VMAC Next Gen Summer Dance Camps

VMAC Next Gen Summer Dance Camps include daily dance sessions, arts and crafts, storytelling, camp games, and interactive games. Campers take part in activities such as dancing to age-appropriate Taylor Swift hits, creating friendship bracelets, designing concert posters, learning high-energy K-Pop choreography, practicing formations, and creating a group concept. Camps also feature designing logos, building team identities, neon crafts, glow accessories, vibrant choreography, exploring different dance eras and performance styles, friendly crew challenges, reading dance stories, dance choreography, and preparing for a Friday showcase for families, including mini pop concert and high-energy crew performances, while making new friends and lasting memories.

• Ages: 5–13 years old (children must turn 5 the week of camp to enroll)
• Schedule: Weekly camps run Monday–Thursday between June 15, 2026 and August 20, 2026, with morning half-day (3 hours), afternoon half-day (3 hours), and full-day (7 hours) options
• Price: Morning Half Day: $275 per child per week; Afternoon Half Day: $275 per child per week; Full day: $495 per child per week; late pickup charge of $5 plus $1 per minute after 4:00 p.m.

VMAC Next Gen Summer Dance Camps run for 10 weeks and are described as a non-competitive dance program with a focus on technique, enrichment, safety, and fun. Each camp includes a Friday showcase for families, and campers can be checked in or out anytime during the listed camp periods, with children expected to be picked up by 4:00 p.m. Families are asked to send campers with a nut- and peanut-free lunch and snack, a filled water bottle, athletic shoes that stay on the feet, clothing that allows easy movement, a light sweatshirt or jacket because the studios are powered with fresh AC, and an extra set of clothes for younger children in case of accidents. The program has a non-refundable payment policy with limited credit exceptions for sickness or injury with a doctor’s note, and there is a space-permitting camp transfer option during Summer 2026.

VMAC Next Gen is led by Founders and Directors Deblin McKnight (she/her), Carolina Mundarain-Rahima (she/her), and Jamal Rahima (he/him). VMAC Next Gen is a program of Portland Cultural Dance Collective (PCDC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to building community through movement, with a mission to make high-quality dance education accessible and affordable for families in Portland and beyond. The mission states that every child deserves the opportunity to experience the confidence, creativity, and connection that dance provides regardless of financial circumstances, and that scholarships, sliding-scale options, and community support are used to remove barriers so more youth can participate in cultural and contemporary dance programs. VMAC Next Gen’s mission is specifically aimed to address dancers’ physical, mental, and socioeconomic needs so that dancers and the community will be more vibrant, creative, empathetic, and successful. VMAC Next Gen is part of Portland Cultural Dance Collective’s effort to build community through movement, and donations directly support youth scholarships and help expand access to dance for underserved families. VMAC Next Gen also offers beginning through advanced dance classes for students 2-years-old to adults and describes its environment as supportive and welcoming for students of all backgrounds, bodies, ages, and identities.

Last updated March 30, 2026.