Tryouts will be held
June 24th at the studio.
Tryouts for ages 5-10 will be at 6:00 pm & ages 11-19 will be at 7:00 pm.
Dress: Black dance clothes, any dance shoes, and hair in a bun.
If you’re still not quite sure, we will have an interest meeting on Tuesday, June 22nd at 7:30 pm to answer any questions and provide more information. Also, check out our top 7 reasons to join the LSOPA dance company below!
7 Reasons to Join Company
You and your teammates will bring out the best in each other.
Being on a dance team will teach you to push yourself. Your teammates motivate each other to grow at every practice, so when competition time comes, you can all be your very best. Ask any LSOPA Company parent about the growth in their child’s dance ability from year to year. I’m sure most would say it is unbelievable. You can definitely tell the difference in a recreational dancer and a company dancer.
The skills you develop will help you for the rest of your life.
Being part of a dance team will teach you discipline, time management, and how to gracefully take constructive criticism — all skills that make you a better person. Almost all LSOPA Company members are honor roll students in school. They have learned how to prioritize their time between homework and class. They also have more confidence in front of classmates when giving school presentations and speeches.
You’ll learn how to be a role model.
Dancing in front of hundreds of people forces you to have confidence and poise. You never know who’s watching, so you have to think of yourself as a role model to any little girl/boy in the crowd.
You’ll see first hand that hard work pays off.
Rehearsing the same dances over and over again almost every day for nine months can seem tiresome and monotonous, but winning or placing at Regionals and Nationals makes it all worth it. LSOPA dancers have won numerous national titles over the years, and it was not without hours of practice, hard work, and dedication.
You’ll become part of a dance family.
Being involved in a dance team gives you a family away from home. Your team will be your best support group — both for the parents and the students. Dance friends are friends for life. My company students as far back as 20+ years ago still keep in touch with each other.
Teamwork will make the dream work.
It’s not about individual talent; it’s about what the team can do as a whole. An impressive solo turn combination or a standing back tuck is cool, but when an entire team is dancing in perfect unison, it’s amazing!
You’ll have many “once in a lifetime” experiences.
You will get to travel and see many places you may not otherwise visit. You will get to perform in some very beautiful and elaborate venues, in front of hundreds of people. LSOPA always travels to places within driving distance, such as: Chattanooga, Birmingham, Nashville, and Memphis.