2026 Camp with Peterborough Recreation
Mess Fest- The Dance Edition
Location: Peterborough Community Center, 25 Elm St. Peterborough.
Date: July 6th-July 10th
Times: 9:15 AM-12:30 PM
Cost: $118/Residents $125/Non-residents
No one ever said Croquembouche was easy to make! And no one knows that better than Messy Bessie. Come dance with NHDI and make a creative mess, as Bessie discovers that building her masterpiece is messy and complex, with a lot of bumps along the way. The road to success is never a straight line
Click the button below to register for any of the 2026 Summer Camps below!
2026 Dance Makers-Choreography Camp
Location: Marlborough Elementary School
Date: July 20th-24th
Times: 9:00am-4:00pm
Cost: $225
Dear dancer,
Did you just have THE BEST time performing in NHDI's "Event of the Year" and you're thinking... "I want to make a dance!" ??? Well, here's your camp! Join teaching artist, Abbie Hixson and Linda Estabrook, and learn all that is involved in creating dance, collaborating with peers, finding inspiration and presenting your new creation! Start the day dancing and learning the technical language of modern and ballet styles to further inform your dance creation.
DanceMakers and Extensions will be held at The Marlborough School from 9:00-4:00 from Monday, July 20th to Friday, July 24th. This is a full day camp with extensions class in the morning and then choreography camp in the afternoon.
To learn more about this wonderful opportunity, email Linda Estabrook at linda@nhdi.org or Abbie Hixson at Abbie@nhdi.org.
This camp is open to children entering 5th-12th grade for the 2025-26 school year.
REACH CAMP-BELIEVE
Location:Trinity Christian School
Date: June 22nd-June 25th
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Join NHDI's teaching artists, Abbie, Andrew, Olivia, JeanMarie and our awesome REACH partner dancers for our signature, award-winning, fully inclusive and adaptive dance camp for children and young adults with various cognitive and/or physical disabilities. This summer we will celebrate the strength and resolve we share when we work to accomplish great things together. Our theme is "BELIEVE"! Believe that you are someone who never gives up. Believe that you have friends that will always be there for you. Believe that you are a rock star!
Our camp will happen at Trinity Christian School from 9:00-12:00 Monday, June 22nd through Thursday, June 24th, with a special sharing time at noon on Thursday. To learn more about this unique and profound camp, please contact Kristen Leach by emailing kristen@nhdi.org.
WONDERSTRUCK
Location:Peterborough Players, Peterbrough, NH
Date: August 17th - August 21st
Time: 9:00AM-4PM
NHDI is thrilled to collaborate with Peterborough Players for a unique dance theatre experience this August! Get WONDERSTRUCK at The Players' as NHDI weaves dance and story to celebrate the worlds' famous stages, like The Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall,or the Royal Albert Hall in London. Dancers will contribute to a story about visiting these exquisite stages and perhaps finding the most beautiful stage right in their backyard.
Wonderstruck~ NHDI at The Players' will be held at the historic summer theatre space in Peterborough from 9:00-4:00 on Monday, August 17th through Friday, August 21st, with a special performance on Friday at 3:00.
2026 NHDI Summer Intensive
NHDI's summer dance camp develops children's enthusiasm for movement and broadens their dance experiences.
Location: Marlborough Elementary School
Dates: August 3rd-August 14th
Times: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $460 Two Weeks. [Sibling discount $35.]
$230 One week option- First week only- August 3rd-August 8th, 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM-Coming Soon!
The Summer Intensive is open to children entering 2nd-9th grades for the 2025-26 school year.
Financial Assistance
NHDI strives to give all children a chance to dance! NHDI has a limited amount of financial assistance available to eligible Summer Intensive students. Financial assistance will not cover the full registration fee.
The Financial Assistance Application must be completed by June 1 to be considered.
All information you provide on the Financial Assistance Application is strictly confidential.
No refunds.