These are dancers 8 to 18 years old that are extremely dedicated to their craft.  This team has been created for the more serious dancers on our team.  We encourage these students to attend multiple conventions to expand their education and get in front of the “working” dancers and teachers in the industry.  They are students who want to pursue dance after high school, into college and at a professional level.  These students take multiple summer intensives, ballet camps and travel across the country to better their education, audition for scholarships and compete at the highest level. They take Ballet/Technique 3 to 4  times a week.  They also take Jazz/Lyrical, Tap, Hip-Hop, Pointe, Musical Theater, Leaps/Turns, and Tumble.  On average they are at the studio 4-5 days a week for training and 2 to 3 hours additional for rehearsals on a Saturday.  They receive a discount on all classes they take and have specific requirements for training. They receive custom made costumes and are required to have an ECPA Company Jacket to wear at all their events.  ECPA Elite Company is an exciting experience for everyone on the team! In additional to the conventions, these dancers compete at 2-3 competitions during the spring of Feb.-May and they also compete at 1 National competition in June or beginning of July.  In June they will attend our “Get on the Floor,” summer intensive.  The teachers come from across the country to teach our competitive dancers an exciting education at our “Get on the Floor” summer intensive.  Our dancers are required to participate in a “BOOTCAMP” each year before going to nationals with their team.  This is when the ECPA teachers teach classes/rehearsals, play games, build our team up and get them ready for their final competition of the season!