KIO Competitive Dance

Taking your Dancing to the Next Level

If you are interested in taking your dancing to the next level, then we recommend that you try out for our KIO Dance Studio Competition team. Our instructors are all top-level performers and dancers and have a passion to help you achieve your dreams with dance. You will take special competitors’ classes with others, form competition teams, learn the value of teamwork and cooperation, and make new friends.

Challenge yourself

For Ages 5 & Up

KIO Dance Studio in East Lansing competes at various competitions and conventions. If you are interested, we encourage you to evaluate for the team. We can answer any questions you may have and fill you in on the requirements and the details that you would be committing to if you were to join the team. If you love to dance, there is no better way to excel than with our competition team. We put you in the appropriate group per your level of dancing. Call us for more information today!

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REASONS TO COMPETE IN DANCE

  • Gain experience on stage
  • Exposed to more dance styles, dancers, and other dance genres
  • Challenge you to push yourself
  • Develop character
  • Make connections
  • Can earn scholarships to dance
  • Surrounded by like-minded people
  • Teach you how to win (or lose) with grace
  • Learn teamwork
  • Feel amazing after setting your goals and reaching them

THINGS GAINED ON THE KIO COMPETITIVE TEAM

  • Working with, respecting teammates, director and instructors are important for success.
  • Hard work and dedication are necessary for a well-rounded team mate.
  • Performing in front of an audience can be fun and help with building confidence.
  • Gracefully receiving feedback is necessary and using that feedback for all around improvement is important.
  • Appreciation for dance as an art and understanding the competition experience is about growing as a dancer through experience, skill and maturity.
  • Practice makes progress; no two dancers will progress the same.
  • Displaying sportsmanlike conduct is important at all times.
  • Dance team experience translates into valuable life skills & helps to form relationships that will last a lifetime!

2024-2025

Dance Season

  • If you miss the June evaluations, contact us to setup a private evaluation.
  • Be a part of a team.
  • Contact us at [email protected] or call us at (517)582-6784.