Dance with Miss Lindsay

Dance with Miss Lindsay offers Summer Dance Camps, 2026 Summer Classes, a community-based dance troupe called Impromptu Dancers, and an in-studio birthday event called Birthday Blast. Summer Dance Camps include SECRET LIFE OF PRINCESS, ZOONAMI ANIMAL TAKEOVER, “OH THE PLACES YOU’LL DANCE!” DR. SEUSS, K-POP MAGIK, and a DANCE INTENSIVE, with activities such as dancing, crafts, jungle hip-hop, jazzy moves, tap, games, themed choreography, and end-of-week performances. Ongoing class options include Ballet Technique 2/3 and 4/5, Lyrical, Ballet Pointe, Pre-Ballet/Tap, Ballet/Hip hop, Toddler Time, and Pre-Ballet/Hip hop on specific weekdays and times in June, July, and early August.

• Ages: 1–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer Dance Camps run June 9–11, June 16–18, June 23–25, July 14–16, and July 20–24, with camp days from 9:00am–1:00pm for SECRET LIFE OF PRINCESS, ZOONAMI ANIMAL TAKEOVER, “OH THE PLACES YOU’LL DANCE!” DR. SEUSS, and K-POP MAGIK, and 9:00am–3:00pm for DANCE INTENSIVE; 2026 Summer Classes run in six- to eight-week blocks on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays with individual classes lasting 30, 45, 60, or 120 minutes, and the studio is closed July 3–11.
• Price: The SECRET LIFE OF PRINCESS, ZOONAMI ANIMAL TAKEOVER, “OH THE PLACES YOU’LL DANCE!” DR. SEUSS, and K-POP MAGIK camps each cost $145, the DANCE INTENSIVE costs $340, Extended Care from 7:30am is $20 per hour, and Summer Fees from June 16–August 2 are $10 per 30-minute drop-in class, $105 for six weeks of 45-minute classes, $120 for six weeks of 60-minute classes, and $140 for six weeks of 120-minute classes.

SECRET LIFE OF PRINCESS camp includes morning dance, making crafts, twirling and spinning in dresses, meeting other princesses and some princes, and ends with a performance for family, with snacks provided. ZOONAMI ANIMAL TAKEOVER camp includes jungle hip-hop, jazzy moves, tap, wild games, creature crafts, and ends with a performance for family, with snacks provided. “OH THE PLACES YOU’LL DANCE!” DR. SEUSS camp includes dancing through stories, topsy turvy games, colorful crafts, and ends with a performance for family and friends, with snacks provided. K-POP MAGIK camp is inspired by K-pop and Demon Hunters, includes upbeat choreography and themed crafts, ends with a performance for family, and provides snacks. DANCE INTENSIVE includes ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, tap, hip hop, Pilates with guest teachers, classical ballet variations, designing and creating a dance costume, learning about stage make-up, making performance buns, and nutrition, and concludes with a performance; students in DANCE INTENSIVE bring their own lunch.

All summer dance camps have a performance on Friday unless otherwise noted, and snacks are provided for the half-day camps. Extended Care is available from 7:30am for an additional fee. Toddler Time runs on Saturdays from 9:00am–9:30am for ages 14 months–2 years, and Pre-Ballet/Hip hop on Saturdays from 9:30am–10:15am is for ages 3–5. Thursday Pre-Ballet/Tap from 4:15pm–5:00pm is for ages 3–5, and Thursday Ballet/Hip hop from 5:00pm–5:45pm is for ages 5–8. Monday Ballet Technique 2/3 from 4:00pm–5:15pm is for ages 8–12, Monday Ballet Technique 4/5 from 5:30pm–7:00pm is for ages 13 and up, Monday Lyrical from 7:00pm–8:15pm is for ages 12 and up, and Wednesday Ballet Pointe from 4:30pm–6:00pm is for ages 11 and up. Petite classes are for ages 18 months–5 years, Youth classes are for ages 9–11 years, Prime classes are for ages 9–12 years, and Intensive classes are for ages 12 years and up.

Miss Lindsay Kaufmann is the founder and an instructor at Dance with Miss Lindsay and has over 20 years of experience engaging children in dance, music, and theatre. She is a graduate of Palm Springs High School and California State University at Chico, continued her ballet training in Austria, and became a ballet instructor for over 200 young girls in three different cities. Alexis Acker teaches Hip Hop, has been dancing for over thirty years, is an alumna of Palm Springs High School, and began teaching there in August 2006 as Dance Director, choreographing spring musicals and coaching and directing the Dance Team. Alexis received the Desert Theatre League Outstanding Choreographer for Youth Theatre award for the Palm Springs High School productions of Annie (2017) and Bye Bye Birdie (2018).

Miss Lindsay began teaching ballet and dance locally in 1993 and started Dance with Miss Lindsay in 2000. Her stated mission is to use her artistic abilities and entrepreneurial spirit as an example of how education is a cornerstone to a more enriching life, and she describes her approach as teaching confidence, perseverance, and self-love regardless of body size or shape. The program’s mission statement says that lessons at Dance with Miss Lindsay prepare students to further their studies in and out of dance and pursue their dreams, and that dance is used as a vehicle to help each child find an authentic self and develop personal confidence and skills. For over 20 years, she has engaged children in developing a passion for dance, music, and theatre, with an emphasis on discipline, respect for self and others, self-acceptance, and empathy.

According to the program’s community involvement description, Miss Lindsay brings high education in the art of dance to the community with outreach programs, scholarships, and guest teachers from abroad. The program includes Impromptu Dancers, a community-based dance troupe, and Birthday Blast, an in-studio birthday extravaganza. In a testimonial, Niccoló Orsolani states that Miss Lindsay brings high education in the art of dance to the community with outreach programs, scholarships, and well-renowned guest teachers from abroad, and that teaching for Miss Lindsay has been a pleasure.

Last updated June 22, 2026.