Welcome To Mini Team!

A fun and exciting experience for dancers entering 1st and 2nd grade.

Join us for an amazing season of growth, inspiration and friendship!

Performance Plus

Offering a greater range of performance experience than our regular classes, Mini Team is an exciting challenge geared toward skill development.

Weekly attendance is critical for development and creation of choreography. Please do not enroll unless you can make it a family priority.

Class Requirements

Mini Team dancers are required to enroll in one hour of additional classes which must include ballet or ballet/tap combo, in addition to their Mini Team class. Foundational training is crucial to developing skills for competitive performance.

We also recommend: Acro, Musical Theater, and Hip Hop

Calendar 2025-26
September 9 Mini Team Class Begins
November 24 - 30 THANKSGIVING BREAK
December 21-Jan 3 WINTER BREAK
February 7-8 Pre-Competition Event - required
Feb 28-Mar 1 Competition Event - required
March 23 - 29 SPRING BREAK
April 11-12 Competition Event - required
April 18-19 Competition Event - required
April 28 - 30 Recital Rehearsal Week
May 2 Spring Recital Performances

WHAT TO WEAR

Dancers are expected to wear proper dance clothing. This means leotards and tights or fitted top and athletic pants/leggings.

We sell black and tan jazz shoes. Tan jazz shoes are typically worn for competition. Please purchase them from Kehl so you have the proper style.

Hair should be tidy and in place to avoid distraction in class. A ballet bun is best for longer hair.

Warm-ups, Costumes, Make-up and more...

Special Team warm-ups (and backpacks) are made available for purchase only at the beginning of the season - ordering info TBA.

A costume for Mini Team is included in your team fee and will arrive a month or 2 before performances begin.

Dancers are expected to wear stage-makeup and earrings at competition. More information is available later in the season.

TEAM APP

Team App is the primary way we share Team news. Download the app, search for/add Kehl Dance Teams, then request access to Mini Team.

For timely updates, be sure to read the Team Weekly (see News on Team App). Enabled push notifications will announce when News is updated. The Team Weekly is also emailed based on your app settings.

Useful features: News (weekly updates), Documents (schedules/forms), Practice (rehearsal videos), Chat (real-time event updates)

In the world of dance, the "icing on the cake" is performing! The mini team will learn a dance that will be performed at 5 required events (see calendar above). It is very important to attend these events as performing is a TEAM activity and the dancers rely on each other in formations and specific skills. A few things to know:

Team App contains all of the information you need to know about the competition events, as it becomes available. Event schedules are published 7-10 days prior to the event and posted in Team App.
Entry fees are paid by Kehl, from your Team Fees, except the February Pre-competition event.
There is absolutely no photography or video recording while the dancers are on stage.
Observers are typically allowed at no charge.
Awards are given the same day. Dancers are encouraged to stay for awards.

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