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.
Musical Theatre Workshop Open For Sign Ups
Michelle Elkin will be flying in to teach a musical theatre workshop on December 8, 2019. Dancers with 2 years of experience in ANY style or at least 8 years of age may enroll. Open to all dancers, not just PCPA dancers, ages 8-18. Scroll down for more details.
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, Lyrical, and Musical Theatre
For those dancers with the focus and desire to take their training to the next level, we offer a variety of performance teams. Performance team members have minimum dance requirements each week, and must commit to competitions, and recitals. If this is something your dancer might be interested in, please ask our staff about how you can prepare your dancer to join a team.
Workshops & Master Classes
2019-2020 Season
This season we are bringing workshops and master class instructors to the studio. Our first one has already been scheduled. Click the link below to see what’s coming up! Some classes are open to PCPA dancers only, and others may be open to the general public.
Ballet Levels I - IV
Jazz Levels I - III
Hip Hop Levels I - III
Lyrical Levels I - II
Contemporary Levels I - II
Musical Theatre Levels I - III
Tap Levels I - II
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!
