Dance Academy USA Production Company (DAUPC) Overview

Dance Academy USA Production Company (DAUPC) is a nationally-ranked competition team consisting of talented, hard-working, and enthusiastic dancers ages 7-18. Participation on this team is an amazing opportunity and a great privilege. We strive to give our students the most professional competition experience, and we are very proud of all our wonderful DAUPC students, parents, and teachers.

If you would like to attend our 26-27 DAUPC Virtual Parent Info Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24th at 6:45pm, RSVP HERE and we will send you the Zoom link!

Production Company History

Dance Academy USA’s COMPETITION TEAM was established in 1991, a year after the opening of the studio. Jane Carter’s vision was not just to have a competition team, but provide much more for the dancers than dance. This is why the dance team is named “Production Company,” because it is not just about dance. Her goal was to create an atmosphere where dancers are able to be challenged, receiving the best technique in a nurturing and loving environment. Coming from a father who was a 3-war vet in the military, she feels hard work, discipline, respect, and teamwork creates success in and out of the dance studio.

You may hear teachers yell out Jane’s famous “A Ten Hut” followed by “At Ease” – – – to get the attention of all 200 team members. To this day, it is never about the First Place Awards, but how each dancer is improving and working together as a team. From the beginning, Ms Jane’s philosophy has been to integrate all competition team members with the recreation program. This type of “blending” produces great dancers across the board and a culture of “team” throughout the entire dance studio.

Production Company Philosophy

The goal of this DAU program is to offer advanced training through a competitive performance environment. DAUPC was created for those highly-dedicated students who wish to broaden their knowledge of dance while building self-esteem through hard work, discipline, and teamwork. Our DAUPC members have pursued impressive collegiate and professional careers (both dance and non-dance related). The confidence, poise, self-discipline, and friendships that dancers develop in DAUPC contribute to lifelong success.