East County Performing Arts Center

East County Performing Arts Center Building Confidence and Community through Performing Arts! More Than Just Great Dancing

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East County Peforming Arts Center continues to lead the industry in offering quality dance education in a supportive, positive, nurturing, fun environment. East County Performing Arts Center is located in Brentwood and Antioch. We offer Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Musical Theater, Cheer and Tumbling for children and adults. Our students start dance class as young as 2 with our boogie

babies program. We also have a top ranking competition team and a non-competitive performance company. East County Performing Arts Center is the home of the Brentwood Children's Ballet Theater. Each year they produce the area’s largest Nutcracker performance at the El Campanil Theater in Antioch to over 2,000 audience members! We have been voted best dance studio in Brentwood and Contra Costa County, lauded in national trade magazines and awarded many top awards in competition. East County performing Arts Center
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06/19/2026

The stage was big.
The dancers were little.
And the support behind them was even bigger.

For some of these performers, stepping on stage meant having a teacher dance right alongside them and that's exactly what we did.

Because confidence is built one brave moment at a time. 🌟

06/19/2026

Years of memories.
Countless hours together.
One last dance.

No matter where life takes them next, this moment—and this bond—will always remain.

✨ Never Tear Us Apart ✨

06/18/2026

Built one skill at a time.

The things they once thought were impossible are now part of their warm-up.

Behind every skill is a story of showing up when it was hard, trying again after falling, accepting corrections, and trusting the process.

Dreams don't become reality overnight. They are built through hundreds of classes, thousands of repetitions, and the courage to keep going.

This is what happens when hard work meets a dream. ✨

06/15/2026

This weekend was everything. ✨

Countless rehearsals. Nervous butterflies. Happy tears. Loud cheers. Standing ovations. And hundreds of performers who chose to rise to the challenge and share their gifts with the world.

Recital isn't just about what happens on stage—it's about the confidence built in every class, the friendships formed backstage, and the memories that will last a lifetime.

To our performers, families, teachers, staff, and volunteers: thank you for making **Rise Up** unforgettable. 💙

Until next season… keep rising. ✨

06/15/2026

You'd think the favorite part would be the twirls or the tutus... but nope. 💛

"Stage" Going on stage and performing

At just 2 or 3 years old, they're already building confidence to stand in front of a crowd and shine. The stage may be little now, but the courage they're growing will last a lifetime.

And honestly? That's our favorite part too. ✨

We hope every performer this weekend remembers this feeling. There were steps they couldn't do.Songs they didn't know.Mo...
06/12/2026

We hope every performer this weekend remembers this feeling.

There were steps they couldn't do.
Songs they didn't know.
Moments they felt shy or unsure.
But they kept coming back.
They kept practicing.
They kept trying.

And now, they're ready to walk on that stage with courage and a smile.
The greatest lesson they learn here isn't a dance or a song.

It's believing,
"I can try something hard, and I can do it."

That's confidence they'll carry long after the recital is over.

Rise Up. ✨

06/11/2026

The confidence boost after one good class:
"Hey… look at this." 😭👏

06/11/2026

Confidence takes time.
Excellence takes time.
Character takes time.

The performing arts teach something increasingly rare:
The ability to work for something you can't do...yet.

Every class.
Every rehearsal.
Every correction.

Little by little, they become someone stronger than they were before.
That's a lesson that lasts far beyond the stage.

Rise Up.

The audience will see minutes on stage.They won't see the hundreds of moments that happened before it.The missed steps.T...
06/10/2026

The audience will see minutes on stage.
They won't see the hundreds of moments that happened before it.
The missed steps.
The corrections.
The tears.
The frustration.
The extra practice.
The courage to try again.

Growth doesn't happen when things are easy.
It happens when children learn that they can struggle...and keep going anyway.

That's what we're celebrating.

Not perfection.
Progress.
That's what it means to Rise Up.

Address

3901 Walnut Boulevard, Ste B
Brentwood, CA
94513

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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