Dance is a universal language, a powerful art form that requires tremendous discipline and offers great rewards. Dancers learn that a deep commitment to study in dance provides growth in the individual’s physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, enhances confidence, communication and a strong sense of community. The VCS Dance Company program offers an intensive pre-professional, conservatory-type training program with a concentration on foundational dance techniques, experience with classic and contemporary dance repertoire, diverse dance forms, and creative expression through performance opportunities and choreography studies and production. VCS Dance Company has performed at Disneyland, Universal Studios, reality shows, fundraisers, pep rallies, chapels, sports events, and more!
This intensive training includes the areas of ballet and foundational modern dance techniques, jazz dance, world dance forms, contemporary dance, tap dance, hip hop dance, classical repertoire, improvisation, and dance composition.
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for VCS Dance Company for the 2026-27 school year! All incoming 6th-12th graders are welcome to audition. Before the audition, please review the dance company information HERE and complete the AUDITION FORM.
WHO: ALL MS Students and ALL HS Students who want to participate in Dance Company for the 2026-2027 school year.
Middle School: Current members of VCS MS Dance company will have their evaluations done during regular class time and will NOT need to attend the audition on Wednesday, April 15th unless Miss Kim has instructed you to do so. ALL NEW MS Students (including rising 6th graders) are required to come to the audition on Wednesday, April 15. Please learn the material linked HERE.
High School: ALL CURRENT MEMBERS of VCS HS Dance company and ALL NEW HS students will need to attend the audition on Tuesday, April 14.
DATES & TIMES:
Middle School (NEW STUDENTS ONLY)- Wednesday, April 15 from 3-5:30 PM (rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders)
High School (MANDATORY FOR ALL HS STUDENTS)- Tuesday, April 14 from 3-6 PM (rising 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th graders)
WHERE: PAR (Performing Arts Room) behind the Kendall Pavilion
WHAT TO WEAR/BRING: Wear a leotard and black leggings. Bring ballet and/or jazz shoes (or contemporary socks for high school) and sneakers. ( Hair must be pulled back completely out of the face. Bring a water bottle.
WHAT TO PREPARE:
MS: Everyone auditioning for MS Dance Company will need to learn and prepare a ballet/jazz routine for the audition on 4/15. There will be an audition clinic on April 2nd from 3:00-4:30pm in the PAR to learn the material in person.
HS: Anyone auditioning for HS Dance Company (including current members) does not need to prepare anything in advance. You will learn some choreography at the audition on 4/14.
WHAT TO KNOW: Auditioning does not guarantee placement in Dance Company. Class sizes are limited due to space constraints. We also cannot guarantee that each student’s placement will fit into their specific school schedule.
If you are unable to attend the assessment time for your grade level or have any questions, you must email fineartsacademy@villagechristian.org no later than April 12th.
Meet the Instructor: Kim Patteri
Kim Patteri, Dance Instructor, has toured internationally with the renowned dance company, Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, swung thirteen roles in the Toronto Broadway Production of Beauty and the Beast, danced opposite Grammy Award winner Celine Dion, was an original member of the Canadian pop sensation group, KONNEXION, and performed in numerous other regional and industrial shows. On camera, Mrs. Kim was a Rockette in The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas, played Wasp Woman opposite Brendan Frasier in Monkeybone, and appeared in over fifty television shows and commercials. As a choreographer, Ms. Kim assisted two thousand performers in the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Special Olympics, Guys and Dolls, Anne Of Green Gables, and the world premiere of Ben Hur: The Musical. Ms. Kim studied dance at the prestigious York University and on scholarship at The Studio Dance Theatre of Toronto, Canada. As a teacher, Mrs. Kim has taught every age and every style of dance in studios, workshops, master classes and colleges all over the world, including Sheridan College Performing Arts (Toronto), Dance Factory (Montreal), Pineapple Studios (London), The Edge (Los Angeles), Dance Precisions (Yorba Linda) and Orange County Song and Dance (Huntington Beach).