Dancers will start their day with a ballet class taught by a PBS Faculty member, learn choreography, and stretch and condition every day. Additional styles offered and taught by a DANCE POWER Teaching Artist: hip hop, jazz, musical theater, and contemporary.
August 12-15 Cinderella
August 19-22 Lion King
Ages: 4-8 years old
Children’s Ballet Camp runs Monday to Thursday and introduces young children to all aspects of classical ballet including technique, choreography and performance. Each session focuses around a theme where the students participate in a daily ballet class, art lesson, storytime, and choreography. Parents are welcome to attend a costumed informal performance on Thursday.
Children’s Ballet Camp allows students to learn concepts through movement, developing their body-mind connection as well as teaching creativity, autonomy and self-expression.
Instructor: Nanako Yamamoto (Subject to change)
Location: Princeton Studio C
301 North Harrison Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
Daily Schedule Monday-Thursday:
9:30-10:30 Ballet Class
10:30-11:00 Snack and Bathroom break
11:00-11:30 Art
11:30-11:45 Read/Learn about the week’s ballet theme
11:45-12:30 noon rehearsal
12:30 Dismissal
Children’s Ballet Camp tuition: $300 per week
Summer Intensive Juniors is a program for dancers ages 9-11 who are ready to take their skills to the next level. The emphasis will be on improving technique, building physical strength and flexibility, improving coordination and learning speed, and having a great time together! This program is ideal for dancers who are already comfortable with the basics and are ready to push themselves further.
Daily ballet technique classes will focus on correct alignment and use of épaulement. Additional class time in dance history, anatomy, performance skills and dance composition will make a varied day for the young dancers. Parents are welcome to attend an informal performance on the last day of the session.
Students may register for any or all of the four weeks. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis and enrollment is limited. Small class sizes.
(One to four-Week Sessions)
MONDAY – THURSDAY
9:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
June 30 -July 10, 2025 and August 11 – August 21, 2025
Princeton Studio
301 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ
Weeks and Themes
Week 1 – June 30-July 3: Coppélia
Week 2 – July 7-10: Swan Lake
Week 3 – August 11-14: Cinderella
Week 4 – August 18-21: Rodeo
Participants will take their skills to the next level with classes in ballet, jazz, Afro-Cuban, hip-hop, Latin folklore, dance history, theatre makeup, and conditioning.
| Program | Tuition |
|---|---|
| 4 Weeks | $930 |
| 3 Weeks | $760 |
| 2 Weeks | $590 |
| 1 Week | $390 |
Summer Intensive Juniors is for dancers ages 9 and above. If they are already students at Princeton Ballet School, they should have completed Level 1 or Level 2.
Summer Intensive Juniors uniforms consist of:
any solid color leotard
For boys: Black tights or bike pants and a tight fitting white t-shirt
