COMPETITION & PERFORMANCE TEAMS
Elements Dance Space offers accelerated programs for dancers wishing to reach the next level in their dance training. Team EDS consists of two different tracks:
Competitive (Elite, Entourage, Entourage Jrs)
Trains in all styles : ballet, jazz, hip hop, etc.Competitive / Performance (Mini Hit List, Junior Hit List, Hit List)
Trains primarily in hip hop styles
Both of these programs provide dancers with competition and convention experiences, many performance opportunities beyond our annual revue, and personalized training schedules, designing to optimize each dancers’ needs and desires.
While these students receive more accelerated dance training, there is much more to gain than that. Students that dance within a more focused team setting, see huge benefits and increases to their self confidence, their ability to take responsibility for themselves, their time management skills, their group communication skills, their artistic growth and much more. We pride ourselves on creating an environment that encourages PERSONAL growth through team work.
Competition Team Program
We have two award-winning competition teams:
1) Elite
that is further subcategorized into Elite Petite, Elite Suite, Elite Suite Plus, Elite Juniors & Elite
and
2) Entourage
that is further subcategorized into Entourage Petite, Entourage Juniors, and Entourage
While each program has a unique curriculum for their respective age group (ages 4 to 18), they all focus on consistent training in a disciplined, challenging, and healthy competitive environment training in all styles from ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, and more. Elite attends 4-6 competitions & conventions a year. Entourage attends 2-3 competitions a year.
Both require the same amount of dedicated commitment. All competitive team students commit anywhere from 3 to 5 days of training per week from September through end of June/early July. They work with multiple teachers and choreographers throughout the year in both the classroom and workshop settings, attend regional competitions in the Southern California area, as well as national competitions across the country, and they grow exponentially through friendly competition and encouragement.
Competitions attended: Showstopper, Countdown, Jump, Hollywood Vibe, Radix, Spotlight, etc.
For more information about the genres they train in, the amount of classes required, and audition information, please contact us at elementsdancespace@gmail.com.
Performance Team Program
We have two performance teams:
1) Mini Hit List (ages 7-9)
2) Junior Hit List (ages 10-13)
and
3) Hit List (ages 13-18)
Similar to the competition teams, each program has a unique curriculum, however they all focus on teaching students to adopt a slightly more disciplined schedule training primarily in hip hop styles. These teams are invited to perform at multiple events each season, in addition to our annual Revue showcase. These programs give the students more experience in the actual performance of the art that they train so hard in. These students connect with the community by sharing their performances. Performance team students also attend 1-2 competitions per season to expose them to what an even more rigorous program looks like and to enjoy the performances of so many other dancers from Southern California. These students commit to a 2 to 3 days per week schedule for the full season, September through May.
For more information about the genres they train in, the amount of classes required, and audition information, please contact us at elementsdancespace@gmail.com.
