Edge Performing Company Info

Learn all about our Edge Performing Company! 

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:04

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SPEAKER_01 0:15

Rhythm Pod will be your go-to source to stay inspired and connected. We can't wait to share all the rhythm fun. Hi everyone, welcome to the Edge Performing Company Informational Podcast. Thank you so much for listening today and for your interest in our Edge Performing Company. Edge is our most advanced company at Rhythm Dance Center. And today we're going to share some really important information on what being an Edge Performing Company dancer is all about, what it looks like, what the requirements are, what the expectations are, what the financial commitments are, and so much more. So once you've listened to this episode, remember that you can submit any questions you might have via our QA form, and we will answer those on our March 30th podcast. And you can always email us at rdcauditions at gmail.com with any questions you might have.

SPEAKER_00 1:06

Hey guys, this is Becca. I'm gonna read to you what our Edge Performing Company description is. Like Danny said, Edge is our highest level. Um it's our most intense level, uh, but it's so awesome. And these kids are truly, truly amazing, and we love working with them. So here's our edge description. Edge is Rhythm Dance Center's highest level performing company featuring exceptional dancers recognized for their distinctive style, technical excellence, and versatility across all dance genres, all showcased through their dynamic performance quality. There are four age groups: many, junior, teen, and senior. The ages range from eight to eighteen. Edge dancers take the stage to dance and compete at the top national talent conventions and competitions. In addition, you see them highlighted in all our year-end shows, performing our well-known themed production numbers. Being an edge dancer requires dedication, passion, and a commitment to the high standards of the program. We are proud to cultivate well-rounded, versatile dancers, offering elite training and incredible opportunities that support both personal growth and for those interested, a future in dance. Beyond dance technique and many performances, the bonds formed within Edge between dancers and faculty create a lasting sense of camaraderie and mentorship. With many dancers training under the same teachers throughout their entire journey at rhythm, these relationships extend far beyond the studio, shaping their growth in both dance and in life.

SPEAKER_01 2:28

All right, we're gonna talk about Edge and what it all involves because there is quite a bit, and we want to make sure that we explain it as much as we can. Just like with all of our other companies, it means choosing dance as a priority over all other extracurricular activities. For Edge, this is a big one. It's virtually impossible for for these kids to do anything outside of their edge commitment. Minis occasionally can make it happen, but even then it gets pretty tough when they get into competition season.

SPEAKER_00 2:56

And I think that like, I think that I think mainly with something like this, communication is key. Absolutely. So if you have a question about this, you know, like, I don't know, if your dancer has always participated in their school musical every year, talk to us about that. If we can accommodate something like that that's gonna kind of go hand in hand with dancing, we're gonna do that. Also, dance team at school. We have a few kids that do that. If we can accommodate that, we're going to try to work with you. Again, we just need to be communicated with that. I think being on the soccer team at school or being on like a high-level softball team or a high-level gymnastics team or a highly high-level cheerleading competitive team, that's not gonna work. I feel like too complicated and too many conflicts. Too many conflicts. So basically, if that's, you know, if that's what your dancer is doing, you might want to consider another company that we have at rhythm. But for edge, you want to be all in, all in for all in for edge, all in for rhythm, all in for dance.

SPEAKER_01 3:58

Yes. As far as weekly commitments go, our mini edge dancers attend uh weekly classes two days per week, and they are on Mondays and Wednesdays, and they're gonna remain on Monday and Wednesday, from approximately 3:30 to 7:30 each of those days. The juniors attend classes three days a week. That is gonna be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and will remain the same as it has been. Approximately 5:30 to 9.30 p.m. Teens and seniors attend three days per week. It is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and will remain that way, approximately 5.30 to 9.30 as well. All edge companies are taking classes in tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, hip hop, acrobatics, and more. Our edge dancers take more ballet than they do anything else, as that is their technical base, helping them in every other style that they do. Um, in the week leading up to a competition, the minis do attend on a on a third day. They come on Thursday before we do a big spirit session, we do one last full-out rehearsal in front of everybody before we compete that weekend. So minis do need to note that at least five times a year, they'll be there one extra day um during the week leading up to competition. Weekend rehearsals are required, and there are quite a few of them throughout the year. Um, depending on the time of year, it's heavier at certain times and lighter at certain times, also depending on your dancer's age. Um, but they there are quite a few weekend rehearsals. Um, we try to get as much done during the week as we can, but it's virtually impossible to make it up.

SPEAKER_00 5:20

Yeah, I think being in a in a high-level company like this, like there's no way possible to learn all they learn and compete, all they compete and not be there on weekends. It's not every weekend, but it is heavy weekends. And it isn't the full weekend either.

SPEAKER_01 5:34

That's the day. It's you know, rehearsal.

SPEAKER_00 5:36

It just depends. I mean, January and February, I think we're gonna talk about this again later, but it's it's insane. It's insane. It's insane. It's literally, and and I also would like to add that sometimes during those busy times, we may have your dancer come in for an extra day during the week. Like the minis may have to come to a Tuesday rehearsal, or the you know, the the juniors may have to come to a what day does the town rehearsal rehearsal as well. The seniors might have to come for a Wednesday rehearsal. If we have a guest artist in town and the guest artist is only here on Tuesday, Wednesday, if you're in that piece, you're gonna be at the studio on Wednesday. So the schedule does change quite often for Edge. Um there a lot, they're at rhythm a lot.

SPEAKER_01 6:22

And they love every minute of it.

SPEAKER_00 6:23

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 6:24

Um Edge dancers attend five conventions that all the all five have competitions with them during the regional season. And the first one is typically the end of January. That's approximately when we'll get our first competition dances on stage.

SPEAKER_00 6:36

Yeah, I also just like to add that our Edge Performing Company, like Danny said, all of our competitions are going to be attended with a convention. We found very early on in our rhythm career that we knew that we loved the atmosphere and the types of um talent that these conventions with competitions attract. We found that we were we were there with like-minded studio owners. Just a nice high level of education and additional performance. And so that's why with our edge dancers, we um only attend the ones that have the uh conventions with the competitions.

SPEAKER_01 7:15

Yes. Um, they will perform a jazz routine, a tap routine, a hip-hop routine, a contemporary routine as each company uh with each of their companies. And then also they do two productions where the full edge company dances together. Our big themed production, it's the it's the routine that is the theme of our year, and it opens all of our shows at the end of the season. It's amazing and fun. Also, their big tap production that is always amazing, that Katie puts together, and all edge dancers uh participate in these productions. Um, the opportunity to audition for solos, extra groups, and guest choreographers. So this is on top of those other routines that I just, those required routines that I just listed out. Um the edge dancers have the opportunity to audition, not required to, completely optional, but for solos. Generally, our juniors, teens, and seniors are going to be approved to do a solo if they would like to. Minis, we need to approve them. We need to make sure that they're ready to get on stage by themselves. Um, we have a solo director, Miss Cara, who is incredible, and we have lots of requirements for rehearsals and cleanings for the solos. So um that's all on an individual basis, but we are always happy to direct to direct and answer questions and coordinate solos as um.

SPEAKER_00 8:25

And while we love, we love solos and what it brings to our dancers, we are definitely very team-oriented, and we are always gonna put the team and the groups before the solos. Yes.

SPEAKER_01 8:38

Um, in addition, when it comes to extra groups, um I forgot to. And extra groups are extra groups are all of the dances that you might see that are not those required in jazz tap, hip-hop contemporary, and production routines that I talked about. Um, it might be a smaller group, it may be extra another tap routine in a smaller group, it may be a guest artist that comes in and they choreograph a piece. Um, all of that is extra, meaning once you're in edge, in the fall, we will send out a form where you'll express your interest and um limit as to what you as a family are able to afford and also the time commitment you'll you're able to add to what you're already doing because it is just like I said, it's extra. It's an extra group because it's extra on top of everything you're already doing and paying for. Um, we have quite a few extra groups. They're great. They give the kids an opportunity to do um something outside of the full group, another performance opportunity, and when they're ready for it, um they're great, but it is more.

SPEAKER_00 9:38

So just it's more in every way, it's more money, it's more rehearsal, it's more competition time. Yes. It's more. But but I will tell you that I will say the benefits are yeah, I will say most of our dancers all participate in extra groups. It's not a requirement. And through the years, we absolutely have kids that don't participate in as many. Participate in very few. Um, but it most kids do participate in something. I will say mini edge, if you are a new mini, new to mini edge. Honestly, Danny and I usually say, you know what, let's just get let's just get you in these groups. Because I do think that like the transition from, especially as a mini, the transition from many stars or spotlight or connection, whatever group you're in, the transition to that into mini edge is usually it can be a lot sometimes.

SPEAKER_01 10:28

Yeah, I mean it's great, and it all works out and they love every second of it, and they're learning so much. But there is a transition period, just like any other big change.

SPEAKER_00 10:35

And they're learning choreography much quicker than in some of the other companies. It's a little more detailed, it's a little more challenging. So they're expected just to learn more a little quick more quickly. And so sometimes doing extra groups for minis, it's not necessary. It's a pause. So put a pause on it. That's something that you could always talk to us about. So don't let it, don't make, don't think that, oh, if I'm gonna be an edge, I have to do this. You know, you're not gonna have to do it. So it's not required.

SPEAKER_01 11:06

Those are extra groups and solos right there.

SPEAKER_00 11:08

Yes. Next, we have um we it speaking of extra, we're still on the extra thing. We also do classes and workshops with guest teachers and choreographers. And this would be when we bring an outside person that does not teach every week at rhythm into rhythm uh to teach the dancers. And it's a usually a great experience. It offers them a, you know, a really something that's different, something that may be outside their comfort zone that's gonna give them a little extra push, a little more inspiration. Uh, so we love, we've always brought in guest artists, and we are excited to continue doing that. And we bring in guest artists in a lot of different styles. So this is something that when they come in, sometimes they come in just to teach, but sometimes they come in and they choreograph a piece while they are here. And when that happens, we let those choreographers do their own audition. So all the dancers, we would let, we would also, it's usually a little more expensive for a guest artist. So we would send an email out prior that says, I'm gonna use Kirsten Russell as an example because she's a guest artist that we've had multiple times. She did a piece this year. So we're gonna email you and say, hey, Kirsten Russell is going to be here next week. She is going to choreograph a senior small group. She's gonna look for probably nine to 11 dancers. Please let us know if you would like to be considered. The choreography rate is going to be blank, which is usually like, say,$300. And then your rehearsal time is going to be Tuesday and Wednesday. Like I said earlier, seniors don't come, or tees don't come on Wednesday. So if you know that you're not available on Wednesday, you wouldn't audition for this. If this is financially not what you want to do, you would not audition for this. Or maybe your dancer just doesn't want to audition. Like then that's fine too. Uh, but you will let us know if they would like to be considered. We let the choreographer know. And then they choose the dancers right then and there. It's like a true audition experience. They find out on the spot if they did or did not make it. And usually rehearsals start that night, right after the audition, pretty quick. The guest artist classes are always required for all edge dancers. It's part of our edge program. And honestly, even if you are, if you can't attend that class for some reason, we still require you to pay for it because it takes every dancer to be able to afford to bring in these people. Uh, so that's part of just the guest artist thing. But we love, love, love bringing guest artists in, and I think our dancers do too. And some of the pieces that choreograph are always super challenging and cool and unique and interesting and give the dancers a push. And an edge. And an edge. Oh, wow. Okay. Also, we have tap the map. This is an extra workshop. It's a tap workshop. It has been at rhythm for 20 plus years now. Katie Carroll has organized this from day one since she started teaching at rhythm. It is awesome. It is a massive, massive tap party. Katie refers to it as her tap Christmas. That's what she refers to it as. And so this is basically uh two full days of tapping at rhythm. And that date is TVD, but it's usually always in the fall. It's usually one of the first things that happens. Uh, so you can look for that date to be announced probably pretty soon, honestly. We also have the attendance to the edge summer intensive. It is going to be August 5th through the 9th. This is after school starts back. This is required. There's not another option. Uh, most of the time we don't really have many conflicts for this because it's they're back in school. They're back in school. So um, it is a heavy weekend schedule. The the days, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday would be obviously after school. Also, the reason we do this is because Edge does have a big summer commitment with their national competition and rehearsal schedule. So we bump their summer intensive to be right before we start back. So that's when we do that. We also have a ballet summer boot camp for our edge dancers. This is required for all of our many edge dancers, and it's also required for all dancers that are new to Edge. And we have two different options for this. Um, and this is just to kind of get you acclimated to Edge and what ballet is for edge dancers. So it just kind of gives them a jump start before they, you know, get back into summer intensive and also to the to the year. If neither of these dates work for you, um, we will work with you to find a makeup for this. So this is not like the summer intensive where if you not a deal breaker, but you absolutely can't attend one of these, just talk to us and we can find another um another option for you. We also do a big nationals um every summer for Edge. Nationals is basically like the culmination of a big season um for whatever whatever competition we decide to do. There's a billion different ones.

SPEAKER_01 16:06

Um studios from all over the country and Canada and all over attend. They're super, super cool and super large.

SPEAKER_00 16:14

Yes. So we always attend this. Um we uh have gone to a bunch of different places this summer, summer of 2026. We will be going to Las Vegas for press play nationals. Um we have attended nationals in Orlando, Vegas, Myrtle Beach, New York, Chicago, and more. The dates usually range from mid to late June to mid to late July. Um, in addition, a full week of rehearsals prior to our nationals will be fully required for edge dancers. And we will announce the event location and date for um summer of 2027, no later than this September 2026. Um, but nationals is it's really fun. It's crazy. Big culmination. Big culmination.

SPEAKER_01 16:59

Party at the end of the season.

SPEAKER_00 17:00

Yes. Also, edge dancers participate in our holiday show, which is in December. We try to, that's usually the first time that any of our edge dances are presented on a stage. We get as many done as possible. We get as many done as possible. Sometimes they're not all the way fully costumed or fairly costumed, right? But we get them on stage. And then um, they also perform in all of our year-in shows. We usually have eight year-end shows, just depends. Um, but all of our edge dancers are in all of them. They most they most of them have a big role in all of them, whether they're helping out with the some of the younger kid dances, they may be helping out backstage, also opening our show and closing our show with our big themed productions. We also will have an edge company parent meeting. This will be held in mid-September. This is where you get your Edge handbook and you learn about all the things for the season. We're gonna give you as many dates as possible during this meeting. We want you to be as prepared as possible. We work really hard to get dates out as soon as we can for these big things. Honestly, probably most of the dates are gonna be emailed out sooner. It is getting to a time where a lot of these conventions and competitions are honestly, they've already even published their dates. So, like we are already seeing those come in now, which is amazing. It used to not be until September till they publish dates. So, you know, here we are in March and we already know a lot of the dates.

SPEAKER_01 18:27

We're already collecting them. I will say we need to wait until they all come in to figure out exactly what this is gonna make sense for all of our companies because there are quite a few weekend commitments. So, but it is great to start getting them in earlier and we will get them to you as soon as we have them because we do not want to withhold.

SPEAKER_00 18:42

Yeah, we never want to withhold them. As soon as we make a final and clear decision, we get those out. But by the parent meeting, you're gonna get um, you know, hopefully all you need to know uh to get you through the season.

SPEAKER_01 18:56

Yes. All right, moving on to edge financial commitments. I know that this is a very big one, um, big topic in your decision making for auditioning for edge or any of our companies. Um, so the approximate annual company cost, and I'm just gonna put it all out there and then I'll explain the details, uh, is you're looking at anywhere from$7,500 to$8,500. This is for the company only. This is not your tuition. And this is also for just the required routines that we talked about. It does not include anything extra. No solos, no extra groups, no guest routines or anything like that. So it would include your your company costumes for the required routines, your competition costumes, several of which are custom made. Um, so a bit pricier. They're custom made for your child. Regional and national entry fees for competitions, all of those six required routines, each of them will have an entry fee at five different competitions. Um you can do the math with that. Your regional and national convention fees, that's where they're taking classes at each of the conventions, those fees are included. The choreography fees for all of their routines are included in that. Um, any guest artist classes, we've tried to include that in this approximate cost. And also in-house workshops, meaning the tap the map type thing, we've tried to include that in this cost so you can kind of gauge that. Anything additional, meaning extra groups and or solos, would be additional time and additional cost, like Becca said earlier. You can kind of plan on a minimum of about$650 to$850 per extra group that you your dancer participates in. Again, that's going to come down to the costume. Sometimes the costume is very minimal and doesn't cost that much. So you're looking more at the$600 range. If it's a custom costume or something very elaborate, depending on what the dance is, um, you're you could look up to$800 to$850 for that extra group. So that's in addition to the other six routines they're already doing and additional rehearsal time. I will say if it's a guest choreographer, the rehearsal time is somewhat limited because they're only there for a specific amount of time. They're coming in, they're here for a day or two, they're getting the routine done. They will have rehearsals to clean it, but the bulk of it's going to be done pretty quickly. Whereas in-house choreographers may we may stretch it out a little bit longer for the kids to learn. Um what else? What else? Um those that extra money for that extra dance would cover their costume, their entry fee, and their choreography fee. Um, if they were to do a solo, you're looking at an additional potentially$1,500 minimum for the season, for the regional season. Entry fees for solos are upwards of$200 these days. So if your dancer is doing their performing their solo three to four or five times, you can do the math on that as well, plus choreography fees and a costume.

SPEAKER_00 21:44

And their rehearsal fees and private fees. That's right.

SPEAKER_01 21:47

Through the through the program that Kara is managing. So all of this is paid through monthly installments, starting in June all the way through last payment balance due in April, usually mid to end of April. So we split that out across the season for the required routines. That's that 7,500 to 8,500. It's divided out. You're always welcome to make additional payments. If your dancer auditions for extra groups and ends up in extra groups, your monthly deposits and installments will rise with each extra group. Your remaining payments for the season will get larger and larger so that it's spread out and you're not hit with a massive bill at the end of the season. And all of that is your company cost, not your tuition cost. Your monthly tuition, which is your the classes the kids are taking every week, is currently$460. So you can plan on that as well.

SPEAKER_00 22:37

Okay, so moving on. Hopefully you've listened to the podcast with all the things about the actual audition process. So to give you a little more context as to how the edge callback will work, um, number one, we try to make it as stress-free as possible. We're gonna try to keep everything very positive and as close to a normal classroom experience as we can. They're gonna be learning dance steps, they're gonna be performing dance steps, we're gonna be smiling at them and, you know, cheering them on. And we want them to do their absolute best. The very first thing we're gonna do before any dancing takes place is we're gonna talk to all the dancers about what to expect throughout the entire audition process. They can ask questions. You have very smart dancers, they usually get it pretty well. Um, and if they don't, we will help guide them through. So it usually is always fine. I think um before the callback, they just need to make sure that they practice the jazz combo they learn in part one. They're gonna perform that always at the callback. And remember, whatever combo they learn for their age group in part one, that's what they're doing with callbacks, no matter what callback they come to. We always have different dancers that know different combos. Often it's the juniors, like there definitely are lots of junior age dancers that get mini-edge callbacks. When they come to the mini-edge callback, they're gonna do that junior combo.

SPEAKER_01 24:01

You may also have a 12-year-old that is not quite 13, so they learned the junior combo, but they're called to a teen callback. Same thing. Just do that junior combo and don't worry about the others.

SPEAKER_00 24:11

Yes. Uh in the after the after the first day and they get their callbacks, they're gonna go and they're gonna learn um a hip hop combo and a contemporary combo from Dropbox. Now, keep in mind if they do get called back to two, let's say they get called back to junior edge and teen edge, or let's say they get called back to teen edge and teen fusion, depending on what you're auditioning for. You're gonna need to make sure that your dancer learns all those combos because they could be different for the junior edge and the teen edge, they're probably gonna be different.

SPEAKER_01 24:46

Just follow the drop box links and make sure they learn everything.

SPEAKER_00 24:48

Yes, they need to do that for their callback. Also, at the callbacks, they're going to learn a ballet combo on the spot as well as a tap combo on the spot. And we just like to do this because we feel like this is kind of letting us see them in all aspects. We're seeing them learn the jazz combo in person and do the combo on the spot in person, but then we're seeing how they practice it and how they perform it when they come back, which obviously practicing is a really big part of being a part of any of our performing companies. And then we're gonna see them learn choreography from Dropbox from a tutorial. So that's also a good thing to see. And then they're gonna perform those. And then we're gonna see them learn on the spot ballet and tap and execute on the spot and ballet and tap.

SPEAKER_01 25:33

Yes. At all the parts of the audition, they're going to be doing everything in small groups. They will never be dancing by themselves. Everything is in smaller groups, and for the most part, the consistent same groups. So once they come in and get their numbers, we get them all organized, and those same small groups will do the ballet, they'll do the jazz, they'll do the tap. Um, so they never really have to dance by themselves. The only thing that they will have to do by themselves is introduce themselves. We line them up, they dance their way, improv and dance their way across to the center of the floor where we are all sitting. They make eye contact with us, they introduce themselves, they tell us their name, their age, what school they go to, and then a fun fact about themselves. It takes about 20 to 30 seconds total per dancer. Super easy, super fun for us to get to know them in a different way, since most of the time they are not speaking, they are dancing. Um, while we are not looking for perfection, because that does not really exist, we are looking for a high level of proficiency across all styles of dance. Edge dancers perform and compete every single style, every single time they take the stage. We're looking for potential, we're looking for great energy and performance skills, we're looking for incredible style, refined technique and details is super important. And again, well-rounded dancers who work hard, are focused, and have an eagerness to learn, improve, and perform. Edge is working at a very, very high level of dance and commitment. So they, the dancers, and you as a family really need to be all in when auditioning for Edge.

SPEAKER_00 27:01

I think Edge is exactly it. Our Edge dancers definitely have an edge. They really need to probably be borderline obsessed with dance, right? Like it's it's a lot. I mean, it's a lot, it's it's a lot for everyone. So I think that, you know, making sure that they are really passionate about dance, passionate about being really involved at rhythm, being at rhythm, dancing all the time, really, really wanting to improve and push themselves to get better. We have amazing dancers in Edge. So it's a competitive environment. Most of our dancers are going to thrive in that environment. So, you know, that's just something else to think about. So, in closing, we want you to make sure that you discuss with your dancer the importance of commitment and a desire to be a part of Edge. Like we said, this is our highest level of dance at rhythm and involvement in all aspects. It takes up a lot of time. It's really expensive, it's really amazing. But we feel it's really important that you have a family conversation about the commitments because it's a big commitment for everyone. Like your whole family kind of has to be on board with the rehearsal time and the competition and the conventions and the summer travel, the logistics of getting kids, you know, to all the different rehearsals and, you know, back and forth from convention and competition. So, you know, just make sure that you talk to your dancer and to your family and make sure that everybody is on board to be a part of this. Uh, also, just to note, we don't have a set number of dancers that we take for edge. We also don't have a set number of years that a dancer participates in any of the edge companies before moving up. I feel like that's something we always hear. Well, they have to be in junior edge for a blank number of years before they move to teen. That's not true.

SPEAKER_01 28:45

Or if they're a certain age, they're never gonna accept them in the next age range or the next level.

SPEAKER_00 28:51

Yeah, there we we've had a scenario for almost anything you could think of. We really have. Like we've had, you know, fifth graders in our uh teen groups, we've had, or junior groups, we've had um sixth and seventh graders and our mini groups, we've had seventh graders in our senior groups, 10th and 11th graders in our teen groups. Really, it it's it is a big giant um formula recipe, and it is different. It gets changed up, changed up every year. It really depends on what the ages are. I think age is a really big thing because we for edge, we have to have our mini average age can't go higher than 10.9. Our junior edge can't, average age can't go higher than 12.9. Teen can't go higher than 15.9. So we've had years where I think that there was one year where we had like, I don't know, 15, 15-year-olds or 15, 16-year-olds, or something like that. And we had to move a certain number of those kids up and hold a certain of those kids in this teen group, or else we were gonna have the same average age for our teen and senior groups.

SPEAKER_01 30:08

An off-balanced group.

SPEAKER_00 30:09

So that may sound a little confusing, but that that is just part of it. We've got to make sure, because sometimes if we were to say, oh, let's just move that one more person up, that one more 15-year-old up. And if we move that one 15-year-old up, then our senior average age becomes a teen average age. So it's it's you know, that's something that we have to take into consideration. Our um edge companies have ranged from 13 dancers to 28 dancers. So we don't have a set number. I think usually we're looking at 21 to 24 dancers. I would say that's average. Average, usually about where we land. Um, but it depends on the number of dancers trying out, the number of uh dancers graduating, and also, like I said earlier, their age and where that falls. And it's just all a triple-down effect from the top. Our edge dancers are super talented, they're smart, they're dedicated, they're well-rounded, they're hard working, hardworking. And many of these dancers, they work as assistants at rhythm and also even teachers at rhythm as they've progressed through the levels of all of the things that they do at rhythm. Um, and we are so proud of our alums. Many of our current high-level teachers and choreographers are rhythm alums and edge alums. And of course, we have plenty of dancers that are working professionally as dancers right now. We also have studio owners, we have choreographers, we have school teachers, doctors, nurses, producers, casting directors, and I'm sure so much more. One thing I do know is that like these kids are successful. Whatever they're doing, they are driven, they're successful, and we love nothing more than to see all of our dancer successes while they're at rhythm and also after rhythm. And we feel like the teamwork, the time management skills, the dedication, resilience, perseverance, and so much more that they learn while being a part of Edge prepares them for so much beyond dance. Um, really for any and all pathways they're gonna choose. So, all of that being said, we love our Edge program. We think our dancers are amazing, and we are so excited to see all the dancers that are auditioning this season, and we can't wait to get started. So, just remember um we have our QA podcast that will be coming up. You can submit any questions you have through the Google form. You also can um reach out to us via email. Thank you so much for listening to this lovely long podcast, and uh we hope to see you soon. Thank you, bye bye.