DANCE est Joie, Inc.
Dancing for Joy since 1986
The mission of DANCE est Joie, Inc. is to provide opportunities for the gifted dancer seeking a professional career and through public service to educate the community in the dance arts. DANCE est Joie is a sole-supporting, not for profit company and receives no grants or federal funds. Organizing the first ever “Dance-A-Thon” the two time event raised over $14,000.00 for the neonatal unit at Mercy hospital. By giving back to the community DANCE est Joie is reaching it goal.
DANCE est Joie, Inc. Company Members 2024 – 2025
Kamryn Adams
Adrianna Allen
Bentley Andres
Ava Armstrong
Raven Barnes
Lillian Brown
Kollins Brown
Kaylee Cagle
Marlee Cagle
Klara Collins
Aniston Cox
Aubree Lane
Reese Daly
Gianna DeWitt
Chloe Durham
Taylin Erwin
Landri Goodman
Maci Goodman
Taryn Greer
Eva Rose Harmon
Jacelyn Harris
Clara Hurst
Evie Johnston
Faith Ralph
Harper Lawson
Evelyn Leding
Emery Leding
Molly Linson
Lexington Lopez
Kinley Lowe
Christian Lowe
Livv Loren Madding
Josie Martin
Kate McCorkle
Stephanie Raggio
Veda Schaffer
Averilyn Schalski
Eliza Rose Simonian
Allison Smith
Brinleigh Spann
Avery Whittington
Ellie Wilkinson
Parker Williams
Phoebe Williams
Ruby Witcher
DANCE est Joie, Inc. Pre-Company 2024 – 2025
Kenna England
Roseleigh Evans
Ruby Kate Gean
Olivia Jones
Lauren Jones
Lilly Lane
Rylee Mintz
Harper Money
Wrigley Payne
Madilynn Vick
DANCE est Joie, Inc. Company and Pre-Company
2025 – 2026 Auditions
Auditions for 2025-2026 DANCE est Joie, Inc. will take place on Friday, May 30th, 2025.
All audition events will take place in person at Grayce DeWitt Dance Studio.
Required Audition Preparation Classes: Tuesday, May 27th
Class times will be announced at a later date. There will be three age groups during this year’s audition: 8-11, 12-14, and 15 and older.
*Audition group is based off of the dancer’s age as of January 1st, 2025. The audition group does not determine the group they will perform with throughout the season. Dancers will be grouped into competition dances based on their audition performances. Dancers who are currently dance company members (not pre-company) who are younger than 8 years old will still be allowed to audition.
The cost of the preparation class and audition is $25.00 per dancer. Acceptable payment methods are listed below.
Venmo: @DANCEestJoie_Inc_GDDS (dancer’s name-DEJ audition)
PayPal: danceestjoie.inc@yahoo.com – select friends and family only (dancer’s name-DEJ audition)
Check: payable to Rebecca Bean
Cash is not an acceptable form of payment. Payment is due by Tuesday, May 27th, 2025.
Open Studio Opportunity:
Wednesday, May 28th
4:00-7:00 Drop in open studio opportunity for dancers auditioning for the 2025-2026 DANCE est Joie, Inc. Competition Team. Dancers are welcome to utilize the studios at GDDS for their audition preparations. A GDDS representative will be present to oversee this event, but will not be providing instruction, feedback or assistance to dancers. Dancers are not required to attend our open studio event.
Auditions for DANCE est Joie, Inc. Competition Teams: Friday, May 30th
(Audition times will be announced at a later date.)
Additional information for the audition will be required by Google Form. For more information about becoming a member of DANCE est Joie, Inc. please join us for an informational meeting on Thursday, April 10th 6:30-7:30 or Tuesday, April 15th, 6:15-7:15 at Grayce DeWitt Dance Studio. Attendance is not required, but we highly encourage you to participate to learn more about our upcoming season, expectations, costs, schedule and more. The current season’s copy of our dance company handbook is available above. A member meeting will be required during choreography week.
Choreography Week
Choreography week is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, July 30th through Wednesday, August 6th.
Auditions for DANCE est Joie, Inc. Pre-Company: Sunday, August 2nd
This group is for dancer’s ages 4-7 years old. Audition age is based on the dancer’s age as of January 1st, 2026. Additional audition details for DANCE est Joie, Inc. Pre-Company will be announced at a later date.
Audition routines are property of DANCE est Joie, Inc. and Grayce DeWitt Dance Studio. This choreography may be utilized for competition routines and performances. Formal auditions are closed to guests and observers.