Principal Creative & Performing Arts
Private
Principal Creative & Performing Arts in San Mateo runs summer dance and musical-theater camps for ages 5 to 14, covering hip hop, ballet, jazz and contemporary. Each day (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) includes morning and afternoon dance classes, arts and crafts, a rooftop lunch hour and movie time; themed weeks run about $375-425.
The practical details
We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Principal Creative & Performing Arts directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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Powered by GoogleWhat you said below exactly showed how disorganized and messy your event is. Can’t believe your event has been running like this. There is ZERO word and NO single sign to say where kids should be dropped off and picked up. There is ZERO word and NO sign like ‘changing room/No entry’. There was nothing there. People there were just wandering around clueless looking for kids. And you have nobody there working on the operation but rely on volunteer yelling on where you can go and where you can’t. And people cannot even hear what they say considering how messy and noisy the whole venue was. A simple print out sign ‘kids drop off/pick here’ and ‘changing room/no entry’ would resolve 90% of these issues. Spend a little bit more money and hire someone who is dedicated for kids drop off and pick up and check in/check out, instead of volunteers who don’t know what is going on at all and can’t answer any questions but only yelling. Spend a little bit more money to print out some signs and stick to the appropriate spots for clear guidance. Dedicated staff and clear print out sign may actually show you take kids safety seriously, not just words here in the post. Huge disaster. Their operation and performance is just huge mess. Nobody organized it at all. And no one knows who is where. Instead of put some notes on where to meet and pick up your kids, they just rely on yelling. Very unprofessional and very disorganized.
We have been coming here for 4 years and are so happy with our experience. My daughter has truly loved her experiences, her teachers and the group environment. I have always felt listened to with any concern I've had, and the recitals are an incredible experience that are so skillfully put together and managed to keep everyone enthusiastic and on track. I couldn't have asked for a better experience as our first dance studio.
This dance studio is truly amazing! The teachers are kind and helpful. If you are looking for a place that drills in cool tricks, this dance studio is for you!
This is an amazing dance studio! All the teachers are kind and amazing.
Stay away from this place. My daughter had class there for more than a year but didn't really learn anything. The teacher, whom I am not going to name, was rude and not considerate. She has many unreasonable demands non-related to dancing. Late = no class, hair not nicely tied = no class. Not participating in recital, no class and no refund. When I chatted with other parents, they have much better experience elsewhere. So shop around!




