Dance Academy USA
Dance Academy USA, 19900 Stevens Creek Blvd., #300, Cupertino, CA 95014
About
Dance Academy USA offers summer camps, dance lessons, and dance training that include Acro, Ballet, Ballroom, Breakdance, Contemporary, Creative Dance, Hip Hop, Intro to Dance, Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theater, Pilates, Technique, Tap, and Zumba. Program sessions include dancing, games, and activities that focus on creativity.
• Ages: 4–10 years old
• Schedule: 3–5 day dance camps, with four weeks of dancing, games, creativity, and nonstop fun for ages 4–10; camp example runs Monday, July 10, 2023, 9:00 AM to Friday, July 14, 2023, 3:30 PM; weekly class options Monday–Thursday 9:30am–9:30pm, Friday 12:30pm–7:30pm, and Saturday 9:30am–1:30pm
Dance Academy USA was established in 1990 by Jane Carter and James Carter and has served over a hundred thousand families in its 36 years of business. Jane Carter is the Founding Director, and James (Jim) Carter is the co-founder; Jim Carter has worked in the real estate industry since 1993 and is President of the Real Estate Coaching Organization. Jane Carter earned her Bachelor’s Degree from San Jose State University, where she was a member of the Spartan Spectrum Dance Team and studied Human Performance/Fitness with a minor in Nutrition and Food Science. In 1985, she was selected by Dole Corporation to be the company’s ambassador promoting dance, modeling, and aerobics in Japan, created the first dance team for the NBA Golden State Warriors, and later danced for the San Francisco 49ers as a Gold Rush cheerleader, frequently representing both teams at charity events, promotional business, and television appearances. She has been featured in Fit & Runner’s World magazines, Evening Magazine, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, and several local papers, and she danced in a Jeep commercial as well as Super Bowl XIX. Jane Carter served as Managing Director of American Spirit Association, which held 3–5 day dance camps at colleges across the United States, and as Artistic Director of School House Sports, which offered dance classes to preschools, public schools, and private schools and was at one time the largest dance studio outreach program in Northern California. She founded Dance Academy USA’s competition team in 1991 and later served as Director of the NBA Warrior Dance Team and Creator and Director of Arena Football’s San Jose SaberKittens.
Dance Academy USA states that it believes in providing an inclusive space for dancers that promotes teamwork, leadership, community, and lifelong friendships, and that its goal is to make Dance Academy USA a great place to be for families, kids, and staff. The program states that staff members like to believe they play a small role in helping young children become confident, resilient, and independent adults, and that at Dance Academy USA it is not just about dance but about building strength of character through a nurturing environment. Dance Academy USA describes itself as Silicon Valley’s premier dance studio, with the largest dance program and community in the Bay Area, a weekly schedule of over 200 classes, and what it calls the most comprehensive dance program in Silicon Valley. Its competition team, The Production Company, is regarded nationally as a California powerhouse, and Dance Academy USA has grown to be described as one of the most cherished and robust dance programs in the San Jose Bay Area.
Dance Academy USA has been recognized by Dance Teacher Magazine as one of the best private studios in the nation. In 2013, Jane Carter was awarded America’s Dance Educator of the Year by Co. Dance, and in 2014, Dance Teacher Magazine awarded her the Dance Teacher Award in the Private Studio/Conservatory Category, which the program states is the highest honor in the dance education industry in that category. Dance Academy USA reports that it has proudly served families in the communities of Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Mountain View, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Campbell, Santa Clara, and San Jose.
Testimonials from 2024 graduating seniors describe Dance Academy USA as a place where they found love in new friendships and support from teachers, a safe space through ups and downs, and a community where they felt most at home and met lifelong friends. One senior states that Dance Academy USA has been a way to be creative and made their breakdance dream come true.
Last updated June 17, 2026.
• Ages: 4–10 years old
• Schedule: 3–5 day dance camps, with four weeks of dancing, games, creativity, and nonstop fun for ages 4–10; camp example runs Monday, July 10, 2023, 9:00 AM to Friday, July 14, 2023, 3:30 PM; weekly class options Monday–Thursday 9:30am–9:30pm, Friday 12:30pm–7:30pm, and Saturday 9:30am–1:30pm
Dance Academy USA was established in 1990 by Jane Carter and James Carter and has served over a hundred thousand families in its 36 years of business. Jane Carter is the Founding Director, and James (Jim) Carter is the co-founder; Jim Carter has worked in the real estate industry since 1993 and is President of the Real Estate Coaching Organization. Jane Carter earned her Bachelor’s Degree from San Jose State University, where she was a member of the Spartan Spectrum Dance Team and studied Human Performance/Fitness with a minor in Nutrition and Food Science. In 1985, she was selected by Dole Corporation to be the company’s ambassador promoting dance, modeling, and aerobics in Japan, created the first dance team for the NBA Golden State Warriors, and later danced for the San Francisco 49ers as a Gold Rush cheerleader, frequently representing both teams at charity events, promotional business, and television appearances. She has been featured in Fit & Runner’s World magazines, Evening Magazine, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, and several local papers, and she danced in a Jeep commercial as well as Super Bowl XIX. Jane Carter served as Managing Director of American Spirit Association, which held 3–5 day dance camps at colleges across the United States, and as Artistic Director of School House Sports, which offered dance classes to preschools, public schools, and private schools and was at one time the largest dance studio outreach program in Northern California. She founded Dance Academy USA’s competition team in 1991 and later served as Director of the NBA Warrior Dance Team and Creator and Director of Arena Football’s San Jose SaberKittens.
Dance Academy USA states that it believes in providing an inclusive space for dancers that promotes teamwork, leadership, community, and lifelong friendships, and that its goal is to make Dance Academy USA a great place to be for families, kids, and staff. The program states that staff members like to believe they play a small role in helping young children become confident, resilient, and independent adults, and that at Dance Academy USA it is not just about dance but about building strength of character through a nurturing environment. Dance Academy USA describes itself as Silicon Valley’s premier dance studio, with the largest dance program and community in the Bay Area, a weekly schedule of over 200 classes, and what it calls the most comprehensive dance program in Silicon Valley. Its competition team, The Production Company, is regarded nationally as a California powerhouse, and Dance Academy USA has grown to be described as one of the most cherished and robust dance programs in the San Jose Bay Area.
Dance Academy USA has been recognized by Dance Teacher Magazine as one of the best private studios in the nation. In 2013, Jane Carter was awarded America’s Dance Educator of the Year by Co. Dance, and in 2014, Dance Teacher Magazine awarded her the Dance Teacher Award in the Private Studio/Conservatory Category, which the program states is the highest honor in the dance education industry in that category. Dance Academy USA reports that it has proudly served families in the communities of Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Mountain View, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Campbell, Santa Clara, and San Jose.
Testimonials from 2024 graduating seniors describe Dance Academy USA as a place where they found love in new friendships and support from teachers, a safe space through ups and downs, and a community where they felt most at home and met lifelong friends. One senior states that Dance Academy USA has been a way to be creative and made their breakdance dream come true.
Last updated June 17, 2026.
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