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HYPE Dance Studio features special performances at various events throughout the year, including Chico's Downtown Christmas Preview, Downtown Thursday Night Markets, and Chico State Athletics. Dancers at HYPE take part in productions such as the Believe holiday dance show inspired by the Polar Express, the HYPE Holiday Dance Review, the Student Choreography Showcase, and the “HYPErbole” Spring Recital. HYPE Dance Studio offers a variety of dance instruction for all ages and all levels of ability, with auditions and rehearsals for Believe happening throughout the year at the studio, and every day at HYPE described as a new experience where dancers never stop learning and always have fun.
HYPE Dance Studio is going into its 22nd season. It was founded by Sarah Schneeweis, a dancer, choreographer, and Head Coach of the Sacramento Kings Dancers, and is owned by dancer and choreographer Ruby O’Neill. HYPE Dance Studio describes itself as northern California’s most innovative center for dance and as the home of Believe, the holiday dance show inspired by the Polar Express. The studio’s philosophy is to offer a positive and exciting learning environment where dancers can have fun, be creative, and experience dance, and it encourages dancers to take the disciplines of dance into their everyday lives, building self-confidence, good self-esteem, and a passion for living. Keeping in alignment with the artistic culture in the Chico community, HYPE Dance Studio produces special performances at various events throughout the year, and performance opportunities and reaching out to the community are stated priorities for the studio.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
HYPE Dance Studio is going into its 22nd season. It was founded by Sarah Schneeweis, a dancer, choreographer, and Head Coach of the Sacramento Kings Dancers, and is owned by dancer and choreographer Ruby O’Neill. HYPE Dance Studio describes itself as northern California’s most innovative center for dance and as the home of Believe, the holiday dance show inspired by the Polar Express. The studio’s philosophy is to offer a positive and exciting learning environment where dancers can have fun, be creative, and experience dance, and it encourages dancers to take the disciplines of dance into their everyday lives, building self-confidence, good self-esteem, and a passion for living. Keeping in alignment with the artistic culture in the Chico community, HYPE Dance Studio produces special performances at various events throughout the year, and performance opportunities and reaching out to the community are stated priorities for the studio.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
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