To qualify for finals on Saturday, August 31st, interested candidates must attend ONE class this week with either of our directors.

If selected, candidates must attend auditions on Saturday.

Wednesday, September 28th with Kylah Kuura — 7:30-9PM at Kumbala Dance Studio

Thursday, September 29th with Darius Brown — 8-9:30PM at Centre for Dance

Round 2 of auditions on August 31st will be disclosed to those who will need to attend following Round 1.

Rehearsals are held at Kumbala Dance Studio. Occasionally, rehearsals may be hosted at Centre for Dance or Studio 12 Dance Center, subject to studio availability.

Dancers must pay a one-time fee to submit their registration form of $40. This covers the cost of class and finals.

Wednesday nights 7-10PM, Thursday nights 8-10PM, and Saturday’s 11AM-3PM at Kumbala Dance Studio.

Wednesday and Saturday rehearsals are weekly, Thursday rehearsals are once a month.

Training camp begins with orientation on Saturday, September 7th.

Tuition is $150/mo due the second Saturday of each month.

During training camp, dancers take up to 9 hours of training each week, which averages roughly $16.50 per session.

Team Athena emphasizes industry and commercial style dance. We host a wide variety of professional and local instructors, as well as classes with our directors and in house faculty. In our most recent season, we worked with Dez Soliven, Gab Robert, Danyel Moulton, Kaili Bright, and Todd Williamson.

We also offer foundational training in hip-hop, popping, house, vogue, heels, freestyle, and jazz funk as well as strength and conditioning.

Athena’s Angels is the intermediate training team developed to guide dancers toward a successful transition onto Team Athena. We intend to develop these dancers to learn and perform at an advanced level.

Team Athena is our advanced team that is given performance, gig, and competitive opportunities. We intend to develop these dancers to prepare them to take the next steps for a professional dance career.

Dancers are assigned a group to train under at auditions.

At the end of training camp in December, the directors will determine the final roster of dancers that will participate in our spring performance/competitive season.

Though it varies each season, dancers can expect at least 2-3 performance opportunities. We also typically attend one convention, shoot concept videos, and have our annual team photoshoot.

Team Athena members must be at least 18 years old to audition. There is no age limit.

Any members under 18 are a part of our Junior Elite squad, which are hand selected by our directors. There is no audition process for Junior Elite.

To prevent scheduling issues and conflicts of interest regarding competitions, performances, and team activities our members are not to hold membership on other dance teams simultaneously.

There are few exceptions to the rule which will be discussed at team orientation.

There are no refunds should you be unable to attend auditions for any reason. Please ensure you are available for both audition sessions and orientation prior to registering.