Petite COMPANY 2023-24
Petite Company 2024 enrollment is closed. Please click HERE to learn about Summer 2024 Auditions for WBDC’s Level 2 Companies.
Petite Company is for dancers ages 5-10. It is a beginner/intermediate, two/three day a week time commitment and competes three dances in 4 Regionals and 1 Nationals for the 2023-24 season. This is an audition based company. Please contact info@whitebeardancecenter.com if you are interested in auditioning for WBDC’s Petite Company.
Petite Company Schedule
Monday 4:30pm-6:15pm Stretch/Strength/Jazz/Ballet
Wednesday 4:45pm-6:45pm Tap/Technique/Lyrical
Petite Company Dancers may elect to take the following classes:
**Please check company invitations for Level of classes for your dancer and company pricing.
Acro 1 Saturday 9:45-10:30am, Acro 2 Saturday 12:15-1:00pm
Turns/Leaps 1 Saturday 10:30-11:15am, Turns/Leaps 2 Saturday 1:00pm-1:45pm
Production 11:15am-12:15pm
Hip Hop Company 2 Wednesday 6:45pm-7:15pm
Extra Saturday Rehearsals-Mandatory (Dancers get really behind when they miss these!)
All rehearsals are 8:15-9:15am. We begin rehearsals at 8:15am, so dancers need to arrive at 8:00am to warm-up.
10/7: Petite Jazz
10/28: Petite Lyrical
11/11: Petite Tap
12/16: Petite Jazz
1/6: Petite Tap
1/27: Petite Lyrical
2/10: All Petite Pieces
2/17: All Petite Pieces
Adjusted Schedule due to Disney Trip:
11/29: Petite Company will have class 4:45-6:00pm
12/2: 9:45-10:30am Acro 1, 10:30-11:15am Turns/Leaps 1, 11:15-12:00pm Turns/Leaps 2/3 and 12:00-12:45pm Acro 2/3/4
All other classes on 12/2 are canceled.
Competitions:
Petite Company will compete at 4 regionals and 1 Nationals. We will not know the exact schedule until the week before the competitions.
Inferno Dance Competition March 22nd-24th at Tentatively Shakopee High School PAC.
Celebration Talent Competition Aprils 5th-7th at the DECC in Duluth, MN.
Leap Competition May 3rd-5th and location is Hopkins High School.
Bravo Dance & Talent Competition May 17th-19th at Shakopee High School PAC.
Celebration Nationals Competition June 25th-30th at the DECC in Duluth, MN.
Some information about how many times we are going to Duluth and traveling out of state for Nationals:
We loved taking some dancers to Palm Springs, CA this summer and hoped we would be attending an of state nationals next summer, too. All of the National experiences connected with the competitions we are attending this year really didn’t provide an experience that was worthy of the time/money of traveling. We researched a lot of other options, but either the Nationals didn’t provide any extras (Large title soloist experiences, good workshop classes, improv options and large gala/showdown/finish to the week), they were so expensive that it just didn’t seem justified or it was not going to be a good schedule for WBDC dancers.
We are honored that Riley and Sienna were awarded Junior and Senior Dancer Of The Year 2023 for Celebration. The moment they received this honor, we knew we would be doing Celebration Nationals again, whether it was our whole studio or as an optional event to support them. This year it is the best choice to make it our full studio nationals.
We feel it is a solid 50%/50% of our families that enjoyed Duluth versus Wisconsin Dells, and vice versa, for a local nationals. We hear all the opinions, positive and negative for all locations and options, and do take them into account, along with so many other factors in these decisions.
Will we do an out of state Nationals next year? We truly hope that the right situation will evolve like it did for Palm Springs and we have either a full studio or optional out of state nationals for the 2024-25 season.
Will we always go to Celebration if we have the honor of title winner? We will always go and support a Nationals title winner be it with Celebration or another competition. We would always show up to support those dancers! It may be in an optional capacity or as a full studio depending on the year and schedule.
Do we know if Celebration is returning to Wisconsin Dells in future seasons? No idea!
We consistently hear that “We have decided we will do out of state every other year”, “We are going back to Wisconsin Dells next year”, “We aren’t going to Nationals ever again”, “Nationals will be optional forever and ever”, “Nationals is the only thing we are doing” “We are only going to Nationals that begin with letter Z” and/or “We are going to Mars for Nationals”. The point is, we can not tell the future either and it just isn’t our style to pretend that we can. Every season we will take all the feedback from our families, all competition companies’ decisions in their schedules/events, what is worth the money and time and just a general what is best for WBDC’s competitive program THAT YEAR and then make these decisions about Nationals.
2024 Company Dress Rehearsal Weekend:
Click HERE for the full details and schedule of our 2/24-2/25 Company Dress Rehearsal Weekend. Updated 2/20/24.
Petite Company Dress Code:
Monday: Pink tights (convertible so they can also be barefoot), black leotard and hair securely in a bun. Capezio Hanami Canvas Split Sole Pink Ballet Shoes and Capezio Caramel or Black Freeforms.
Wednesday: Leotard (any style/color), bra tops, dance shorts, dance leggings, tights (any color) and hair tied back off of neck and pinned off of face. Barefoot, Capezio Hanami Canvas Split Sole Pink Ballet Shoes, Capezio Caramel or Black Freeforms and Dancing Fair Tan Split Sole Tap Shoes.
Turns/Leaps, Acro and Production: Leotard (any style/color), bra tops, dance shorts, dance leggings, tights (any color) and hair tied back off of neck and pinned off of face. Barefoot and Capezio Caramel or Black Freeforms.
Hip Hop Company 2: Sweatpants, shorts, tank tops, and T-shirts, Hair Tied Up, and CLEAN tennis shoes. Please make sure they are not the same tennis shoes you wore off the street.
Week before Dress Rehearsals, Performance/Competitions/Mandatory Events:
The week before dress rehearsal/performance/competition and any mandatory scheduled rehearsals, are just that, mandatory. Failure to attend rehearsal or class be it for cleaning, choreography, or technique, may result in removal from part or whole of choreography or performance. Not all situations are the same and will be handled on an individual basis. There will be no refunds for competition entries.
Any company dancers, Level 1 or 2, will have an adjusted schedule the weeks leading up to dress rehearsal and/or competition weekends. We often have to change times/days to accommodate rehearsal schedules for those that have their weekly classes during the various events. Full updated schedules will be available in DSP calendars in January 2024. Dancers will be required to be at all rehearsals.
Music/Rehearsal Videos:
We will be using WBDC/DSP account for all Music and Rehearsal Videos. Petite, Junior, Teen, Senior Company and Small Groups will have their music uploaded after Company Kick-Off in August.
Solos/Duets/Trios will have their music uploaded late August/early September. Some dancers begin pieces earlier than others, only due to scheduling of choreographers and multiple pieces. It doesn’t have any other meaning then it is impossible for everyone to start at the exact same time and it is impossible to edit/upload everything at the same time.
Rehearsal Videos will be uploaded for classes as it makes sense to create them.
Small Group, Solo, Duet and Trio Optional Regionals and Optional Nationals Competitions.
**Please see your dancer’s invitation for Solo, Duet, Trio and Small Group Opportunities for the 2023-24 season.
Optional Regional Competition:
Energy Dance Competition March 1st-3rd at TBD.
Solo Entry $142, Duet/Trio Entry (per person) $80, Group Entry $66 (per person)
Registration is on your Dancer’s Company Registration Link and the entry fees will be added to your Dancer Package.
If not all dancers select a small group, duet or trio, we will notify dancers involved and that piece will not compete. Since it is an optional event and so early in the season, we will not be re-blocking any pieces.
WBDC Picture Week at WBDC
We will be doing a picture week/weekend in April. More information and exact dates/times will be available early 2024.
WBDC Recital Weekend
May 31st-June 2nd is WBDC’s recital weekend at Central Middle School. Dress Rehearsal, Show Assignments, Finale, Ticket Information and all other details will be available early 2024.
Marketfest and Manitou Days Parade:
These two events, plus a Marketfest rehearsal will be on the calendar for June 2024. Finalized dates will be available early 2024. They are very important to WBDC and the community. Company Dancers need to attend and participate in both events. We expect 100% attendance.