06/06/2026
Wow! What a day! We had a little College Game Day theme for try outs today and everyone showed up and showed out! We had a great group of kids that tried out for lots of various styles and we were super blessed with an incredible line up of teachers! We had Darius from the Carolina Dance Team, Caroline from the Carolina Competitive Group at USC, Emma from the Charleston Southern Dance Team, Alasia from Lander Dance Team (headed to USC Upstate Dance Team next season) and Mrs Caitlyn from our own PDC staff for our tap combo. The kids danced full out from 9:30am-6:30pm and we are so proud of their efforts! They started with a sassy jazz/musical theater combo, then a beautiful contemporary/lyrical combo, had a little break for lunch then hit the dance floor again with amazing hip hop combos, and then a tap combo (clogging combos to be done soon). At the end of the afternoon Darius offered a bonus class for those ready to step it up and branch out exploring more with improv and building their presence as a dancer - have to say watching the transformations in this class was inspiring for those who took the challenge in this class! Again so blessed for an amazing tryout day! Looking forward now to the fun challenge of building the teams, creating the schedule, and launching season 19 for our competitive program. Thank you to all who took part today!