
Spend the summer at SSDE!
Our summer schedule is packed with classes, camps and exciting opportunities for our dancers. Please review the options below, including Mini Camps, Evening Classes and our week-long Summer Intensive.
Mini Camps
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July Mini Camp
July 15 - 17 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages 5-7Dance Through Life with our Thrillifying Wicked Theme Mini Camp! Show your Braverism as you Defy Gravity in leaps and turns / acrobatics classes! Get Galindified in Arts and Crafts! Rejoicify as you sing and dance at SSDE’s first annual Mini Camp!
$145
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August Mini Camp
August 5 - 7 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages 5-7Shine like your favorite pop icon at our Pop Diva Mini Camp! Learn fun, high-energy routines to hit songs from Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and more. Get creative with pop star-inspired arts and crafts, designing your own accessories to complete your superstar look!
$145
Evening Classes
Two 3-week sessions
July 7-25 | August 4-22
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Elementary
Ages 5-7
$51 per session
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Intermediate
Ages 8-11
$141 per session
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Junior
Ages 12-14
$396 per session
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Advanced
Ages 15+
$345 per session
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Adult Ballet
Pre-registration is not required
$17 drop-in
5 class punch card $80 | 10 class punch card $160
Intensive
Join us for a week of exciting classes at our Summer Intensive. This program features classes taught by SSDE faculty, as well as guest teachers from around the dance industry. Students will train in ballet, jazz, contemporary, pro-style, acro, musical theater and more!
Check out our Summer Intensive Guest Artists listed below!
July 28 - August 1 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Ages 8-18
$469
For half-day options, or to drop in to a class taught by a guest teacher, please email the studio at director@southshoredanceensemble.com
Summer Guest Artists
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Ella Sweeney
Monday 7/28
9:00am-10:30am Musical Theatre (Ages 8-12)
10:30am-12:00pm Jazz Funk (Ages 13 and up)Wednesday 7/30
9:00am-10:30am Jazz Funk (Ages 8-12)
10:30am-12:00pm Contemporary Fusion (Ages 13 and up)Hailing from Boston but now based in Los Angeles, Ella Sweeney is a vibrant creative force, driven to share her energy and impactful ideas with the world. Raised in a family of performers, Ella's journey as an entertainer evolved into a deep focus on dance, culminating in her pursuit of a BFA in Commercial Dance at Hussian College. Ella has been featured in Novartis’ Super Bowl Commercial, Rick Astley’s AAA “Never Gonna Give You Up” commercial, Ross Lynch’s “Heart of Mine” music video, and many more industry experiences! Ella's vision is to foster a dance world marked by adaptability, acceptance, inclusivity, and love. She is thrilled about the creative impact she's poised to make on the world.
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Pat Planet
Tuesday 7/29
12:00pm-1:00pm Prostyle (Ages 8-12)
1:00pm-3:00pm Prostyle (Ages 13 and up)Pat is a New York City native who grew up training extensively with some of the industry’s leading choreographers and educators at the Broadway Dance Center and the Alvin Ailey school. By the age of 17 he began dancing professionally for TV, commercials, and live stage performances.He has taught at universities like the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Tufts University, and Endicott College – currently, he teaches open classes at The Dance Complex and The Boston Dance Studios. If you’re a big sports fan, you’ve likely seen some of his work! Pat has choreographed for teams in the NBA, NFL, IFL, EHL, and other collegiate dance teams. In 2022 Pat landed the role of a lifetime, debuting as one of the first males to become an NBA Boston Celtics Dancer. Additional credits include Law and Order, Britney Spears, TEDx, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022), AMF, and more.
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Brett Bell
Thursday 7/31
9:00am-10:30am Contemporary (Ages 13 and up)
10:30am-12:00pm Lyrical (Ages 8-12)Brett Bell received his formal education as a dance major from The Boston Arts Academy, a performing arts high school in the city of Boston, MA. Post graduation, he has worked with artists such as Meghan McCaffrey, Angie Conte, Urbanity Dance, nathantrice/RITUALS, Jeryl Palana, Sheryl Pollard-Thomas and William McLaughlin. His professional teaching experience has put him on faculty with The Boston Arts Academy, K & M Studio, The Dance Academy of SP, and Shannon O’Brien School of Dance. In addition, Brett has been a guest artist with the Earl Mosley Summer Institute of the Arts and Deborah Mason Performing Arts Center. Brett’s innovative, dynamic choreography has earned many choreography awards at regional and national competitions. Brett is currently performing his own work under his own company, Bell and Co.
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Erika Haydon
Thursday 7/31
12:30pm-1:30pm Jazz (Ages 8-12)
1:30pm-3:00pm Jazz (Ages 13 and up)Erika Haydon has many years of teaching experience and extensive knowledge in all forms of dance at both recreational and competitive levels. She holds a B.A. in Dance from Dean College, where she was a member of the Dean Dance Company for four years. She has also been certified by the prestigious Acrobatics Arts. Her choreography has been recognized and awarded on both regional and national levels. Most recently, she was awarded the Al Gilbert Tap Award. Erika brings high energy, passion and creativity to all of her classes. Students of hers have gone on to achieve great success in many different facets of performing. She hopes, through her love and knowledge of dance, to motivate and inspire all of her students.
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Catherine Piazza
Tuesday 7/29
9:00am-10:30am Ballet/PBT (Ages 8-12)
10:30am-12:00pm Ballet (Ages 13 and up)Catherine trained at Northern Ballet School in Manchester, England, before embarking on a global performing career as Dance Captain and Lead Dancer on Carnival Cruise Lines under the direction of George Reich, Joan Palethorpe, and Minnie Madden. After an extensive career in performance, Catherine utilized her associate in pedagogy and transitioned into teaching in New York before spending the past decade instructing at multiple studios on the South Shore. She currently serves as the Chair of the Dance Department at South Shore Conservatory, passionate about dance education, and specializing in Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) and pointe work. Catherine also teaches literacy through movement and music in the Brockton and Rockland school districts and is a registered Music Together Instructor.