Company Description
Our teen company is a pre-professional and competitive performance company. This company's focus is competition and convention preparation. We also provide a rigorous training track to prepare company members for real world professional auditions and performances.
Our teen company is a pre-professional and competitive performance company. This company's focus is competition and convention preparation. We also provide a rigorous training track to prepare company members for real world professional auditions and performances.
Company Requirements
- Age requirements: All dancers must be at least 13 years of age. Understudies can be as young as 12.
- Required classes: At least one ballet class, one jazz class, and one company rehearsal per week
- Suggested additional classes: Contemporary, stretch and conditioning, tap, hip hop
- Attendance requirements: Dancers may not miss more than 5 company rehearsals per performance season (September - June), no unexcused absences during the months of major performances or competition. Tardiness can affect eligibility.
- Performance requirements: All company dancers are expected to attend and compete at the Dupree Dance Expo in February of each dance season and perform in major studio shows (such as the end of the year show each June)
- Other performance information: There are numerous performance opportunities throughout the year and all company dancers are encouraged and expected to perform at as many of these as possible