Come be a part of our Competitive Team! Our Competitive Team audition is set for Sunday May 26. Being a part of our Competitive Team is so much more than just competing. From classes, to our competitive showcase and of course the actual competitions our dancers unite together like family.
Our Footprints Family at competition is a true marvel to see. Our parents and dancers want nothing more than the show to go on and for the dancers to do their very best. Parents are always helping out other dancers in the change room for that quick change, bringing props backstage, sharing the Advil for that hairspray headache and simply looking out for one another. The amount of time and energy that these dance families share together, it’s no wonder that by mid-season everyone is just calling out “Mom” and the first one to answer takes the job. The saying, “It takes a village to raise a child” is even more true at a dance competition. Sometimes it takes a village to just put a wig on.
Then there is the friendship between the dancers you see. I have always said that my dance friends are my best friends. These are the people that you will share more in common with then your regular everyday school friends. These dance friends will be there through the winning performances, through the injuries and through the tearful times. So many times I see our dancers supporting and helping one another through the good and bad times not just at competition, but at the studio, online on social media and in their lives.
We are excited to be introducing a new level to our Competitive Team this year. We will be introducing the Amethyst level for dancers who are interested in just dipping their toe into the world of competitive dance.
Here is a preview of what our Competitive Team students’ schedules will look like next year:
Proposed Schedule:
| Amethyst Level | Sapphire Level | Diamond Level | |
| Monday | – 45 Min – Jazz Technique and Group Choreo
– 45 Min- Tap Technique and Group Choreo |
– 1 hour – Exam Tap
– 1 hour – Exam Jazz
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– 1 hour – Exam Tap
– 1 hour – Exam Jazz *Specialty Group/ Solo/Duet/Trio Tap Choreo |
| Tuesday | No required classes | – 1 hour – Comp Tech Tap
– 1 hour – Comp Tech Ballet These classes will include group choreography in ballet and tap. |
– 1 hour – Comp Tech Tap
– 1 hour – Comp Tech Ballet These classes will include group choreography in ballet and tap. – Specialty Groups/ Solo/Duet/Trio Choreography |
| Wednesday | No required classes | No mandatory classes | No mandatory classes |
| Thursday | – 45 Min Exam Ballet Class | 1 hour – Exam Ballet | 1 hour – Exam Ballet |
| Friday | No required classes | – 1 hour – Comp Tech Jazz
This class will include group choreography for jazz. – Specialty Groups/ Solo/Duet/Trio Choreography |
– 1 hour – Comp Tech Jazz
This class will include group choreography for jazz.
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| Saturday | No required classes | – Specialty Groups/ Solo/Duet/Trio Choreography | No mandatory classes
– Specialty Groups/ Solo/Duet/Trio Choreography |
Auditions will take place at Footprints Dance Centre on Sunday May 26. Dancers will be auditioning in the style of jazz. All auditioning dancers should wear a bodysuit of their choosing and black shorts with jazz shoes or bare feet.
Sunday May 26
Amethyst Team 9-10am Sapphire Team 10-11am Diamond Team 11-noon
For the audition portion, each group will have a ½ hour jazz technique class followed by a ½ hour choreography session. Please wear a bodysuit and black dance shorts with hair tied neatly out of the face.
Please let us know that you plan on attending our Competitive Team Audition. Simply contact us with your dancer’s name, and age as well as a name, phone number and email address to get a hold of the parent.
Good luck and we will see you at our Competitive Team Audition on Sunday May 26!
