HEAT DANCE CONVENTION & COMPETITION (ALL TEAMS)
All EDC Competition Teams & Concert Co. to HEAT Dance in Santa Clara. Visit the HEAT Convention & Competition website for host hotel and booking information.
All EDC Competition Teams & Concert Co. to HEAT Dance in Santa Clara. Visit the HEAT Convention & Competition website for host hotel and booking information.
The studio will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. Dancers may schedule a make-up class through their family portal account or, by contacting us by email or text (209) 425-2828.
We’re excited to have Tony Nguyen Photography to photograph our dancers before out end-of-year showcase. You will have the opportunity to select a time and bring the costumes you’d like your dancer to take action shots in.
Photoshoot will take place at Elevate Dance Company.
PRICING: Pre-Paid Discount- $65 for three (3) digital images (must be paid in full on or before the photo session)
Prepare 5-7 poses and arrive 15 minutes early to warm up
Up to 2 costumes allowed
Tony Nguyen Photography accepts VENMO, Cash and/or Check
Be sure to read the details carefully in the link provided below.
Save the Date for our Annual Showcase -
Saturday, June 20th, 2026 @ 5 PM
The Bob Hope Theatre
EDC Team members are invited to attend the OPTIONAL Heat Dance Nationals July 5-10th. Email us if you are interested and to check registration & availability: admin@elevatedancecompany.com
Summer Camp Week
July 20-24th
9 AM - Noon
Summer Camp
July 20-24
1pm-5pm
Summer Camp
July 27-31
9am-noon
Summer Dance Camp
July 27-31
1-5pm
Save the Date for our Annual Showcase -
Saturday, June 19th, 2027 @ 4 PM
The Bob Hope Theatre
EDC Elite Competition Teams only. Visit the Velocity Dance website website for hotel/booking information.
Join this two (2) day music video experience where you will participate and prep for an industry audition, get cast, learn production and experience behind-the-scenes of the making of a professional music video. Each day will be four (4) hours working with Ivan and Taylor to prepare for the filming of the music video. Take a look at the tentative schedule.
COST: $280 per dancer (payment plans available)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Day 1: (4 hours) 3-7pm
Warm-Ups
Mock Audition
Meal Break
Music Video Rehearsal
Day 2: (4 hours) noon-4pm
Warm up/review
Rehearsal
Meal Break/Get into Wardrobe/Glam Ready
Start "Music Video" Shoot
We are excited to host M.Fam at Elevate! Ivan will focus on hip hop genre. Ivan is a part of the M. Fam duo that have over 30 years in the industry. Working with artists such as Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, The Weeknd, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Kelly Rowland, and many others, the M Fam has touched a variety of stages. Both have performed in the Super Bowl, Latin Grammy’s, iHeart Radio Awards, and on live tour stages. Bring lots of water and excitement to this fun master class.
COST: $40 per dancer
We are excited to host M.Fam at Elevate! Taylor will focus on commercial and industry jazz funk genre. Taylor is a part of the M. Fam duo that have over 30 years in the industry. Working with artists such as Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, The Weeknd, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Kelly Rowland, and many others, the M Fam has touched a variety of stages. Both have performed in the Super Bowl, Latin Grammy’s, iHeart Radio Awards, and on live tour stages. Bring lots of water and excitement to this fun master class.
COST: $40 per dancer
All enrolled dancers are eligible to participate in our “Open Week”. Enjoy an unlimited number of drop-in classes April 6th-11th to make up for the Spring Break studio closure. No need to notify us you are coming, just drop-in! Click HERE to view our schedule of classes.
Studio Closed for Spring Break.
Get ready dancers for one of our new workshop series, The Wind Down: 90's R&B themed class with stretches, warm up and light technique and choreography all dating back to the great 90's style.
COST: $40 per dancer
All EDC Competition Teams to NYCDA Santa Clara. Check Website for Hotel Booking & More Information.
Elevate Artists Foundation presents, "Maison du Mouvement" Movement Mansion Gala at the Grand Island Mansion. We’re excited for everyone to add this special Gala, where we will have the Elevate Dance Conservatory dancers perform an immersive performance by Artistic Director Aiko Tanzawa.
Noon-1pm - Matinee Performance
11:30-noon: Check-in at the Mansion tent - entrance through the parking lot
Noon - Performance and group tours begin promptly at noon.
3pm - Evening Performance
2:30pm -Check-in w/ Champagne Greeting and hors d'oeuvres at Mansion tent - entrance through parking lot. Guests find tables.
3:30 pm - Performance and group tours begin.
4.30 pm - Finale Performance in Mansion Tent with Tables
5pm - Dinner
6-7pm - VIP access to Mansion and more performances, highlighted sponsored dessert tables and mansion bar opens.
9pm - Event Ends
This will be an immersive and interactive performance where guests will walk through the mansion and explore the historic property.
Please make sure to dress in formal attire, shoes to walk around in and coats to wear when exploring the outdoor grounds.
The mansion is located on levee roads that are windy and low lighting, please plan accordingly, carpools, Lyft and Ubers strongly recommended.
President’s Day Observed. Dancers may schedule a make-up class through their family portal account or, by contacting us by email or text (209) 425-2828.
Get excited to take this musical theater master class with Katie Lombardo, who is currently in the cast of Moulin Rouge.
COST: $50
KATIE LOMBARDO originally from Long Island, New York is a professional dancer, singer, actor and teacher in NYC. Her credits include: Broadway: Beetlejuice (Winter Garden & Marquis). National tours: Moulin Rouge (Dance Capt. u/s Nini), Beetlejuice, Elf, Flashdance the Musical (u/s Alex Owens). Regional: Broadway Sacramento, Ogunquit Playhouse, TBTS, J.W. Engeman. TV/Commercial: FBI: Most Wanted, Aldo, Doordash, Dave & Busters. Katie has a BFA from the University of the Arts in Jazz Dance with a minor in Musical Theatre. Instagram: @ktlomb
Get excited to take this musical theater master class with Amanda Mitchell, who is currently in the cast of Moulin Rouge.
COST: $50
Amanda Mitchell, originally from Tampa, Florida, received her BFA in Commercial Dance from Pace University under the direction of Rhonda Miller. Since graduating, Amanda has performed in The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, has toured France and Germany with Sweetbird Production’s Rock the Ballet, and has appeared in various commercials, industrials, tours, music videos, and in seasons 2 and 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She has performed the works of choreographers such as Marguerite Derricks, Hope Boykin, Josh Prince, and Mark Swanhart to name a few. She is currently a swing in the North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
Join us at with our first ever master class with CZ for this intermediate & advanced Cali-Flo Hip-Hop Class. Her movement and choreography will showcase her fluid hip-hop movement that is similar to Elevate's known Cali-Flo style that incorporates a modern flow to traditional hard hitting hip-hop.
Ages 9+
Cost: $32
ABOUT @czlesm - CZ is a professional dancer and choreographer signed with Sony Music Entertainment (@sonymusic) and a member of @newagetheatrics. She has extensive international experience in commercial choreography and has been serving as a choreographer for @layzhang ‘s productions.
Her credits include co-choreographing music videos for the C-pop girl group R.E.D, such as “Diamonds” and “Love is Everywhere.” Collectively, these projects have garnered over 10 million views across various platforms. CZ’s choreography for R.E.D has also been featured on major K-pop stages, including Music Bank, SBS, and The Show.
Beyond commercial work, she has extensive training background in various dance styles. She views dance as a powerful medium for self-expression and strives to show her students that movement can embody any emotion—whether joy, sadness, stress, or anxiety. In her classes, she encourages dancers to embrace their feelings and use dance as a channel to express them authentically.
Join us at for a unique class of contemporary and lyrical fusion movement set to great music.
Ages 9+
Cost: $32
ABOUT @czlesm - CZ is a professional dancer and choreographer signed with Sony Music Entertainment (@sonymusic) and a member of @newagetheatrics. She has extensive international experience in commercial choreography and has been serving as a choreographer for @layzhang ‘s productions.
Her credits include co-choreographing music videos for the C-pop girl group R.E.D, such as “Diamonds” and “Love is Everywhere.” Collectively, these projects have garnered over 10 million views across various platforms. CZ’s choreography for R.E.D has also been featured on major K-pop stages, including Music Bank, SBS, and The Show.
Beyond commercial work, she has extensive training background in various dance styles. She views dance as a powerful medium for self-expression and strives to show her students that movement can embody any emotion—whether joy, sadness, stress, or anxiety. In her classes, she encourages dancers to embrace their feelings and use dance as a channel to express them authentically.
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed. Dancers may schedule a make-up class through their family portal account or, by contacting us by email or text (209) 425-2828.
JOFFREY BALLET SCHOOL AUDITIONS for Summer Intensives
Sunday, January 18th starting at 10am. Auditions available in the following styles:
Ballet, Jazz & Contemporary, Tap, Hip Hop, Musical Theater
COST: $40 per audition genre. (ages 8+ for specific genres)
ATTIRE: Wear the appropriate attire per genre
Ballet 1 (Ages 8-25)
Check-In Date/Time
January 18, 2026 10:00am to 10:30am
Audition Date/Time
January 18, 2026 10:30am to 12:00pm
Hip Hop 1 (Ages 10-25)
Check-In Date/Time
January 18, 2026 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Audition Date/Time
January 18, 2026 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Jazz & Contemporary 1 (Ages 8-25)
Check-In Date/Time
January 18, 2026 12:00pm to 12:30pm
Audition Date/Time
January 18, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Musical Theater 1 (Ages 10-25)
Check-In Date/Time
January 18, 2026 3:30pm to 4:00pm
Audition Date/Time
January 18, 2026 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Tap 1 (Ages 10-25)
Check-In Date/Time
January 18, 2026 5:00pm to 5:30pm
Audition Date/Time
January 18, 2026 5:30pm to 7:00pm
All enrolled dancers are eligible to participate in our “Open Week”. Enjoy an unlimited number of drop-in classes January 5th-10th to make up for the Winter Break studio closure. No need to notify us you are coming, just drop-in! Click HERE to view our schedule of classes.
EDC Team to optional hip hop convention & competition. Check out details on KAOS.
Back from Joffrey NYC, we have Aurielle Sepulveda, an Elevate Alum, sharing her latest choreography at this workshop. This workshop will be for beginner and intermediate dancers only.
Professional dance educator and choreographer, Aurielle Sepulveda, certified in Progressing Ballet Technique, strives to develop dancers both technically and artistically. The Stockton, CA native trained at Bolshoi West Ballet Academy and Elevate Dance Company. Aurielle has since received scholarships for The Joffrey Ballet School's New York City Jazz & Contemporary Pre-Professional program under the direction of Angelica Stiskin and Bradley Shelver. Aurielle Sepulveda is procuring her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance through The Jofrrey BFA Program in New York City and has performed in events, such as New York Fashion Week and danced as a guest artist in the New York based company Abarukas.
Another Elevate Alum back from Joffrey NYC, Keira Sumaquial, will be bringing her Cali-flo choreography to the studio.
Keira Sumaquial is a New York/California based choreographer, creative and explorer. With a grounded foundation in East Bay street styles, Cali-Flo, Keira expanded her passion for dance throughout multiple dance disciplines, such as modern, contemporary, ballet, theater, Jazz and more at the Joffrey Ballet School, Jazz & Contemporary Trainee Program in NYC. Her mission is to learn, advocate and express what typically tends to be undermined, her resistance being to lead with love in a world that fuels hate.
Another Elevate Alum back from Joffrey NYC, Keira Sumaquial, will be bringing her Cali-flo choreography to the studio.
Keira Sumaquial is a New York/California based choreographer, creative and explorer. With a grounded foundation in East Bay street styles, Cali-Flo, Keira expanded her passion for dance throughout multiple dance disciplines, such as modern, contemporary, ballet, theater, Jazz and more at the Joffrey Ballet School, Jazz & Contemporary Trainee Program in NYC. Her mission is to learn, advocate and express what typically tends to be undermined, her resistance being to lead with love in a world that fuels hate.
Back from Joffrey NYC, we have Aurielle Sepulveda, an Elevate Alum, sharing her latest choreography at this workshop. This workshop will be for intermediate and advanced dancers only.
Professional dance educator and choreographer, Aurielle Sepulveda, certified in Progressing Ballet Technique, strives to develop dancers both technically and artistically. The Stockton, CA native trained at Bolshoi West Ballet Academy and Elevate Dance Company. Aurielle has since received scholarships for The Joffrey Ballet School's New York City Jazz & Contemporary Pre-Professional program under the direction of Angelica Stiskin and Bradley Shelver. Aurielle Sepulveda is procuring her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance through The Jofrrey BFA Program in New York City and has performed in events, such as New York Fashion Week and danced as a guest artist in the New York based company Abarukas.
Studio Closed for Winter Break. Students may enjoy our “Open Week” when we return January 5-10th, 2024.
All enrolled dancers are eligible to participate in our “Open Week”. Enjoy an unlimited number of drop-in classes December 1st-6th to make up for the Thanksgiving Holiday studio closure. No need to notify us you are coming, just drop-in! Click HERE to view our schedule of classes.
Studio Closed for Thanksgiving Break. Enrolled dancers may enjoy our “Open Week“ when we return 12/1-12/6.
All EDC Competition Teams & Concert Co. to attend. Visit the Embody Dance Conference website for host hotel and information.
Stockton Kings Basketball Game
Phil Wright coming to Stockton for a hip hop master class.
Buy your tickets today!
You will be directed to an external ticket site, Events Ticket Center
Events Ticket Center will be responsible for any questions or ticketing questions. Elevate is not responsible or in-charge of this performance ticketing and any events details.
Students that have classes on Halloween may take a make-up class in any genre within their age range. Be sure to login to your account into Studio Director and add the make-up class you will be attending.