SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
Performing arts in San Gabriel
San Gabriel is where PopRock's founder Paul Kwo grew up — McKinley Elementary, Jefferson Intermediate, and the first graduating class of Gabrielino High School — and where he later served two years as president of the San Gabriel Educational Foundation. Teaching San Gabriel kids isn't outreach for us. It's coming home.
PERFORMING ARTS DIRECTORY
Performing arts schools in San Gabriel
This directory is compiled from publicly available online sources; each entry lists where its information came from and when we retrieved it. Details change — always confirm with the school directly.
PopRock AcademyNEARBY — TEMPLE CITYActingDanceMusicAges 3+
Address: 9657 Las Tunas Dr., Temple City, CA 91780
Phone: (626) 282-7625
Ages: 3+
Encore Dance CentreActingDanceMusicAges young children to pre-professional
Address: San Gabriel (exact street address unconfirmed) — research pass, retrieved 2026-07-24
Website: encoredancecentre.com — own site, retrieved 2026-07-24
Offerings: ballet, jazz, lyrical, tap, musical theatre, hip hop; performing groups — own site, retrieved 2026-07-24
Ages: young children to pre-professional — own site, retrieved 2026-07-24
- “LA-based faculty; non-competition performing groups” — own site
own site active lists as: operating (address needs confirmation), 2026-07-24
Shin Dance AcademyActingDanceMusicAges kids and adults
Address: 550 W Las Tunas Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776 (current) — own site, retrieved 2026-07-24
Address: 5839 Temple City Blvd, Temple City, CA 91780 (historical, older listings) — older listings, retrieved 2026-07-24
Website: shindance.com — own site, retrieved 2026-07-24
Phone: (626) 286-1200 — own site, retrieved 2026-07-24
Established: founded 1995; named Shin Dance Academy in 2001 — own site, retrieved 2026-07-24
Offerings: Chinese classical & folk, ballet, ballroom, jazz-lyrical, hip hop, yoga, Zumba; competitions, performances — own site, retrieved 2026-07-24
Ages: kids and adults — own site, retrieved 2026-07-24
- “25 years, 2,500+ students; founder Shin Yue Wang” — own site
own site active lists as: operating, 2026-07-24
HISTORY
Performing arts history in San Gabriel
San Gabriel built a theater for a single play — and got a landmark. The Mission Playhouse opened in 1927 as the home of John Steven McGroarty's "Mission Play," a pageant about the founding of the California missions seen by more than 2.5 million people across 3,198 performances. Inside hang tapestries gifted by King Alfonso XIII of Spain and a restored 1924 Wurlitzer organ; today the city-owned playhouse hosts everything from mariachi and folk dance to Broadway and classical ballet.
VISIT
Visit PopRock Academy
PopRock Academy. 9657 Las Tunas Dr., Temple City, CA 91780. (626) 282-7625
Free trial policy
Free trials are limited to one (1) free group class and one (1) free private lesson per student, across all programs, and are subject to availability. Free trial private music lessons — including voice — require a deposit of 50% of the first-lesson rate at the time of booking. After the trial lesson is attended, the deposit is either refunded or applied toward enrollment. If the student does not show up for the scheduled trial, or cancels with less than 24 hours' notice, the deposit is forfeited. The deposit requirement applies to music and voice private lessons only; acting and dance offer free group class trials instead, and private lessons in those programs are generally reserved for advanced students. Additional restrictions may apply — contact the PopRock front desk for details. This offer may be rescinded at any time.
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