Charleston’s Only
Youth Modern
Dance Company
Pre-Professional Training & Performance Opportunities
Benefits of Dance Moves Youth Company:
Introduces pre-professional dance education and technique
Exposure to dance styles and choreography outside of a traditional studio class
Builds lifelong friendships with their dance peers
Experience performance opportunities beyond a class recital
Best For Your Dancer If They…
Are currently enrolled at Dance Moves Charleston, are at least 10 years old, and have completed a year of Level II technique classes. Dancers ages 8 & 9 are able to join through teacher invitation.
Have a desire to perform on stage locally and around the state
Want to progress their opportunities in dance and understand what the commitment entails
Are committed to expanding their dance education
Pricing
Prices are for the 2023-24 season.
For Questions About Our Youth Dance Company, Contact Us
Per semester payment: $225/semester
One-Time Full-Year Payment: $405
2023-24 Season:
Visit our Events Calendar for upcoming DMYC performances & events >>
Including our upcoming Spring 2024 concert “IN HARMONY”: Sunday, April 21 at the Pearl Theatre.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The DMYC is offered in addition to regular classes and our annual recital as an opportunity for dancers to create, learn, and perform in a more concert-like atmosphere. Classes are designed to build upon technique and learn choreography for an end-of-the-year recital, while DMYC rehearsals focus on learning and creating choreography to be performed throughout the season or beyond as pieces are added to the company repertoire.
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DMYC dancers are curious, creative, and committed to exploring dance as an art form and sharing it with others through performance. Many of our dancers have pursued and are accepted to programs beyond our studio, including the SC Governor’s School and professional dance intensives throughout the US.
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Dancers must be at least 10-years old, have completed at least one year of a Level II technique class, and are currently enrolled in at least one Dance Moves Studio class. Sometimes younger dancers are invited to join due to experience level.
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Auditions for the 2023-24 season are scheduled for Monday, August 7.
Ages 10-12 (including invitation-only younger dancers) audition from 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Ages 13+ audition from 6:30 - 7:30 PM.
Makeup auditions are available. Please contact Julie@DanceMovesofCharleston.com to schedule.
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Rehearsals are held once per week for each piece your dancer is cast.
Weekend rehearsals, as well as alternate days of the week are sometimes required for special events or performances and will be communicated and scheduled in advance.
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Your dancer will participate in an informal concert in December and a formal concert in the Spring. Dancers are also invited to perform in local, state-wide, and regional opportunities as they arise each season. Past performances and events include SCAHPERD Conferences (Myrtle Beach, SC), Charlotte Dance Festival (Charlotte, NC), Piccolo Spoleto (Charleston, SC), and North Charleston Arts Festival (North Charleston, SC).
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2023-24 Season Pricing:
A $225-semester fee covers a company T-shirt, rehearsal costs, staffing, costumes, & performances. Optional travel opportunities require additional costs.
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2023-24 Season Pricing & Due Dates:
The first-semester payment is due September 1. The second-semester payment is due February 1.
Families on auto-draft payment plans for monthly tuition will automatically be charged their semester fee on the due dates listed above.
Fees that are not paid by the due date will be run on the card on file on the 15th of the month.
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Payment plans are available, but families must contact us at least two weeks before the semester fee due date to set up a payment plan.
Erin Kerr, Daughter Grace (Age 13)
Dance Moves Youth Company has played a tremendous role in the shaping of my teenage daughter during pivotal developmental years. Not only has she grown stronger as a dancer, but this team of young women and instructors have become family. They push each other to try harder, are quick to laugh and slow to judge, they show up for practices and performances and even carve out time for fun. Youth Company has taught my daughter the importance of self expression and self care. As a parent, I also love the emphasis placed on teamwork and artform over competition titles and lost family time. I recommend this to all dancers and am ever grateful for this community of well-rounded individivuals.
