HSDC Dance and Cheer Competition Programs
HSDC Dance and Cheer Competition Programs
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Shots Dance & Cheer is home to several competition teams for students between
the ages of 7 and 18, with skill levels ranging from beginner to advanced.
HSDC
is committed to building a strong foundation, embracing the spirit of
collaborative team work, and exercising the highest sportsmanship at all
times.
Placement for both Dance & Cheer
Competition companies is based on instructor, coach and director evaluations as
well as skill levels and
age.
Students must be able to execute sound
technique, genre styling, musicality, body awareness, choreography, precision
and performance.
Students
who wish to participate in a competitive dance or cheer division must be
accepted into the program. Students are
then enrolled in a curriculum of classes designed to develop the most
technical, versatile, and strong competitors.
Dance
students are evaluated all year long during their regular classes and invited
to join a company if they meet the criteria and have shown an interest in
making a commitment to compete.
Cheer
students must attend a separate cheer evaluation event. These are held several times during the year.
The
commitment to a competition team is both time consuming and comes with
additional costs. If your child shows an
interest in competing, please contact Suzanne Krause to make sure that your
child is on a path that will enable them to join a Dance or Cheer Company.
Dance Company teams are
required to take a minimum
of four classes per week: 1 Ballet, 1
Jazz and 2 company classes
HSDC attends 4 regional dance competitions each spring and 1 national dance competition each summer.
After
completion of one year in Company, dancers have the option to compete
in solo, duet or trio categories in addition to their company group
dance.
Company members are encouraged to take Tumbling Class and Leaps & Turns Class at their appropriate dance level.
Competition Cheer team requirements vary based on the level of competition. Competition Cheer Teams will attend numerous regional events during the season and must be prepared for a 12 month commitment.
