The flex Studios Competition Group
Photo Credit: Jay Eads
Directors: Angela Dunham & Lindsey Shields
Members Pictures: Grace Ault-Hanlon, Sydney Bineham, Devyn Boonstra, Autumn Dechter, Sesca Lindh-Nussbaum, Jessie McCann, Maggie McCann, Ady Walker, Sarah Dione, Lily Hansen, Savannah Lash, Allyssa Mini, Hanna Pavulans-Sherwood, Devan Strandburg, Anna Philan, Gabriel Warren.
The flex Studios Competition Group (TFSC) is the most advanced group of dancers ages 11-19 at flex Studios.
This competition group is a contemporary hip hop hybrid. Each piece competed is hand selected by the choreographer during the audition process. Dancers may be cast in anywhere from 1-7 pieces for competition.
Some members will compete in both genres of dance and some in just one. This group will compete locally as well as travel within the state of Oregon and beyond. Members are expected to have a minimum of 5 years of training in both contemporary and hip hop genres, as well as meet all directors requirements for the group.
flex Studios is looking for driven, talented, diverse and nonjudgemental dancers with previous technical training for their creative award winning competition group.
Please inquire for additional information.
Placement
Placement on a Competition Group is based on the following criteria; technique, potential, commitment level, enthusiasm, attitude, in class behavior, positive community image, positive social media presence, class attendance, stage presence and auditions.
All members must audition for placement. Auditions for 2022-2023 season TBA.
Attendance
Attendance and positive attitude are key components to maintaining a position as a competition group member. Just as sports teams require all players to attend practices, performance groups require their dancers to attend all classes and rehearsals. Each dancer is allowed up to two unexcused absences. Being sick is always excused and we encourage dancers to stay home and heal.
Commitment
The flex Studios Competition Group runs September through June with a commitment to the Lane County Fair in July of the consecutive summer.
This group will participate in 3 out of town competitions, 1 local competition, The Northwest Dance Festival, flex Studios annual benefit concert and all 3 end of the year flex Studios concerts in June. In addition they will participate in 2-3 additional performance opportunities throughout the community during the season.
Each member is required to enrolled in Performance Group Ballet, Competition Group Ballet, Advanced Contemporary Techniques or Advanced Contemporary Jazz and Advanced Hip Hop. Tap and additional Ballet classes highly recommend.
Members are required to purchase the flex Studios competition group uniform pieces including proper footwear, group jacket, warm ups and additional uniform options. Uniform fees are due at first class.
All members are required to participate in group fundraising actives put on by competition group parent fundraising committee.
All members are required to enroll in our ACH automatic tuition and adhere to tuition studio polices. Competition Group performance fees are due November 1st and automatically deducted via ACH platform. All other competition group fees are deducted 90 days before competition to secure dancers participation.
2018-2018 Competition Group