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Charleston Summer Session

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For your convenience The DanceLife Center offers our dance families an online account management software system. Families are able to log in to their account to view and print their schedule, track their absences and makeups, update credit card or bank account information, and more! To sign up to use the customer portal, you first have to register for a class for either this Semester or next semester's dance season. Current classes and accounts are not available.


--------Returning Customers:
If you participated in last semester's dance session, this dance season (whether active or have dropped), or have registered for this semester's dance session - you will click on Customer Portal Login.

New Customers:
If you are new and do not fall in one of the above categories, please view "----Enroll Today" or "Class Registration" below where you will see our class schedule organized by each day of the week. Click on the day you are interested in coming to dance to see the offerings for that day arranged by time. This makes it easy for you to view classes that start before and after each other for families who like to stack their schedule with multiple classes in one day.



  1. Find the class you are interested in registering for and click the red word "Enroll" listed to the left of the class name.
  2. Fill out the information requested (fields with asterisks are required.) From there you will also be able to choose additional classes and add additional students.
  3. A credit or debit card or a bank account is required in order to register.
  4. In the event that a class is full, you will see the word "Waitlist" instead of "Enroll." To be entered on the waitlist, please click that button and proceed. You will be required to enter payment information, however no payment will be made on the account unless a spot becomes available. If a spot becomes available, we will contact you regarding enrolling in the class.

After you are enrolled in a class, you will be able to use the Customer Portal. You will create a Customer Portal account by entering the email address you provided at registration time and clicking the button that says "I don't have or don't know my password." A temporary password will then be emailed to you. Use that to log in to your account. From there you can change your password-just make sure it has a minimum of 8 characters, 1 of which must be a number.






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Main Studio:
307 6th Street
Charleston, IL 61920.

Toll Free Phone #:(833) I-Dance-2 -- Option 1

Email: Charleston@dancelifecenter.com



Preschool Camps 2025

Bluey (Ages 3-6)

Description:
Join us for a fun camp of all things Bluey! We will make recipes from Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Resturant CookBook, play Shadowlands and Raiders and other Bluey Family games, make Bluey crafts, and more!
Dates:
Saturday, July 12
Time: 9:00 - 11:30 am
Cost: $40 - (click here)


Inside Out (Ages 3-6)

Description:
Join us for a magical journey through emotions with the characters from Inside Out! Through movement, creativity, and storytelling, dancers will explore feelings, coordination, and expression in a fun and engaging way.
Dates:
Saturday, July 19 .
Time: 9:00am - 11:30nn
Cost: $40 -- (click here)


Enconto (Ages 3-6)

Description:
Are you enchanted with this awsome hit fron Disney? We are too! Join us for Enconto camp where we will be exploring the Madrigal Family's special gifts. Campers will Learn about the magical casita while learning about Columbia's culture and dancing to Enconto's catchy soundtrack!
Saturday, August 2
Time: 9:00 am - 11:30am
Cost: $40 -- (click here)


6 week Sessions 

Camps & Clinics 

Intensive Ballet Camp

Description:
This session provides a unique opportunity for dance students to work intensively in developing their bodies, their technique, and their artistry. The classes also remind students to focus more consistently on correct body placement and technique allowing them to develop "muscle memory," and gain flexibility and strength.Beginners.
Beginners. 8 - 11 ages June Dates: Friday, July 11th
Cost: $40
1:00 - 2:30 pm (click here)

Intermediate/Advanced. Ages 12 - up.years
Dates: Friday, July 11th
Cost: $40
2:30 - 4:00 pm (click here)


Intensive Tap Camp

Description:
This intensive will focus on building and honing in on foundational and solid tap skills and tap repertoire. Focus will also be on flash material, including pull backs, wings, slides, trenches and over the tops.
Beginners. Ages 8 - 11 years
Dates: Friday, July 18th
Cost: $40
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (click here)

Intermediate/Advanced. Ages 12 - up.years
Dates: Friday, July 18th
Cost: $40
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm (click here)



Intensive Acro Camp

Description:
This open-level workshop will teach basic acro poses and techniques, and can include tumbling, contortion, and lifts. Workshops are suitable for beginners and can help improve flexibility and strength. For advanced dancers, please contact the studio.

Dates: Wednesday, July 25th
Cost: $40
1:00-3:00 pm (click here)


Intensive Jazz for Musical Theatre (7-10)

Description:
This session will focus on strengthening foundational jazz technique dance class with an emphasis on musical theatre style.
Beginners. Ages 8 - 11 years
Dates: Friday, July 25th
Cost: $40
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (click here)

Intermediate/Advanced. Ages 12 - up.years
Dates: Monday, July 25th
Cost: $40
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (click here)

Intensive Contemporary Camp

Description:
Defining contemporary dance can be difficult because it is extremely fluid and not associated with specific dance techniques. Instead, contemporary dance is more of a dance philosophy where choreographers attempt to explore the natural energy and emotions of their bodies to produce dances which are often very personal. Contemporary dance places a heavy emphasis on the mind-body connection.

Dates: Friday, August 1st
Cost: $40

1:00-3:00 pm - 10 yrs old and up (click here)


Intensive Modern Camp

Description:
A great opportunity to continue to hone and refine the skills developed in Beginning Modern dance and highlight classical modern dance vocabulary. Students will focus on contractions, spirals, basic floor work, and elemental concepts of space, time and force and build core strength and flexibility in a fun and encouraging environment.

Dates: Friday, August 1st
Cost: $40

3:00-5:00 pm - 10 yrs old and up (click here)



Intensive Leaps & Turns Camp

Description:
In this clinic, we will focus on flexibility for standing skills like kicks and leg holds, and progressive fundamentals for turns (chaines, pirouettes), leaps (straight split leaps) and jumps (toe touches).

Dates: Friday, August 8th
Cost: $40

1:00-3:00 pm (click here)



Intensive Floor Work Camp

Description:
Learn fundamental elements and tips to expand your skill set, increase spine mobility for fluid motion, and improve movement quality. Strengthen your entire body with conditioning exercises designed to advance your contemporary floorwork.

Dates: Friday, August 8th
Cost: $40

3:00-5:00 pm (click here)