VMAC Next Gen Youth Dance Programs and Camps

VMAC Next Gen Youth Dance Programs and Camps offers summer dance camps, a Hip Hop Summer Pop-Up Series, and ongoing youth dance classes that include Hip Hop dance, K-Pop choreography, and themed options such as Dance Crew Takeover Camp and Glow Party Dance Lab. Each camp includes daily dance sessions, arts and crafts, storytelling, age-appropriate dance instruction, fun choreography, creative movement, group activities, and a Thursday/Friday showcase-style experience for families, depending on the camp schedule. VMAC Next Gen also offers beginning through advanced dance classes for students 2-years-old to adults, as well as private instruction, in a non-competitive dance program that focuses on technique, enrichment, safety, and fun.

• Ages: 3–14 years old
• Schedule: Week-long summer camps with morning half-day, afternoon half-day, and full-day options; a 4-week Hip Hop Summer Pop-Up Series; and a 2026–2027 youth dance season running September 16, 2026–June 6, 2027
• Price: Morning Half Day 9AM–12PM $275 per child per week; Afternoon Half Day 1PM–4PM $275 per child per week; Full Day 9AM–4PM $495 per child per week; Hip Hop Summer Pop-Up Series tuition $75; no sibling discounts

Current camps accepting registration run the weeks of June 15, June 22, July 6, July 27, August 3, August 10, and August 17, with morning half-day (9AM–12PM), afternoon half-day (1PM–4PM), and full-day (9AM–4PM) schedules. The Hip Hop Summer Pop-Up Series meets for four weeks from July 7 to July 28 on Tuesdays from 4:30 PM–5:30 PM, and it does not require prior experience. Campers are asked to bring a water bottle, snacks or lunch if needed for their schedule, and comfortable clothes they can move in, with any class-specific shoe or clothing notes listed in the camp description.

VMAC Next Gen’s mission is to provide training and an environment that better supports dancers’ physical, mental, and socioeconomic needs so that dancers and the community will be more vibrant, creative, empathetic, and successful. VMAC Next Gen is a program of Portland Cultural Dance Collective (PCDC), a 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 through scholarships, sliding-scale options, and community support. Donations to PCDC directly support youth scholarships and help expand access to dance for underserved families in the community. VMAC Next Gen focuses on creating a supportive and welcoming environment for students of all backgrounds, bodies, ages, and identities to dance.

Founders and Directors of VMAC Next Gen are Deblin McKnight (she/her), Carolina Mundarain-Rahima (she/her), and Jamal Rahima (he/him). The dance program is non-competitive and encourages organic growth of movement through continued practice and experience.

The program has a non-refundable policy with specific exceptions: if a child is sick or injured with a doctor’s note and excused from camp before it begins, families receive a 50% tuition credit for a future camp within the next 12 months. Injuries with a doctor’s note that occur during the week receive a credit for the remainder of the week once a child is dropped. Space permitting, students can transfer camp enrollment to a different week during the Summer of 2026 if requested at least three weeks before starting the current enrollment week. Late pick-up after 4:00 p.m. incurs a late pickup charge of $5 plus $1 per minute for each minute after 4:00 p.m.

Last updated June 28, 2026.