VALLEYDANCE COMPANY
The Valley Dance Company is an amazing opportunity to develop technical dance skills, while making friends and building confidence. We promote dedication and comradery amongst our teams. Dancers benefit from more focused training during their weekly company rehearsals and they love having the opportunity to perform at local competitions and other local performance opportunities.
Joining the Valley Dance Company
Auditions for the 2025-2026 Valley Dance Company will be held on June 14th 2025. Click here to register for auditions!
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Audition Requirements:
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Ages 7-10yrs- Auditions will consist of a warm-up, across the floor and center combination.
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Ages 11yrs & up- Auditions will consist of a warm-up, across the floor and a center combination. Dancers must also prepare a 1 minute self choreographed solo in their choice of style.
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**Ages are based on dancer's age as of January 1st 2026**
Please note:
- There are no alternate dates for auditions. All dancers must be present in order to be considered for Company placement.
- Audition solos may be in any genre—jazz, lyrical, or contemporary.
What to Wear:
Students should arrive dressed professionally in a leotard, tights, and the appropriate shoes for their style. Hair should be neatly pulled back.
What We’re Looking For:
Our panel will be looking for strong showmanship, confidence, and passion from each dancer. Auditions are an excellent opportunity to experience what a real audition feels like—helping dancers grow, learn, and prepare for opportunities beyond the studio.
Placement & Feedback:
If the panel feels a dancer may benefit from more time in technique classes, they will offer supportive feedback and encourage the dancer to return to the audition process the following season. At Valley Dance, we believe in building student confidence and ensuring every dancer is placed where they can thrive and grow.
Company Placements:
All Company placement results, along with contract information, will be sent via email after auditions.
We can’t wait to see you at auditions in June and look forward to an exciting season ahead!
About the Valley Dance Company
The majority of our students dance at the recreational level, and we offer a wide variety of instructional, technique-focused weekly classes with a professional year-end revue for them.
But for the student who desires something more, our dance studio has a competition dance team that allows for more performance opportunities and training at dance competitions and conventions.
Our goal for them is to have a competitive, positive, and extremely self-driven group of dancers that are very focused on dance and desire to better themselves while being team players.
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We pride ourselves in developing well-rounded dancers. This past season, our team had jazz, lyrical and contemporary routines all earn overall first-place wins.
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Our routines also won specialty awards for choreography, technique, stage presence, and entertainment.
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Awards are fun, but our main goal is to see growth in all of our dancers on and off the stage. It is our desire to develop work ethic, dedication, and drive in our dancers that will serve them well through their dance careers and carry over into all of their future endeavors.
For students who desire more training and performance opportunities at competitions and conventions, we’d love to have you join our dance family!
Team Requirements
Routine Placement & Casting
For the upcoming season, dancers will be cast in routines based on their age, skill level, and how well they perform together as an ensemble.
All dancers selected for the Valley Dance Company will be placed in:
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At least one small or large group routine
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The full-team Production Number
Routine placements and rehearsal schedules will be announced when audition results are released.
Summer Requirements
To be eligible for the 2025–2026 season, all competition dancers (excluding Tap Company & Mini Stars) must:
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Take at least one technique class over the summer
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Attend a minimum of 3 Strength & Flexibility drop-in classes
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Participate in the Summer Dance Intensive
✅ The Summer Dance Intensive is MANDATORY for all competition dancers (excluding Mini Stars and Tap Company). This season, the Intensive will be exclusive to the Competition Team and focus on learning choreography and setting the Production Number. Click HERE for more info about the Summer Dance Intensive
👉 Click HERE for our Summer Class Schedule
2025-2026 Season Technique Class Requirements
All competition team dancers ages 10yrs & up (excluding Tap Company) are required to enroll in:
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One Ballet Technique Class
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One Jazz or Modern/Lyrical Technique Class
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One Leaps & Turns Class
All competition team dancers ages 9yrs & under (excluding Mini Stars) are required to enroll in:
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One Ballet Technique Class
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A Jazz or Modern/Lyrical Technique Class is strongly recommended
These classes are required for the full 2025–2026 season to maintain technical growth and consistency across routines.
Mini Stars (Ages 5–7)
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Invitation only (no audition required)
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Attend one 45-minute class per week
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Participate in two competitions during the season
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Strongly encouraged to take at least one summer class
Tap Company (Ages 11–17)
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Invitation only
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Required to take:
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One weekly 45-minute tap class
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One weekly 1-hour company rehearsal
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Will attend all four competitions
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Must take at least one tap class over the summer
Solo Opportunities
All dancers are welcome to perform solos. Please note:
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Soloists must be enrolled in a technique class that matches the style of the routine (e.g., lyrical solo = lyrical class)
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All rehearsals must be scheduled with an instructor (first come, first served)
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Solo routines require six 1-hour summer rehearsals (private lesson rates apply), a solo choreography fee, plus weekly or bi-weekly lessons during the season
Performance Opportunities
Company dancers will have several exciting chances to perform throughout the season, including:
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VDC Winter Showcase
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Bethlehem Halloween Parade
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Iron Pigs Game – Dance Team Night
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Phantoms Game
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Community Events
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Valley Dance Recital (May/June 2026)
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Four local competitions
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(Mini Stars will attend two competitions)
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Financial Commitments
Please be aware that participation on the competition team involves additional costs, which may include:
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Weekly Classes
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Rehearsals
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Costumes
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Competition Entry Fees
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Convention Fees
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Company Apparel
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Solo/Duet/Trio Choreography & Rehearsals
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Other fees that may arise during the year
💡 Fundraising opportunities will be available throughout the season to help offset these expenses.
Contracts
All dancers accepted into the 2025–2026 Valley Dance Company will receive an official Company Contract following audition results.
2024/2025 COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Exact dates will be updated as they become available (Dates & Competitions are subject to change)
Dance Xplosion
King of Prussia, PA
May 9-11 2025
TRUE DANCE CHALLENGE
Zoellner Arts Cente
Bethlehem, Pa
March 14-16 2025
Dancers, Inc
Wilson High School
April 11th-13th
Omega Dance Challenge
Scottish Rite Cathedral
Allentown, Pa
April 5th 2025
