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AGDS is proud to offer competitive level instruction for dancers ages 6-18 for the last 14 seasons. If you would like more information about our competition program, please email Miss Kayla at amazingracedancestudio@gmail.com
AGDS is proud to offer competitive level instruction for dancers ages 6-18 for the last 14 seasons. If you would like more information about our competition program, please email Miss Kayla at amazingracedancestudio@gmail.com
Competition Team Summer Intensives & Auditions
Competition Team Summer Intensives & Auditions
Competition Team Summer Intensive Week #1
Monday August 3rd - Friday August 7th
Mini Intensives: 4:30 - 7:30pm Junior, Teen and Senior Teen Intensives: 3-7:30pm
Auditions: Saturday August 8th in the morning, TIME TBD - will announce during camp
(Mini dancers will audition during their last class on Friday, they do not need to return Saturday)
This camp is required for any dancer who wishes to audition for one of our competition teams, including new and returning dancers. If a dancer is not available for this week and would like to audition, they will be required to attend a different summer camp and audition at a separate time.
Competition Team Summer Intensive Week #2
Monday August 23rd - Friday August 27th
Required for those who make the team! Dancers who are not available for this camp must attend a different summer dance camp at Miss Kayla's discretion. Please reach out for more information.
Times for Camp and Pricing TBA.
More information regarding auditions is available in our team handbook, please email us for a copy.
Registration is available online. Please do not register your dancer in the next age bracket (example: mini to junior) without discussing it with Miss Kayla first.
Audition Requirements:
Skill Requirements: Dancers auditioning on competition teams will have a set list of expected skills that they will need to execute at auditions. Skills should be clean and consistent with accurate technique. Please note there are no skill requirements for the Mini Team.
Junior Team (preferred but not required)
Leaps/Turns/Etc: Clean single pirouette - jazz preparation. Double pirouette - jazz preparation (in progress.) Battements front, back and side. Saut de chat leap, surprise leap. Basic understanding of jazz footwork (triplets, pas de bourree, etc)
Acro: Handstand (on preferred side,) cartwheel (on preferred side,) bridge (not to standing,) appropriate/beginner understanding and demonstration of back flexibility, core strength, hurdle and clean landings.
Teen Team (Required)
All required Junior skills.
Leaps/Turns/Etc: Clean double pirouette - jazz preparation. Battements front, back, side and tilt. Saut de chat leap, surprise leap, center leap, calypso, tilt jump, axel jump, saute firebird (no arch.) Intermediate understanding of jazz footwork (triplets, pas de bourree, etc)
Acro: Handstands on right and left, cartwheel and running cartwheel (on preferred side,) bridge (not to standing,) appropriate/intermediate understanding and demonstration of back flexibility, core strength, hurdle and clean landings.
Senior Teen Team (Required)
All required Junior and Teen skills.
Leaps/Turns/Etc: Triple pirouette - jazz preparation. Double piroette, ballet preparation. Three a la seconde turns in to chaine turns or a double pirouette (preferred side should be clean.) Battements, developpes and heel stretches front, back, side and tilt. Saut de chat leap, variations of surprise leap, center leap, calypso, tilit jump, axel jump, saute firebird (with arch,) variations of switch leaps, Baryshnikov. Advanced understanding of jazz footwork (triplets, pas de bourree, etc)
Acro: Handstands on right and left, cartwheel (running, pick up and pop) on right and left, bridge (to standing,) pelvic lift, appropriate/advanced understanding and demonstration of back flexibility, core strength, hurdle and clean landings.
Our Teams!
Our Teams!
Mini Team
Mini Team
Our youngest dancers typically compete at the novice level, training in tap, jazz, acro and ballet. This team will compete one team routine (often jazz, but of their coach’s choosing) and the line routine, which includes all four teams. Usually this team will attend 2 - 3 competitions per season. There is not a skill requirement for this team, but experience in tap, jazz and ballet at a Mini level is highly recommended.
Our youngest dancers typically compete at the novice level, training in tap, jazz, acro and ballet. This team will compete one team routine (often jazz, but of their coach’s choosing) and the line routine, which includes all four teams. Usually this team will attend 2 - 3 competitions per season. There is not a skill requirement for this team, but experience in tap, jazz and ballet at a Mini level is highly recommended.
Junior Team
Junior Team
The Junior Team competes at a novice-intermediate level, training in tap, jazz, ballet, acro and lyrical. This team competes with their tap and jazz routines at 3-4 competitions per season, along with the line routine. Members of this team should have a year to two years of experience in tap, jazz and ballet at either the Mini competition level or Junior competition level. Additionally there are skill recommendations we are looking for at this level, which can be found in the audition section of this handbook.
The Junior Team competes at a novice-intermediate level, training in tap, jazz, ballet, acro and lyrical. This team competes with their tap and jazz routines at 3-4 competitions per season, along with the line routine. Members of this team should have a year to two years of experience in tap, jazz and ballet at either the Mini competition level or Junior competition level. Additionally there are skill recommendations we are looking for at this level, which can be found in the audition section of this handbook.
Teen Team
Teen Team
Our Teen Team competes at a novice-intermediate level, training in tap, jazz, ballet, acro and lyrical. This team competes with tap, jazz and lyrical routines at 3-4 competitions per season, along with the line routine. Teen competition dancers are eligible to audition for a specialty routine such as a solo, duet or trio. Members of this team should have a few years of experience in tap, jazz and ballet at the Junior competition level or Teen recreational level. Additionally there are skill requirements dancers need at this level, which can be found in the audition section of this handbook.
Our Teen Team competes at a novice-intermediate level, training in tap, jazz, ballet, acro and lyrical. This team competes with tap, jazz and lyrical routines at 3-4 competitions per season, along with the line routine. Teen competition dancers are eligible to audition for a specialty routine such as a solo, duet or trio. Members of this team should have a few years of experience in tap, jazz and ballet at the Junior competition level or Teen recreational level. Additionally there are skill requirements dancers need at this level, which can be found in the audition section of this handbook.
Senior Teen
Senior Teen
The Senior Teen Team competes at a intermediate level, training in tap, jazz, ballet, modern/contemporary acro and lyrical. This team competes five routines - tap, jazz, lyrical and modern/contemporary as a team and the line routine. The dancers on this team should have several years of experience in dance. Dancers must have completed a minimum of one year on the Teen competition team to move up to Senior Teen. Additionally there are skill requirements dancers need at this level, which can be found in the audition section of this handbook.
The Senior Teen Team competes at a intermediate level, training in tap, jazz, ballet, modern/contemporary acro and lyrical. This team competes five routines - tap, jazz, lyrical and modern/contemporary as a team and the line routine. The dancers on this team should have several years of experience in dance. Dancers must have completed a minimum of one year on the Teen competition team to move up to Senior Teen. Additionally there are skill requirements dancers need at this level, which can be found in the audition section of this handbook.
Team Handbook
Team Handbook
If you would like a copy of our handbook with more information details about our team, please email us!
If you would like a copy of our handbook with more information details about our team, please email us!
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