Production Company Overview

Dance Academy USA Production Company (DAUPC) is a nationally-ranked competition team consisting of talented, hard-working, and enthusiastic dancers, ages 5-18. Participation on this team is an amazing opportunity and a great privilege to work with our own experienced teachers as well as be exposed to industry professionals. DAU strives to give our students the most professional compeition experience, and we are very proud of our wonderful DAUPC students, parents, and teachers.

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 Dance Academy USA’s Production Company (DAUPC) 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 self-confidence, poise, and friendships that dancers develop in DAUPC contribute to lifelong success.