Petite Program Information
Varsity Petites
For Dancers in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grades
2024-2025 YEARLY PROGRAM FEE: $1150
Amortized over 10 months: $115 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, makeup, earrings, shoes and tights needed for competition.
AUDITION INFORMATION FOR 2024-2025
ALL MANDATORY EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT DRAPER STUDIO
- If a dancer’s program participation is exclusive to one program, they should indicate their preference on the audition form (Conservatory or Varsity) and will be considered for that program only.
Trial Classes
Petites Pre-Audition Classes
Date: Monday, April 8, 2024
- Petite Varsity Ballet– 6:30-7:30 pm
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Petite Varsity Jazz Technique– 4:00-5:00 pm
- Petite Varsity Ballet– 6:00-7:00 pm
- In order for dancers to consider the level of the Varsity program, three Varsity Petite technique classes will be offered.
- The dress code for ballet is a black leotard and pink tights and all black attire for jazz. The cost is $15 per class.
- Advanced registration is required.
Auditions – Mandatory Five Step Process
- 1. Fill out and submit the online audition form
- 2. Submit a $30 audition fee through the audition form link
- 3. Attend the mandatory Parent Information Meeting : Monday, April 29th, 2024 at 8:00pm @ UDA Draper Studio
- 4. Bring a check to auditions dated May 22, 2024 - payable to Utah Dance Artists in the amount of $295 for the UDA Competitive Program Summer Intensive.
*This check also serves as a deposit. If your child does not make a team your check will be shredded and if your child makes the team, it will be cashed. If your child decides not to take their place on the team, after auditions, there will be no refund on this deposit. - 5. Attend auditions at Draper studio:

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
1st - 2nd graders for 2024-2025 school year
- Audition Time: 4:00 pm
- Check in Begins at: 3:30 pm
3rd graders for 2024-2025 school year
- Audition Time: 5:15 pm
- Check in Begins at: 4:45 pm
- Select dancers may be asked to attend the audition following their age group. Please come prepared with snacks and water to refuel energy if needed. In some cases, the audition following their age group is the following day.
- *Video submissions will be considered if needed. Please contact the Varsity Communication Manager, Samantha Loertscher, at varsity@utahdanceartists.com
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Placement notification sent via email
Additional Mandatory Information
Classes - Choreography - Fees - Etc
PETITE TEAM MEETING for the 2024-25 TEAM and PARENTS
Monday, June 17, 2024 at the Draper studio
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 pm
*There are 2 mandatory meetings during the dance year.
- Cost: $295 - paid by check at auditions
- Date: Thursday, August 8 - Saturday, August 10, 2024
- Schedule: TBA
- Cost: $116.25 - charged August 1, 2024
- Dates: Four weeks: weeks of June 17, July 29, August 12 and August 19
- Required Classes: 2 ballet and 1 jazz technique each week (3 hours per week June), 2 ballet, 1 jazz and 1 choreography review each week (4 hours per week August)
*The summer technique class schedule will be available at the Parent Information Meeting on Monday, April 29th, 2024
- Varsity dancers may register for fall classes during Program Registration between Friday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- The fall schedule, including the days/times of required technical classes, will be distributed at the Mandatory Parent Information Meeting on Monday, April 29th, 2024.
- A $35 non-refundable membership fee is applied on May 23, 2024 to all returning UDA students.
- The cost of the monthly tuition is figured by using the UDA Competitive Tuition Scale
- Weekly Varsity Petite class requirements:
- Two – 1 hour ballet technique classes
- One – 1 hour jazz technique class
- One – 1 hour acro/tumbling class
- One – 45 minute hip hop class
- Two – 1 hour Varsity Petite choreography rehearsals
- Additional Saturday rehearsals may be added to the schedule during competition season
- This equates to 6.75 minimum hours per week for Varsity Petites, which is $209.25 in monthly tuition from September – May.
- June is a 1/2 month and paid as a non-refundable deposit when you register for Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 classes
- Monthly tuition is due on the first business day of each month, along with the Varsity Monthly Program Fee
- Ballet Intensive (3rd ballet class)
- Turns and Leaps Intensive (2nd jazz technique class)
- Stretch class
- Dates: August - TBA
- Time: TBA
- Mandatory team photos with Samantha Little Photography
- Dates: August 14 & 15, 2024
- 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 four tickets to the Varsity year-end concert and 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 three years a new style of travel wear is purchased - this is year #3
- 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 $200-$300 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 21, 2024
- $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