Santa Monica School of Dance and Music

We will be closed 11/26-11/30, Tuesday-Saturday. Happy holidays!

We are open today! We are open today!

Fall session has officially begun Call the studio to enroll or set up an intro class! (310) 453-7617 #schoolofdanceandmusic #santamonica #danceclass #musiclessons #ballet #hiphop #jazz #lyrical #tap #piano #voice #guitar #smdm #fallsession

Dance recital tickets will be on sale May 4th at 11am! Purchase online at www.tututix.com/santamonicaschoolofdanceandmusic

We will not be closed for spring break!We will not be closed for spring break!

Music Recital is this Sunday, February 9th at 9am! Hope to see you there

Friendly reminder, we are open today! Friendly reminder, we are open today!

We will be closed from December 23rd through January 6th. Classes resume on Monday, January 7th. Happy holidays!

Getting recital ready!

Summer is a great time to learn a new instrument or continue with your dance and music instruction! We offer music lessons and dance classes throughout July and August, so come in and learn something new or keep it going! You can view our summer schedule at the link below. #SantaMonica #SummerCamps

Happy Halloween from all of us at SDM! Just a heads up that today, all classes from 6:15pm and onward are canceled! Have a great Halloween!

Our annual dance recital is this weekend! Rehearsals are happening today and tomorrow at Barnum Hall in Santa Monica. Updated dress rehearsal and recital information is available on our website. We can't wait to see you all!

Happy spring everyone! Reminder that we are closed this week for spring break from today, March 21st through Sunday, March 27th. Classes will resume on Monday, March 28th. Enjoy your break!

Photos of our brand new makeover! Give us a like if you love the makeover as much as we do!

Our February newsletter is now up on our website! Be sure to look it over for important music and dance recital information! http://www.santamonicaschoolofdanceandmusic.com/newsletters

Reminder that we will be closed for our Thanksgiving Break from Tuesday, November 24th through Sunday, November 29th. Classes will resume on Monday, November 20th. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Friday, everyone! Be sure to take a moment to look over our November newsletter containing June dance recital info and our upcoming school holidays. We hope you have a great weekend!

Take a look at our October Newsletter--it has all the info about our Bring-a-Friend Week next week, October 12th-17th!

Happy World Ballet Day! Take a look at this live feed five of the world’s leading ballet companies that will once again stream 23 hours of live, behind-the-scenes footage. The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, and San Francisco Ballet have partnered to provide viewers around the world with an inside look at professional ballet companies in the studio, on tour, and in performance. Enjoy!

Big news! Our 2015-2016 school schedule is now available online for you to view and download. Take a look and find the music lessons and dance classes that you want to register for! Navigate to the middle of our home page for the download link. #SantaMonica

Today is the last day of our 2014-2015 school year session and we are all so happy to have had such an amazing year! Our two music recitals, 3 dance company performances, and annual dance recital all went off without a hitch thanks to all of the hard work from our students and teachers! Registration is open for our summer session (July 6th-August 15th), as well as for our 2015-2016 school year (August 24th, 2015 - June 20th, 2016). Thanks to everyone for another fun and successful school year!

Happy spring! Don't forget that we are closed for spring break from Monday, April 6th through Saturday, April 11th. Classes will resume on Monday, April 13th. Enjoy your break!

Here is the link to our 2015 Summer Schedule! Registration is now open for camps, dance classes, and music lessons for our six-week summer session (July 6th-August 15th). Register for our All-In-One camp before April 3rd and you will receive a 10% early bird discount. Sign up today!

Cinderella made a visit to the studio today for a surprise visit during a birthday party!

Happy Friday everyone! Take a look at this TED Talk and learn why more than ever, dance and the arts are being recognized as essential pieces of a complete education by leading teachers, administrators, and educational philosophers.

We are starting to put together the program for our June 14th recital, which means now is the time to submit your personal ads to be placed in our program! You may place a personal ad telling your dancer or class Congratulations or Break a Leg! which will make the program a special family keepsake. You may also place a business ad which will be seen by over 1,000 people who will get this program throughout the recital’s 2 shows! All ads are in FULL COLOR! Ads are due by April 25th so stop by the front desk to pick up your form today!

Happy President's Day! Our studio is still open today so if you have any make-up classes that you need to take care of, be sure to give us a call to see what classes we have available! (310) 453-7617

Check out our February newsletter for some important recital info!

Interested in starting any dance classes or music lessons? Take a look at our schedule to see what classes work for you! There's still time to participate in our annual June dance recital if you register now! Feel free to call our front desk for more info at (310) 453-7617, or check out our website at www.danceandmusic.com.

Today is our winter music recital at @SantaMonicaSchoolOfDanceAndMusic! We will be sharing some photos from the special day with you here!

REMINDER: We will be closed from Tuesday, 11/25 through Saturday, 11/29. We will see you on Monday, December 1st. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you for making us the Argonaut's #1 Dance Studio of the Westside! We are always striving to make your experience at our school a positive one!

Welcome back students and families! The 2014 School Year at Santa Monica School of Dance and Music has begun. Our School Calendar is below with important dates for both the dance and music programs. It's not too late to sign up! Call us now with any questions on how to register: 310-453-7617

Don't forget that this is the last week of our summer session! After a week break, we will begin our Fall 2014 session on Monday, August 25th. Check out our schedule and call or stop by to register today! http://www.santamonicaschoolofdanceandmusic.com/

Summer camps and classes are going on now! We have all kinds of classes available, including private music lessons as well. Check out the Summer Guide to see what interests you or your little ones! #SantaMonica #SummerCamps

We wanted to thank the students, teachers, and parent volunteers who helped make our fourth annual dance recital a success! The parents, friends and family who support the students are equally as important. Your encouragement throughout the year and on the day of the recital helps the performers do their best on stage. Congratulations Santa Monica School of Dance and Music students! You did great!

Show 1 of our annual dance recital just let out! On to Show 2 of "You Should Be Dancing".

It's recital day! It's going to be 70 degrees this afternoon in Santa Monica- a beautiful day for our dancers, families and friends. You can find directions and more in our recital guide and packet here. We'll see you this afternoon at "You Should Be Dancing"!

The Santa Monica School of Dance and Music annual dance recital is on Sunday, June 8th! It's coming up! All of the information that you need for dress rehearsals, recital day, directions, and more is on our website at the link below.

Just reminding everyone we will be closed this Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day. Enjoy the holiday!

And we're back open!! We hope you all had a lovely Easter and Spring Break! Remember that our SUMMER 2014 GUIDE is now on our website: www.danceandmusic.com Give us a call today to secure your spot in our camps! 310-453-7617

REMINDER that we are closed for Spring Break this week 4/14-4/19. Classes will resume April 21st! Have a happy Easter!

We can't wait to debut our new website with photos showing off what we're all about! A big thanks to our photographer Kevin Halladay-Glynn!

We just updated our Dance & Music schedule and calendar for this school year. Get the latest info on class times, dates and offerings! Download the PDF below.

We are now on INSTAGRAM!!! Follow us to get the latest on our fabulous musicians and dancers! SchoolofDance_and_Music !!

We're back open! All classes and lessons resume this week. It's time to get back into the groove of things! More days for music lessons and a bunch of new dance class times are opening up to kick off 2014. Give us a call today to secure your spot!

Reminder that we are closed until January 6th! How is everyone enjoying their winter break?? We can't wait to see you next year! ;-)

SO proud of our dance company for an amazing performance last night! They did an incredible job and we can't wait for the next show.

We are SO EXCITED to announce that our Dance Company's first performance of the school year will be at the Montana Holiday Walk! We will be grooving at 928 Montana Ave. from 7pm to 8pm tomorrow night! Come check us out, the night should be a blast!

Reminder that we are CLOSED starting tomorrow, 11/26 for Thanksgiving and will reopen next Monday 12/2. Happy Turkey Day! Gobble gobble...

Check out these AWESOME custom SMDM converse that one of our students created!

Excited to announce that we have opened even MORE classes for your little one! Ballet/Tap 3-4yrs Thursday 3:15pm-4:05pm Ballet/Tap Tot (2 1/2-3 1/2yrs) Friday 9:30am-10:00am STARTING 11/1 Ballet/Tap 3-4yrs Wednesday 1:25pm-2:15pm STARTING 11/6... Give us a call today with any questions or to set up your risk-free trial! 310-453-7617

Great news!! We're looking to open up more ballet/tap combination classes for your 3-4 year old! Let us know if these new times will work for you: Wednesday 2:25pm Thursday 3:15pm... We are also looking to open up a new Hip Hop Jr. class for 4-6 year olds! Friday 3:15pm Give us a call today to let us know you are interested: 310-453-7617

Looking for an all tap class starting at age 9? Give us a call! We are currently looking for students interested in a Wednesday 7:15pm 55 minute tap class! We also offer other great classes for this age range during the week! Ballet:... Beginning Ballet Tuesday 6:15pm Intermediate Ballet Wednesday 7:15pm Jazz: Jazz Jumps & Turns Monday 6:15pm & 7:15pm Beginning Jazz Tuesday 7:15pm Intermediate Jazz Wednesday 6:15pm Hip Hop: Hip Hop Preteen Fridays 5:15 Give us a call today! 310-453-7617

And we're off!!! We have almost completed our first week of our new school year and have loved seeing so many wonderful fresh faces in the studio! We still have spots available in our classes and are looking to open many more! Give us a call with any class requests and we'll get it started for you. Speaking of new classes... We have added two more classes to our schedule!... Wednesday 1:25pm-2:15pm Ballet/Tap 3-4yrs old Thursday 2:00pm-2:50pm Hip Hop Jr Call us today to register! 310-453-7617

Today is our last day of the summer session! We can't believe summer has already come and gone! Have you registered yet for the fall? Give us a call today! Our school year runs from September 3rd all the way up until our dance recital in June. The studio will be closed next week, August 26th through September 2nd.

Have you read our Summer Newsletter yet? Contains everything you need to know about Summer at the studio, including some insight and tips on getting ready for the new school year beginning very soon!

There are still spots left in our Dance Intensive camp next week for ages 9-12! Give us a call today or tomorrow to reserve your spot!

Just finished up our first week of our summer session! The camps & classes have been a blast and we love seeing so many new faces! We still have open enrollment, so you are not too late to join in on the fun! Remember that we are now open for fall registration. If you already know which class you'd like, give us a call to register as spots are filling up fast!! Hope to see you in class :-)

Recital photos are IN! If you're in the area, make sure to swing by and pick them up! If not, we'll be sending the order forms and individual proofs to your home. If you'd like to take a sneak peak at the group photo, only we have a copy, so stop by and check them out! (You can even visit us during break! We will be open 10am to 1pm every weekday during our two week summer break from June 25th-July 7th. Summer session hours Monday-Saturday 9am to 7pm begin July 8th.) We hope you love these photos as much as we do :)

Yesterday was AMAZING!! Thanks to all the dancers for all their hard work. We hope everybody enjoyed the show! :)

All of the latest information on tomorrow's Dance Recital is available on our website. We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow! It's a big day for our students, parents, teachers and everyone who supports the performers taking the stage tomorrow.

Have you seen our blog post on Westside Story about our Summer 2013 program and camps in SANTA MONICA? Take a look at what we have to offer... it's right around the corner!