Dance Classes
San Mateo, CA
Welcome to Principal Creative & Performing Arts, the Peninsula’s favorite place to dance! We have families from San Francisco, the mid-Peninsula, and the East Bay that dance with us every week. We are a family owned business that has brought together a truly amazing community of dance families. We believe in offering high quality dance classes that focus on progress, building confidence, and creating a life-long love of dance.
Our Mission
PCPA is a creative and performing arts program that requires dancers to be both artists and athletes. Our ultimate goal is to instill dance intensity and drive inspired by much more than trophies and sequins. We believe in building strong fundamentals, technique, and discipline through dance training and performance experience. You can count on building a respect and love for dance whether you are training for personal or professional goals.
Thank you for a great season!
Our annual dance recital were held on June 22-23, 2019. That marks the unofficial end of our season. It was an amazing year of growth and improvement in our dancers. It definitely showed on stage. We are so proud of all our dancers, families, and staff members. Summer is now here, and as we prep for transitions, camps, and new classes, we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who helped make this past season a success. For those taking extended vacations, see you in a few weeks. Everyone who is continuing through summer, or coming to camps, let’s get to work on the next season of dance!
Important Dates
Our schedule for the 2019-2020 school year is now available. Most classes will continue as they are now through summer and into fall. We have new classes on the schedule that will start as of August 3, 2019. The new classes are not open for registration yet, but you may start to plan ahead. See dates below.
- Current classes are all open for registration now.
- New classes will open for registration to team families on 7/13/19 (Save The Date)
- New classes will open for registration to currently enrolled, non-team families on 7/20/19. (Save The Date)
- New classes will open for registration to the general public on 8/3/19.
- We may still have a few changes/additions coming to the schedule before August. We will keep you posted with updates.
2019 Summer Dance Camps
Our camps for July 2019 have filled up! If you would be interested on being on one of our wait lists, you may still complete the online registration form. If you have any questions you may call us at 650-393-5593.
Weekly Dance Classes
Ages 5-18
Whether you are looking to take one class per week or 10 classes per week, we offer a variety of styles to choose from. Ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, musical theatre, and capoeira classes are all taught at our studio in San Mateo, Ca. Check our schedule to see what works best for you. Classes offered 7 days per week.
Performance Teams
Jazz, Hip Hop, and Lyrical Teams
For those dancers with the focus and desire to take their training to the next level we offer performance teams. While we are not a competition studio, our performance teams do compete twice in the spring, attend local dance conventions, and perform in our recitals in June.
Plan ahead for Summer/Fall 2019
The time to register is now!
If you’re planning on joining us in the upcoming year, the time to get on a wait list is now! Wait lists are growing for all our classes. To ensure you get a spot in Summer/Fall 2019, we recommend creating your account and selecting the classes you want as soon as possible. Registering now will also give you earlier access to the new classes we will be adding in August (schedule released end of June). Don’t miss out!
Award Winning Program
Principal Creative & Performing Arts has won numerous awards from publications like Redtri.com, Chatterblock.com, and Bay Area Parent Magazine. We have been voted Best Dance School for 7 consecutive years 2011-2017! Earning us a Hall of Fame Award from Bay Area Parent. Come find out why we are the studio of the decade!
