The DMYC is offered in addition to regular classes and our annual recital as an opportunity for dancers to create, learn, and perform in a more concert-like atmosphere. Classes are designed to build upon technique and learn choreography for an end-of-the-year recital, while DMYC rehearsals focus on learning and creating choreography to be performed throughout the season or beyond as pieces are added to the company repertoire. We take a more artistic and educational approach to dance training and love the level of confidence it allows our students to achieve.

DMYC dancers are curious, creative, and committed to exploring dance as an art form and sharing it with others through performance. Many of our dancers have pursued and are accepted to programs beyond our studio, including the SC Governor’s School and professional dance intensives throughout the US and several college programs such as the Tisch School of the Arts, The College of Charleston Dance Department, and The Anderson College Dance Department.

Dancers must be at least 10-years old, have completed at least one year of a Level II technique class, and are currently enrolled in at least one Dance Moves Studio class. Sometimes younger dancers are invited to join due to experience level.

Auditions for the 2024-25 season are scheduled for Monday, August 5.

Ages 10-12 (including invitation-only younger dancers) audition from 5:30 - 6:30 PM

Ages 13+ audition from 6:30 - 7:30 PM.

Makeup auditions are available. Please contact Aimee@DanceMovesofCharleston.com to schedule.

Rehearsals are held once per week for each piece your dancer is cast.

Weekend rehearsals, as well as alternate days of the week are sometimes required for special events or performances and will be communicated and scheduled in advance.

Your dancer will participate in an informal concert in December and a formal concert in the Spring. Dancers are also invited to perform in local, state-wide, and regional opportunities as they arise each season. Past performances and events include SCAHPERD Conferences (Myrtle Beach, SC), Charlotte Dance Festival (Charlotte, NC), Piccolo Spoleto (Charleston, SC), and North Charleston Arts Festival (North Charleston, SC).

2023-24 Season Pricing:

A $235-semester fee covers a company T-shirt, rehearsal costs, staffing, costumes, & performances. Optional travel opportunities require additional costs.

2024-25 Season Pricing & Due Dates:

The first-semester payment is due September 1. The second-semester payment is due February 1.

Families on auto-draft payment plans for monthly tuition will automatically be charged their semester fee on the due dates listed above.

Fees that are not paid by the due date will be run on the card on file on the 15th of the month.

Payment plans are available, but families must contact us at least two weeks before the semester fee due date to set up a payment plan.