AileyCamp is a joyful and rigorous six-week program free to selected youth ages 11–14. This summer, camp runs from June 16–July 25, 2025, 8:30am–3:30pm daily.
To apply for next year’s camp please check this webpage after Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
AileyCamp’s talented staff and teaching artists are excited to offer campers classes in African dance, Ballet, Jazz, Modern dance, Creative Communication, and Personal Development, as well as a variety of field trips, guest workshops, and special events. Camp culminates in a performance that showcases campers’ accomplishments before an audience of hundreds in Zellerbach Hall.
AileyCamp provides a supportive community where young people can connect meaningfully with each other and with caring adults, express themselves creatively, and experience the transformative power of dance.
“My confidence and real-life resilience were developed here at AileyCamp. This is something that will help me for years to come.”—2024 AileyCamper
The deadline to apply to AileyCamp 2025 is March 3, 2025
AileyCamp combines professional-level dance training with personal development activities and field trips. Over 60 campers are chosen from each year’s pool of applicants and enrollment does not require any prior dance experience. AileyCamp is not only entirely tuition free, but meals (breakfast and lunch), Oakland transportation, dance attire and camp uniforms are provided.
The program’s dedicated staff, instructors, and group leaders serve as role models and mentors, impacting campers’ lives, and by extension their families and communities, as they move into their high school years and beyond.
Important Dates
- Mon, June 16 – First Day of AileyCamp
- Thu and Fri, June 19 & 20 – Closed (in observance of Juneteenth)
- Fri, July 4 – Closed (in observance of Independence Day)
- Thu, July 24, 7pm – Camp Performance (free) at Zellerbach Hall
- Fri, July 25 – End of Camp Ceremony & Celebration
