Competition dance team in Peoria, AZ.
Invite-only. High standards, zero yelling, and a season that ends up feeling like family.
The Facility's competition company is the performance track of the studio: a group of dancers who train more hours, learn competitive choreography, and represent the studio at competitions during the season. It is directed by Bailey Richardson, whose rooms run on a rare combination — genuinely high standards and zero yelling. Her dancers compete hard, clean their choreography until it clicks, and come off the floor knowing exactly what they did well and what gets sharpened next. What they never get is a raised voice.
Two things to know before anything else. First, the company is invite-only: dancers are invited by their teachers from our recreational classes as they see readiness, so the path in starts by simply taking class. Second, it is always optional. Most of our dancers never compete, and they train with the same faculty, in the same rooms, and perform on the same Winter Showcase stage. Recreational-forever is a real path here, not a consolation prize.
How a dancer is invited
Teachers watch for three things in recreational classes: technique that is ready for harder material, work ethic — the dancer who takes a correction and applies it the next time through — and how a dancer treats the rest of the room. When a teacher sees all three, the family gets a conversation, not a form letter: what the company would ask, what it would cost, and whether the timing is right. Invitations are individual, and the answer can be “not yet” without it meaning “no.”
If your dancer is new to the studio and has competitive experience elsewhere, tell us. Take a free trial in the appropriate level, mention the company on the form or at the desk, and the Company Director will watch class and give you an honest read on placement. We do not run open cattle-call auditions on a fixed date; placement is a conversation.
What the company asks of a dancer
More hours. Company dancers take technique classes — ballet is the non-negotiable — alongside their company rehearsals, and the number of weekly hours goes up with the level. Consistent attendance: choreography built in formation falls apart when one dancer is missing, so company families commit to the rehearsal calendar for the season. Preparation: arrive warm, hair and dress code right, corrections written down. And the culture piece, which Bailey holds herself to before she asks it of anyone — dancers support each other, on the floor and off.
In return, dancers get coaching at a level that changes them: clean technique, stage confidence, and choreography that is polished until it clicks. By the end of a season, Bailey's teams describe the program the same way — it feels like family.
What it asks of a family, including cost
Competition is a bigger financial commitment than recreational dance, and we will never hide that. Company families receive a separate fee schedule — typically the additional class hours, a monthly team fee, costumes, and competition costs — laid out before you accept an invitation. Our rule for every charge, company or recreational, is the same: anything beyond tuition is communicated before it hits your account, and tuition itself is published to the dollar. If the numbers do not work for your family this season, say so — it changes nothing about how your dancer is treated in class.
Time is the other cost. Competitions are weekend events, sometimes out of town, and the season has a rehearsal calendar that runs alongside the regular schedule. We share the calendar early so families can plan.
What we will not put on this page
Company class times and the roster. Those are shared with company families directly, not published, because the company is a group of kids and their schedule is theirs. The public schedule on this site is recreational only. If you want to know whether the company is right for your dancer, the honest first step is a free recreational trial — and then ask.
Questions families ask about the company
How does a dancer join the competition team?
By invitation from a teacher who sees readiness in recreational class. Dancers new to the studio with competitive experience can ask about placement at a free trial; the Company Director will watch and give an honest read.
Is there an audition date?
No fixed cattle-call date. Placement is a conversation between the Company Director and the family, usually after a teacher has seen the dancer in class. Ask at the trial or call (623) 253-9229.
What does competition cost?
More than recreational dance, and we say so plainly. Company families get a separate fee schedule — typically added class hours, a monthly team fee, costumes, and competition costs — before they accept. Nothing is charged that was not communicated first.
Can my dancer stay recreational and still perform?
Yes. Every recreational class performs at the Winter Showcase on a real stage with professional production. Recreational-forever is a real path here — same teachers, same rooms, no pressure.
How many hours a week is company?
It depends on level, and it is always more than recreational — technique classes (ballet is required) plus company rehearsals. The exact commitment is laid out in the conversation before an invitation is accepted.
Who directs the company?
Bailey Richardson, our Company Director. High standards, zero yelling, and a season her dancers describe as family. Read her bio on the faculty page.
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