Sports Training Dance Summer Camp in France
A unique summer dance experience in France with French teens! Join our Dance summer camp in France 2025 and meet new friends!
Accommodation and meals are included. Come and improve your Modern Jazz technique with professional French coaches! Discover new styles and have a fun and safe summer speaking French in France with Nacel!
Book a summer at our Dance Academy in France!
Sports Training Dance Summer Camp in France : Description
100% French immersion in France: Dance summer camp in France for teens
If you want 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
2025 FRANCE DANCE CAMP
- Dance training takes 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, and more!)
How will I study French?
This summer camp in France is a real immersion in French because coaches, teachers, and most campers (90%) are French. International students can join the French campers during the sports practices and the social activities planned inside the camp. International participants must have a minimum French level (2 years of French studies) to interact with the other campers and understand what the coach says.
This camp does not include French lessons.
Excursions and other activities are organized in the evening and at the weekend.
All our sports camps in France are developed and organized by our sports affiliate, SPORTS ELITE JEUNES. Read theDirector's interview.
Sports Training Dance Summer Camp in France : Activities
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 campers' ages and preferences, the weather, and the group's motivation.
Sports Training Dance Summer Camp in France : Accommodation
During this Dance summer camp in France, the campers stay in student residences. All meals included.
- Shared bedroom ( 2 - 4 beds per room)
- You can share a bedroom with your friend/sibling
- The restaurant is self-service. Balanced menu for campers.
If you have any special diet, don't hesitate to contact your Nacel Advisor.
Sports Training Dance Summer Camp in France : Fees
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
- Sports activities are carefully supervised and led by certified chaperones
- Access to all sports equipment on the campus
- Social activities during the weekend and in the evenings
- Support, assistance, and 24 hours 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
Sports Training Dance Summer Camp in France : Testimonials
Our girls are very happy with the dance lessons!
Camp was very good! I can't wait to tell my friends in the US to participate next year all together.
We're participating with my cousin in the summer of 2019. We slept in the same room and met a lot of friends.
The campus in Mâcon is huge. There are dormitories, classrooms, cafeteria, vending machines. Everyone speaks French. That encourage me to speak French too. When I sometimes felt shy to speak French, my friends encouraged me to speak and it was okay if I made a mistake. At least, dancing is a universal language.
I made a lot of friends at dance camp and other sports, football, basketball. It was a nice few weeks in France and I hope to return soon.
My daughter is having a great time! She stopped attending French classes so she could spend more time with her friends in dance class. Congratulations to the dance teacher for her work.
It was their first experience in a “colo française” and they enjoyed it, appreciated the dance courses a lot and went back inspired by them. In addition, they made good progress in French.
Sports Training Dance Summer Camp in France : Deadline
Sports Training Dance Summer Camp in France : Eligibility
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 two years.
- Be in good health.
- Do your best effort to speak in French at all times.
- Attend dance classes in your home country.
Sports Training Dance Summer Camp in France : FAQ
During our sports camp in France your child will be surrounded by French teens. Improvement comes from constant immersion, using the language daily with native speakers. Studies show that four weeks of immersion can be as effective as a year of college language study due to the constant practice.
Cell phones are allowed at the camp and their use is subject to the following rules:
- They may only be used during free time and just before meals.
- They cannot be used during camp activities to ensure smooth operation.
- Phones are collected by the management team every night to avoid disturbing campers while they sleep.
- Wifi access on campus is not guaranteed.
- Parents can contact the camp director daily from 6 pm to 7 pm.
- In case of an emergency, parents can contact our 24/7 emergency phone number.
Please remember to disclose any allergies during registration. If you indicate on the booking form that your child has allergies, we will provide you with an allergy form. Please complete the allergy form as soon as possible so that we can assess the camp's ability to accommodate your child's condition.
For stays of two consecutive weeks, laundry will be done at the end of the first week. However, we advise you to bring clothes for 10 days.
The supervision ratio is one adult for every 6 children. The camp staff is present during the campers' daily activities, including waking up, meal times, bedtime, evening entertainment, sports training, and language classes. Campers are not allowed to leave the campus unsupervised.
It is common in France not to have A/C in school buildings. As the camps are held in boarding schools that are available during the summer, they do not have A/C.
Their day starts at 7:30 am and ends at 10:00 pm
Yes. Your child can be dropped off between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm on the first day. Pickup time on the last day is between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm.
If your child's arrival requires an overnight stay in Paris, our services include arranging a transfer to a hotel in Paris for an additional fee. This fee covers accommodation for the chaperone and the student, as well as breakfast. Furthermore, we will coordinate a transfer to ensure that the student meets the rest of the campers at the departure point the following day.
If you are unable to collect your child yourself and allow another person to pick them up, we will send you a parental authorization form, which you will need to complete and sign.
If you authorize your child to return home alone, we will send you a parental authorization form, which you will need to complete and sign. For those traveling on their own, we provide a free shuttle service between the station and the accommodation center, at a fixed time on arrival and departure. The shuttle times will be shared 1 week in advance. We recommend booking a taxi in advance to make sure your child catches the train/plain.
After booking you will receive a welcome pack with all the information about the camp including a packing list with clear instructions what to bring for each sport.
.If your child's train timetable does not correspond to the free shuttle bus timetable you'll need to book a cab in advance. You must let us know the name of the cab company, phone number and pick-up time
Once classes are booked, they are non-refundable.
Your child may need a medical consultation. In that case one of the staff members will accompany your child to the doctor or hospital. The cost of the visit is their responsibility and should be immediately paid at the location of the appointment.
- Estimated price for a doctor who comes to see the patient: 45€
- Estimated price for a visit to a general practice doctor: 23€
- Estimated price for a visit to a specialized doctor: 45€
Please keep in mind the following information:
- To fully immerse your child in the French experience, we would like to encourage you to limit contact with them. However, your child may reach out to you if necessary.
- In case of an emergency, please contact our 24/7 emergency phone number
- A blog with daily updates and pictures of the camp will be available. You will receive the login and details a week before the camp.
All stays include full-board meals (breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner) served either self-service or at the table, well-balanced and adapted to sports activities.
- 7:45 am - 8:15 am: Wake-up call
- 8:15 am - 9:00 am : Breakfast
- 9 am - 12:30 pm: Sports program
- 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch
- 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Free time
- 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Sports program or French courses
- 5:30 pm - 7 pm: Showers + Free time
- 7 pm - 8 pm: Dinner
- 8 pm - 9 pm: Free time
- 9 pm - 10 pm: evening activities
We recommend that participants have 25 € pocket money per week. To avoid loss or theft, the pocket money must be given (it is compulsory) to the center's director. A coach opens the “bank” daily.
We are committed to doing everything in our power to motivate your child to stay and provide the necessary support. However, if your child decides to leave early and you agree to end the camp, please note that there will be no refund for the remaining days.
Arrival:
Direct Drop-off: Bring your child to the camp in Macon, Montauban, or Vichy on Sunday.
Train Option: Bring your child to Paris' Gare Bercy (for Vichy) or Gare de Lyon (for Macon) to join campers traveling by train between 12-2 p.m.
Flight to Paris (Not for Montauban): Our staff can pick up your child from the airport and transfer them to the appropriate train station (Gare Bercy for Vichy, Gare de Lyon for Macon). Flights need to arrive before 9 AM
Departure:
Pick-up: Collect your child from camp on Saturday.
Train Return: Your child can return by train to Gare Bercy or Gare de Lyon. You may pick them up at the station.
Train + Flight (Not for Montauban): Staff can transfer your child from the train station to the airport; flights should depart after 9 p.m. on the camp's end date.
Please contact us before booking for flight time instruction.