UDS Competetive Company
Dance company offers:
PERFORMANCE: MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM.
TECHNIQUE: OFTEN, COMPETETIVE DANCERS SPEND MORE TIME AT THE STUDIO AND THUS GIVEN MORE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE DANCE SKILLS.
TENACITY: ONE OF THE MOST INVALUABLE LESSONS DANCERS LEARN ON A COMPETITION TEAM IS HOW TO ACCEPT AND APPLY CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
FRIENDSHIP: WHILE YOU MIGHT BE THERE TO COMPETE AGAINST OTHERS, DANCE TEAMS AND COMPETITION SETTINGS ARE WHERE SOME OF THE STRONGEST FRIENDSHIPS ARE FORGED.
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Applications due by Oct 19th 2024 - applications may be emailed or hand-delivered
UDS Company members are required to register and regularly attend Ballet, Stretch/Conditioning/Leaps/Turns, and whichever style of routine your child wishes to do (i.e. if your child wants to compete in a tap routine, they must register and regularly attend a tap class)
Yoga is highly encouraged for company dancers ages 12+ - yoga aids in balance, flexibility, stability, stress management, joint health, and more!
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Levels 2 and up will participate in 3 competitions in 2025
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Application fee - $25 (due with application submission)
$200 choreography per group dance
$400 choreography fee per duo and/or trio
$600 choreography fee per solo
50% choreography due October 20th
Remaining choreography balance due December 1st
Monthly rehearsal fee - $50/routine
Cost per competition (depending on the competition):
$160-190 per solo
$90-100 per duo per dancer
$90-100 per trio per dancer
$80-90 per group per dancer
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Choreography is either by a uds staff member or a guest choreographer
UDS Company is one team. there are no teams separated by age/level (i.e. no juniors, teens, or seniors)
While age will be a consideration, dancers will simply be selected for each dance routine based on ability in each specific dance style rather than by age alone
Although UDS only has one dance team, each routine will be leveled (i.e. advanced tap, beginning contemporary, etc.)
All company routines will perform in the UDS recital
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Dancers ages 6-7 and enrolled and regularly attending funky feet are eligible to be in Lil Hoppers
Lil Hoppers choreography fee - $100 with monthly rehearsal fee of $30
Lil Hoppers will compete one hip hop routine
Choreography is done by Chloe
Lil Hoppers will participate in 2 competitions in 2025
Lil Hoppers will perform their hip hop routine in the UDS recital
Cost per competition (depending on the competition):
$80-90 per dancer
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Minis must be registered and regularly attending ballet 1, hip hop 1, and contemporary 1
Minis choreography fee - $200 with monthly rehearsal fee of $40
Minis will compete one hip hop routine and one contemporary routine
Minis will participate in 2 competitions in 2025
Choreography is done by Chloe
Minis will perform both their routines will perform in the UDS recital
Cost per competition (depending on the competition):
$80-90 per group per dancer