WESTSIDEDANCEPROJECTis a pre-professional contemporary dance training program founded by Jessie Riley. The program is housed at Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy in Laguna Hills, California and aims to provide a comprehensive foundation for young dancers interested in both commercial and concert dance industries.
COMPANY MISSION STATEMENT
Westside Dance Project is a dance program & performance training company that aims to cultivate versatile, curious, and audacious young movement artists. The company grounds its movement education practices in values of respect, compassion, collaboration, sustainability, and trust to promote an expansive learning environment supporting both the individual and the collective.
CURRICULUM
Westside’s curriculum is designed to expose the WDP company dancers to age-appropriate training in concert and commercial dance environments. Our contemporary training program works in conjunction with the ballet-focused curriculum at Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy. We believe this to be a sound foundation of training for young dance artists to prepare for engaging with the current dance industry.
AUDITIONS
Auditions are held annually for admittance into the company. Auditions for the 2024-2025 Season will be held on July 20 & August 3, 2025. Please refer to the Events page for registration for one or both Audition Workshops.
2024-25 SEASON DATES: August 27, 2024 - June 2, 2024
WDP TRAINING INCLUDES:
Weekly Program Rehearsal/Training: Tuesdays 6-9pm
Weekly contemporary class training
Mandatory enrollment in DKCBA Ballet Academy
Weekly private training with WDP faculty
PROGRAM FEES:
Monthly Tuition: Billed from September 1-June - $tbd/per dancer
WDP Summer Intensive: August 23-25, 2024 (MANDATORY for all company dancers) - $tbd
Weekly contemporary private with WDP faculty: $70/ 30-minutes (+studio rental fee)
Master Classes (as scheduled) ($45-$75/per class)
Company photoshoot - $tbd
Choreography Fees (varies based on group and choreographer)
Competition/Convention Fees (varies)
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