Welcome To Mini Team!
A fun and exciting experience for dancers entering 1st and 2nd grade.
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 a ballet/tap combo class 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
- September 11-14 Crew Begins
October 31 NO CLASS/TEAM
(Make up date November 21)
November 20, 22-26 THANKSGIVING BREAK
December 22-Jan 4 WINTER BREAK
January 27 Pre-competition Event - required
February 17-18 Competition Event - required
March 2-3 Competition Event - required
March 25-31 SPRING BREAK
April 20-21 Competition Event - required
April 29-May 2 Recital Rehearsal Week
May 3-4 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)
Competitions are MANDATORY events for Mini Team. A few things to know:
See Events on Team App for competition weekend dates; the complete event schedule is published by the competition 1 week prior, so reserve the entire weekend.
Entry fees are paid by Kehl, from your Team Fees, except the January Pre-competition event.
All updates leading to competitive performances will be posted on Team App.
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.