The Oaks Dance Studio · Santaquin, Utah

The Oaks Dance Company: Junior and Senior Oaks

The Oaks Dance Company is the studio’s audition-based performance and competition program, with two companies: Junior Oaks for intermediate dancers and Senior Oaks for advanced dancers. Company dancers attend the Step Up Dance Convention in October and participate in performance and competition opportunities.

Company dancers in red and black costumes posing outdoors.
Company dancers in red and black costumes posing outdoors.

Two companies

Junior Oaks is for intermediate dancers. Senior Oaks is for advanced dancers. Placement is by audition; the studio confirms the appropriate company for each dancer.

Company dancer in a red costume posing beside a trophy at an Aspire competition backdrop.
Company dancer in a red costume posing beside a trophy at an Aspire competition backdrop.

The commitment

Company dancers must take at least two weekly technique classes in addition to choreography, including at least one ballet or jazz class, and maintain 90% attendance. Release from the Company contract is permitted only in two circumstances: a serious injury requiring rehabilitation, or relocation of the family out of the area. Early withdrawal is non-refundable except under these permitted contract-termination circumstances. Review the commitment with Oakley before signing.

The season

The Step Up Dance Convention, Aspire, Step Up, Relevé, and Amplify are part of the program. Competition dates are published before contracts are signed. Company dancers also take part in the all-studio Christmas Show and Spring Concert.

Company dancers in red costumes at a competition backdrop.
Company dancers in red costumes at a competition backdrop.

What it costs

Tuition is based on total weekly minutes. The Step Up Convention fee is $250. Ask the studio for the complete current Company fee schedule, costume charges, optional jacket, photoshoot, and competition entry fees before committing.

Why Company

Most Company dancers will not dance for a living, and that is not the point. Company is a year of showing up for the same people every week, learning choreography faster than you thought you could, and standing in a wing with your heart going before the music starts. The discipline carries into school and work; the friendships tend to outlast the season; and the stage is the stage. If your dancer wants more than one class a week and can keep a 90% attendance promise, audition.

Company classes this season.

Season: Fall 2026 · Updated 2026-10-05 · Times in America/Denver

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Fall 2026 classes at The Oaks Dance Studio
Day & timeClassLevelStudioEnroll
Wednesday
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Dance Company (audition based)CompanyPole Canyon studioEnroll ↗
Thursday
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Senior Dance Company (audition based)Senior CompanyPole Canyon studioEnroll ↗

Age guides recommend starting points, not enrollment restrictions. Published class ages are shown only where supplied. Your instructor confirms placement; availability is confirmed in GoStudioPro.

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A few good questions

What families ask.

What happens after a dancer is accepted?

Accepted dancers enroll in the Company choreography class plus two weekly technique classes, one of them ballet or jazz, and the family signs the one-year contract.

How much travel?

The convention and competition calendar is published before contracts are signed, so every date and city is known up front.

What if we need to leave mid-season?

Release from the Company contract is permitted only in two circumstances: a serious injury requiring rehabilitation, or relocation of the family out of the area. Early withdrawal is non-refundable except under these permitted contract-termination circumstances. Contact Oakley to discuss your circumstances.

Your next step

Start with one class.

Find your class in GoStudioPro. Text (801) 361-6700 to confirm trial arrangements before registering.