California School of Dance Summer Camp
8241 La Mesa Blvd., Suite B, La Mesa, CA 91942
About
California School of Dance Summer Camp offers a range of dance classes, including Baby Movers, Little Movers, Pre-Ballet, Ballet 1, Ballet 2, Ballet 3, Ballet 4, Pre-Pointe, Pointe, Mini Jazz, Lyrical Beginner, an Open Adult Ballet Class, and Adult Contemporary. The program includes classes that focus on Cuban Technique and lists six reasons to take ballet class: helping motor coordination, improving memory, cultivating self-discipline, building confidence, creating social opportunities, and developing creative expression. It is held at California School of Dance.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
California School of Dance Summer Camp is led by Miss Edi and Miss Ido, also known as Edilsa Armendariz and Idolina Armendariz. The mission of the program states that, while achieving excellence in ballet is essential, the role of the dance educators extends beyond teaching technique and views dance as a vital avenue for personal growth, fostering confidence, joy, and paving the way for future success. Both Edilsa and Idolina hold Progressive Ballet Technique certification.
Edilsa is a ballet teacher with over fifteen years of experience teaching students of all ages and levels. She received early training at Gloria Campobello Dance School, continued her studies at Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza de Monterrey and San Francisco Ballet School, and graduated from Escuela Nacional de Ballet (ENA) in Havana, Cuba. Her performance experience includes dancing with San Diego Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Company C Contemporary Ballet, Bay Pointe Ballet, freelancing as a guest artist in the San Francisco Bay Area and with the Ballet of Tianjin in China, performing at the Vail Dance Festival, and being a selected dancer for the National Choreographers Initiative at the University of California Irvine. She has taught beginners, advanced, and pre-professional dancers and has prepared students for ballet exams, competitions, college auditions, and performances.
Idolina began her dance training at Escuela de Danza Gloria Campobello in Tijuana, Mexico, and started working as a teacher’s assistant in various dance styles at age 15, continuing until she completed her B.A. studies in 2001. She performed with Ballet del Noroeste de México in productions such as Don Quijote, Giselle, Coppélia, La Bayadere, Carmen, Les Sylphides, The Nutcracker, and Pas de Quatre. She furthered her training with summer intensive courses at Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, and Centro ProDanza in Havana, Cuba. She began studying Flamenco in 2017 at Naranjita Flamenco Studio in Orange, California, under teacher and dancer Richard Chavez and has performed on various occasions, and she also completed a B.A. in Accounting at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
California School of Dance Summer Camp is led by Miss Edi and Miss Ido, also known as Edilsa Armendariz and Idolina Armendariz. The mission of the program states that, while achieving excellence in ballet is essential, the role of the dance educators extends beyond teaching technique and views dance as a vital avenue for personal growth, fostering confidence, joy, and paving the way for future success. Both Edilsa and Idolina hold Progressive Ballet Technique certification.
Edilsa is a ballet teacher with over fifteen years of experience teaching students of all ages and levels. She received early training at Gloria Campobello Dance School, continued her studies at Escuela Superior de Musica y Danza de Monterrey and San Francisco Ballet School, and graduated from Escuela Nacional de Ballet (ENA) in Havana, Cuba. Her performance experience includes dancing with San Diego Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Company C Contemporary Ballet, Bay Pointe Ballet, freelancing as a guest artist in the San Francisco Bay Area and with the Ballet of Tianjin in China, performing at the Vail Dance Festival, and being a selected dancer for the National Choreographers Initiative at the University of California Irvine. She has taught beginners, advanced, and pre-professional dancers and has prepared students for ballet exams, competitions, college auditions, and performances.
Idolina began her dance training at Escuela de Danza Gloria Campobello in Tijuana, Mexico, and started working as a teacher’s assistant in various dance styles at age 15, continuing until she completed her B.A. studies in 2001. She performed with Ballet del Noroeste de México in productions such as Don Quijote, Giselle, Coppélia, La Bayadere, Carmen, Les Sylphides, The Nutcracker, and Pas de Quatre. She furthered her training with summer intensive courses at Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, and Centro ProDanza in Havana, Cuba. She began studying Flamenco in 2017 at Naranjita Flamenco Studio in Orange, California, under teacher and dancer Richard Chavez and has performed on various occasions, and she also completed a B.A. in Accounting at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California in Tijuana, Mexico.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
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