This year the South Carolina Dance Association will have their SCDAncing festival right here, March 7-8, 2020 at SOA!!!!!  The South Carolina Dance Association, in conjunction with the dance department of Charleston County School of the Arts, presents the Festival. The two-day Festival will welcome dancers from all over the state ranging from beginner dancers…

Please join us at the Dance Boosters meeting on Monday, Nov. 11th at 4:30 at the La Hacienda by Tanger. We want as many parents involved as possible! We would love to see where we can expand our leadership and discover new ideas to make our department strong.

Don’t miss this chance for scholarships!Point Park University will host high school students from around the country and around the world to the National High School Dance Festival, Feb. 26 – March 1, 2020. Juniors and Seniors from the School of the Arts dance department are invited to attend. Plans are to de-part on Tuesday,…

SIGN UP HERE!!! Think you have what it takes to take home the mirror ball this year? Recruit your favorite teacher as a dance partner, grab a group of fellow performers if you want and see Ms. T about signing up for the second annual Dancing with the Teachers! Google classroom code is wvt12qt. Keep…

AD DEADLINE IS NOV 1st October is the month to sell community sponsorships. This initiative is one of the Dance Department’s two top fundraisers, to buy extras for the department without raising the dance fees we pay each year. NEW FOR THIS YEAR: The student that sells the highest dollar amount in sponsorships and the…

Please remember the 6th & 7th grade field trip payments are due in full by Mon 9/30. Cost is $45. The field trip includes Wild Blue Ropes, Jazz master class, and transportation. You should have received an invoice via email that you can use to pay this or you can pay by check (payable to…

Please go to the volunteer page and find what you can help the Dance Department with this year! So much of what we do for your kids is dependent on volunteer manpower. We thank everyone for doing their part to make the department great!

Would your dancer like a jacket or bag witrh the SOA Dance logo on it for the holidays? Seniors, need to buy those sweats? The SOA Store (run by BSN, formerly T&T Sports) is now open!!! Here is the link and or bsnteamsports.com access code jC2nqTJzQW, as well as a pdf of available items. This…

As you know from last night’s meeting, the Booster Club executive board will be losing most of its members this year with graduations. The attached list has been done previously by 4 people…we have broken it up into smaller tasks so that the jobs become less overwhelming! We also need to pass the torch to…

Audition to Dance with Us in North Charleston Saturday, October 5 Time: 10:30 a.m. Host Studio: Ballet Academy of Charleston: 1579 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407 Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker is coming to North Charleston and the company is looking for local ballet students ages 6 to 18 years for children’s roles. Local youth can audition…

from Holland McDowell with The Purple Tutu: My organization provides ballet classes to children ages 4-10 in the special needs community, and we are about to begin our Fall season. I am reaching out as we would love to find more dancer volunteers to help teach our class. If you know of anyone who may…

The Dance Department is holding a MANDATORY parent meeting at 5:45 on September 19th, following the Middle School Dance Day. Students are welcome, but we need all parents to attend the meeting to discuss departmental business for the new year and moving forward.