Sports Training Dance summer camp in France

100% French immersion in France: Dance summer camp in France for teens

If you would like to speak French like a native, the best way is to practice with native French speakers! 

Ready to fly to France this summer? we organize:

• Summer camps in France with all meals included.
• Dance summer camps in France for dancers who already attend dance classes in their home country (not for beginners)
• Activities for campers after dance training and during the weekend

Choose this Dance summer camp in France

• Dance training take place in a dance studio (wood floor + mirrors)
• Modern Jazz Dance choreography 
• Workshop for discovering other dances 
• Spacious and green campus near the Saône river
• Quality sports equipment
• Aquatic center nearby
• Outing to an adventure park (if you stay for 14 days!)

Summer program for dancers in France

Campers have 30 hours of dance classes per week.

• Technical dance workshops 
• Interpretive dance and stage performance lessons
• Warm-up exercises and stretching
• Sessions to discover other types of dances (salsa, bollywood, hip hop, samba, African dance...)

Dance summer camp with French lessons

You can attend dance and French lessons in our summer camps. French lessons are available during this dance summer camp. You can learn more here.

Interested in French classes on top of your sports training camp in France? Have a look at the Sports and French summer camp. 

Wants to learn more? Read our Sports Camps Program Director's interview.

During your Dance summer camp near Lyon, you will :

• Dance for 6 hours per day ( 30 hours per week)
• Participate in evening activities ( games, contests, competitions)
• Have time to recover between training
• For 2 weeks: go with your new friends to an adventure park in Mâcon during the weekend

 Our teams set up evening activities adapted to the age and preferences of campers, the weather and the motivation of the group. 

During this Dance summer camp in France, campers live in student residences. All meals included.

• Shared bedroom ( 2 - 4 beds per room)
• You can share a bedroom with your friend/sibling
• Restaurant is self-service. Balanced menu for campers.

If you have any special diet, please contact your Nacel agent.

DROP OFF AT THE CAMP: Sunday between 3 PM and 4:30 PM
PICK UP AT THE CAMP: Saturday between 10 AM and 11 AM

HOW TO GET TO THE CAMP?​
We offer 3 possibilities:

• You bring your child to the camp in Macon/Montauban/Vichy and pick him/her up at the end of the stay;
• or you bring your child to the train station Gare Bercy (Vichy) or Gare de Lyon in Paris (Macon) where he/she joins other campers traveling by train to Vichy/Macon (Accompanied by SEJ staff. Additional fee applies). The trains leave between 12 and 2pm. (this option is not available for Montauban)
• or your child flies to Paris arriving in the early morning at a Paris airport BEFORE 9 AM on the camp's start date; our staff will pick him/her up at the airport and transfer him/her to Bercy (Vichy) or Gare de Lyon (Macon) in Paris where he/she joins other campers traveling by train to Vichy/Macon (Accompanied by staff. Additional fee applies) (this option is not available for Montauban)

HOW TO LEAVE FROM THE CAMP?

We offer 3 possibilities:

• You bring your child to the camp in Macon/Montauban/Vichy and pick him/her up at the end of the stay;
• or your child travels back to the train station Gare Bercy (Vichy) or Gare de Lyon in Paris (Macon) with the group and staff and you pick him/her up there (Accompanied by SEJ staff. Additional fee applies). The trains arrive in Paris late afternoon on the camp's end date. (this option is not available for Montauban)
• or your child travels back to the train station Gare Bercy (Vichy) or Gare de Lyon in Paris (Macon) with group and staff; our staff will pick him/her up at the train station and transfer him/her to a Paris airport (Accompanied by staff. Additional fee applies). His/her flight should NOT TAKE OFF EARLIER THAN 9 pm on the camp's end date. (this option is not available for Montauban)

Dance summer camp in France 2025

* Prices in Euros

French Summer Camps in France 2025

Each camp session lasts for 7 or 14 days. Arrival on Sunday and departure on Saturday.

Arrival dates for July in Macon are:

• June 29th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
• July 6th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
• July 13th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
• July 20th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
• July 27th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
• August 3rd 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
• August 10th 2025 (1 or 2 weeks)
• August 17th 2025 (1 week only)

Are you interested in taking French lessons AND practicing a sport for 3 hours in the morning? Opt for a sports camp in France WITH French lessons: French and Sports summer camp in France. 

All our sports camps in France are developed and organized by our sports affiliate: SPORTS ELITE JEUNES.

Price includes

• Administration fees
• Full board accommodation in shared rooms
• Sport activities carefully supervised and led by certified chaperones
• Access to all sports equipment of the campus
• Social activities during the weekend and on evenings
• Support, assistance and 24H emergency response phone number during the whole program

Price does not include

• Round-trip international airfare
• Non compulsory insurances (luggage lost, flight delay etc.)
• Visa, passport and medical exam fees
• Group transfer from a Paris train station to the Vichy campus by train, with French chaperones, and back 
  
• Premium transfer package
• Personal expenses and spending money
• Medical, Liability and Emergency Repatriation insurance: please provide an insurance certificate

Cancellation policy

If you would like to become a dancer in our Dance summer camp in France, you must:

• Be 13-17 years old.
• have studied French previously for at least 2 years.
• Be in good health.
• Do your best effort to speak in French at all times.
• Attend dance classes in your home country