Culture Shock San Diego Summer Camp

Culture Shock San Diego Summer Camp focuses on Hip Hop Foundation movement, performance, history, and dance. Campers take part in four dance sessions each day and prepare material for an informal showing on Friday from 3:30pm to 4:00pm. Camps are not open for observation.

• Ages: 8–17 years old
• Schedule: July 21–July 25, 11:30am–4:00pm, with four daily dance sessions and short breaks
• Price: $ 325 – Payments will be made through a Culture Shock San Diego Pike 13 account

The camp is an all-level program that especially encourages beginning to intermediate dancers or those looking to strengthen their fundamentals and move toward an intermediate level. Dancers learn from four instructors each day, and enrollment is capped at a maximum of 40 dancers. An informal showing on Friday from 3:30pm–4:00pm features what the dancers learned during the week. Internationally renowned graffiti artists have brought their art to the studio walls.

Culture Shock San Diego was founded in 1993. The camp manager is Lolita Burgess. Culture Shock San Diego is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Hip Hop dance organization dedicated to innovative performance, entertainment, artist development, education and community outreach. Culture Shock utilizes dance to cultivate education, entertainment and empowerment to inspire positive change in the communities it serves.

Families are asked to pack a healthy lunch and snack, send plenty of water, and have dancers arrive 10 minutes before the start of camp to check in. Camp guidelines include no gum, no phones or toys, and asking for permission to leave the dance space for restroom use or break time.

Testimonials from youth troupe dancers include: “Dance is Medicine to Me” from Mercedes, age 14; “I'm excited to take my hip hop dance to a new level. Culture Shock is the best place to do that,” from Shayla, age 12; and “You can make new friends and dance together, sharing the magic of this art,” from Sebastian, age 12.

Last updated June 20, 2026.