Class
The company track, ages 9 to 18
The company track is for dancers who want more time in the studio. It begins with an audition in late August, meets three to four days a week from September to May and attends a few regional events each season. It is a different number of hours, not a higher rank; a dancer on the recreational track dances in the same recital.
Audition in late August
Three to four days a week
A few regional events, most within a few hours' drive
Constanza Melendez
Director
In the room
What a company season looks like
From the audition to the May recital, in the order it happens.
- 01
Step 1: Audition
An afternoon of class and a short combination with the company teachers. Letters go out the same week.
- 02
Step 2: Fall: technique and conditioning
Weekday evening classes in ballet, jazz and contemporary, and a Saturday conditioning class.
- 03
Step 3: Winter: costumes and routines
Costumes are ordered, and the season's routines are set.
- 04
Step 4: Late winter and spring: events
The company attends a few regional events. We share the dates and the travel in the fall.
- 05
Step 5: May: the recital
The company dances alongside the recreational track on one stage.
Before you start
Before the first class
The time
Three to four days a week, on weekday evenings and Saturday morning, from September to May. We say so before the audition, so a family can decide.
The extras
Costumes, an audition, event entries and travel are all extra to tuition. The how tuition works page names each one and what it is for.
How tuition worksIf you aren't offered a place
A dancer who isn't offered a place is welcome on the recreational track, and may audition again next August.
Come and see the studio
Book a placement visit, and the teacher will tell you where to start.