BLAST OFF WITH SUMMER DANCE AT CONTEMPRA 2025
ContempraDance School offers summer dance programs for all ages.
Creative Motion Camps
Our Creative Motion Camps are designed for ages 3-11. Children will enjoy dancing, acting, singing and art set to the “theme” of the week. Art projects designed by the students will be used as props, costumes, or set designs for the end of the week show!
During snack break students will relax and watch the movie set to the week’s theme. Each camp below is $300 for the week.
The performance is on the last day of camp at noon. Please bring your own snack and drink
Camp hours are 10:00am-12:30pm
Workshops Ages 8 & Up
Our workshops are for ages 8 & up and are full or half days. The workshops are designed for all levels depending on the genre. Musical Theater, Hip Hop, Ballet Intensive and Dance Intensive are some of our summer workshops offerred this summer. We bring in guest artist to share their knowledge of dance with the students. The students will learn a lot and have a great experience!
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Musical Theatre Workshop “Wicked”
Welcome to Shiz!
During our Wicked workshop, dancers will learn dances from the smash musical turned movie, Wicked! Dancers will learn about the musical theatre style of dance, acting and its place in dance, as well as some of the iconic choreography from the movie! We hope you join us in Dancing Through Life during our week of Wicked! Please bring a drink. Cost for the week.
Cost for the Week: $300
Ages 8 & up
August 11-15
10:00am – 12:30pm
Hip Hop Workshop ( 2-day workshop)
This workshop with professional Hip Hopper “Moji” explores the fundamentals of hip hop and how it has evolved. Learn various types of break dancing, as well as current styles of dance that are popular today; and everything in between. You will leave this workshop with more confidence in your level of dance, stronger social skills from interacting with your peers, and tons of great exercise as well as some break dancing. Can’t miss this one! Please bring a drink.
Cost for the 2-day Workshop: $160
Ages 8 & up
July 21-22
12:30-2:30pm
Dance Intensive Workshop
Our 4 day dance intensive is designed for intermediate to advanced level students. Classes will be taught in ballet, modern, jazz, African, lyrical, and funk. Our dance intensive teachers are professional dancers from the area and with ContempraDANCE Theatre’s professional company, ensuring the best dance education for the week! Teachers will be focusing on strength, flexibility, and dance movements while helping students develop their own individual dance styles. This camp is an excellent way for students to learn from professionals and enrich their dance education. Bring a bagged lunch and drink.
Cost for week: $340
Ages 12 & up
August 18-22
10:00am – 2:30pm
Ballet Intensive Workshop
Our ballet intensive workshop is designed to improve ballet technique and introduce students to a variety of elements in ballet dance. Students will work on technique and learn excerpts from various repertoire pieces. Designed for pre-intermediate and intermediate level students. Please bring a drink.
Cost for the week: $300
Ages 9 & up
July 21-25
10:00am – 12:30pm
September thru June Class Schedule 2025-2026
Classes Start September 8th 2025
Session 1 Sep. 8th - Dec. 7th 2025
Session 2 Dec. 8th - March 14th 2026
Session 3 March 15th - June 13th 2026 (please email us for availability since most classes are full at this point due to our June recital )
ContempraDance has incorporated online registration and payments through The Studio Director. Clicking the register/login button will take you to the Fall/Spring class list. You will need to sign in or create an account if you have not already. There is also a Studio Director app that you can download. Please contact us with any questions.
Awesome recital!!!
Our “Magic of Dance” student performance June 2nd 2018 was absolutely beautiful. Thank you to all of our amazing dancers that performed their hearts out to a packed audience. The Contempra faculty was unbelievably impressed. We can’t wait to start again in the fall! We also hope to see you in class this summer.
Thank you parents for sharing your fabulous kids with us all year. We hope you enjoyed it as much as us!
Ms. Gail, Ms. Daria, Ms. Jenn, Ms. Tia, Ms. Tweety, Mr. Bilal, Mr. Jerzy, Mr. Dre
Beyond the Stars Competition Results!
Our dances received numerous awards at Beyond the Stars Dance Competition. May 19th & 20th.
The dancer’s hard work and determination certainly paid off this year. Not only in competitions but at our Youth Festivals, charity events and in ContempraDANCE Theatre’s winter and spring productions.
We are extremely proud of all of the Ensemble Dancers and their talented choreographers. WAY TO GO!!
- Lola Contained Platinum and 5th Overall And Choreography award for Contained
- Visually Effective for The Trail
- 2nd Overall The Trail And Ultimate Emotional Execution award for The Trail
- Claudia Solo If I had my Way Diamond 1st Overall
- Austin Sound of Silence Platinum 9th Overall
- Eyes High Gold 3rd Overall
- Elusive High Gold 4th Overall
- Terrilyn Love is In Control High Gold 1st in Category
- Trio On My Own got platinum and 1st Overall
- Duo life of the party got High Gold and 3rd Overall
- Maya Time After Time got High Gold and 9th Overall
- Audrey placed 1st in Contemporary category, Platinum and 4th overall.
- Hanging Tree got Platinum and 3rd Overall
- Work Me Down High Gold 7th Overall
- Jailhouse Rock High Gold 6th Overall
- Virus Platinum 2nd Overall and Judges Award Creative Concept
- Ellie Solo Ciao Adios Platinum and 2nd Overall and standout technique award
- Maria Between the Lines got High Gold
ContempraDance Studio Named A Family Favorite Business By the Main Line Parent LOVE Awards!
Congratulations to ContempraDance Studio again being named a Family Favorite Business From Main Line Parent LOVE Awards!
Congratulations Mr. Dre!!!!!!!!!!!
Ms. Gail with Dre at his wedding in the outer banks Saturday April 28th.
Dre has been teaching hip hop at ContempraDance for over 11 years.
We are so excited we were able to be there to celebrate with him and his new wife, Kathy.
Congratulations Mr. Dre!!!!!!!!!!!
Ms Gails Little Mermaid kids
Ms Gails Little Mermaid kids posing after trying on their recital costumes Ms Jenn made.
They are under the sea lol !!!!
Oldie But Goodie – Gail with Jerry Blavat – 2008 “Best Of Philly Awards”
Gail With Jerry Blavat aka “The Geator with the heater” at The 2008 Philly Magazine “Best of Philly Awards”
ContempraDance School was voted Best Dance School on the Main Line.
Elevate Competition March 17th 2018
Elevate Competition March 17th 2018
Awards:
- 2 High Platinum’s
- 15 Platinum’s
- 1 High Gold
- 5 1st place awards
- 1 Judges award for superb staging for “Work me Down”
- 1 “IT” award from the judges for Audrey’s Solo
Special DJ award for Virus.. selected as most favorite dance of the day!
Youth Ensemble dancers in Philly Nutt Crak-Up as “Philazzle Canes”
Youth Ensemble dancers performing “Arabian Night” at 2016 World Dance Festival in Philadelphia
ContempraYouth Dance Ensemble performs “Hershey Kisseritas” in the Philly Nutt Crak-Up
ContempraYouth World Dance Ensemble 2016
Main Line Parent and Philadlephia Family LOVE award. ContempraDance School 2016, 2017, and 2021 LOVE award winner for "Best Dance Studio on the Main Line". 2019 LOVE award and 2022, 2023 "Family Favorite"