Summer enrollment opens December 1.
If your preferred class or program is full, please add your dancer's name to the waitlist.
Intro to Pointe Workshop
- how to properly tie ribbons
- different sewing techniques
- safe ways to break in the shoes
- pointe shoe care
- Theraband exercises to build foot and ankle strength
- beginner pointe barre exercises (Pre-Pointe dancers may participate in ballet slippers.)
Old City
Half Day Camp (4-6 Years Old)
Young dancers ages 4 to 6 explore Ballet, Theater Dance, and Pilates with a structured but fun and developmentally-appropriate approach in this camp. Please pack a snack and water each day.
Old City
Ardmore
Full Day Intensive (6-12 Years Old)
Beginner and intermediate dancers ages 6 to 12 learn and polish basic technique as well as explore new genres in: Ballet, Theater Dance, Contemporary, Pilates, and a student-inspired Choreography class in this camp. Please pack a lunch and water each day.
Old City
Ardmore
Intermediate Intensive
Serious intermediate young dancers age 9+ train nearly 30 hours per week in: Pilates, a two-hour Ballet technique class, Contemporary Dance, Theater Dance, and Choreography. This camp is an excellent opportunity for students to refine their technique and develop their strength & artistry. Please pack a lunch and water each day.
Minimum two-week enrollment required. Weeks do not have to be consecutive. Appropriate for dancers who have completed one year of Ballet 3, 3X, 4, or 4X at PDA or dancers who have at least 4 years of ballet experience and are between the ages of 10-15.
Old City
Ardmore
Intermediate/Advanced Intensive
Intermediate and advanced dancers really examine and perfect their ballet technique while they also explore their versatility as artists during this five-week intensive program featuring Philadelphia Dance Academy and guest faculty. This program is designed for current PDA students in Ballet 5/5X or 6/6X/7 and dancers age 13+ with five or more years of ballet training. Pointe work is required. The program includes: Ballet Technique, Pilates, Yoga, Franklin Method, Conditioning/Injury Prevention, Pointe, Contemporary, Choreography Composition, Theater Dance, Modern Technique, Hip Hop, Music Theory.
If enrolling in Sessions A & B, the tuition is a discounted rate of $2225 for 5 weeks.
Old City
Maintenance Classes
We offer two types of maintenance classes:
The Rising 5's Maintenance Classes are for dancers that are entering Ballet 5/5X for the 25-26 school year.
The Maintenance Classes are for students that will or have completed at least one year of Ballet 5/5X and 6/6X/7 during the 24-25 school year.
Old City
The Early Childhood & Primary summer classes below are designed to cultivate the joy for ballet in our youngest dancers while introducing them to the format of a dance class. The use of music and imagination keeps students engaged while they learn basic ballet vocabulary.