We are proud to offer a large facility with four separate classrooms, all of which have professional dance flooring to protect our growing dancers’ legs and feet from injury.
Our talented and diverse faculty hold university degrees, teaching certifications, and professional stage, film, and television credits, as well as extensive experience training dancers of all ages.
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25 YEARS OF CAPA!
Camarillo Academy of Performing Arts is a family-owned and operated business and has been training Ventura County dancers since 1999.
capa prep
Our youngest division offers classes in creative movement, ballet, tap, tumbling, jazz, musical theater, and hip hop, all in a warm and nurturing environment.
CAPA PREP instructors believe that the most important part of early childhood dance education is to instill a love for the performing arts, and to make dance class full of music and joy!
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ages 1.5-6
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capa academy
The Academy offers classes for all children, teens, and adults in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, acrobatics, hip hop, aerial, and musical theater. Academy classes can be combined to create a cohesive schedule or taken one at a time for those with busy schedules!
It is CAPA’s philosophy that dance has a special place in each person’s life, and it is our honor to help our students find their perfect class fit!
ages 6 and up
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capa conservatory
The Conservatory is a comprehensive training program for dedicated children and teens. Each dancer follows a set curriculum of ballet, jazz, lyrical, and contemporary designed to create strong, technical and joyful dance artists.
Each level is designed with mental, emotional, and physical development in mind to provide a safe and age-appropriate environment.
ages 6-18
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capa prep
Our youngest division offers classes in creative movement, ballet, tap, tumbling, jazz, musical theater, and hip hop, all in a warm and nurturing environment.
CAPA PREP instructors believe that the most important part of early childhood dance education is to instill a love for the performing arts, and to make dance class full of music and joy!
see class schedule
ages 1.5-6
back to classes
capa academy
The Academy offers classes for all children, teens, and adults in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, acrobatics, hip hop, aerial, and musical theater. Academy classes can be combined to create a cohesive schedule or taken one at a time for those with busy schedules!
It is CAPA’s philosophy that dance has a special place in each person’s life, and it is our honor to help our students find their perfect class fit!
ages 6 and up
back to classes
see class schedule
capa conservatory
The Conservatory is a comprehensive training program for dedicated children and teens. Each dancer follows a set curriculum of ballet, jazz, lyrical, and contemporary designed to create strong, technical and joyful dance artists.
Each level is designed with mental, emotional, and physical development in mind to provide a safe and age-appropriate environment.
ages 6-18
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see class schedule
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
“CAPA helped me to grow in many ways: Technically, my classes gave me advanced skill and strength. Artistically, my teachers, especially my mentor, Miss Ashley Feinsinger, gave me creativity and passion. Emotionally, my teachers, studio directors, and fellow dancers provided a warm environment that nurtured my deep love of dance from a very young age. I’m so happy that I grew up in, and will always be part of, the CAPA family.”
- Michele Carter
Alumni, Juilliard School
“My years as a CAPA student gave me a strong foundation to excel as a dancer. The training I received provided me with strong technique as well as the versatility that is needed to succeed in today’s dance world. Most importantly, the relationships I made with friends, teachers, and directors will be lifelong. I am honored now to teach and choreograph alongside my childhood mentors.”
- Crystaldawn Bell
Alumni, California Institute of the Arts
Dancer, Robert Moses’ Kin, San Francisco, CA
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
“I brought my then 2-year-old daughter Emily to her first ballet class at CAPA for the first time over ten years ago. Little did I know that it was the first of thousands of trips to CAPA, that it would become a second home and family to her, and that it would literally change the course of her life. Now, as she spends her summers dancing and studying across the country with some of the world’s most renowned ballet teachers and schools, including the Kirov Academy and the School of American Ballet, we are always so happy to come home to CAPA, which has given her the confidence, skill, and passion to pursue her dream.”
- Kathy Ireland
Mother of Emily Ireland
CAPA is a wonderful place to learn how to dance because I feel like I am free to be myself and express my feelings through dance. Everyone is so nice, I feel “at home,” as if we are one big CAPA Family!
- Kendyl Y.
CAPA Student, age 12
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"I took my first steps when I was 3 years old at CAPA and continued as a competitive dancer until I was in high school. The numerous competitions we did helped me learn how to manage stressful situations while the daily training taught me discipline. Through my time at CAPA, I not only became a better performer, but was introduced to my two mentors: Maggie Danielsen (tap instructor) and Vanessa Townsell (vocal coach). Both Maggie and Vanessa introduced me to musical theater and helped me become a more well-rounded, stronger performer. Without their support and encouragement, I never would have known to pursue a career in musical theater and would have never found my passion. The dance training I received at CAPA was essential in many roles I had in community and regional theater, but was especially key when I joined the Angelica 1st National Tour of Hamilton, initially as a dance swing. I currently am the Standby on tour where I cover the leading ladies: the Schuyler sisters. Although I do not dance as much these days, I am forever grateful for my dance background because it helped open doors and allowed me to take my first steps into my career. Without my years of dance training at CAPA and my introduction to my mentors, I would not be where I am today.
