Junior Program Information
Varsity Juniors
For Dancers in the 5th, 6th & 7th Grades
2026-2027 YEARLY PROGRAM FEE: $1250
Amortized over 10 months: $125 monthly from July – April
*due on the 1st business day of the month, along with UDA tuition
The Monthly Varsity Program Fee covers competition fees for 4 competitions, choreography of two routines, two costumes, critique, end of year concert, director, and manager fees.
The Monthly Varsity Program Fee does not cover tuition, summer intensive, team photos, team warmups, travel bag and makeup, earrings, shoes and tights needed for competition.
Additional Mandatory Information
Classes - Choreography - Fees - Etc
- Cost: $380 - paid by check at auditions
- Date: Wednesday, August 12 - Friday, August 14 2026
- Schedule: TBA
- Cost: $191.25 - charged August 1, 2026
- Dates: Four weeks: weeks of June 15, August 3, August 17 and August 24
- Required Classes: 2 ballet and 1 jazz technique each week (4.5 hours per week June), 2 ballet, 1 jazz and 1 choreography review each week (6 hours per week August)
*The summer technique class schedule will be available at the Parent Information Meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026
- Varsity dancers may register for fall classes during Program Registration between Friday, June 5 and Wednesday, June 10, 2026
- The fall schedule, including the days/times of required technical classes, will be distributed at the Mandatory Parent Information Meeting on Monday, May 11th, 2026.
- A $35 non-refundable membership fee is applied on May 18, 2026 to all returning UDA students.
- The cost of the monthly tuition is figured by using the UDA Competitive Tuition Scale
- Weekly Varsity Junior class requirements:
- Two – 1.5 hour ballet technique classes
- One – 1 hour jazz technique class
- One – 1 hour turns & leaps class
- One – 1 hour acro/tumbling class
- One – 1 hour hip hop class
- Two – 1 hour Varsity Junior choreography rehearsals
- Additional Saturday rehearsals may be added to the schedule during competition season
- This equates to 9 minimum hours per week for Varsity Juniors, which is $306 in monthly tuition from September – May.
- June is a 1/2 month and paid as a non-refundable deposit when you register for Fall 2026 – Spring 2027 classes
- Monthly tuition is due on the first business day of each month, along with the Varsity Monthly Program Fee
- Add-on ballet classes are for dancers in the 6th – 12th who wish to intensify their ballet training.
- Placement in these additional classes is done by a dancer’s individual dance level – not according to the team they are on. Placements held on Monday, May 19, 2026 at the Draper studio.
- Dancers may choose to add one or all available classes. Each class added is billed as additional hours on the UDA Tuition Scale.
- Add on Ballet Options:
- Ballet Intensive *adds a 3rd ballet technique class each week (placement required)
- Pre Pointe or Pointe Technique *non-performance class (placement required for pointe)
- Varsity Ballet Competitive Program *additional program fee – Auditions held on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Please refer to the program information for Varsity Ballet.
- Dates: August - TBA
- Time: TBA
- Mandatory team photos with Kait Mikayla Photography
- Dates: August, 2026 - TBA
- All team members are required to attend group photos and purchase a group photo
- Optional individual dance photography sessions will be offered. All dancers will be photographed individually regardless of the package chosen.
- "Starry Night" Performance Fee: $120 - charged with October tuition. *this fee provides HD files of all UDA end-of-year performances
- Contingency Fund: $100 - the contingency fee is collected in two payments: $50 due July 1st and $50 due August 1st. *the contingency fund covers any unexpected costs related to your dancer’s program. Money not used during the year will be credited back to your UDA account on May 1st
- UDA Company Jacket and Warn Up Collection: Due July 1st *if new to program * *every two years a new style of travel wear is purchased - this is year #2
- UDA Travel Bags: 3 options - Due July 1st *if new to UDA Competitive program
- UDA Competition Makeup and Earrings: $70-80 - Due November 1st *if new to program
- Shoes and Tights: not included in program fees – Due either November 1st or December 1st
- Optional Conventions: UDA Varsity dancers will have the opportunity to attend two-three dance conventions during the year – Cost is typically $300-$350 per dancer. These conventions are optional and are not included in your overall monthly fees.
Please Apprise Yourself Of The Following Information
Varsity Optional Routines
Varsity dancers will have the opportunity to compete additional dances at competition with dancers of a similar age and level. These dances are referred to as "optional routines".
OPTIONAL PARTICIPATION FEE: $520
Amortized over 8 months: $65 monthly from September – April
This fee covers rehearsals, costume, competition critique, 4 competition entrance fees, manager and director fees.
OPTIONAL CHOREOGRAPHY FEE:
A one-time choreography fee is charged when the dance is learned and split between all dancers who participate. If the choreographer adds a prop to the dance, this cost will also be divided between participating dancers.
OPTIONAL REHEARSALS:
Participating dancers must attend all scheduled rehearsals. There are between 16-18 optional rehearsals throughout the fall and winter months; averaging twice a month. The rehearsal schedule for all optional routines will be available at the first team meeting in June.
Drop Out/Withdrawal Fee Schedule
AFTER JUNE 20, 2026
- $30 cancellation fee
- Pay all choreography fees
- No refund on any past paid fees or Summer Intensives
- Pay all administrative fees
JULY
- $60 cancellation fee
- Pay all choreography fees
- No refund or cancellation of UDA warmups and bag
- No refund on any past paid fees or Summer Intensives
- Pay all administrative fees
AUGUST
- $90 cancellation fee
- Pay all choreography fees
- No refund on August tuition
- No refund on any past paid fees or Summer Intensive
- Pay all administrative fees
SEPTEMBER
- $120 cancellation fee
- Pay all choreography and costume fees
- No refund on any past paid fees
- Pay all administrative fees
OCTOBER
- $150 cancellation fee
- Pay all choreography and costume fees
- No refund on any past paid fees
- Pay all administrative fees
NOVEMBER
- $180 cancellation fee
- Pay all choreography fees, costume fees, and any paid competition and convention fees
- No refund on any past paid fees
- Pay all administrative fees
DECEMBER
- $210 cancellation fee
- Pay all choreography fees, costume fees, and any paid competition and convention fees
- No refund on any past paid fees
- Pay all administrative fees
JANUARY - MAY
- $250 cancellation fee
- Pay all choreography fees, costume fees, and any paid competition and convention fees
- No refund on any past paid fees
- Pay all administrative fees