Tea Dancers / Ballet de la Compasión

Tea Dancers / Ballet de la Compasión includes aerial dance, ballet, modern dance, African dance, contemporary circus, theater, classical yoga, and art. The youth dance program includes aerial techniques and allows students to study movement from multiple perspectives through a wide range of movement forms, creative research, and dance theory. Wings & Roots is an aerial dance summer camp within the program where children explore flying, grounding, and balance, and experienced students discover new movement vocabulary to expand and grow their flight.

• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Schedule: Summer Camp 2026 “Wings & Roots” runs June 15–19, June 22–26, July 6–10, July 13–17, July 20–24, and July 27–31, with weeks for all levels and absolute beginners, one advanced-level week, and a recovery mixed-level week; during the year there are beginner, intermediate, advanced, and mixed-level weekly classes on specific weekdays and Saturdays, and a calendar of sessions from August 2025 through the last day of class on Monday, June 1, 2026, including a Winter Break and Spring Break.
• Price: December (only 3 weeks, $ price change)

Tea Dancers / Ballet de la Compasión describes itself as a bijou aerial dance academy dedicated to making aerial dance accessible in an academy style with structured levels, shows, and commitment. The program states that it is run by artists and integrates ballet, modern dance, theater, and classical yoga alongside aerial dance as part of a complete education in movement, artistry, and self-discovery. The academy focuses on performance skills including presence, energy, joy, strength, elasticity, timing, rhythm, memorization, space awareness, teamwork, technique, and art, and offers an Open Studios class only for Advanced Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels, as well as a Winter Show on December 19 at 7 PM.

Last updated May 11, 2026.