The Pure Movement Dance Company

PMDI Company is designed to provide an expanded dance experience through performance at the annual January company Ballet as well as additional dances during recital on top of their regular class performances. This company is designed to support students who want more dance without the commitment of outside performances and travel. All PMDI Company parts will be determined by an audition and every student who auditions will be involved in the company. In order to participate students must be 9-18 years old. This year's PMDI Company audition has passed. Contact our studio to ask about joining today.

PMDI Company Membership Requirements:

• Attend their respective company audition in the summer (please contact us if you are unable to  audition but are interested in joining).
• Participate in our 5-week summer ballet and jazz technique classes.
• Be enrolled in the proper weekly ballet and jazz technique classes during the 2020-2021 dance season.​
• Attend weekly Saturday rehearsals from 11:15am-1:15pm throughout the entire 2020-2021 dance season

PMDI Junior Elite Company

Junior Elite is a branch of our PMDI Company that allows our younger dancers to get an introduction into being a company member. Being a member of Junior Elite will allow your student to have a better idea of the company experience without overwhelming them. The Junior Elite Company is for students who will be 7 or 8 years of age entering the 2020-2021 school year. Opportunities that come with being a member of Junior Elite include: multiple numbers in the annual winter ballet, a group number in recital, and playing a part in the finale production piece at recital.

Junior Elite Company Membership Requirements: 

• Attend their respective company audition in the summer (please contact us if you are unable to audition but are interested in joining).
• Be enrolled in the proper weekly ballet and jazz technique classes during the 2020-2021 dance season.
• Attend weekly Saturday rehearsals from 11:15am-12:15pm throughout the entire 2020-2021 dance season.

Illusion Dance

Illusion Dance is a company designed to give our dancers ages 12-18 a more immersive experience into the commercial world of dance. Participation in the company gives dancers the opportunity to work with choreographers from outside the studio creating pieces unique to the company to be performed in our companies' annual Ballet and the studio's May recital. Other opportunities may include attending conferences, master classes, and dance conventions. 

Illusion Dance Requirements: 

• Audition prior to joining the company (not all who audition may be selected to join).
• Participate in our 5-week summer ballet and jazz technique classes.
• Be enrolled in the proper weekly ballet and jazz technique classes during the 2020-2021 dance season.​
• Attend weekly Saturday rehearsals from 11:15am-1:15pm throughout the entire 2020-2021 dance season

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Nebraska Contemporary Dance Theater (NCDT)

NCDT is a pre-professional touring company that offers students a number of experiences that will prepare them for the professional dance world. Performance experiences include, but are not limited to, the annual company Ballet in January, community, statewide and national performances and outreach, in addition to multiple added performances in the annual May recital. NCDT Company members also participate in master classes and are required to attend annual professional dance concerts that have been identified as exemplary works by the NCDT Artistic Director. NCDT Company admittance is determined by audition, acceptance is not guaranteed. The audition is conducted by independent judges to ensure a specific skills standard.

NCDT Requirements:

• Attend their respective NCDT audition in the summer.
• Attend the week long Company Summer Intensive program and appropriate summer dance classes or equivalent approved by the director.
• Fall class requirements include: four weekly ballet classes and pointe (if applicable), a weekly jazz and modern class, and attendance at weekly company rehearsals from 11:15am-1:15pm on Saturdays
• Perform in the annual winter ballet, any other scheduled performances and the RDA festival in the spring

NCDT Apprentice Program

This program is designed to provide students from 10-13 years of age the opportunity to begin pre-professional focused training. Admittance is determined by audition and is not guaranteed. NCDT Apprentices have the same requirements as regular NCDT company members except for they are only required to take three weekly ballet classes in the fall. 

Note: All companies require an audition in the summer. The audition fee is $25. If you are unable to audition at our regularly scheduled time, please contact the studio to talk about joining.