Company Information
All dancers must audition to be on any TVDS company team. We hold auditions every year in May. Company dancers have class requirements they must meet each semester. Those requirements are stated in each team slot. If you have questions feel free to check our FAQ or come talk to us at the front desk!
Our tiny and mini teams explore multiple genres and learn teamwork, personal responsibility, and experience presenting their dances in competition. We believe that dance at this age should be presented in an environment where learning is positive, rewarding and exciting.
Junior, teen, and senior teams are for dancers wanting more in-depth curriculum, technical difficulty, and performing experiences. Our priority is technical training and rehearsing pieces an appropriate amount, as over-rehearsing diminishes artistry and leads to robotic dancers. Our dancers excel as they are introduced to new choreography and skills in class rather than only the material presented in their competition dances.
Our goals for competitions is to help students learn from judges, using their critiques to provide feedback for evaluation and improvement. We continue to instill in our students that the trophies earned are not the goal, but rather, the overarching goal is the relationships they form with their other teammates, the scholarships they win to help them further their dance education and the experience they gain from presenting and performing their pieces. Teamwork, time management, accountability, making lifelong friends, achieving goals, making commitments, organizational skills and technical, artistic and personal growth are the primary reasons we use dance competitions as part of our well-rounded educational plan for our dancers.
Competition Levels
TVDS Tiny’s
Our tiny team offers a competitive level of dance for 5-6 year olds. Tiny team dancers will be taking classes as level 1 or 2. They will receive their level placement after auditions. Level one and two class requirements are as follows:
Level 1 - 1 stretch and strength, 1 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 1 extra class.
Level 2 - 1 stretch and strength, 1 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 2 extra classes.
TVDS Mini’s
Our mini team offers a competitive level of dance for 7-9 year olds. Mini team dancers will be taking classes as level 2 or 3. They will receive their level placement after auditions. Level two and three class requirements are as follows:
Level 2 - 1 stretch and strength, 1 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 2 extra classes.
Level 3 - 1 stretch and strength, 1 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 1 technique class, 2 extra classes.
TVDS Junior’s
Our Junior team offers a competitive level of dance for 10-12 year olds. Junior team dancers will be taking classes as level 3 or 4. They will receive their level placement after auditions. Level three and four class requirements are as follows:
Level 3 - 1 stretch and strength, 1 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 1 technique class, 2 extra classes.
Level 4 - 1 stretch and strength, 2 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 1 technique class, 2 extra classes.
TVDS Teen’s
Our Teen team offers a competitive level of dance for ages 13-15. Teen team dancers will be taking classes as level 4 or 5. They will receive their level placement after auditions. Level four and five class requirements are as follows:
Level 4 - 1 stretch and strength, 2 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 1 technique class, 2 extra classes.
Level 5 - 1 stretch and strength, 2 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 1 technique class, 2 extra classes.
TVDS Senior’s
Our Senior team offers a competitive level of dance for ages 16 and up. Senior team dancers will be taking classes as level 5 or 6. They will receive their level placement after auditions. Level five and six class requirements are as follows:
Level 5 - 1 stretch and strength, 2 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 1 technique class, 2 extra classes.
Level 6 - 1 stretch and strength, 2 leaps and turns, 1 ballet, 1 technique class, 2 extra classes.