The Core: The top of the program.
The Core is our elite competition team, where the studio’s standard is set. The most committed dancers, the most training, and the highest expectations we hold.
The honest fit
The Core is earned. These dancers train nine or more classes a week, lead by example in every room they enter, and compete at the top of their divisions. Excellence here is the baseline, not the goal.
The Core is the summit of the path that begins with Kickstart and runs through Fusion. Placement is by audition each May, judged by the same rubric as every team; the scores required are simply higher.
The Core on the floor
Two recent routines from our elite company.
9 required classes, across three pillars
Classes build the dancer; rehearsals clean the routines. The Core 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 The Core dancers compete 3–5 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 The Core 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 The Core
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
Aiming for The Core? Train at its level now: nine weekly classes across the three pillars, all season. Core placements go to dancers already living that standard, not planning to reach it.
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