WHAT ARE PERFORMANCE TEAMS?

At PCPA our performance teams give dancers a chance to compete at regional events against other dancers from the Bay Area and beyond. Our performance teams may also be invited to perform live at events like festivals, college performances, and halftime shows for local sports teams. 

Additionally, teams attend dance conventions to help further their training. Conventions are weekend long events where our dancers take multiple classes from industry professionals in a very large group setting. It’s a chance to bond with teammates, dance with celebrity dancers/instructors, learn new movement, earn scholarships, and lots more.

What is the commitment?

Performance teams start their season at the top of August, and end their season with our recitals in mid-June. We typically take a 6 week break between June and July, plus all the additional holiday breaks during the year. Dancers on performance are required to meet a minimum number of training hours each week, which vary by level, and the number of different teams they are on. 

Scroll down to view this year’s handbook with all the event dates and team requirements.

How do we join a team?

Auditions for our teams will typically happen in May. We will make our final decisions and invite dancers to teams before we break for the summer. Team deposits are due in mid-July. We unfortunately cannot add dancers mid-season.

What if we are interested but we are new to dance?

If your child is new to dance but is excited about competing, we would recommend doing what we call a “ramp-up” year. All that means is that your dancer should take multiple classes per week for one season. This will accomplish two things. One, your dancer will begin to catch up to other dancers that have been on teams multiple seasons. Second, it will give you and your dancer a chance to experience a larger workload as a preview to what it may be like to be on a team, and you can gauge if it’s a good fit.

While it’s not impossible, it can be difficult to transition from taking one hour of class per week, and go directly to a team. A “ramp-up” year is often a good first choice. Remember, some kids on teams are taking 5, or even 10 hours of dance per week or more. That means they are lapping other dancers in terms of training hours in the studio every single week. Those hours add up to a lot of progress.

TEAM HANDBOOK

If you’re interested in learning more about the commitment, please CLICK HERE to view our 2025-2026 handbook. The handbook will layout the schedule for the entire season, as well as all the additional fees associated with participating on teams.

VIEW OUR TEAMS IN ACTION

Visit our Vimeo Page and see some of our teams in action from the most recent season. 

PERFORMANCE TEAMS AVAILABLE

• Mini Jazz
• Mini Hip Hop
• Mini/Jr. Musical Theatre
• Jr. Jazz
• Jr. Hip Hop
• Jr. Lyrical
• Intermediate Jazz A
• Intermediate Jazz B
• Intermediate Hip Hop
• Intermediate Tap
• Intermediate Lyrical
• Intermediate/Sr. Musical Theatre
• Senior Jazz
• Senior Hip Hop
• Senior Lyrical