summer Parent hub

Destination Dance Summer Camp Parent Hub - BOOKMARK THIS PAGE!

You can always text us at 805-970-4422! Or email info@sbdancearts.com

Please read this page before the Monday of your first camp.

DROP OFF

MORNING and full day campers
DROP-OFF: 8:30-9:00am

• We will have a staff member checking in campers OUTSIDE in the Salsipuedes parking lot. Our front driveway will be drive-through drop-off only. DO NOT BLOCK PARAGON DRIVEWAY WHILE IN LINE. Our back parking lot will be open to park, but that door remains locked and you'll need to walk around to the front to check in your dancer. The door at the back parking lot will be locked for the entirety of camp.

• Please DO NOT leave your students unattended in the parking lot before staff has arrived. Check-in staff will begin check-in at 8:30am.

• The first class starts at 9:15am.

AFTERNOON-ONLY CAMPers
DROP-OFF: 12:30PM

• The afternoon Tween and STEP camps start at 12:30pm. You can bring your dancer as early as 12:15pm. Afternoon check-in is inside at the front desk. Our back parking lot will be open to park, but that door remains locked and you'll need to walk around to the front to enter the building. The door at the back parking lot will be locked for the entirety of camp.

PICK UP

MORNING-ONLY PRESCHOOL CAMPERS
PICK UP 12PM

• Preschool pick up occurs in the lobby. Please walk in to receive your little dancer. Remember the back door remains locked.

ALL-DAY CAMPERS
PICK UP 4PM

• Check-out will occur OUTSIDE in our front parking lot off Salsipuedes. Our back parking lot will be open to park, but that door remains locked and you'll need to walk around to the front. The door at the back parking lot will be locked for the entirety of camp. The parking lot will be drive-through pick up only. If you would like to walk up to pick up your dancer, please park in our back lot or surrounding street parking. DO NOT BLOCK PARAGON DRIVEWAY

• To pick up in the drive-through pick up, PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD'S FIRST AND LAST NAME DISPLAYED CLEARLY ON YOUR DASH. We will call your child out to load up.

PARKING

• Street parking is available all around our studio building. We have some parking spaces at the back of our building, but that door remains locked and you'll need to walk around to the front. The door at the back parking lot will be locked for the entirety of camp. Please do not park in the spaces marked “Director” or on the ramp.  Please allow a few minutes to find parking.

• If anyone other than the listed guardian will be picking up your dancer, please note at drop off.

WHAT TO WEAR AND BRING

• All dancers should pack a water bottle and a morning snack. Full day campers should bring lunch. Snacks will be provided by us in the afternoon only.

• We have a non-refrigerated vending machine with snacks that takes cash/card/Apple Pay, plus, we have a filtered water bottle station. We do not have cold storage or a microwave available for snacks or meals.

• Our Youth and Tween dancers should wear comfortable clothes (no jeans or dresses); preferably dance attire. They should bring socks, sneakers, any dance shoes (jazz, ballet, etc.) and hair should be off the face. Dance shoes are not required; note that dancers will be asked to be barefoot in lieu of dance shoes for a lot of classes (Jazz and Ballet shoes suggested, but sneakers are OK!).

• Our STEP Accelerated Dancers should bring jazz shoes, ballet shoes and sneakers; some weeks, tap shoes will be needed. While we do not require leotards, clothing should allow you to move freely, and the teacher to see your alignment.

• Please see the handbook link  that has detailed information about camp with a list of FAQs including what to wear. 

• We have an online dancewear store. Delivery from our partner takes about 2-3 days.

PERFORMANCE

THURSDAY CAMP PERFORMANCE - Begins at 3:15pm Please allow time to park with street construction
WEEK 1 PERFORMANCE IS ON FRIDAY - There is no camp in June 19th in observance of Juneteenth

• TWEEN & STEP DANCERS - PLEASE wear Black & White for the performance

• YOUTH DANCERS - We provide a keepsake t-shirt. PLEASE wear black bottoms (leggings, shorts, pants) for the performance.

• MINI DISNEY DANCE CAMPERS - PLEASE wear a Disney or magical outfit or black and white. Mini campers should return NO LATER than 3:00pm if they wish to perform

• MINI PUPPY PATROL CAMPERS - PLEASE wear the color BLUE or RED or a Bluey or Paw Patrol outfit. Mini campers should return NO LATER than 3:00pm if they wish to perform

PERFORMANCE MEDIA VAULTS

• The performance videos will be uploaded to the Google Drive linked below by the next Monday. You can find the media vault linked above or wait for it to be texted to you the Tuesday following camp. You may also use this media vault to practice your performance at home! Music is uploaded there.

• If your dancer will not participate in the performance, let us know asap, so their teachers are aware.

LEVELS and PLACEMENT

• Since different students attend each week, levels will change, and their group one week may be different than the next. It is a very complex and thoughtful process with your dancer’s long-term development in mind.

• Class placement and advancement is at the discretion of the Educational Director. Because of space, we can only have a maximum of four levels; therefore, there is a range of ages and levels in each group. The director and instructors look for a student's knowledge of our syllabus (available at www.sbdancearts.com), age, body development, and number of dancers attending each week to find the best level for your dancer.  If these factors sync up with their friend/sibling, they will be able to be in the same group.  If they must be together, the dancers will both be placed in the lower-level group. We promise they will learn quality dance training and have fun!

• We purposely structure summer levels differently than the academic year as to keep the separation from the two programs. While we often use the levels from the Dance Arts school year to determine groups, their summer levels do not directly correlate to their fall placement. 

• The exciting part about Destination Dance is that after weeks of intensive dancing, some students make great strides and demonstrate they are ready for more.  On these rare and special occasions, students are given the opportunity to push beyond their weekly level.

• THE DANCE ARTS GOLDEN RULE FOR PLACEMENT: Never worry about anyone else in class but yourself. If you want to move up, do not complain about being unchallenged.... show us you are ready!