STARS Program
STARS Performance Team
The STARS Performance Program is for UDA dancers in Kindergarten – 6th grade. Using the community as their stage, dancers have the opportunity to perform and grow artistically in the genres of ballet and jazz, in a non-competitive environment. Through participation, STARS dancers cultivate important life skills in areas of respect, responsibility and accountability, to self and others, as a contributing dance team member.
STARS is divided into four teams per performance genre. Participants in Kindergarten through 6th grade can choose to participate in one performance genre (either ballet or jazz) or take part in both! It is recommended that dancers that wish to participate in the STARS performance program have a minimum of one year prior dance experience.
*A minimum of 8 dancers are required to create a STARS group. We reserve the right to move dancers to a group outside their age/grade level, depending on enrollment numbers.
STARS Introductory Competitive Program
The STARS Competitive Program is an optional, add-on program for dancers in Kindergarten - 6th grades who wish to compete in the genre of jazz/musical theater/lyrical jazz and intensify their performance study with additional experience on stage through a competition environment. Participating dancers are grouped according to ability level with age consideration, as opposed to being grouped by team participation. Not all dancers who audition will make a team. Admittance is based on technical ability, performance, artistry and overall cohesiveness with dancers of a similar age and ability.
Click here to read more information about the STARS Introductory Competitive Program.
STARS PERFORMANCE Enrollment Info
Follow these steps to be committed to STARS Performance Team for the 2024-2025 season:
- Fill out the STARS Commitment and Agreement Form -
- Submit your Commitment Fee ($25 for one genre or $50 for both) and your Contingency Fee ($30) *a description of the contingency fee is listed under the section, “Additional Program Fee Information”
- Once you have completed steps 1 & 2, you are eligible for Fall Registration starting Friday, May 24, 2024 for UDA Program Members and May 24-29, 2024 for UDA Memberships
- UDA Program Registration will take place from May 24-29, 2024
- UDA Member Registration begins May 30, 2024
- The deadline to Register for STARS is Friday, August 2, 2024
- *Registration will close if a team reaches maximum capacity prior to this date.
- Dancers must withdraw from STARS by Friday, August 16, 2024 to avoid being charged the yearly STARS Program Fee.
- How Do I Enroll?
- Complete a STARS commitment form at the UDA Customer Care Office
- Pay a $30 non-refundable commitment fee - Due with STARS Contract
- Pay the $25 contingency fee (description of this fee in the program guide)
- Deadline for enrollment: Wednesday, August 15, 2018
- Last day to withdraw from STARS to avoid being charge the yearly program fee is Wednesday, August 15, 2018.
- Important Dates & Times:
- Parent Meeting: Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 7:00 pm @ SoJo Studio
- Mandatory Parent Meeting: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018, 7 pm @ SoJo Studio
STARS Information
Dates & Enrollment
We reserve the right to move dancers to a different team (in the same genre) if needed, depending on enrollment numbers. In order to create a team there needs to be a minimum of 10 dancers.
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