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.

    • 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!

  • Levels 2 and up will participate in 3 competitions in 2025

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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