Dance, Music, & Song Camps“It is a chance to be in true, multi-generational community–outdoors full of dancing, singing, music-making, swimming, laughing, sharing.”
–2022 Camper
August 1-8, 2026 // Plymouth, MA
Where YOU are the defining ingredient
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Program Description
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Schedule
Arrival & Departure
Saturday Arrival Schedule:
| 3:00 p.m. | The earliest you can start arriving at camp |
| 4:30-6:00 | Welcome party / lifeguard on duty for swimming |
| 6:00 | Tour of camp starting from the Camp House |
| 6:30 | Dinner |
| 7:45 | Orientation gathering |
| 8:15 | Bedtime for ages 9 and under |
| 8:45-10:00 | Opening night dance |
| 9:20 | Bedtime for ages 10-12 |
| 10:15 | Program planning party! |
Saturday Departure Schedule:
| 7:45-8:15 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 10:00 a.m. | Final departure |
Draft Daily Schedule
| 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:50 | Class Period 1 |
| 10:15-11:00 | Morning gathering |
| 11:10-12:00 | Class Period 2 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00-2:50 | Class Period 3 |
| 3:00-3:50 | Class Period 4 / swimming |
| 4:00-4:50 | Class Period 5 |
| 6:00 | Dinner |
| 7:00 | Community dance |
| 7:30-8:25 | Evening gathering |
| 8:00 | Bedtime for ages 9 and under |
| 8:30-10:45 | Evening dance |
| 9:15 | Bedtime for ages 10-12 |
| 10:45 onward | After-dance activities |
Class Descriptions
2026 info coming soon!
Dance Terminology
| Contras and squares | TBD |
| English country dance | TBD |
CDSS camps use a variety of calling terms, including gendered and non-gendered role terms, as well as positional language, at the discretion of each week’s Program Director. Read more about CDSS and dance calling language here.
Registration and Fees
Camp fees cover all accommodation, meals from dinner on the arrival day to breakfast on the departure day, and all of the various dance, music, and song events in the program.
This year, all of our weeks have sliding scale pricing for adults to help make camp financially accessible to more people. The fee you choose will not affect your chance of getting into camp.
How it works:
- The standard camper fee covers program staff pay and travel costs, facility fees, and all of the other costs associated with running this camp week.
- The higher price options allow you to add an additional amount to your registration fee to help make camp more accessible to more people. Thanks for supporting this community!
- If the standard camper fee doesn’t work for you, no worries! Feel free to choose one of the lower price options.
- If the lower price tiers still leave camp out of reach for you, we encourage you to apply for a scholarship and/or work exchange. See our Scholarships page for more details
Sliding Scale Adult Fees (2025)
| Standard Fee (2025) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $750 | $900 | $1,025 | $1,100 | $1,250 | $1,400 |
Fees for kids (2025)
| Ages 0-1 | Ages 2-3 | Ages 4-6 | Ages 7-9 | Ages 10-12 | Ages 13-15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $375 | $575 | $675 | $775 | $900 |
You can find more information about the registration process here.
