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PERFORMANCE TEAM
PERFORMANCE TEAM AT OHANA!
Announcing Ohana's Performance Team Auditions for 2023-2024 Season!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17th
Junior Age 7-12: 5:00-5:45PM
Senior Age 13-18: 6:00-6:45PM
*Junior dancers may be asked to stay and attend the senior audition at 6:00PM
What are Performance Teams?
Ohana’s Performance Teams are groups of dancers that have a desire to learn various dance styles, have a strong commitment to their classes, the studio and their peers and are looking for a bit more discipline. Our teams perform at various community events, such as Thunderbirds Hockey games, community fundraisers, charity concerts, etc. It’s a great opportunity for dancers who really want to learn new choreography and perform various times throughout the year!
Ok, cool! How does it work?
Dancers who are interested in being on team will need to audition for the 2023-2024 dance season. If they are chosen to be on team, they will either be on junior or senior team based on several factors: ability, age, commitment level & work ethic. Teams will meet once a week for 45 minutes.
Team classes are choreography-based classes that will explore ALL styles of dance offered at Ohana, at the team directors discretion. The team classes will not do extensive warm-ups, strength training, across the floor work, or technique exercises. The other classes that dancers partake in (Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, etc.) will focus on all of the above mentioned items. The team class is specifically for working on choreography for ADDITIONAL routines performed only by Team dancers. There will be different pieces performed at our charity show AND our recitals, and the possibility of different additional routines throughout the year. Routines will explore a different style of dance in each routine, or multiple styles in one routine. Dancers will have the most benefit by taking more than the required two extra classes! The style of each routine will be determined by the Team Director.
What's required by the dancer?
1) In addition to your specfic team class, team dancers are required to take AT LEAST 2 dance classes, one of which must be ballet. (Contemporary is NOT a substitute for ballet)
2) Dancers are allowed 3 excused absences (illness, family emergency, family vacations) throughout the ENTIRE YEAR. Other extra-curricular events are not eligible to be considered as “excused” absence. Being a team member requires a certain level of commitment to dance, and you will be asked to sign a contract accepting this requirement.
What are the age requirements?
All dancers between ages 7 - 18 may be on team. Placement on a team will be determined by ability level first, age second. Approximate age groups are:
JUNIOR TEAM - Age 7 -12
SENIOR TEAM - Age 13-18
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