Summer Dance Camp - Full Day

My daughter has attended summer camps at Van Der Zwaan dance studio for years, and it's always the highlight of her summer! The teachers are wonderful, and the classes are designed for kids of different ages, with fun games and activities mixed in with the dancing. At the end of each week, I am always amazed to see the shows, in awe with how much the kids have learned!

Paula and her small staff of instructors are absolute giants in our local dance community. My daughter has been learning ballet with them for 3 years now and we feel fortunate beyond words to have VDZ in our neighborhood. Paula is gentle, positive, caring, and has a special talent of making every child feel like the most important little dancer in the world. When my daughter danced in her first showcase, I was blown away to see HUNDREDS of students perform, from little tutus-and-diapers to high schoolers on point and dozens of modern choreographies. I have no idea how Paula and her teachers pull that off. During COVID, they pushed through on Zoom and managed to produce a pandemic-appropriate Nutcracker video that was fully filmed outside 10 hours a day for two weeks. All at no extra cost to parents except for a costume rental fee. The end result was so professional and it gave my daughter something to look forward to at the end of a miserable 2020. Paula has been transparent, communicative, and very receptive to the needs of parents and children all year. Meanwhile, the studio has been refurbished with COVID-safe ventilation for upcoming masked in-person classes. I highly recommend VDZ for dedicated classical and modern dance instruction.

Our daughter has been attending VDZ for 4 years. She loves the teachers, and has learned a lot - even via Zoom classes. Paula, Santia and Michelle make learning dance technique fun, and they are very supportive of all the children. The studio puts on sophisticated recitals twice a year that are occasions for families to see the children show off what they learned.