Jazz Team Clinic will be held Monday, August 4th and Wednesday, August 6th from 5:30-7:pm.

Hip Hop Team Clinic will be held Monday, August 4th and Wednesday, August 6th from 7-8pm.

We are sorry, clinic is closed to parents. We ask that you please drop your child off and return at the end to pick them up. Thank you!

Due to the exponential growth of tryouts in recent years, this year, we are moving auditions to a Saturday and changing the schedule to allow for more time. Please read carefully.

Hip Hop Team Tryouts will be held on Saturday, August 9th. Check in will begin at 8:45am. Miss Kelley will pray with parents and students at 9:30. After this, parents will be dismissed and tryouts will begin promptly at 9:45am. (Parents are not permitted to stay in the building during tryouts).

You will receive a text when your child is finished with hip hop tryouts. Please pick them up promptly. The studio will be closed to parents and students after hip hop tryouts until doors open again for jazz tryouts at 12:30. We feel it is in your dancer's best interest if they are able to go home, eat a light lunch and rest before returning for their next tryout.

Jazz Team Tryouts will be held on Saturday, August 9th. Check in will begin at 12:30. Miss Kelley will pray with students and parents at 12:45. Again, parents will be dismissed immediately after prayer, and jazz tryouts will begin promptly at 1pm.

You will receive a text when your dancer is finished with jazz team tryouts and ready for pick up.

Those trying out for jazz team must be the age of 6 by December 1st.

If trying out for jazz teams, you must take ballet in addition to jazz technique (or leaps and turns) during our 6 week summer course.

In addition to a routine learned at clinic, those auditioning for jazz team should be prepared for the following skills:

Ages 6-8:
Left and right splits
Battements
Alternating chasses
Single pirouette
Chaine turns
Pique turns
Right leap
Fan kick

Bonus: Heel extension or double pirouette

Ages 9-11:
Left and right splits
Battements
Double pirouette
Double pique turn
Right leap
Middle leap
Calypso

Bonus: Triple pirouette or disc/renverse

Ages 12 and Up:
Left and right splits
Battements
Triple Pirouette
Calypso
Disc
Right Leap
Middle Leap
Two 8 counts of turns in second

Bonus: Quadruple pirouette or reverse leap/switch leap

Those trying out for hip hop team must be 9 years old by December 1st.

Hip hop try outs do not require technical abilities, only the performance learned at clinic.

Bonus: headspring, kip-up, or tumbling pass

Jazz - All students must have their hair in a bun, solid black leotards, tights and jazz shoes.

Hip Hop - Students may wear solid black joggers, shorts, etc. over their leotard for hip hop tryouts with sneakers. Hair may be in a ponytail.

There will be a $25 fee per dancer per audition charged to your account.

We will have an optional parent meeting on Tuesday, July 30th at 6:30 for those wanting more information. There will also be a mandatory parent meeting for those who made team on Monday, August 11th at 6:30pm that will go into the team contract in more detail.

Parents will not be invited into clinic to video the routine nor will it be livestreamed, but you may download a video as well as the edited music on our website at misskelleys.com/tryoutmusic. This will be available beginning the morning after the first night of clinic (to allow for any changes after the first night of instruction) so that you may practice at home.

While private lessons are certainly not required, many students like to do them. Private lessons are set up with instructors directly and are $50 an hour.

• Please remember that many of our teachers work full time jobs, or more than one job. We recommend booking private lessons in advance, but don't panic if a few teachers are fully booked. We have 20+ teachers on staff to reach out to. You can also try booking group privates with friends if limited studio time is available, or rent a studio and work with an older team member if you can't find a time to work with a certain teacher.

Studio rentals are always available for just $20 an hour. We have many people to take advantage of this opportunity during tryout weeks. Please email alyssa@misskelleys.com if you wish to rent a studio.

Results will be posted the evening of tryouts to misskelleys.com/tryouts. Only audition numbers will be listed. Don’t forget your number! Look for your number across ALL teams.

Note - an error message will appear until this page is made public. Just refresh!

The girls that make team have started a tradition of going to get a treat after results are posted. We want to make sure everyone is aware that they can join at Bendy’s in Trussville!

You may have seen on social media in recent years that those that made team were surprised with yard signs. We would like to continue this tradition and add to it! Any senior team members that would like to participate in distributing signs after tryouts can meet at the studio after celebrating at Bendy's. (Senior Team members may still take home their own sign as well).

If you make team and receive a sign in your yard, please return the sign either the following Monday at the mandatory parent meeting, or the first week of dance if you would like to celebrate a little longer!

Signs are numbered and a $25 fee will be applied for any signs not returned.

Yes! We would hate for an only temporary injury to cause your child to miss out on a year's worth of growth and fun on team. We have done video auditions for decades! In order to be allowed a video audition, you must provide a doctor's excuse. Other extenuating circumstances may also be permissible. (For example, we once had sisters who lived out of state tryout via video before moving to Trussville).

Please know, video tryouts are not necessarily "easier." We have had video tryouts to make a team, and not make team.

We bring in outside judges to be fair and impartial. Should a judge know a dancer, they will recuse themselves. Judges scores are based on technique, flexibility, showmanship, musicality, appearance, execution of the choreography, etc.

Students try out based on age. However, this is not how our teams will be grouped. Team placement is based on scores and the natural breaks among scores. For example, if the average scores were to read 98, 98, 98, 98, 96, 96, 96, 96, 97, 97, 95, 95, 94, 94, 93, 93, 93... but then suddenly drop to 83. This is where a natural break occurs and how we select a team. We are not looking for any certain number of students, but rather a grouping of scores. Your dancer will be placed on a team with those that scored the same as she did. Just because she tried out with certain ages, does not mean she will be on a team with those ages. For example, a 9 year old might have scored more along with the petite team. Some 11 year olds might be on Intermediate team, while some might be on Junior. With dance, it is more about level than age. With tryouts in particular, it is about where your score falls according to the outside judges.

We cannot override the scores given by the judges. Whichever team your child makes is a final decision.

We would like to say that we feel every child here is a wonderful dancer, and given a different day or different judges, the results might be different! Please remember that every audition your dancer goes through, whether it be here or cheerleading, danceline, Colorguard, theatre, etc. - you can always learn something to help with your next audition! We sincerely regret not every child will make our teams. Our teachers would truly love it if each child could be on team!

If your child does not make team, please know it is not a reflection of your dancer's potential. The very best dancers can have an off day! We ask that if your child does not make it, please remember they will feed off of your reaction to the results. Take the opportunity to exemplify grace, instill a strong work ethic, teach them about growth and determination, and motivate them to try again! We've had many students to not make it more than one year in a row, but keep working hard and eventually make team! Do not let your child be discouraged from participating in dance. Dealing with disappointment and trying harder is a valuable life lesson and will apply to so many things throughout their life. Please set an example of good attitude and perseverance for your child!