Culture Shock Dance Center is San Diego’s premier contemporary dance training facility, located at 2110 Hancock Street, on the second floor, west of I-5, near the Old Town Avenue exit.

Culture Shock Dance Center offers classes for all levels ranging from youth classes, beginning adult classes to professional level master classes.

Culture Shock Dance Center programs offer one of the most extensive contemporary dance programs in Southern California. The San Diego Union Tribune refers to Culture Shock as the "epicenter of hip hop dance in San Diego". Classes include all levels of Hip Hop, Breakdance and Cardio Hip Hop. Other classes include jazz, from beginner level to advanced, Salsa, Belly-dance, Afro-Brazilian, Tap, Striptease-cardio, open floor Break-dance, Locking and House. Many of these classes are taught by working professionals, dancing, choreographing and directing in the entertainment industry. Our youth program offers 8 week sessions in Hip Hop and Jazz.

Culture Shock Dance Center is the home of Culture Shock Dance Troupe, a nonprofit professional hip hop dance company as well as youth outreach dance teams, Future Shock San Diego and Mighty Shock San Diego.

Our goal is to give the recreational dancer as well as the aspiring performer the best training and most useful tools needed to fulfill their potential in fitness and dance. There are no other dance studios in San Diego that offer the diverse programming and professional level of classes and instructors as Culture Shock Dance Center.

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