Ages 5 – 18 · CK Competition Team
Five divisions. One team.
Year-round competitive training, three competitions per season, conventions, master classes, and a community that travels together.
The CK Competition Team is for dancers who want to compete and grow as performers. Five age divisions — Minis, Petites, Juniors, Teens, and Seniors — train year-round, attend three competitions per season, and have opportunities for solo, duet, and trio choreography in addition to group routines.
The team is led by Lee Ann Strain-Whittington, with rotating instructional support from Kacey Miranda, Gracie Walsh, Emily Schmukal, Kate Barton, and Jennifer Fortner. Together they bring decades of competition, performance, and teaching experience.
2026 Auditions
- ·Information meeting: Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 4 pm (recommended)
- ·Auditions: Friday May 8 & Saturday May 9, 2026
- ·Audition fee: $50 (non-refundable)
- ·Bring: 8x10 headshot and completed audition form (due May 7)
- ·Eligibility: ages 5 and up (as of January 1, 2027)
Selection timeline
- →Mid-July: team placement decisions communicated
- →August: Elite Company pieces announced
- →August 17–30: choreography clinics, costume fittings, headshots
- →September: regular season begins
Preparing to audition
We strongly recommend dancers attend as many CK Summer Classes, Camps, and Intensives as possible before auditioning. Summer training builds the technique and stamina the season demands and gives you a head start on the choreography our directors prefer to see.
If your dancer cannot attend in person, contact the studio about an alternative audition.
Meet the team
A snapshot of our 2025 – 26 CK Competition Team roster.
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