Competitive Dance Team Info

Competitive Dance Programs

Have you been dancing a few years and are ready to level up your training? What are your goals in dance? Where do you want your dance education to take you? Shaw Dance Companies will help dancers reach any goal, and many more!

Auditions are open to all levels of dancers, ranging from 4 years on up. Dancers will audition according to their age and current assessed ability. They will learn various combinations and  technical skills, and then students will be placed in the appropriate class for their ability, age and  height based on their performance at the audition. All factors will be measured to place each  dancer in the class best suited to push and challenge them while building a cohesive team.  Audition process is required of any dancer wishing to compete on any team during the upcoming dance year. 


 “Shaw Artistic Company” AND “Elites”

Intermediate to Advanced Dancers  

“Shaw Dance Expressive Company”

Beginning to Intermediate Dancers  

“Shaw Dance Inspired Company”

Novice to Beginning Dancers  

Auditions: June 2nd or 3rd at Shaw Dance Studio

 Dancers will register online for audition. (shawdance.com> online registration> input  current parent email> login or create account (Do NOT create a NEW account unless you  are a NEW client!)> register for Competition Dance Team Auditions> input CC and pay  $15 audition fee. (Register for only MONDAY only, and then we will assign exact day and  time. There is a chance you may be auditioning on Tuesday.)  

  • Video links of combinations will be emailed one week prior to audition to all pre-registered  dancers. Register by May 26 to receive link in time for at home rehearsal.  • Dancers will be sent an exact audition time for June 2nd or 3rd, depending on current  level and age and will come to Shaw Dance at his/her scheduled time. (Shaw Dance will  assign audition time and date.) 

  • The in-studio audition process will take approximately 30 minutes.  

  • New team members will be posted on studio website or emailed by Wednesday, June 4 by Noon. 

  • Summer classes run June 2- July 10, 2025. ALL NEW Company members of ALL levels  are required to attend summer classes.  

  • Dancers should wear dance attire to auditions- tight leotards, crop tops, leggings, or tight  shorts.  

  • Dancers will be placed on various Company teams, or may be referred to recreational  classes for further training.  

  • Audition will be closed to all spectators.  

• Dancers- again- will be placed in the best class suited to their level, age and height.

“Elite” members will be chosen from the highest scores of those auditioning for “Shaw  Artistic Company.” There will be four potential Elite teams: Prestige Elites, Encore Elites, Force Elites, and  Esteem Elites. The Elite team is for advanced dancers who are serious about their craft. This is an additional  team for Shaw Artistic Company members. College and older high school Elite dancers with Shaw Staff  permission to only participate in Elites must attend summer Elite technique classes as well as ballet class held  either Monday or Thursday in the summer.  Please call if you have questions or special circumstances due to a vacation, etc.- we will work with you!