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Best Dance Summer Camps in Connecticut

Photo courtesy of the Connecticut Dance Center in Stamford
Photo courtesy of the Connecticut Dance Center in Stamford
2/25/22 - By Geeta Schrayter

There are all kinds of summer camps in Connecticut, including a variety of dance summer camps for preschoolers, kids, tweens, and teens to keep moving. Whether your child loves ballet, hip hop, jazz, or all of the above – there’s a camp for them! We've rounded up the best dance summer camps in Connecticut, including summer day camps in Fairfield County, Hartford County, New Haven County, and Middlesex County.

For more summer camps in Connecticut, including picks for Free and Affordable Summer Camps and Sleepaway Summer Camps, be sure to bookmark our Summer Camp Guide and our Camp Directory where you can search for summer camps by type, age, and town.

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Circle time at Connecticut Dance. Photo courtesy of Connecticut Dance
Circle time at Connecticut Dance. Photo courtesy of Connecticut Dance

Top Dance Summer Camps in Fairfield County

CT Dance

Fairfield
Registration is now open for six different summer camps at CT Dance. Pick Descendants Camp to learn dances to popular songs from the movie The Descendants. Opt for Princess Party Camp for dress-up, ballet, tea parties, crafts, and storytime. Other sessions include Olympics Camp and Hip Hop/Jazz Camp. READ MORE

Dream Dance Camp

Fairfield
Dream Dance Camp is for dancers 3-15 that focuses on jazz and hip-hop. Participants are grouped by age, and learn a dance to perform for their families at the end of each week. Designed for any experience level, each week includes crafts, activities, and games.  READ MORE

Connecticut Dance Center

Stamford
Come out for princess camp for kids 4-5 with art, dance, dress-up, and story time, plus contemporary dance camps for 6-12 and teen intensives.  READ MORE

Dance Center of Greenwich

Greenwich
Dance Adventure Camp allows campers ages 4-7 to choose from themes like Carnival of the Animals, Mermaids Under the Sea, and Frozen in July. All camps run from 9am-12pm, with an optional extension until 1pm. READ MORE

SummerDance at Connecticut Dance School

Fairfield
Summer Dance is for kids ages 3-18 and is available for both half or full day. Half Day dancers will enjoy daily ballet and other styles of dance while full day dancers will enjoy a more intensive program with ballet , pointe, classical, jazz and more. Boys classes are available during the full day program.  READ MORE

Graceful Planet

Sandy Hook
The Graceful Planet Studio of Dance offers five different sessions of Princess Camp for the youngest dancers, and six themed sessions of camp for ages 6-11. READ MORE
Go crazy dancing with the besties at Dance Kraze. Photo courtesy of Dance Kraze Studios
Go crazy dancing with the besties at Dance Kraze. Photo courtesy of Dance Kraze Studios

Great Dance Summer Camps for Kids in Hartford County

Dance Kraze

Enfield
Dance Kraze Dance Studio offers summer sessions for dancers aged 3-11. Activities treats, and of course dance—like jazz, hip hop, and ballet—make up these camp sessions that run Monday-Friday. Each of the four sessions has different themes, and registration is now open. READ MORE

Ballet Theatre Company

West Hartford
BTC offers a number of ballet intensives for older ballerinas, and three weeks of mini intensives for the youngest twirlers, each focusing on a different ballet - Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Swan Lake. The mini intensives include games and crafts as well as dance. Summer offers a dance Intensive where dancers can really challenge themselves to learn new skills. A half-day intensive is available for dancers 8 and up. READ MORE
The tiniest dancers learn ballet skills at Revolution Academy. Photo courtesy of Revolution Academy of Dance, Facebook
The tiniest dancers learn ballet skills at Revolution Academy. Photo courtesy of Revolution Academy of Dance, Facebook

Fun Dance Summer Camps in New Haven for Kids

Star Dance Academy

Meridien
Full or half-day camps full of activities and dance. Past themes have included Princess Ballerina Camp, Boy's Hip Hop, Survivor Camp, and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Camp. Half and full days are available for kids  READ MORE

Revolution Academy of Dance

Northford
A creative place for kids to dance! Little dancers will love the themed camps: Magic Fantasy Preschool Camp, Fairytale Dance Camp and All Things Disney Camp. Older students will have a great time at Summer Fun Camp (ages 5-10) where they will dance, play games and make crafts. All camps at half-day.  READ MORE
The Summer Intensive class at Westbrook Dance Academy, photo courtesy of the academy
The Summer Intensive class at Westbrook Dance Academy, photo courtesy of the academy

Kids' Dance Summer Camps in Middlesex County

New England Dance

Cromwell
Dancers aged seven and up can find all-day camps filled with ballet, technique, jazz, lyrical, meditation and yoga, hair and makeup, and more. READ MORE

Westbrook Dance Academy

Westbrook
Summer Camp for kids ages two and up include Princess Camp, and Acro Camp, and intensives in ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, lyric, contemporary, and musical theater. READ MORE

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