Camps with dance in Maine

Ages 7–18

A traditional overnight camp in Livermore, Maine built around the arts, with daily studios in singing, dancing and acting plus swimming, hiking and farm visits. The 2027 Standing Ovation session ends with a production of High School Musical Jr.

As published: 2027: Teen Leadership at Camp (Jun 26-30) $795; Barefoot Arts (Jul 5-10) $1,195; Standing Ovation (Jul 12-24) $2,245; Under the Stars (Jul 26-Aug 7) $2,245; deposits $350-$450; sibling and multi-session discounts $350

Ages 7–16

A family-owned traditional co-ed sleepaway camp on Crescent Lake in Raymond, Maine, with a five-period day built around watersports, landsports and arts and crafts. It offers 2-week and 3.5-week sessions for boys and girls.

As published: 2027: 2-week session $6,200; 3.5-week session $9,300 (Session 1 Jun 26-Jul 10 or Jul 20; Session 2 Jul 23-Aug 6 or Aug 15); $2,500 deposit with enrollment, further $2,500 payments Nov 1 and Feb 1, balance May 1

Ages 7–15 · $17,300/season

Camp Fernwood is a seven-week sleepaway camp for girls on Lake Thompson in Poland, Maine. Campers design their own activity schedule with a required base of swimming, tennis and canoeing, and the program spans arts, water sports and land sports, plus day and overnight trips. The camp says it has operated since 1921.

As published: 2027 full-session tuition $17,300, includes all activities except optional horseback riding and private tennis lessons

Ages 8–16 · $5,200–$14,800/session

An arts-focused coed camp in Washington, ME (founded 1967 on a site with camp roots back to 1904) built around a free-choice activity model spanning visual arts, performing arts, circus, music, and culinary programs; the camp's own history page highlights an early, notable commitment to admitting campers of color and international campers, reinforcing its identity as an inclusive, creativity-first program rather than a traditional sports/outdoors camp.

As published: 2-week sessions: $4,900; 4-week sessions: $7,500 (Summer 2026 published rates)

A family camp weekend for children with limb loss or limb difference and their families, held at Pine Tree Camp on North Pond in Rome, Maine. Programming includes waterfront activities, an adventure day, adaptive sports, peer support groups, arts and crafts, and evening gatherings.

As published: 2026: $500 per person; program fee scholarships available; children 3 and under free

Ages 7–15

A girls' overnight camp on East Pond in the Belgrade Lakes region of Smithfield, Maine, with team and individual sports, arts, culinary classes, dance, adventure trips and a lake and pool aquatics program. Sister camp to Camp Eastwood.

As published: 2027: Full Somer (Jun 24-Aug 10) $17,900; Half Somer (Jun 24-Jul 16 or Jul 19-Aug 10) $10,800; deposit $3,500 full, $2,500 half

Ages 7–15 · $18,000/season

A large (300-camper), well-resourced girls' camp on Echo Lake in Fayette on a 300+ acre campus, founded 1936, with a notably high stated camper-return rate (95%+); scale and stated retention together suggest a camp with a strong, loyal existing family base more than one relying on new-customer acquisition.

As published: Base tuition: $18,000 per full summer session (2027: June 26–Aug 11); additional Personal/Trip/Outing fee of $450

Ages 7–16 · $5,900–$17,900/session

A large, long-running (1922) coed traditional camp in Hartford with separate Kids/Teen/LIT program tracks and an explicitly international camper and staff base; the sheer scale of its online review footprint (by far the most of any camp in this list) signals a camp with substantial year-round marketing reach and a large annual enrollment.

As published: Kids Camp: Full Session (7 wks) $15,900 / Two-Week Rookie $5,900; Teen Camp: Full Session $16,900; LIT Full Session $17,900 — per-session, Summer 2027 published rates (priority-pricing discounts of $300–$500 apply through Sept 30)

Ages 6–15 · $1,700/session

Center Day Camp, run by the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine on the shores of Sebago Lake in North Windham, has offered coed day camp since the late 1940s for campers roughly ages 3-15, with programming in archery, art, athletics, boating, sailing, performing arts, swimming, and mountain biking.

As published: Session 1 and Session 2 each $1,700; Art Adventures $475; transportation $375; $150 deposit per session; JCA family membership required ($216/family, $120 single parent)

Ages 4–18 · $155–$410/session

Maine State Ballet, based on U.S. Route One in Falmouth, offers summer dance and theater workshops open to all dancers regardless of studio affiliation. The 2026 lineup included a Musical Theater workshop for students entering grades 3 to 12, Young Dancer mornings for ages 4 to grade 2, a Ballet Pre-Intensive for grades 3 to 4, and five weekly Ballet Intensive sessions for students entering grade 5 and up. Every workshop ends with a performance at the company's Lopez Theater.

As published: 2026: Young Dancer $155 per session (mornings, three days), Ballet Pre-Intensive $175 per session, Musical Theater $350 for the week (afternoons), Ballet Intensive $310 per week (afternoon) or $410 per week (advanced morning). Ballet workshops require at least one year of prior ballet.

Ages 2–16

NYA's independent-school campus hosts weekly summer camps for ages 2 to 16 in arts, academics, sports, outdoor adventure and coastal exploration. Partner-led camps include Maine Circus Arts, magic, Lego, dance, soccer and tennis, plus NYA hockey and Panther Cub programs.

As published: Not published on the summer page; $50 non-refundable deposit per camper per session; $25 early-bird discount for registrations by April 15, 2026

Ages 3–11 · $200–$375/week

Portland Ballet, Maine's professional ballet company, runs weekday summer camps at its studio on Forest Avenue in Portland. Creative Movement and Young Dancer camps serve ages 3 to 7, and week-long Junior Intensives for ages 8 to 11 include ballet technique, stretching, crafts and choreography. A longer Portland Ballet Summer Intensive is offered for ages 11 and up.

As published: 2026: Creative Movement and Young Dancer camps $200 per week (Mon-Fri, 9:30-11:30am), Junior Intensives $375 per week (Mon-Fri, 9:30am-12:30pm). Prices for mini camps and the Summer Intensive are not listed.

Ages 8–16

A screen-free traditional overnight camp in Raymond, Maine built around "Liberal Arts for Children" such as swimming, dodgeball, singing, paddling, sailing and classic literature. Offers weekly specialty camps including Athena Girls Camp, Camp Hawthorne for boys, dodgeball, vault, XC and swim camps.

As published: 2026: typically $1,500 per week, $1,100 per discounted early/late weeks, Vault Camp $800, Middle School XC $1,300; CIT half of normal tuition

Ages 7–16

A residential, all-girls full-season overnight camp in Poland, Maine, with sports, waterfront, equestrian, outdoor and arts programs. Tradition since 1911, with about 300 campers.

As published: 2027: full season (Jun 26-Aug 12) $18,200

Ages 7–16 · $1,067–$2,642/session

YMCA Camp of Maine is a coed overnight camp in Winthrop, Maine, with one- and two-week sessions, separate girls' and boys' villages, an Explorer's Camp for ages 7 to 9 and a Leader In Training program. Activities include waterfront, sports, outdoor life and creative arts. The camp states it was founded in 1915 and uses tiered tuition with a financial aid tier.

As published: 2027 tiered tuition: one-week session $1,067 to $1,334; two-week sessions $2,114 to $2,642; Explorer's Camp (ages 7 to 9) $534 to $668; Tier 4 is a variable rate for families with greater need