What is Junior Company?
Junior Company is a Competitive Company at Bobbie’s geared for advanced 7 - 10 year olds! This invitation-only Company will train together throughout the week, do team events, competitions and conventions in the Spring season! Junior Company will be required to take all their technique classes together as a team as to advance at a more rapid pace.
Competition? Convention? What does that mean?
In addition to their required technique classes, Junior Company will have choreography rehearsal during the week. This rehearsal will be for learning and cleaning their competition dances. In the Spring, the dancers will attend 2 regional dance competitions where they will compete their number against other dancers their age from across Southern California. Awards are given out based on the judges adjudication scores. Judges will be looking to award points for stellar performance, technique and execution of the dance.
Junior Company will also be attending 1 Dance Convention. A Dance Convention is a weekend-long event where dancers from the area come together to take two days of master classes. Top teachers from across the country are brought in to work with the dancers in a multitude of dance styles.
What amount of time is required to participate in Junior Company?
Junior Company dancers will train at Bobbie’s two days a week, Tuesday and Friday (approx. 3:30 - 6:30). They will train in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical/Contemporary and learn Choreography.
Additional events will usually take place on the weekends. A yearlong calendar of additional events will be released at the beginning of August.
How much does Junior Company cost?
Junior Company has a monthly flat rate that includes all of their technique classes and rehearsals. Junior Company will have 2 large group competition dance that all Junior Company dancers will participate in. Monthly flat rate for Junior Company dancers is between $300 and $350
Costumes- $200-250 (1 time fee)
Convention- $255 (1 time fee)
Competitions- $60-$65 /per dance
Where does Junior Company perform throughout the year?
2 Competitions (Between Redondo Beach and Anaheim)
1 Convention (this will be a workshop for the dancers on a Saturday and Sunday)
June Recital
Possible Street Fair Performance (October 2022)
Additional Community Events
Not only will your dancer be able to participate in extra performance opportunities but also learn what it means to be part of a team! There will be an all Company Picnic, Team bonding activities and a Banquet to finish up the year!
When do classes for Mini Company start up?
We will be doing team bonding and starting their dances between August 1 - 19. Once we know who is participating in JUNIOR COMPANY we will send out an email with specific dates/times.
IF I’M INTERESTED WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP?
We encourage any dancer that is interested to attend our July 25 - 28th JUNIOR Training Camp! It is from 2 - 4pm and a great example of what Junior Company would consist of throughout the year.
You can REGISTER HERE for the JUNIOR Training Camp!
If you can’t attend the JUNIOR Training Camp but are still interested in having your dancer in JUNIOR Company, please email Company.Bobbies@gmail.com!
If you have any other specific questions please send them to Company.Bobbies@gmail.com!
Thanks,
Jaime (Studio Director)
Claire and Katie (Junior Company Directors)