Toledo Met Dance Competition Program
After careful consideration, Toledo Met is excited to bring a competition program to the region that offers high quality, student centered competition dance experiences to our students. With a commitment to an intentionally positive culture and the best ballet program to back it up, Toledo Met's competition program will be like none other in the area.
Program Overview
Encompassing opportunities to perform competitively in group jazz and group tap dances, Toledo Met's group competition program will be sending dancers to both local and regional competitions as well as the prestigious Universal Ballet Competition during the 2025 winter/spring semester. Dancers who compete on our jazz and tap teams will become the most versatile dancers under the leadership of Toledo Met's expert teaching faculty.
A Word about Ballet in Competitive Dance
Competitive dancers MUST have a solid ballet base to compete at the highest levels. Toledo Met already has the high quality ballet program to support the development of the most talented competitive dancers, regardless of the genre in which they want to focus. Every successful commercial dancer knows,
it always goes back to ballet.
Required Audition and Audition Workshop
Toledo Met will be hosting an audition workshop on May 18, 2024 for any dancer interested in auditioning for Toledo Met’s Competitive and Pre-Competitive programs. The purpose of the workshop is to teach choreography before the audition. The audition workshops are required and delineated by age.
The schedule is as follows…
Ages 5-9 Workshop
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Jazz
10:30 - 11:30 am
Tap
11:30 - 12:30 pm
Ages 5-9 Audition
Monday, May 20, 2024
Jazz
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Tap
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Ages 10+ Workshop
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Jazz
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Tap
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Ages 10+ Audition
Monday, May 20, 2024
Jazz
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Tap
8:00 - 9:00 pm
Audition and Workshop Details
- Dancers ages 5-9 may be asked to stay for the 10+ workshop at no additional cost.
- Parents will not be permitted to watch the workshop or auditions.
- Parents may wait in Toledo Met lobby during the workshop/audition or drop their dancer off.
- Pre-registration for the workshop/audition is required through our JackRabbit registration software.
- Fee for each workshop/audition is $40 per workshop per dancer or $70 if dancer is attending both jazz and tap. Discount will be applied before payment is assessed.
A Note about Required Classes
Please note that many of the required semester classes for these companies/programs overlap both one another and the requirements for the UBC program and Toledo Met’s ballet Mini,
Junior and Pre-Professional ballet companies.
When you see a required class listed and it is also listed in the requirements of another program/company think “two birds,
one stone”. That class counts for all companies it is required for. It is not “in addition to”.
Annual Showcase Performance
All competitive company and pre-competitive group dances will be performed at Toledo Met’s end of season showcase. Competitive and pre-competitive solos and duets will not be performed at Toledo Met’s end of year showcase with the exception of graduating seniors. Costuming for the showcase will be the same as the competitions/conventions.
Competitive Jazz Company - This company is for dancers (approximately ages 11+) with a strong background in jazz and/or ballet technique. An audition is required and company placement will be determined after audition. Dancers placed in this company must commit to
the following classes for the 2024 Fall Semester and the 2025 Winter/Spring Semester at Toledo Met.
- one 90 minute advanced jazz technique class a week
- one 60 minute jazz choreography class per week
- a minimum of two ballet classes per week (at dancer’s assessed ABT level)
- one 60 minute conditioning class per week
- one 60 minute movement combination class per week
- one tumbling class per week (at dancer’s assessed tumbling level)
Approximate weekly commitment is 8-10.5 hours per week. Tuition assessed according to Toledo Met volume discount tuition scale for the 2024-25 school year.
Young Competitive Jazz Company - This company is for young dancers with an already developed technique in jazz and/or ballet. An audition is required and company placement will be determined after audition. (Approximately ages 5-10) Dancers placed in this company must commit to the following classes for the 2024 Fall Semester and the 2025 Winter/Spring Semester at Toledo Met…
- one 60 minute beginning jazz technique class a week
- one 60 minute jazz choreography class per week
- ne 60 minute movement combination class per week
- minimum of one ballet class per week (at dancer’s assessed ABT Level)
- one tumbling class per week (at dancer’s assessed tumbling level)
- One conditioning class a week (for dancers ages 7 and up)
Approximate weekly commitment is 4.5 -8 hours per week. Tuition assessed according to Toledo Met volume discount tuition scale for the 2024-25 school year.
Pre-Competitive Jazz Program - This program is for dancers (ages 8+) who are working towards eventual placement on Toledo Met’s full competitive dance program. Developed for dancers who got a late start on their dance training or are still developing their technique, this is Toledo Met’s feeder program for full competitive company placement. Dancers placed in this program must commit to the following classes for the 2024 Fall Semester and the 2025 Winter/Spring Semester at Toledo Met…
- one 90 minute jazz technique class per week (at dancer’s assessed jazz level)
- one 60 minute jazz choreography class per week (at dancer’s assessed jazz level)
- one conditioning class per week
- Minimum of one ballet classes per week (at dancer’s assessed ABT level)
- one tumbling class per week (at dancer’s assessed tumbling level)
- One 60 minute movement combination class per week
Competitive Tap Program
Advanced Competitive Tap Company - This company is for dancers (approximately ages 11+) with a strong background in tap technique. Dancers placed in this company must commit to
the following classes for the 2024 Fall Semester and the 2025 Winter/Spring Semester at Toledo Met…
- one 60 minute advanced tap technique class per week
- one 60 minute advanced tap choreography class per week
- one jazz technique class per week
- one conditioning class per week
Approximate weekly commitment is 4 hours per week. Tuition assessed according to Toledo Met volume discount tuition scale for the 2024-25 school year.
Pre-Competitive Tap Program- This program is for dancers (ages 5+) who are working towards eventual placement in Toledo Met’s full competitive tap dance company. Dancers placed in this program must commit to the following classes for the 2024 Fall Semester and the 2025 Winter/Spring Semester at Toledo Met…
- one 60 minute beginning/intermediate tap class per week (Level determined at audition)
- one 60 minute beginning/intermediate tap choreography class per week (Level determined at audition)
- one jazz technique class per week (at dancer’s assessed jazz level)
- one conditioning class per week (only for dancers ages 7+)
Approximate weekly commitment is 3.5-4 hours per week. Tuition assessed according to Toledo Met volume discount tuition scale for the 2024-25 school year.
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Number of Competitions for Competitive Companies
The Competitive Jazz Company, Young Competitive Jazz Company and the Advanced Competitive Tap Company will compete at least twice and not more than three times during the Winter/Spring 2025 semester. Only one competition will require travel/hotel stay. In addition to the two/three competitions, these companies will attend one dance convention that will require travel and an overnight stay. *Comp fees and travel expenses are in addition to tuition fees for required classes and costume fees for each dance.
Number of Competitions for Pre-Competitive Program
The pre-competitive jazz and tap programs will not travel to any out of town competitions that require an overnight stay. They may travel out of town once for a dance convention. If it is determined they are ready for competition, they will attend one competition that does not require an overnight stay. *Comp fees and travel expenses are in addition to tuition fees for required classes and costume fees.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees for required company/program classes will be assessed using the Toledo Met volume discount tables for the 2024-2025 school year. Tuition fees will be collected using the same policy/schedule as all Toledo Met classes.asses.
Costume Fees
Costume fees will be required for all participants in the competitive companies and the pre-competitive programs. As always, Toledo Met strives to keep costuming fees affordable and every attempt to use and reuse these costumes will be made.
Dancers can participate on multiple teams as well as our ballet companies.
No other competitive studio in the region offers the high quaility ballet program to support it's competitive programs. The most successful commercial dancers will tell you the key to their success is BALLET TRAINING.
Toledo Met coordinates all of it's programming so young artists have the opportunity to do it all!
In addition, at Toledo Met we realize balance in family life is important. We have designed this program with the opportunity to as much or as little as you want. There are choices!
Toledo Met's top priority is high quality, student-centered programming with an intentional approach to a positive studio culture.
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