Kickstart: Where competitive dance begins.
Kickstart is our entry competition team: real training, real competitions, and the habits of a serious dancer, sized for young dancers competing for the first time.
The honest fit
Kickstart is for young dancers taking their first step onto the competitive path. Many Kickstart dancers have never competed before; some are as young as 4. What they share is readiness to train with purpose and a family ready to support it.
Kickstart is the first of our three teams. Dancers who train consistently grow into Fusion, our intermediate company, and eventually The Core, our elite company. Every dancer is placed by audition each May onto the team that matches their current level.
A first-year Kickstart soloist
One of our Kickstart soloists, age 6, on her first season of competitive dance.
3 required classes, across three pillars
Classes build the dancer; rehearsals clean the routines. Kickstart dancers train every pillar, every week.
Classical
Ballet, Floor Barre, Pre-Pointe, Pointe, Legs & Lines
Jazz Technique
Cross Training, Turns & Leaps, Footwork, Jazz Progressions
Electives
Acro, Hip Hop, Jazz/Lyrical Combo, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Tap, Improv, and more
Six events, all included
Routines are taught in summer choreography sessions, cleaned in fall rehearsals, and competed January through May.
All six are mandatory and included in your Company Membership. Optional competitions and conventions can be added for solos, duos, and trios once each event releases pricing.
View the Full Company CalendarOne flat monthly membership
Your dancer’s entire competition season is bundled into one flat fee, split into 11 equal installments due on the 15th, July through May. You know your number before the season starts, and it does not change. Most Kickstart dancers compete 1–3 routines; your commitment survey sets yours.
Included in membership
- Rehearsals and weekly video critiques
- Music, concept, and choreography
- Competition and convention entry fees
- Custom couture costumes with alterations handled at the studio
- Company jacket and stage earrings
- Faculty travel and administrative fees
Budget separately for
- Weekly class tuition (billed on the 1st, separate from membership)
- Dancewear, shoes, hair and makeup supplies
- Travel: hotels for the Orlando events, and food on competition weekends
What we ask of every Kickstart family
Attendance is mandatory
Classes and rehearsals are required. Sick or truly unavoidable conflict? Contact us in advance so we can plan around it.
It is a full-season commitment
The Company runs July through May. Mid-season withdrawal leaves the family responsible for everything already fulfilled: taught choreography, ordered costumes, rehearsal fees through the withdrawal month, and event fees already paid.
We protect the culture
Gossip and drama have no place here, in person or online. If something is not working, come to us first; nearly every conflict is solved with one honest conversation.
Two paths onto Kickstart
Ready to audition
Next auditions: Saturday, May 22, 2027. Before auditions, you complete a commitment survey telling us how many routines and how much your family can commit to; casting stays within it.
Add to My CalendarTimes and details will be posted here as soon as they are set.
Not there yet
Never competed before? Start with a free trial week, train in weekly classes this season, and audition in May. Dancers who train with us before auditioning almost always place better.
Book a Free Trial WeekAnswered honestly
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