Principal Creative & Performing Arts
Artists & AthletesWelcome to 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.
Deadline to register for our June recital is January 31st!
You must be in a class and must have completed the sign up form before January 31st to be eligible. FIND OUT MORE
2019 Summer Dance Camps
Our camps for July 2019 have been announced! We will be offering our usual 3 weeks of camps. Our camps are Mon-Fri and run from 9am to 3pm. For details click the button below. Registration opens 3/1/19 – Spots do sell out within a few days. If you are not already on our mailing list, you may contact our office so we can add you. 650-393-5593.
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.
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.
Recital Registration
All dancers will be eligible to register. Coming Soon!
December is an exciting time at PCPA. We announce our recital theme for the season, registration opens, our production numbers start auditions, and all classes start to shift focus towards June. We will announce the registration date soon!
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!
