Calling all current 8th-11th Grade Dancers:
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Save the Dates & Prep! 

Save the Dates:

Parent and Student Informational Meeting Date: 
Monday, March 9, 2026 @ 6:30PM
In the LASA Big Gym (enter through band lot off Gardner Road)
or Via Google Meets:

To join the video meeting click this link 
Or join by phone: 
+1 803-999-5567 ->  PIN: 632 574 578#
To view more phone numbers, click this link

*If you were unable to make this meeting, that is okay! Please read through the meeting notes linked above and let us know if you have any questions. Once complete, we would love for you to apply!
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Application Due:
Monday, March 30, 2026
Via Google Form, click here.

Clinic Dates: 
Monday - Wednesday March 30-April 1, 2026
4:30-6:15PM

Audition Date: 
Thursday April 2, 2026
5-7:30PM

*All audition dates are closed to the public and the results are finalized by the judges. All dancers will be placed either on Velocity (varsity), Dynasty (junior varsity), or recommended for Dance I Class. We look forward to meeting all prospective LASA Dancers!

Technique & skills to learn/ practice include (but not limited to): 
Clean single, double, OR triple pirouette
A la secondes OR rond de jambes
Chaine Turns
Pique Turns
Grasshopper/ floor leap
Three Step Turns
Jete/Leap 
Stationary leap
Russian OR X jump
Stag OR Calypso 
Dynamic expression and projection
Rolling on the ground to standing
Level changes in choreography
Stamina
Control & strength of movement
Dynamics
Improvisation
​Ballet technique
Jazz elements 
Contemporary elements
Kick Technique and Terms:
Graduated kicks
Around the world right and left
Fan Kicks right and left
Splits right and left
Tall posture
Arm stability (don't press down on neighbors)
Foot closure
Brush through tendu
Pom Technique and Terms:
High/Low V
T
Half t
Daggers 
Prayer/home
Shaking poms
Break through vs. slice
Touch down 
​Hit positions with strength