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Competition Team

For dancers who want more stage time and more training. We compete to grow, and we tell you every cost before you say yes.

Ages 9 to 18 · from $310 a month
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About Competition Team

Good for

  • Dancers ages 9 and up taking two or more classes
  • Families ready for three or four event weekends
  • Dancers who want feedback from outside judges

The Count Eight team dances at three or four regional events a year, two in the Okanagan and one or two out of town. Dancers rehearse group pieces and can add a solo or duet.

We are a recreational studio first. The team is an extra lane for dancers who want it, not the reason the studio exists, and recreational dancers are never treated as second string.

4 classes a week across 4 days. See them

Levels

Five, six, seven, eight: one class, start to finish

  1. Count 5: Audition class

    A relaxed class in June or September. Everyone who comes gets written feedback.

  2. Count 6: Placement

    A team spot, or a clear plan for what to work on before next time.

  3. Count 7: Season plan

    The full calendar and a written cost estimate before you commit.

  4. Count 8: Events

    Three or four weekends a year, with a parent meeting before each one.

Competition Team on the schedule

Full schedule

Team rehearsals are for team members. "Book an audition class" saves a spot in the next relaxed audition class (June and September), where every dancer gets written feedback.

What to wear

  • Studio team jacket (optional, about $70)
  • Black leotard and tights for rehearsals
  • Style-specific shoes for each piece
  • Hair and makeup guide sent before each event

For a trial class, comfortable clothes and bare feet or clean sneakers are fine.

What it costs

from $310 a month

Most team dancers are on the unlimited plan (from $310 a month). Event entry fees, competition costumes and travel are extra; see the real cost of the team on this page.

Second classes are 10% off. Siblings are 10% off. The first class is always free.

Every rate and fee

The real cost of the team

Every family gets a written estimate for their dancer before saying yes. These are the parts it is built from.

Tuition
Most team dancers use the unlimited plan, from $310 a month, September to June.
Event entry fees
Charged by each event, not by us: about $60 to $90 per group dance, per event; solos about $120 to $160.
Competition costumes
$140 to $220 per competition costume, one per group dance. Yours to keep.
Travel
Two events are in the Okanagan. For one or two out-of-town weekends, families book their own travel.
Team jacket
Optional, about $70.
What we never add
No team fundraising quota and no required private lessons.
Silhouettes of dancers on a stage under bright stage lights and haze

Who teaches competition team

  • Theo Marchand

    Competition team director, lyrical and contemporary

    Theo danced on a competitive team himself, then trained in contemporary dance. He runs the competition team with one rule above the others: the goal is a better dancer in June, not a bigger trophy shelf.

Meet all six teachers
"The team is serious about training but the pressure is low. We got a written cost estimate before we said yes, which I have never seen before."
Jen W. · Parent, Junior team

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Competition Team: questions

What does the team really cost?

Plan for the unlimited tuition plan (from $310 a month), event entry fees of about $60 to $90 per group dance per event, $140 to $220 per competition costume, and your own travel for out-of-town events. You get a written estimate for your dancer before you commit.

Is there a lot of pressure?

We set goals for each dancer, not trophy targets. Rehearsal plans go out every Sunday, and nobody is benched for a bad day.

Can my dancer join mid-season?

Usually not for group pieces, since they are set in the fall. Come to a September audition class or ask about a solo.

All studio questions

Come to an audition class

Audition classes run in June and September. Everyone who comes gets written feedback and a clear plan, team spot or not.

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