Competition Team

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Here at Powerhouse Dance Complex, we provide an environment for dedicated dancers who strive for excellence in dance, performance, and teamwork. Placement on the team is by audition only and is open to ages 4 to 18. 

 Members of our competition team are a part of an amazing dance family and learn how to support and encourage one another all while furthering and strengthening their passion in dance education.  They have the chance to be a part of something bigger than themselves, while receiving individualized training and attention. Between their rehearsals, technique classes, competitions, clinics, master classes and conventions; our dancers learn skills that prepare them for success in every area of their lives.

If your child loves dance and has expressed interest in performing and doing more with dance,  we’d love for you to consider having them audition for our competition team! Each dancer can benefit from the life skills dance develops, but for our competition team, those advantages go even deeper. 

Powerhouse Dancers are held to a higher standard when it comes to making the commitment to join the team. Sometimes they have to make sacrifices, like attending a rehearsal, community event or competition instead of a social event. Their commitment grows their dependability, and the team bond grows stronger because of this.

This emphasis on teamwork helps each student see that they have an important role to fill. Working together, the dancers improve their communication skills—a benefit that will multiply many times over as they mature. And through their shared performance experience, the team learns what it means to promote excellent sportsmanship and encouragement of other dancers inside and outside of their studio. Whether they are congratulating another team on their hard work or winning a top award themselves, our students are learning how to be genuinely gracious to others.

Team participation requires time, energy, commitment and dedication. The time  required depends the commitment made by the dancer and parent at the beginning of the season in regard to the amount of dances they elect to perform in. 

The competitive level will compete in 3-4 local competitions per season plus 1 nationals.

The competitive level will participate in at least 1 convention per season.

The competitive level will participate in at least 1 clinic or master class per season.

All dancers are leveled into weekly classes based on age and technical ability. This will sometimes mean that various ages will exist in certain classes depending on how technically advanced some dancers are.

Being on the Team requires commitment, dedication, responsibility, passion, and teamwork while striving to improve their individual dance ability.

 Team members:

- Must be self-motivated, able to self-evaluate and be disciplined  

- Must have solid technical and performance foundation, and be eager to learn and grow - Must have a strong desire to grow and develop as a dancer 

- Must be able to take constructive criticism 

- Must have a sense of humor, bright smile, and positive attitude 

- Must show support and respect for the studio, teachers, and fellow dancers 

- Must have a supportive family base showing respect for teachers and students