Elevé Summer Dance Intensives in Bloomington, MN
Summer Program:
Elevate Your Dance Experience
Explore a transformative summer at Elevé Performing Arts Center in Bloomington, MN with our intensive dance programs. Our Summer program offers a unique opportunity for dancers of all levels to immerse themselves in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and more. This enriching experience fosters creativity, builds confidence, and cultivates lifelong skills. Tailored sessions include technique refinement, choreography, and performance preparation, ensuring a comprehensive approach to dance education. Surprise workshops throughout the summer introduce new dance styles and concepts, making each week a new adventure. Join us for a season of growth, joy, and dance at Elevé Performing Arts Center!
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Develop New Skills, Build Real Confidence,
and Form Lasting Bonds
Summer classes at Elevé Performing Arts Center offer a dynamic fusion of ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and more. These classes not only enhance coordination, strength, and rhythm in an engaging environment but also feature specialized sessions such as conditioning, leaps and turns, improvisation, and musical theater tap. These exclusive offerings appeal to older dancers looking to refine their skills, fostering confidence that extends beyond the dance studio.
Each session empowers young dancers to reach new milestones, whether mastering choreography, honing techniques, or expressing creativity through music. These achievements cultivate enduring confidence and promote personal growth. Plus, a surprise class each week introduces diverse styles and themes, ensuring a well-rounded dance experience.
Elevé Performing Arts Center nurtures a supportive community where dancers of all ages connect deeply, collaborate enthusiastically, and uplift each other. Instructors personalize their approach, knowing each student by name and fostering a sense of belonging, trust, and encouragement. It’s a place where every dancer feels valued and inspired to thrive.
Explore New Styles, Build Confidence, and Stay Active
Explore an enriching summer at Elevé Performing Arts Center in Bloomington, MN, where kids can stay active, explore new passions, and unleash creativity through our diverse range of dance classes. Whether it’s Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, or Acro, each class enhances coordination, builds strength, and fosters confidence.
Join us for the Elevé Ballet Repertoire Intensive, featuring specialized sessions from June 16th-20th and June 23rd-27th. Advanced levels flourish from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, while intermediates excel from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This intensive focuses on technique, variations, repertoire, pointe work, conditioning, and concludes with an exciting end-of-week showing.
From July 28th to August 1st, Elevé PAC hosts its comprehensive Competition Intensive. Full-day sessions run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm for Petite through Senior levels, while Minis and Precomp dancers thrive in half-day sessions from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Dancers immerse themselves in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Musical Theater disciplines, preparing for performances and auditions with AKKI.
From August 11th to 15th, join our EPAC Ballet Intensive tailored for all levels. Mini and Competition Lite dancers engage in morning sessions, while Junior, Teen, and Senior dancers participate from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Dancers undergo rigorous training in ballet technique, flexibility, and core stability, guided by experienced instructors.
Explore the rhythm and energy of hip hop in our August Hip Hop Workshop, held from August 4th to 6th. Sessions from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm cater to Advanced Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced levels, featuring audition and placement opportunities for the upcoming 2025-2026 season.
Experience the Joy of Dance
Why Families Prefer Elevé Performing Arts Center
for Summer
Summer is a pivotal time for children to stay active, build confidence, and discover their passions. When comparing Elevé Performing Arts Center’s Summer Programs with traditional options like sports leagues, gyms, or day camps, the difference lies in the holistic experience, growth opportunities, and supportive environment provided.
Focus on general fitness without developing balance, rhythm, or artistic expression.
Activities often follow a single routine or focus, which can lead to boredom or disinterest.
Focus on winning or scores, which may not suit every child’s need for encouragement.
Not all programs address proper form, injury prevention, or technique, especially for younger participants.
Emphasis on controlled movement, coordination, and artistic expression, offering more than just physical exercise.
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Acro classes provide a diverse curriculum, keeping children engaged, curious, and eager to participate.
Children progress at their own pace, supported by encouraging instructors who celebrate effort and individual improvement.
Classes prioritize safety with focus on proper alignment, strength, and flexibility, ensuring children feel confident and secure while exploring movement.
Developing Mastery in Technique, Style, Rhythm, and Confidence
Summer at Elevé Performing Arts Center offers a transformative experience for young dancers, fostering skill development, focus, and creative expression. Our comprehensive training in Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Tap provides a dynamic blend of structured learning and joyful engagement, ensuring every class is both enriching and enjoyable.
From refining posture and grace at the barre to mastering intricate jazz sequences, honing rhythmic precision in tap, and energizing through hip hop choreography, dancers progress at their own pace, celebrated for their individual talents. Each session emphasizes intentional technique, while nurturing musicality, emotional expression, and heightened body awareness.
With dedicated instructors who are passionate about each dancer’s growth, Elevé Performing Arts Center equips students with skills that transcend the studio, shaping confident performers on stage, dedicated achievers in academics, and resilient individuals in life.
Exploring Conditioning, Leaps and Turns, Improvisation, and Musical Theater Tap
Summer at Elevé Performing Arts Center introduces exclusive specialty classes designed to enhance learning opportunities for dancers of all levels. These seasonal classes, specifically tailored for older dancers, focus on conditioning, leaps and turns, improvisation, and musical theater tap, allowing students to refine skills and explore artistic expression in depth.
In addition, a surprise class with weekly rotating themes exposes dancers to a variety of styles and subjects, ensuring holistic development. This approach nurtures well-rounded performers who are prepared for diverse performance opportunities, both within our studio and beyond.
Voices That Echo Growth, Joy, and Belonging
At Elevé Performing Arts Center, the most powerful narratives come from our families who witness the profound transformations dance inspires. From beginners taking their first steps to seasoned performers achieving new heights, these shared experiences illuminate the profound impact of a studio dedicated to nurturing every child's journey. Parents passionately describe the confidence, joy, and deep sense of community their children cultivate here, underscoring why Elevé Performing Arts Center remains an integral part of their lives.
Elevé Performing Arts Center has been a part of our lives since our daughter took a week-long dance camp when she was 4. Not only did she have a blast, but we were blown away by the skills she learned in one short week (which far surpassed the skills she had learned the entire previous year at another dance studio). From there, we enrolled her in tap and ballet classes and very quickly after that decided to go join the competition teams.
For the past 10 years, our daughter has shown continual growth - not just in her technique and dance abilities but also socially and emotionally, too. Brittany Milan (owner) and all of her instructors are incredibly talented, supportive, and truly care about each dancer's growth and confidence. The environment is positive, professional, and like a second home for our daughter. Elevé is a gem and we're so grateful to be part of this amazing dance family!
If you're looking for a place where your children can learn to dance and connect with others in a family-friendly environment, this is it! Their programs are well-structured, and are professional curriculums. What I like the most is how welcoming and family-friendly they are. As you get to know the people there, you will start to feel like part of a community, it makes Elevé so special.
Elevé Dance is awesome. Our daughter started out dancing with Elevé at her daycare though Transfiguration Lutheran Church and Brittany was so great and patient with the kids. She just started an Intermediate Hip Hop class this year and has been loving it even when joining halfway through the class. The instructor and her classmates got her up to speed quickly and she's made some new dance buddies. Elevé has also attended many of our school events at Westwood getting the kids involved with dancing at playground nights. I would definitely recommend trying out a class if you think your child might be interested.
I highly recommend Eleve and their preschool program. Their teachers are amazing with the kids, make it fun and understand age appropriate behaviors and challenges for pre schoolers and Kindergartens.
Great dance studio for recreational dancers!! It's been great for my 3 and 7-year olds.
My daughter loves dancing at Elevé. She’s really grown a lot as a dancer since dancing here and it’s a really positive environment. Definitely recommend!
Great neighborhood dance studio. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. My daughter loves it. Has a wide variety of classes.
My daughter has danced at Elevé for 7 year, starting in the recreational program and moving to competition. She has grown so much because of the wonderful teachers at Elevé. She is challenged, but not pushed beyond her limits. We have loved building a dance community through Elevé!
We absolutely ❤️ Eleve! Our 7 year old daughter has been there for 3 years now, taking recreation classes, and she is having so much fun!! Thank you Eleve for making her feel so welcome and helping her learn as she grows!
We have loved having our two girls dance at eleve these past three years!
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FAQs
Elevé's Ballet Repertory Intensive offers focused training in technique, variations, repertoire, pointe work, conditioning, and concludes with a showing at the end of the week. It's a great opportunity for dancers looking to advance their skills and refine their performance abilities.
Yes, the intensive is structured into two levels: Advanced Level runs from 9 am to 2 pm, and Intermediate Level from 2 pm to 4 pm. This setup ensures each dancer gets tailored instruction based on their skill level and goals.
Our Competition Intensive covers Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Musical Theater, designed for dancers ready to push their performance boundaries. It's a full-day program from 9 am to 4 pm for all levels from Petite to Senior, with options for half-day participation.
The EPAC Ballet Intensive, held in August, offers training across multiple levels: Mini & Competition Lite, Junior, Teen, and Senior. Dancers undergo rigorous ballet training, including flexibility, core, and stability exercises, tailored to their auditioned level.
The Hip Hop Workshop is a dynamic three-day event for Advanced Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. It includes audition/placement for the upcoming 2025-2026 season, providing a focused environment to refine hip hop skills.
Absolutely! Elevé's summer programs welcome all levels, including beginners. Our instructors guide every dancer step by step, ensuring a supportive, enjoyable, and appropriately challenging experience.
Dancewear varies by style: Ballet and Jazz classes require leotards and appropriate shoes; Tap classes need tap shoes; and Hip Hop classes recommend comfortable dancewear like leggings or joggers with supportive sneakers. Layers such as shorts or skirts can be added based on class type for comfort and movement.
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