L.A. Dance Academy

CDT AUDITIONS 2018

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING AUDITION NUMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING TEAMS:

*Please note that you must enroll in all competitive and pre-requisite classes by Saturday June 9th in order to confirm your spot on the team. If you do not sign up by June 9th we will assume you are forfeiting your spot on the team.* 

MINI ELITE JAZZ CDT

# 1       # 4       # 5       # 6

# 7       # 9       # 10     # 11

# 12     # 13     # 14

JR. 2 ELITE JAZZ CDT

# 17     # 18     # 20     # 24

INTER ELITE JAZZ CDT

# 43    

HIP HOP CDT

#54 – Jr. 1 Elite            #55 – Mini Elite           #58 – Mini Elite          

#60 – Jr. 1 Elite            #69 – Jr. 1 Elite           # 71 – Mini Elite         

#74 – Jr. Boys Elite      #75 – Mini Elite           #76 – Mini Elite

#77 – Mini Elite           #78 – Mini Elite           #80 -Mini Elite            

#100 – Jr. Boys Elite            #102 – Jr. 2 Elite & Jr. Boys

#106 – Jr. 1 Elite          #107 – Jr. 2 Elite          #108 – Jr. 2 Elite        

#109 – Jr. 1 Elite         #113 – Jr. Boys Elite    #115 – Jr. 2 Elite

#118 – Mini Elite         #123 – Elite                 #125 – Jr. 1 Elite

#126 – Jr. 1 Elite         #128 – Jr. 2 Elite         #132 – Jr. 1 Elite

#134 – Jr. 1 Elite         #137 – SR. Elite           #138 – SR. Elite

#145 – Elite                 #146 -Elite                   #148 – Jr. 1 Elite

#149 – Elite                 #151 – Elite

ACRO JR CDT

# 156   # 157   # 161

JR ELITE BALLET CSG

# 152   # 154   #156    # 157

# 199   # 200

SR ELITE BALLET CSG

# 165   # 166   # 167   # 168

# 169   # 170   # 171

MUSICAL THEATRE JR CDT

#186    #189    #191    #194

MUSICAL THEATRE SR CDT

#55      #50      #198

The L.A. Dance Academy Competitive Dance Teams (CDT) consists of dynamic and talented students who demonstrate a high level of technique, showmanship, passion and dedication to dance. Our goals for the competitive dance teams are to work with students in a more serious path, by challenging and developing excellent technique overall.  

 *Please note: If your child makes a CDT team they will be required to take additional classes*

Auditions are $15.00 per person, per genre.

Sign up now open at the front desk in person or over the phone at 203-334-0080.

We accept Cash, Debit, Visa or Mastercard.

MONDAY MAY 28^TH  “JAZZ”

Ages 6-8 yrs                 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

Ages 9-12 yrs              6:30 pm – 7:45 pm

Ages 13+ yrs                8:00 pm – 9:15 pm

TUESDAY, MAY 29^TH  “HIP HOP”

Ages 6-8 yrs                 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Ages 9 -12 yrs              6:15 pm – 7:15 pm

Ages 13 + yrs               7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30^TH “ACRO”

Ages 7 – 16 yrs.           5:00-6:00 pm

THURSDAY, MAY 31^ST “ BALLET COMPETITIVE SPECIAL ENSEMBLE”

(MUST BE ON A JAZZ CDT OR TAKE UP 2 REC BALLET CLASSES)

Ages 8 – 11 yrs            5:00 – 6:00 pm

Ages 12 – 14 yrs          6:15 – 7:15  pm

Ages 15+ Yrs                7:30 – 8:30 pm

SATURDAY, JUNE 2^ND   “MUSICAL THEATRE”

Ages 7-12 yrs               11:00 AM – 12:00 pm

Ages 13-17yrs             12:15 – 1:15 pm

*If you did not make it out to our Tap Auditions in April and have Competitive Tap experience please set up an assessment by phone at 203-334-0080 or by email at info@ladanceacademy.com* 

Thank you to everyone who attended our TAP TEAM AUDITIONS for the 2018 -2019 season. We know you all worked very hard and we are extremely proud of you. A special congratulations to the following students who will be joining our competitive tap teams …

*Team requirements and schedule will be outlined in your placement letters sent by mail*

Junior Tap Team:

#39

#58

#89

#41

Elite Tap Team:

#122

#149

#151

#173

#182

#115

Senior Tap Team:

#157

Throughout the month of November members of our dance teams had the opporunity to learn from many talented Broadway and So You Think You Can Dance choreographers at the Triple Threat Dance Convention, iDance Convention and Jump Convention. We would like to congratulate all of our students who participated and represented L.A. Dance Academy both in the conventions and competitions in a spectacular way. Special congratulations to the following students on some very special achievements:

Triple Threat Winnipeg:

Competition Results:

Madison Guarino placed Top 5 Interview and was the “Ultimate Threat” Solo winner. (The Award included $150.00 cash, a Triple threat scholarship for 2018, and a scholarship towards Dance Power Camp in Vancouver)

Emma Braun who placed Top 5 Solo interview

Ellie Farrell who placed Top 5 Solo Dance 

Scholarship Results:

Bentley Ali recipient of a Triple Threat scholarship.

Ellie Farrell recipient of a Triple Threat Scholarship

Jump Minneapolis 

JUMP Competition Results:

Jordan Pimentel lyrical solo- Gold award

Bentley Ali hip hop solo – High Gold award

Madison Guarino jazz solo – High Gold award

Ellie Farrell contemporary solo- Gold award

Madison Leach lyrical solo – Gold award

Sr. Jazz Small Group (Abbie V. Jessica M, McKenna A, Kalena G, Jordan P) – Gold Award

Madison Watkins jazz solo- Gold award

Myah Buchanan lyrical solo – Gold award

Tap Trio (Myah, Taryn, Signe) – Gold award and placed 3^rd overall

Elite Contemporary team – High Gold & placed 3rd overall.  The Elite team also received a

“Best of Jump” for “Most Memorable” award and were invited to perform again in the Closing Showcase.

JUMP Scholarship Recipients:

Jordan Pimentel recipient of a hip hop scholarship

Bentley Ali recipient of a jazz/lyrical scholarship

Madison Guarino recipientof a hip hop scholarship

Ella Almario recipientof a hip hop scholarship

Ella was also a recipient of the “Junior Female Jump VIP” Runner Up Award

We are very proud of our students and look forward to a great competition season in the new year!

LADA competed in the 5678 Showtime Competition during the week of March 17th – March 19th. Our students competed against 10 other studios within the city and from Thunderbay.  We brought home 47 awards and had 14 routines invited to Dance World Cup in Whistler, Vancouver BC.

Members of our Competitive Dance Teams travelled to Toronto during the weekend of February 17th – 19th, 2017 for The Pulse Intensive and Camp Pulse Tour. The competition and convention is lead by renowned dance choreographers from shows such as So You Think You Can Dance , Disney, and Making the band. Congratulations to all of our students who attended and worked so hard all weekend. A special congratulations goes to the following students for bringing home some awards with them:

Madalyn Gartner: Recognized for Tap Solo at The Battle Royale- Awarded Free dance Classes from The New York Broadway Centre

Madison Guarino: Recognized for her Lyrical and Jazz Solo’s at The Battle Royale- Awarded a scholarship to the “World Dance Movement” of her choice in Spain or Italy!

Ellie Farrell: Received the Leadership Scholarship for the 2017-2018 Pulse Regionals

Peyton Fecio: Recognized with the Rockstar award for her performances at Camp Pulse.

Kaydence Thomas: Recognized for her performances during the Pulse Intensive Convention and selected to participate in The Finale number at the Closing Ceremonies.

Our students did such a great job during the weekend that L.A. Dance Academy was also recognized and awarded a scholarship for the ‘Stageworks’ online or in studio workshop!

Way to go team,we could not be more proud!

The Jump Dance Convention and Competition was held in Winnipeg earlier this month from October 14th – October 16, 2016 at The Victoria Inn & Hotel Convention Centre.

Congratulations to Ms. Sofia and her two entries at the Jump competition: 

Madison Guarino – Jazz Solo “Gold Award”

Bentley Ali – Lyrical Solo “Gold Award”

Congratulations to the following dance team students who won convention scholarship/awards: 

Bentley Ali – Hip Hop Scholarship

Tayler Buss- Contemporary/Jazz/Lyrical Scholarship

Madison Guarino – Contemporary /Jazz/Lyrical Scholarship

Selene Nguyen – Rock Star Award

Mackenna Speer – Rock Star Award

Thank you to everyone who came out to the auditions last week. We truly so proud and inspired by your love and passion for dance. Congratulations to all of the new team members. A follow up email will be sent on Tuesday with more details on how to proceed. Please see below by your child’s badge number.

Mini Elite Jazz Team
#3

#6

#11

#13

#21

#23

#24

#27

#31

#34

#39

#50

#60

#63

#83

#84

Jr. 1 Elite Jazz Team

#41

#55

#79

Jr. 2 Elite Jazz Team

#52

#61

#62

Inter Elite Jazz Team

#47

#66

#70

#80

#82

#89

Elite Jazz Team

#90

 Mini Elite Hip Hop Team

#75

#77

#79

#81

#87

#89

#90

#97

#103

#107

#108

#114

Jr. 1 Elite Hip Hop Team

#70

#73

#74

#84

#85

#93

#100

#105

#106

#107

#115

#117

#118

#183

Jr. 2 Elite Hip Hop Team

#86

#122

#123

#132

#134

Elite Hip Hop Team

#128

#136

#140

#141

#142

Sr. Elite Hip Hop Team

#11

Explosion Hip Hop Team

#13

#6

Boys Hip Hop Team

#178

#181

#189

*Boys- If your child did not make the boys team, check their badge # in the coed teams as they might have been placed on one of those teams*

Jr. Tap Team

#193

Elite Tap Team

#190

#191

#196

Sr. Elite Tap Team

#176

The L.A. Dance Academy Competitive Dance Teams (CDT) consists of dynamic and talented students who demonstrate a high level of technique, showmanship, passion and dedication to dance. Our goals for the competitive dance teams are to work with students in a more serious path, by challenging and developing excellent technique overall.  This year’s CDT auditions will take place Monday May 30th –  Thursday June 2, 2016 at L.A. Dance Academy.

If you are interested in signing up your child for the auditions there is a $15.00 non- refundable audition fee per dance style. Registration has already started and will be available up until audition day. Pre-registration is highly recommended. Please see below for audition dates and times.

 *Please note: If your child makes a CDT team they will be required to take additional classes*

Audition Information 2016