Jazz/Contemporary Teams – Students audition in their age range. (Audition Dates/Times posted on JDA website – competition page) 

Pre Junior/Junior Division– Ages 8-12. Dancers in this division are selected for one routine. Rehearsal segments: 9:15-10:15am OR 12:15 – 1:15pm Saturdays. Rehearsal segments could be 30min OR 45min.  Pre Junior/Junior Division ends after last competition in March.

Teen Division – Dancers could be selected for a 45 min, 40 min, 35 min or 30 min segment depending on what routine/piece they fit into best. If a dancer is chosen for more than 1 piece they will have more than 1 rehearsal segment . Rehearsal segments for teen division fall between 12:15 and 4pm on Saturdays. 

Pricing below includes rehearsals, all costumes and all entry fees

Pre-Junior/Junior Pricing (Ages 8-12 – Runs only until end of March. ) 

  • 30 min segment – $275 fall. $275/spring
  • 40 min segment – $290 fall. $290/spring
  • 45 min segment – $302/fall. $302/spring

Teen Division Pricing ( 13 & up –  Runs through to spring show) 

  • 45 min rehearsal segment – 405/fall. $405/spring
    40 min rehearsal segment – $395/fall. $395/spring
    35 min rehearsal segment – $345/fall. $345/spring 
  • 30 min rehearsal segment – $335/fall. $335/spring 

Please note there is an additional $50 charge PER dancer 1 time for ALL photos and video of ALL routines your child is in for Rainbow and Kar competitions. This includes photos/video of solos/duets and trios.

Competition Dates:

March 6-8 – San Jose – KAR Dance Competition

March 20-22 – San Mateo – Rainbow Dance Competition

March 27-29 – Hayward – Spotlight Dance Competition

ALL dancers MUST block off the competition weekends entirely for competition as the competition schedule is not posted until 7-10 days prior to the event.  Solos/Duets and Trios may perform Friday afternoon or possibly even during the day.

ABSENCES  – ONLY 2 allowed during training season Sept. – March. Teams follow studio schedule. 

PARENT MEETING – Saturday Sept. 7th- 2:30-3:15- We ask that parents attend this informative meeting regarding JDA participation in dance competition. 

“NO MISS” DATES – Dancers MAY NOT miss the rehearsal weekend  PRIOR to the first competition and the rehearsal weekend  IN BETWEEN the 1st and 2nd competition.  

Additional Teen Division Information – 

  • Please email miss_deanna@comcast.net as to how many pieces your child would like to be considered for. We cannot guarantee placement in the number requested or guarantee placement in any piece. We cannot take requests on specific length of rehearsal segments or time. We will place students according to skill and their ability to fit well into selected pieces. Dancers age 12 may audition for teen division if they like however, they should also audition for Junior Division.  (Competition experience highly recommended for those choosing this option)
  • Please be aware that if your child is on teen division teams they may have a break during the hours of 12:15 and 4pm if they are in more than 1 piece and may have to wait at studio or leave and come back for pieces they have been chosen for. The studio does have wifi available for use.
  • Students & parents need to be aware that if they request a certain amount of pieces and are placed in all or most all they may not drop any. It is all or none. If a student is placed in only 1 piece and drops because they do not like what they have been selected for, that student may not audition the following year. Resilience and commitment to achieving a higher level of dance are aspects JDA looks for in competition dancers. In addition it completely disrupts the final selection for pieces if a dancer drops.