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Solo Dance Competition Program

Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Tap

Toledo Met Dance Solo Competition Program

Toledo Met is excited to announce an expanded competition solo program for the 2024-2025 season.  The benefits of high quality dance competitions expose students to valuable performance and educational experiences that  ultimately enhance achievement both on and off  the stage.

Program Overview

Encompassing opportunities to perform solos in ballet, contemporary, jazz and tap, Toledo Met's solo competition program will be sending dancers to both regional competitions and the prestigious Universal Ballet Competition during the 2025 winter/spring semester. Dancers who are accepted into the UBC Solos Competition Program will learn a classical variation and/or a contemporary solo to perform at a Universal Ballet Competition (UBC) event. Dancers accepted into the Regional Solos Competition program can compete a ballet variation, contemporary solo, tap solo and/or jazz solo. 


2024 -25 Solo Coaches


  • UBC Classical Ballet Variation solo coach - Lisa Mayer Lang or Jessica Espinosa (dancer's choice)
  • UBC Contemporary choreographer/coach - Lisa Mayer Lang or Maria Jacoby (dancer's choice)
  • UBC Contemporary Ensemble Coach - Madeline Rick
  • Regional Classical Ballet Variations Coach - Jessica Espinosa
  • Regional Contemporary choreographer/coach - Maria Jacoby
  • Regional Tap Solo choreographer/coach - Maria Jacoby
  • Regional Jazz Solo choreographer/coach - Maria Jacoby


Qualifications for Participation


  • Interested contemporary and ballet soloists will be invited to attend the UBC Competition or a Regional Ballet Competition (chosen by Toledo Met) based on evaluation from designated coaches.
  • Auditions for for UBC contemporary and ballet solos program will be held August 2024 (specific date TBD).
  • All dancers invited to compete at the UBC level will also be invited to compete a a contemporary ensemble piece at UBC under the coaching of Madeline Rick. 
  • Interested tap and jazz soloists will be invited to attend a regional competition (chosen by Toledo Met) based on audition for Toledo Met's Competitive Tap and Jazz Companies on May 20, 2024. (Tap and Jazz soloists will compete at the same competitions as Toledo Met's Competitive Jazz Company; Young Competitive Jazz Company and Competitive Tap Company.)
  • Ballet participants must be a member of the Toledo Met Pre-Professional Company, Junior Company or Mini Company to be eligible for a UBC competition solo. Non-Toledo Met students are allowed to audition for acceptance into the UBC program. Certain criteria apply. Please call Toledo Met for more information.
  • All participants must consistently attend their required conditioning class and three ballet classes per week from August 2024 through the date of competition.
  • Participants will meet with their assigned coach for a minimum of twenty 30 minute sessions scheduled at times mutually convenient between the dancer and his/her coach.


UBC Participation Fees Due to Toledo Met
If dancer is accepted into UBC solo program the fees are as follows...


$250 Toledo Met Solo Participation Fee for the first UBC entry, $50 for each

additional UBC entry. (This fee covers UBC registration fee and travel expenses for

Toledo Met coach and additional administrative expenses.)

$110 UBC Solo Fee (this fee does not include the master classes)

$150 Master Class Fee - For master class at UBC competition

$300 - 500 Contemporary Choreography Fee (Depends on chosen coach's rate.)

  • Per Entry and If applicable
  • This fee varies based on who the choreographer is and their cost.
  • This fee includes price of choreography and time with choreographer to teach the choreography.

$600-$950 Coaching Fee - This  fee varies and should cover at least twenty 30 minute private coaching sessions with chosen coach UBC between September 2024 and date of UBC competition in spring 2025.   Please note, all UBC dancers are required to complete a minimum of 20 private lessons before competition.  Some may choose to complete more private lessons but the minimum is 20. 



Regional Participation Fees Due to Toledo Met

For dancers participating in regional ballet, tap, contemporary or jazz solo


$250 Toledo Met Solo Participation Fee for the first regional competition entry, $50 for

each additional competition entry. (This fee covers competition registration fee and

travel expenses for Toledo Met coach and additional administrative expenses.)

$110 Regional Competition Solo Fee

$150 Master Class Fee for Regional Competition

*$250-500 Contemporary/Ballet Choreography Fee

  • per entry
  • *This fee varies based on who the choreographer is and the cost of the choreography.
  • This fee includes the price of the choreography and time with choreographer to learn the choreography.

$600 Coaching Fee - This includes twenty 30 minute private coaching sessions with

Jessica Espinosa (ballet) or Maria Jacoby(contemporary, jazz or tap) between August 2024

through the date of competition.   All private coaching sessions will occur at Toledo

Met. Please note - This cost is for the minimum number of private coaching sessions.  Dancers may choose to complete more than 20 private lessons before competition.  That would increase this cost. 

Participation Expense Paid by Participant

Costumes - Costume must be approved by coach before purchase. 

Personal Travel Expenses – Paid for by participant. Hotel arrangements coordinated

through Toledo Met.

Potential Extra Private Coaching Sessions- 20 thirty minute coaching sessions are

included in the above detailed coaching fee. If it is determined by the dancer or the

coach that the participant needs additional lessons to properly prepare for the

competition the fee structure follows the private lesson fees for that coach.


Fee Payment Options

Pay in Full Option – Full fee payment is due on August 31, 2024. 

Installment Option - Pay fee in five monthly installments.

Please note - In order to participate in Solos Program, students must have all outstanding studio fees paid  prior to August 1, 2024.

Financial Assistance is not available for the solos program.  All solos fees must be paid and no outstanding balances are allowed for any other Toledo Met program in order to participate in the solos program.

To declare desire to participate please email ToledoMet2022@gmail.com

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