camp is divided into three published age tracks with different daily hours and content. The ages 4–7 group attends a morning block and combines ballet with jazz, creative movement, and arts and crafts. The ages 8–11 group attends an afternoon block built around ballet, lyrical dance, classical variation, and strength and flexibility. Dancers age 12 and older use the same afternoon block and add pre-pointe or pointe work; the published requirement for this oldest group is six or more years of dance experience.
Across the tracks, the structure stays strongly dance-focused. The school’s regular youth program emphasizes ballet terminology, alignment, barre work, center work, musicality, longer combinations, and age-appropriate progression. Its specialty classes add jazz, lyrical, pre-pointe, and pointe training, which aligns with the camp’s listed activities. Each camp track also includes a trip to Pink Rose Cafe and a mini performance, giving dancers a shared activity outside technique work and a chance to present what they have practiced.
The program is designed as a day format rather than an overnight experience. Families can choose the age-appropriate track, with the advanced group reserved for dancers who meet the published experience requirement.
| Age track | Camp hours |
|---|---|
| Ages 4–7 | 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Ages 8–11 | 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM |
| Ages 12+ | 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM |
California School of Dance is led by Edilsa Armendariz and Idolina Armendariz. Edilsa has more than fifteen years of teaching experience and trained at Gloria Campobello Dance School, Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey, San Francisco Ballet School, and Escuela Nacional de Ballet in Havana. Her professional credits include ballet and contemporary companies in the United States and China. Idolina began assisting dance classes as a teenager, has extensive stage and festival experience, and has completed Progressive Ballet Technique certification.
Families can use the school’s website contact form to ask questions and request enrollment details before camp. The camp materials direct families to the studio for more information, so registration and pre-camp questions are handled through the school’s general communication channels.
Camp takes place at California School of Dance in La Mesa. The youngest published track uses a morning schedule, while the two older tracks meet in the afternoon. Families should select the track that matches the dancer’s age; the oldest group also requires at least six years of experience. All three published tracks include a trip to Pink Rose Cafe and a mini performance. The program is a day format, with no overnight component described in the official materials. The published flyer uses separate morning and afternoon blocks rather than one all-day combined schedule.
