Location
471 Blue Prince Road
Bluefield, WV 24701
STARZ Performing Arts Companies provide a positive, safe environment for students to grow and flourish, not only as artists but as young adults. Our Competition Team Program teaches confidence, responsibility, time management, and self-esteem, while giving students the opportunity to build relationships and memories that will last a lifetime. Being a member of the company is an amazing experience, and has positively impacted the lives of so many of our students.
Dancers ages 5-18 from any studio are invited to audition for a place in our competitive company. Those auditioning for STARZ Competition Team must have at least one year of previous dance experience. In addition to STARZ Competition Team, our Academy is home to STARZ en Pointe - a Classical Ballet Company for intermediate & advanced dancers, ages 12-18. Contact us for more info!
Students in STARZ Dance Companies have been awarded scholarships and opportunities to study at American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet School, The Institute for American Musical Theatre, NYU TISCH School of the Arts, Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, Millennium Dance Complex, and more. Former STARZ Company Dancers have graduated from The Juilliard School (NY), NYU (NY), The Institute for American Musical Theatre (NY), and are currently working in L.A., N.Y., AZ, Orlando, Montreal, & Germany.
STARZ Competition Team dancers perform locally and compete at several competitions every year. STARZ Company members have unlimited opportunities to attend Conventions and Master Classes with some of the top instructors and choreographers in the world, as well as study with more than 300 top instructors & choreographers every week through online & live stream classes with CLI Studios. Specialized classes through CLI Studios are now integrated into our daily curriculum at STARZ, and offer our students the opportunity to study with some of the best instructors and choreographers in the industry today.
Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of one of the most exciting and elite dance companies in the two Virginias!
STARZ 2024-2025 Competition Team Dancers
Jillian Baker, Presley Baker, Hannah Branscome, Paisley Bridges, Olivia Brown, Lela Conner, Raylynn Cutlip, Ellie Harris, Sophie Hash, Madelyn Hooker, Joplin Hurt, Kayleigh Kennedy, Sophia Lacy, Harper Lawson, Mia Lawson, Laya Lowe, Kali McGuire, Gabryella Milam, Adeline Montgomery, Isabella Mullenaux, Giuliana Protti-Lawrence, Aria Romano, Olivia Sweeney, Jamie Vance, Kennedi Wheby, Reagan Whitt
STARZ en Pointe 2024-2025
Mia Lawson, Olivia Sweeney