Youth Performance Teams

Our Youth Teams are about BALANCE, physically and mentally healthy growth, life-long friendships, age-appropriate costumes, moves and music, and life lessons learned through dance training to thrive for better self.

DEBUT STAR TEAM (ages 7 - 9)

Debut Performance Team training exposes students to various styles: Acro, Ballet and Jazz such as Street, Broadway and Contemporary to help develop a well rounded dancer. Class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with traditional jazz movement, and acrobatic tricks and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations.​ Two diverse show-dances will be created throughout the year.

• Tuesdays 5:30pm - 6:30pm
• Saturdays 12:00pm - 2:00pm

LVD JUNIOR HIP-HOP SQAUD (ages 7 - 11)

The Junior Squad training exposes students to Hip-Hop and Jazz Funk. Class curriculum is based on hip-hop technique layered with traditional jazz movement, and acrobatic tricks and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations.​ Two diverse show-dances will be created throughout the year.

• Fridays 4:30pm - 6:30pm
• Breakdance Mon 7:30pm, or Wedn 7:00pm, or HipHop Mon or Wedn 5:30pm or Fri 6:30pm (this requirement is waived if the child is in more than one team)

JAZZY STARS TEAM (ages 10-13)

The Jazzy Stars Team training exposes students to Jazz, Ballet and Lyrical. Class curriculum is based on ballet and jazz technique layered with traditional jazz movement, and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations.​ Two diverse show-dances will be created throughout the year.

• Monday and Wednesdays 6:30pm - 8:00pm

LVD TEEN HIP-HOP SQAUD (ages 12 - 15)

The Teen Squad training exposes students to Hip-Hop and Jazz Funk. Class curriculum is based on hip-hop technique layered with street jazz movement and tricks, and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations.​ Two diverse show-dances will be created throughout the year.

RISING STAR TEAMS (ages 12 - 15)

The Rising Stars consist of two teams based on styles to help develop a well-rounded dancer.

As part of the teams training children receive most valuable lessons in life such as developing teamwork, cooperation, and friendships, as well as the potential for feelings of success and the desire to improve. Two diverse show-dances will be created throughout the year per team.

LaVida follows a mandatory rule of providing child-appropriate costumes, music and moves for all choreographed pieces and performances.

*This year we plan on preparing our teams for one to two local competitions (which will take place in winter and spring). Dates TBA.