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REACH Dance Company
- What is Competitive Dance?
- What Does my Child do as a Part of Reach?
- Competitive Dance Fees
- Reach Requirements
- How Does My Child Sign Up?
What is Competitive Dance?
Our competitive dance program is called Reach Dance Company. Being a part of Reach means that your dancer will get more performing opportunities throughout the year and be able to participate in a wider variety of exciting dance experiences. Students in this program have the opportunity of performing their recital dance onstage 5-6 times throughout the dance year.
What Does my Child do as a Part of Reach?
In the competitive dance program, the students train more hours per week and then go to 3-4 local dance competitions per year. At competitions, they compete the recital dance routine they have learned against dancers at a similar level from other dance schools around the province. These competitions are like a recital, where the dancers dance on stage in an auditorium, but are scored and compete to win awards. All competitions that our studio attends are formatted to be supportive of dancers' learning processes, while encouraging them to work hard and achieve their full potential.
The dancers in this program also get to perform their competitive dances in a “Reach Showcase” put on by the school in the spring and also perform at the year-end dance recital. Reach dancers also have their own awards ceremony at the end of the year where awards for the 'Most Improved', 'Most Committed', and 'Reach Role Model' of the year are handed out.
Competitive Dance Fees
There are extra costs involved with competitive dance such as competition entrance fees (typically between $50 and $75 per student, per dance routine, per competition). Some competitions charge a small admission fee for parents to watch in the auditorium or accept admission by food bank donation. Competitive dance costumes fees are higher than recreational dance costume fees. Company jackets are mandatory and will be available for purchase in the fall.
- Students’ tuition fees must be current in order to remain in the competitive program.
- Attending all classes is mandatory and essential. If the student misses more than 3 classes (with the exception of medical reasons) they may be expelled from the class for the year. This applies to all non-competitive classes, technique classes and choreography classes (i.e. applies to every class taken at the school). If a dancer is unable to attend they must message their teacher through their account, prior to their class. Competitions can not be missed.
- Practice at home is essential as well as a willingness to work hard.
- You must arrange to get your child to all competitions. Competitions may happen during school hours.
- Participation in the year-end dance recitals is mandatory.
Auditions are held at the school each year for the competitive program. Auditions are structured to be fun and encouraging, not intimidating. Students who sign-up for auditions will be sent more information about audition day. Among other factors, Reach accepts dancers who will be:
- 6 or older by December of the current year
- Committed, dedicated, and willing to work hard and consistently practice their routine at home
- Good team players with a positive attitude