Company Intake Form

Dear Parents,

Designing an exciting and creative competition program for your child is very important to Havilah Dance Company. Our goals are to continue to provide excellence in dance training, as well as to establish an environment that encourages teamwork, dedication, discipline, and confidence. We strive to constantly grow our professional and talented instructors as they guide each student on their journey through the world of dance and theatre.

We look to our parents as partners in our program, and your input is valuable and essential to the success of our students. At this time of the year, our staff is involved in planning and preparing for the upcoming season. Our goal is to produce a program where each dancer is offered challenging classes for their unique skill level, which will allow every student to reach their full potential.

Havilah Dance Company's pledge will continue to be excellence in dance training with high moral standards for each student and staff member. We view our studio as a family and feel called to this mission. We commit to providing a program with which you will be proud to be associated. You can trust that your child will receive our very best as we share our love of dance!

Sincerely,
Brooke Hardiman & Brittany Vachon

ADDITIONAL INFO:

HDC offers the following Competitive Company Team opportunities [based on enrollment each year:

• HDC Vision Company (includes teams that age average Teenie, Mini and/or Petite at competition)
• HDC Create Company (includes our age-average Junior team)
• HDC Artistry Company (includes Artistry levels I & II and are groups that age average Teen & Senior at competition)
• HDC Apprentice Company (includes a level based approach to training with the main goal of helping to fill gaps in technical execution and performance, and to help dancers grow in their strengths at a pace which focuses on their needs. A dancer could be solely an Apprentice Co. member OR member of one of the other 3 Companies at the same time).

-For 2024-2025 HDC Company Team Membership, each selected dancer will be required to perform in the 'Class Dance(s)' for their level. Class dances are the routines that dancers participate in with the team that they are selected for, and rehearsals occur during weekly class times. These routines and rehearsals are included in the price of tuition and there are no extra choreography fees (unless the piece is being set by an outside choreographer; in those cases there is a small surcharge). Class dances typically include our core disciplines of Jazz, Tap & Hiphop.

-Specific team requirements and fee information for the upcoming 2024-25 season will be updated and emailed out with your 'Welcome Letter' on or before July 31st, 2024.

-Additional Large & Small Group opportunities will be sent out by September, 2024. Selections will be made at Auditions/HDC's Summer Intensive. These groups are invite based and will incur additional participation/choreo fees & costume fees per dance. In order to be considered, please accurately state the total number of additional routines your student can participate in, not including their required class dances, on the 'HDC SPECIALTY ROUTINES' form (this form will be emailed out to each Company dancer prior to or during Intensive Week) and submit by August 7th.

-Small & Large Group Fees: TBD for 2024-25 season

REQUIREMENTS:

• In order to participate in a Small Group(s), a student must first participate in at least one Large Group.
• Students must meet certain technical requirements
• Students must remain in good standing, regarding attendance
• Students must meet weekly class training requirements, such as pacing with weekly classes, not falling behind on class routines, and showing effort and commitment to growth each week.
• If an instance occurs where a student is unable to participate in each invitation- based routine they are selected for, it will be up to the directors to prioritize their placement.

NOTES:

• A FULL COMPANY member on a team which age-averages 12 and under (this could be Mini, Petite, Junior or Pre-Teen) - Required class dances are Jazz, Tap & Hip Hop as these styles are part of core curriculum. Routines are included in curriculum and tuition.
• *If a student has not met the skill prerequisites for a specific 'class dance' style, they will be given an alternative required training class for the year (Tap or Hip Hop)
• A FULL COMPANY member on a team which age-averages 13 & up (Artistry
• Company) - Required class dances are Jazz, Tap & Hip Hop as these styles are part of core curriculum. Artistry dancers may select 2 class dances to participate in, based on circumstances. Routines are included in curriculum and tuition.
• *If a student has not met the skill prerequisites for a specific 'class dance' style, they will be given an alternative required training class for the year (Tap or Hip Hop)
• A PARTIAL COMPANY team member - this is for a dancer whose technical score did not meet the minimum requirement for the Jazz portion of the team appropriate for their age, but their Tap and/or Hiphop score did. These dancers would not participate in the Jazz/Technical piece.