Everybody Dance LA!

Everybody Dance LA! offers after-school dance training for ages 4-19. Students study multiple forms of dance with professional dance Teaching Artists, and the program includes leveled training and annual assessments. It also offers a 4-week summer session, where new students can try multiple dance forms and returning after-school students can try new styles of dance.

Programs

• After-School Program — ages 4-19 · Focuses on technical mastery of dance, with leveled training and annual assessments in a safe and supportive environment.
• In-School & Community Program — grades TK–12 · Brings high-quality dance, yoga, and mindfulness education directly to under-resourced schools and organizations across Los Angeles.
• Summer Session — New students and returning After-School program students · 4-week summer session · A 4-week summer session where new students can try multiple dance forms and returning after-school students are encouraged to try new styles of dance.
• Watts Saturday Program — Saturday · Launched in 2023 and serving students across both campuses of the Gabriella Charter School.
• Enrichment Programs — middle and high school aged students; Ballet Conservatory 1: 8-11 yrs old, Conservatory 2: 11-up, Conservatory 3: 12 and up; Company 1: 8-12 years old; Company 2: 12 and up · monthly; 2-4 hours; 3 times a week; 1.5-2 hours a week · Includes mentor match, student leadership team, student teacher education program, student office internship, ballet conservatory, and performance companies.

At a glance

• Ages: 4–18 years old

About the provider

Everybody Dance LA! was founded in 1999. It serves more than 4,000 students ages 4-19 each year in low-income areas of Los Angeles, teaches hundreds of students in 28 schools in MacArthur Park, East Los Angeles, Hollywood, South Los Angeles, and Watts, and serves over 90 students across both campuses of the Gabriella Charter School.

Students study multiple forms of dance in a studio setting with professional dance Teaching Artists. More than half of After-School program students ages 8 to 19 study two or more dance forms and dance five or more hours per week. On average, students in the After-School program stay engaged for 7+ years.

What families say

“The best dance education program I have ever encountered…As I traveled through the many studios, I immediately noticed the way children stood, confidently in space. There was this incredible sense of equality and confidence, no one hiding in a corner, or pushing their way forward. These children of all different backgrounds seemed wonderfully comfortable in their skin.” — Benjamin Millepied, Artistic Director, L.A. Dance Project

Last updated September 20, 2026.