What is the CAYDC?

The Creative Arts Youth Dance Company (CAYDC) began in 2021. Students have the opportunity to perform in the Fall Repertory Performance (Fall CAYDC), Excerpts from The Nutcracker (Winter CAYDC) and the Spring Showcase (Spring CAYDC).

CAYDC participants can choose to be involved in Fall, Winter, or Spring CAYDC rehearsals. Participants can choose to be enrolled in all 3, just 2 or only 1. Completely decided by your availability and interest! The CAYDC program provides rehearsal times for dance students to learn and refine choreography and multiple performance opportunities at Creative Arts' location and around the community. 

Register for Fall CAYDC!

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Register for Fall CAYDC! 〰️

 

CAYDC rehearsals will be scheduled around participating students’ class schedules, so that students do not have to choose between classes and CAYDC. Students can participate in all of their dance curriculum classes as well as CAYDC.

Fall CAYDC @ Fine Arts Day 2023

  • May 6-September 20

    Possible rehearsal times scheduled for Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in May from 4:30-8:00pm*. Additional “brush up” rehearsals will take place throughout the summer and fall to prepare for upcoming performances.

    Possible Performances:

    July TBD: 4-H Fair

    July TBD: Swiss Days

    Saturday, September TBD: Parlor City Fine Arts Day

    Saturday, September TBD: “Story Time” at the Wells County Public Library

    Friday, September 20: Bluffton Street Fair

    Prerequisites: Ballet students must be at a Ballet Level 2B or above and modern students must be at a Beginning Modern Level or above in order to participate.Students participating in the fall repertory of the CAYDC must be enrolled in the full ballet curriculum and/or modern curriculum for their level**. Students participating in the CAYDC Fall Repertory program must commit to attend all rehearsals and performances.

    Tuition*** for Fall Repertory: $125

    Registration Deadline: Friday, May 3, 2024

  • Performance: Excerpts from The Nutcracker

    September 25-December 7, 2024

    Rehearsals scheduled for Mondays from 7:30-9:00pm, Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm, and Saturdays from 9:00am-5:00pm* There will be no rehearsals October 21, 23, or 26 due to Fall Break. Rehearsals will take place Monday, November 25; Tuesday, November 26; and Saturday, November 30 (Saturday after Thanksgiving).

    Dress Rehearsal/Performances:

    Dress Rehearsals: Monday, December 2 and Wednesday, December 4.

    Performances: Friday, December , 6 at 7:00pm and Saturday, December 7 at 3:00pm.

    Prerequisites: Students participating in the excerpts from The Nutcracker repertory of the CAYDC must be in Ballet 2 B level or above. In addition, students participating in the CAYDC excerpts from The Nutcracker repertory program must be attending the full ballet curriculum for their level**. Students participating in the CAYDC Excerpts from The Nutcracker Repertory program must commit to attend all rehearsals and performances.

    Tuition*** for Excerpts from The Nutcracker Repertory: $150

    Registration Deadline: Saturday, September 14, 2024

  • Performance: Spring Showcase

    January 13-April 27, 2024

    Rehearsals scheduled for Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00pm and Saturdays from 9:00am-5:00pm* There will be no rehearsals March 27 or 30 due to Spring Break.

    Performances/Tech Week:

    Monday, April 22: Spacing Rehearsal

    Tuesday, April 23: Tech. Rehearsal

    Wednesday, April 24: Dress Rehearsal

    Thursday, April 25: Final Dress Rehearsal

    Friday, April 26: Performance 1

    Saturday, April 27: Performance 2

    Prerequisites: Students participating in the Spring Repertory of the CAYDC must be in Ballet 1 level or above and/or Foundations in Dance or Beginning Modern level or above. In addition, students participating in the CAYDC Spring Repertory program must be attending the full ballet curriculum for their level** and/or the full modern dance curriculum for their level****. Students participating in the CAYDC Spring Repertory program must commit to attend all rehearsals and performances.

    Tuition*** for Spring Repertory: $150

    Registration Deadline: Friday, October 6, 2024

*The Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday rehearsal times are possible times, but students will not necessarily need to be at rehearsals during the entire time listed (rehearsal times will be worked around students’ Creative Arts dance class schedule to ensure they can attend both classes and rehearsals). Specific rehearsal times on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays will be emailed to families 1-3 weeks before rehearsals.

**Full ballet curriculum:
Students in Primary Ballet and Ballet 1 B must enroll in one ballet class per week.

Students in Ballet 2 B and above must enroll in at least two ballet classes per week.

*** Tuition includes all rehearsals, performances, and costumes. Students need to supply their own tights and, occasionally, leotard or other costume accessories.

****Full modern dance curriculum:
Foundations in Dance is one class per week.

Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Modern is one modern class and one conditioning class per week.

The cast for excerpts from “The Nutcracker”