LOUDOUN CONTEMPORARY DANCE CO.
The Loudoun Contemporary Dance Company
The Loudoun Contemporary Dance Company (LCDC) is a pre-professional dance company that offers its dancers progressive education in the continually evolving language of the contemporary dance experience. LCDC gives the community a bold and unique performance season that encompasses all the versatility of contemporary dance. Dancers are selected at a spring audition for the following August to June season.
Our season includes
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two pre-professional concerts - Fall 2025 and Spring 2026;
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two high-caliber conventions and competitions, selected based on the quality of master class instruction, evaluation, and pre-professional opportunities; and
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various community outreach events.
Auditions are open to Loudoun County dancers ages 6-19 for placement in the following groups:
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1st or 2nd Company (LCDC pre-professional level for rising jazz IX-X)
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Apprentice (LCDC intermediate level for rising jazz VI-VIII)
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Junior Apprentice (LCDC beginner level for rising jazz III-V)
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Pre-Apprentice/Mini’s (LCDC introductory level for rising jazz I-III & Mixed Level Jazz)
Loudoun TAPS! is incorporated into all levels of the LCDC.
Audition Information
May 19, 2024
Ages 9-20
$25
May 18, 2025
Auditions $25/dancer
12:00-12:30 pm: Mini's & Pre-Apprentices (Rising levels: Jazz I-II & Mixed level Jazz, Ballet II-III)
12:30-1:00 pm: Jr. Apprentices (Rising levels: Jazz III-V, Ballet IV-VI)
1:00-1:30 pm: Apprentices (Rising levels: Jazz VI-VII, Ballet VII-VIII)
1:30-2:00 pm: Company Dancer (Rising levels: Jazz VIII-X, Ballet IX/IX)
Audition form: https://bit.ly/3EUuqBq
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Mini's
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A minimum of 1 year of dance
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Must be in Jazz I or a Mixed level Jazz
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Must be 6 years old by September 30, 2025
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Pre-Apprentices (1st & 2nd Companies)
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A minimum of 2 years of Ballet, Plus one year of Jazz Must have completed Jazz II or III
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Must be 7 years old by September 30, 2025
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Junior Apprentices (1st & 2nd Companies)
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A minimum of 3 years of Ballet
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Completed Jazz III or IV
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Dancers must be nine years old by September 30, 2025
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Apprentices (1st & 2nd Companies)
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A minimum of 4 years of Ballet
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Completed Jazz IV, V, VI, or VII
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Dancers must be 10 years old by September 30, 2025
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Company Dancers (1st & 2nd Companies)
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A minimum of 5 years of Ballet
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Completed Jazz VII, VIII, IX, or X
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Dancers must be 11 years old by September 30, 2025
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