The Elite Dance Company — Full Details

The Elite Dance Company competitive team competes throughout the year at both Regional and National Competitions. Typically, the Elite Dance Company does 4 to 5 mandatory competitions a year, with 1 to 2 optional competitions. Competition Season may begin as early as November and run as late as April.

Many factors are taken into account when choosing a company member. Maturity, focus, behavior and ability are just a few things considered. Elite Dance takes company members as young as 4 years old.

Eligible candidates include anyone with a positive attitude who is energetic, driven, and committed with a passion for performing.

Interested students must attend specified Summer Classes. We do not hold auditions. Students will be evaluated during this time and will be notified the last week of summer classes if they are chosen based on their performance. (Any student missing summer classes but still interested in competition must contact the office either by phone or email.)

To enroll in competition classes, please register online for the 'COMPANY — INTERESTED IN COMPETITION' class only. Someone from the office will contact you directly to place the student in the appropriate company classes.

If selected as an Elite Dance Company Member, you will be required to attend Company Evaluations — an intensive for company members only. Company members will be evaluated at this time for placement in groups, trios, duets, and solos.

Additionally, for those selected for the team, there will be a Company Meeting on July 30th @ 6:30pm.

Certain large group & line dances are the only dances students are guaranteed to be in, as Elite Dance Company is FIRST AND FOREMOST A TEAM. A company member must be asked to be in small groups, trios, duets, and solos. This applies to every student whether the student has danced for 6 minutes or 6 years.

There is a significant amount of time and financial commitment that will be expected from all members. It's important that all parties understand the expectations before making a commitment to this team. Full team obligations will be explained to those chosen at the Company meeting in August.

Due to the number of classes required for company members, Elite has set a discounted class rate of approximately $55 monthly per class for required summer-session classes and $55 monthly per class for optional fall-session classes.

Prospective students auditioning for company will be charged the summer-session rate for their prospective age grouping (drafted July 1), which includes all required classes and any optional classes unless otherwise noted.