Competition Team

At Stages, our competition teams are like family. We focus on learning and growing together as dancers and individuals. By committing to the Competition Team, we believe it is one that will strengthen you as a dancer, a competitor and a person. The staff pushes each dancer to be the best that they can be in each class that the dancer is in. We strive for an environment that demands discipline, creativity, personal expression, commitment, and above all, fun!  Our Competition Team places emphasis on the word TEAM, so we all work together, learn together, laugh together, and grow up dancing together, making this feel more like family for both students and parents.

Placement on the Competition Team is determined by our tryouts which are held in both July and August. We encourage all students, ones that have been with us and new students as well to tryout for our competition team if interested. Placements will be sent out within a week of the auditions for classes that are recommended for the dancers.

Expectations for competition students:

• Mandatory attendance and punctuality- please let us know prior to class if you are going to be missing a class

• Bring all dance shoes to all classes

• Be dressed properly for each class- (leotard, tights, hair pulled back and out of face)

• Show respect for your teachers and teammates

• Strive to do your best each class

• Dancers are required to take a ballet class and a technique class once a week

• HAVE FUN!

Competitions

All competitions are local or within an hour of the studio. We strive to get dates out as soon as possible to all dancers so that arrangements can be made to attend all competitions. Group dances are not like other sports, all dancers are essential to the choreography of the dance. Missing a dancer puts the class at a disadvantage. All dancers on the Competition Team are key members of the team. We ask that all dancers and families make attending the competitions a priority.