FAQs

We recommend sweats and your favourite t-shirt! Indoor sneakers too please!
We have different levels available for differing experience levels. If you have never danced before, come try our beginner class! If you have dance experience hop into our intermediate classes!
Our classes are great for dancers ages 12 and up. If you have a child that is younger who wants to take class, we recommend our kids programs!

Our Beginner Kids Recreational Program is designed for kiddos ages 8-11. Dancers in this class tend to have 0-1 years of hip hop dance at which point, dancers usually graduate into our next program…
Our Beg/Int Competitive Program is designed for your ages 11-13, although we have had students younger join our competitive programs in the past! Competitors in this class tend to have 1-3 years of hip hop dance experience.
Our Beginner Kids Recreational show off their latest and coolest dance moves in our December and June recitals!
Our Beg/Int Competitive compete in a minimum of 3 competitions a season as well as showcasing at our December and June recitals with ample of opportunities sprinkled in between!
Our Beginner Kids Recreation not have any further costs or commitments aside from the December and June recitals and tech rehearsals for those recitals.
Our Beg/Int Competitive do have addition competition fees such as competition registration fees, costume fees and travel fees associated with out of town competitions. For additional information inquire within at info@universesouldance.com

Our competitive programs (Beg - Adv) will do 3 competitions a year. Two in Edmonton, one in Calgary.
Our pre-professional program will typically do 3-4 competitions a year, one of which is a convention.
Yes there are additional competition fees such as competition registration fees, costume fees and travel fees associated with out of town competitions. This Fee Information can be requested at info@universesouldance.com.
There are auditions in June and typically August/September where our faculty will place students in the appropriate competitive level. Some students join us with several years of experience and some are brand new! It depends on the dancer.

All of our recreational programs run on Sunday and you can view the schedule here.
Yes! This program performs in the December and June recitals which has been real fun for all of our students.
Yes, our trial period runs from September - October and again from January - March

We feel that the mature nature of the essence of heels is more appropriate for dancers at least 18 years of age. If you are wanting to explore the feminine style of choreography often offered in a heels class, we encourage you to try our Femme Drop-In class.
In terms of heels, we recommend a stiletto that is no higher than 3 inches to start with good ankle support. These shoes typically look like ankle booties and are either open toed or pointed. These shoes help elongate and emphasize your lines in class! However, we welcome all types of of heels as long as you feel comfortable in them!
Wear something that makes you feel good! As students and dancers, we’re inspired by the saying “Look good, feel good!”. Typically students come in a t-shirt or tank top and either leggings or sweats on the bottom.
Our Heels Program offers a mix of choreography and technique and skill and is a progressive series of classes. A lot of our students experience visible growth from their first class tot heir last and feel very accomplished.
Our Drop-In classes is a choreography class.

The Alumni Program is designed for dancers ages 18 and up to continue their dance journey’s past the typical grade 12 graduation. Most dancers thinking of joining should have had stage experience before and has likely competed for several years, really enjoy dancing and want to continue performing. Some dancers may also need several years before they move to bigger dance cities such as Vancouver, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles and this program would be excellent to continue your training before the big transition.
Yes, in fact there is a special VIP tier available to Alumni Program members where they can combine the Alumni Program offerings with other UV Programs such as the competitive or recreational or heels programming at a fixed price. Essentially an unbeatable opportunity!
The Alumni Program consists of performance based classes and dancers are working on routines that hit the stage.
If you are looking for something with less commitment, try our recreational programs which meet once a week and still work towards the December and June recitals!

Yes, you can purchase the following packages:
1 Class (Starter Package)
3 Class (Standard Package)
5 Class (VIP Package)
Private classes are priced depending on the teacher as each instructor has different rates based on experience. Please fill out the Private Form to inquire!
We recommend booking one session with your preferred teacher before booking your desired package.
The VIP package is our maximum value package and is what we recommend most students!
At UV we respect other artists’ work and we prefer to stick to our own work especially when it comes to teaching!

Yes absolutely. Our auditions are like placement classes. It helps us see what level/roster you should be placed in.
Taking drop-in classes will help you prepare for auditions.
In auditions we look at your ability to handle pressure, pick-up choreo and your quality of movement and performance!