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.

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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. 

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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:  September 2, 2024 - May 28, 2025

 

WDP TRAINING INCLUDES:

Weekly Program Rehearsal/Training: Tuesdays 6-9pm & Wednesdays 7:00-9:00pm

Weekly contemporary class training

Mandatory enrollment in DKCBA Ballet Academy

Weekly private training with WDP faculty

 

PROGRAM FEES:

Monthly Tuition:  $350/month (billed September-May 2025)

WDP Summer Intensive:  August 16-18, 2024 (MANDATORY for all company dancers) - $475

Weekly contemporary private with WDP faculty: $70/ 30-minutes (+studio rental fee)

Master Classes (as scheduled) ($45-$75/per class)

Company photoshoot - $185/per dancer

Choreography Fees (varies based on group and choreographer)

Competition/Convention Fees (varies)

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