Destination Dance 2026

Beyond the Moves:  Belonging, Confidence, Joy, & Wellness

Give your child the ultimate summer vacation! We help kids find community, connection, and enhance their self-esteem through dance. Each week offers fun and inspiration for ages 5-teens, plus our STEP Accelerated Program helps intermediate and advanced dancers reach their goals while deepening their passion. Select weeks offer our famous Mini Camps for kiddos ages 3-5. All of our camps are Monday-Thursday* and culminate in a weekly performance!

UP TO 5 INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

YOU BELONG HERE!

Mini Morning Camp

Imagine their morning starting with a radical welcome, face paint, and new friends! 

Mini Camps introduce young dancers to the magic of dance in a safe and fun environment. Campers explore their self-expression in fun ways. Dancers will learn new skills while learning a routine! Dance games and themed activities are always campers favorites!  Each group is led by a professional instructor who is background checked and CPR certified. Imagine their morning starting with a radical welcome, face paint, and new friends!  Mini camps work toward our weekly performance held in our large indoor performance space on Thursdays from 3:15pm - 4pm (you will bring them back at 3pm to get ready for the show!).  All performances will be filmed and uploaded to your special camp portal along with photos and video memories from their week at camp.  Experienced teen dancers assist teachers with each camp, and are incredible mentors and heroes to these young dancers.  Camp begins at 9am with free drop off as early as 8:30am and pick up is at noon  Each dancer will take home a themed goodie bag! Groups are 7-12 dancers with a 2:1 staff ratio.

Disney Dance Camp: Open the castle door into a magical land of fun!  Your dancer will enjoy creative storytelling, dress up, and fun games while introducing jazz and ballet basics.

Kpop Flip Flop: This mini acro camp is set to the soundtrack of KPop Demon Hunters and more of your favorite KPop artists! Learn fundamental and age-appropriate acro tricks!

Puppy Patrol: Help your child find their special gift through the magic of dance from the treasured cartoon family of Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chilli Heeler and our favorite Paw Patrol heroes!!

Youth Full-Day Camps

Imagine their morning starting with a radical welcome, face paint, and new friends! 

Dancers will learn new skills while having fun learning a routine, dance games, and themed activities. Campers will break for snacks and lunch. During the afternoons, campers will enjoy crafts, games, movies, and time at the playground. Led by a professional instructor who is background checked and CPR certified. Imagine their morning starting with a radical welcome, face paint, and new friends!  Youth camps work toward our weekly performance held in our large indoor performance space on the last day of camp from 3:15pm - 4pm.  All performances will be filmed and uploaded to your special camp portal along with photos and video memories from their week at camp.  An afternoon snack will be provided along with regular breaks. Experienced teen dancers assist teachers with each camp, and are incredible mentors and heroes to these young dancers.  Each dancer will take home a themed goodie bag and a themed shirt for the week! Groups are 7-20 dancers with a 2:1 staff ratio. Camp begins at 9am with free drop off as early as 8:30am. Pick up is at 4pm. Please use our pick/up drop off drive-thru zone on Salsipuedes or park and walk your dancer inside.

Hip Hop Camp: Help your tiny dancer find their funk in Hip Hop themed camp. They will learn rhythm while enhancing their performance skills as they prepare an age-appropriate routine for our weekly performance! 

T Swift and Tumbling takes two of our favorite things: dancing to Taylor Swift and Tumbling with our Swiftie friends. Get into your DANCE AND ACRO ERA with themed crafts games and activities. Don’t forget to rock your Swiftie Swag!

KPop Flip Flop is another one of our acro camps. Set to the soundtrack of KPop Demon Hunters and more of your favorite KPop artists, learn fundamental and age-appropriate acro tricks! (No advanced acro tricks or training included in this camp.)

Pop Star Camp will help bring out your child’s inner superstar. They will learn the basics of jazz and hip hop from their favorite pop stars.

Broadway Bound: sing, dance act! Join us for a musical theater camp focused on more than dance! Learn how to use your voice and channel your characters through acting, dance, and singing! For ages 7+ only

Tween/Teen Camp ConfiDANCE All campers will build confidence, make friendships, and learn from professional instructors! Dancers will learn Jazz, Hip Hop, and Ballet each week while getting a chance to experiment with different styles such as Acro, Broadway, and Ballroom with a few Tik Tok challenges for fun!  Daily ConfiDANCE class will focus on essential skills needed both on and off the dancefloor- including: mindfulness, sound bath, yoga, body positivity, public speaking, team building and more.  This camp is geared towards beginning level dancers and works towards our weekly performance on the last day of camp. NO DANCE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

Tween/Teen COREography Intensive Camp:  The Tween Intensive gives our eager emerging dancers the chance to take their training to the next level. They will get the chance to spend part of the day with our STEP dancers working at a faster pace with visiting and local instructors. Our STEP program is geared towards intermediate and advanced level dancers who want to deepen their passion and perfect their craft (level 2+ in Jazz and Ballet)!  From building strength and focusing on fundamentals with our highest level faculty members, dancers will push and grow with challenging choreography from guest artists and master teachers we hire from Los Angeles and beyond. All of these are included in your intensive price! This experience will provide a balanced approach to helping your dancer push themselves, while also learning the discipline and patience needed to grow in their craft. In addition to jazz, ballet, contemporary, and hip hop, daily ConfiDANCE class will focus on skills to support them on and off the dancefloor: mindfulness, sound bath, yoga, body positivity, public speaking, team building and more, pedagogy, chorography, and, improv. There is weekly performance on the last day of camp. Suggested: 1 year of dance in jazz or ballet, but this is not required.

Broadway Bound: sing, dance act! Join us for a musical theater camp focused on more than dance! Learn how to use your voice and channel your characters through acting, dance, and singing! For ages 7+ only

Placement Week: This is for dancers dancing with us in the fall that would like to be assessed to see if they are ready to move up in our advanced STEP classes. Dancers ages 8+ can be assessed for STEP levels. See placement details and schedule. Placement can be confusing for a first timer, so we are here to help! Text us at 805-970-4422 or email hannah@sbdancearts.com .

STEP students: look in your email for registration code. No Code needed for PLACEMENT CAMPS

New to SBDA but are an experienced dancer? Complete a self assessment to gain access to STEP Camps

STEP CORE Intensive- NEW!:

Our STEP program is geared towards intermediate and advanced level dancers who want to deepen their passion and refine their craft! Technique and strength are the CORE of every dancer. Work on consistency in CORE classes, while learning choreography from your favorite faculty in an intensive environment. *NEW THIS YEAR: 

• CORE Classes focus on the WHOLE dancer. We will use a variety of tools to condition and train your dancer to build strength, flexibility, balance, and alignment by using yoga blocks, balance boards, exercise balls, strength bands and more!  

• Each dancer will receive a personalized CORE Goals Sheet designed to help them reflect on their individual strengths and identify growth areas and set intentional goals.  Through guided prompts and a growth-mindset approach, dancers will learn to take ownership of their training - connecting effort, mindset, and progress both in and out of the studio.  

• In addition to daily jazz, ballet, contemporary, and hip hop classes, dancers will participate in one special Master Class that offers a challenging opportunity to train with a visiting artist in a fast-paced environment.

• Back by popular demand: ConfiDANCE classes will focus on skills to support them on and off the dancefloor: mindfulness, yoga, body positivity, sound bath, public speaking, team building and more. 

• WHO THIS IS FOR: Dancers who are looking to push themselves technically and master the skills and condition your body to take your training to the next level. This is excellent skill-building for the technique needed to execute choreography in class, master classes, and on stage safely and in alignment with our syllabi. While there will be the chance to work on choreography and artistry, this will help with the technique that is MOST important for a dancer on the path to GROW! 

STEP COREography Intensive NEW!:

Our STEP program is geared towards intermediate and advanced level dancers who want to deepen their passion and refine their craft!  Technique and strength are the CORE of every dancer.   Work on technique , but focus on artistry, picking up choreography, and performance in intensive classes with faculty and visiting master teachers.   

•  In addition to daily jazz, ballet, and hip hop classes, dancers will participate in multiple  Master Classes that offer a challenging opportunity to train with visiting celebrity choreographers in a fast-paced environment. 

• Back by popular demand: ConfiDANCE classes will focus on skills to support them on and off the dancefloor: mindfulness, yoga, body positivity, sound bath, public speaking, team building and more.

• WHO THIS IS FOR: Dancers who are looking to push themselves artistically, but have a solid technical foundation.   This is excellent skill building for the fast pace of auditions, dance conventions, and expanding performance and artistry. While there will be the chance to work on technique, this is more focused on choreography.  

Dancers work towards our weekly performances held in our large indoor performance space on Thursdays from 3:15pm - 4pm. All performances will be filmed and uploaded to your special camp portal along with photos and video memories from their week at camp. An afternoon snack will be provided along with regular breaks.  Dancers must be in Jazz 2a at SB Dance Arts or dancers from outside studios may complete an online assessment to gain access to STEP camps. Camp begins at 9am with free drop off as early as 8:30am. Pick up is at 4pm. Please use our pick/up drop off zone on Salsipuedes. *If there is not enough enrollment in our STEP Camp, your dancer has the chance to switch weeks, or attend our Tween/Teen camp at a reduced cost, and the instructors will work individually with your dancer to accommodate their needs*

Placement Week: See below

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TEAM DANCERS TAKE NOTE: afternoon placement hours DO NOT COUNT toward your team summer training requirements.