Small Fry Dance Club
Dance Starts Here
1528 S. El Camino Real, Ste 208, San Mateo, CA 94402
650-393-5593
Small Fry Dance Club’s mission is to instill a love of dance in children, their family, and their community. It’s the first step in what could be a long and fulfilling
Help Us Recover From The Pandemic
Please read the letter from our directors below to see how you can help.
We will break for summer from June 26 – July 31.
Our next in-studio season will start August 1, 2022.
Our new schedule will be posted soon!
Registration for studio classes will open on July 18, 2022
Registration is open now for classes at Kids Connection Preschool. Classes begin 7/14/22!
Our Mission
Small Fry Dance Club’s mission is to instill a love of dance in children, their family, and their community. Each dancer will be challenged to strengthen their body awareness, spatial awareness, flexibility, balance, creativity, movement technique, and appreciation of the performing and creative arts.

Who We Are
Small Fry Dance Club was founded in 2007 by Jana & Carlos Chapeton. Since then we have taught over 5000 dancers throughout the Bay Area. We have a highly trained, and well educated staff that specializes in working with the preschool age group.

What We Do
Our program is designed to be a survey style class where dancers will get to experience a variety of dance styles. Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, and Tap are the 5 types of dance we rotate through, one every 6 months. This is a great way to build a foundation and learn which styles your dancer likes before moving up to our PCPA program.

Why You Should Dance Here
We have created a welcoming, friendly, and supportive community of dancers, parents, and teachers. Many of our dancers started in Small Fry at 18 months of age, and are still dancing with us through our PCPA program as teens. We are a large studio, with a small family feel. It truly is a wonderful studio for your dancer to grow, develop, and explore their talents.
BRING US TO YOUR PRESCHOOL!
Small Fry Dance Club got it’s start in preschool classrooms across the Bay Area. We are still traveling to preschools on a weekly basis and teach students from San Francisco to San Jose. If you are a preschool director looking for to add to your extra curricular offerings, or a parent that would like to recommend us, we would love to talk to you! We can work with smaller independent preschools and large corporate partners alike.
Email us: info@smallfrydanceclub.com and let us know you want us to come to your school!
Tuition Fees
Family Registration
- Annual Family Registration Fee
- Welcome bag when enrolled.
- Charged Annually On Your Anniversary
Music & Movement
- 30 min Classes
- 18-24 Months of Age
- Focus on Motor Skill Development
- Dance Basics Introduced
- Exposure to Music & Props
- Parent & Me Class
Dance & Performance
- 45 Min Class
- 2-4 year old, Parent Optional Class
- 3-5 year old, Dancer Only Class
- Introduction to Various Dance Styles
- 2 Recitals Per Year (on hold due to covid)