Stage Door Dance
Stage Door Dance, 257 N El Camino Real, Ste. F & G, Encinitas, CA 92024
About
Stage Door Dance offers classes in tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, and hip hop, along with performance groups. Specific class options include Starlets and Me, Little Stars, Twinkle Tots, Dazzlers, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, and Lyrical, as well as the Stage Door Performance Company and the Raising The Barre Teacher Training Program. The program also offers a free introductory class, a free trial class, and a free dance lesson.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
Stage Door Dance has been in the same location on El Camino Real in Encinitas since 1997 and is described as one of the most established dance schools in Encinitas. The studio describes its environment as cheerful, approachable, and committed to customer satisfaction, with fun, supportive instructors, a friendly community, and a nurturing environment. It states that camouflaged in whimsical fun is quality technique and that it is an ideal dance studio for students from age 18 months through teen, with several seasonal specialty performance opportunities as well as a main recital event in June. The program states that it has helped over 3,000 students express themselves through dance and lists its values as Integrity, Positivity, Empathy, Community, Respect, and Fun.
The mission of Stage Door Dance is to inspire children for a lifetime of success through dance, creativity, healthy lifestyle, confidence and friendships. The studio director is Patti Weinberg. Teachers are described as committed to child development and measurable progress. Anna Hall holds a B.F.A. in Dance with a concentration in performance and choreography, a B.S. in Early Childhood Education, and an M.Ed. in Reading Specialist from Slippery Rock University. Lisette Morris is a PBT certified instructor. Melissa Riley completed two years of intensive training at the Juilliard School and refined her classical technique at the Ballet Pacifica Conservatory, Riverside Ballet, and the Joffrey Ballet, and she has 27 years of experience as the owner and operator of her own dance studio.
Parent feedback includes comments such as, “It’s a great environment to learn dance: It’s fun and professional at the same time,” and, “My daughter loves the class! She looks forward to dance every week, and once she is there, she doesn’t want to leave.”
Last updated June 24, 2026.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
Stage Door Dance has been in the same location on El Camino Real in Encinitas since 1997 and is described as one of the most established dance schools in Encinitas. The studio describes its environment as cheerful, approachable, and committed to customer satisfaction, with fun, supportive instructors, a friendly community, and a nurturing environment. It states that camouflaged in whimsical fun is quality technique and that it is an ideal dance studio for students from age 18 months through teen, with several seasonal specialty performance opportunities as well as a main recital event in June. The program states that it has helped over 3,000 students express themselves through dance and lists its values as Integrity, Positivity, Empathy, Community, Respect, and Fun.
The mission of Stage Door Dance is to inspire children for a lifetime of success through dance, creativity, healthy lifestyle, confidence and friendships. The studio director is Patti Weinberg. Teachers are described as committed to child development and measurable progress. Anna Hall holds a B.F.A. in Dance with a concentration in performance and choreography, a B.S. in Early Childhood Education, and an M.Ed. in Reading Specialist from Slippery Rock University. Lisette Morris is a PBT certified instructor. Melissa Riley completed two years of intensive training at the Juilliard School and refined her classical technique at the Ballet Pacifica Conservatory, Riverside Ballet, and the Joffrey Ballet, and she has 27 years of experience as the owner and operator of her own dance studio.
Parent feedback includes comments such as, “It’s a great environment to learn dance: It’s fun and professional at the same time,” and, “My daughter loves the class! She looks forward to dance every week, and once she is there, she doesn’t want to leave.”
Last updated June 24, 2026.
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