Here at Grande Finale we love what we do and because of that you will find that this is a busy place with a lot going on. We strive to provide lots of learning and performing opportunities for our dancers to help shape them into well rounded and confident individuals. So from a 3 years old who is just starting out taking their first dance class looking for yearly show experience or an experience dancers who wants to perform as much as possible or an adult who never had the chance to dance as a child we have a place for you! Below is a list of some of the shows and events we hold at Grande Finale to give you an idea of what we have available to our dancers.
Winter Production
Here at GFDS we always enjoy and look forward to our winter production. Whether it be "Elf" or “The Grinch” it is always a favorite production of our dancers. Auditions for this show are held in early September with rehearsals held on Saturday mornings. Dancers of all ages have the opportunity to perform in this fun holiday show.
Community Shows
You can find our dancers all over town performing in various community shows. Our dancers are have performed at" The Gladstone Festival", "The Bite" and "The Rose Festival" to mention a few.
Yearly Recital
Every year we host our yearly recital and ballet production which are our biggest events of the year that all of our dancers perform in.
Yearly Ballet Production
Our Ballet Production is our biggest event of the year for our ballet and tumbling students.
Various Workshops and Guest Instructors
At GFDS we try to host as many educational opportunities as we can through guest workshops and instructors. Through these workshops our dancers have had the chance to study with many of the industries leading dancers including Gregg Russell, Barry Youngblood, Doha Abounouadar , Chonique Sneed a well as many of our alumni who have come back to the studio to teach.
Performance Teams
Our Performance Teams travel to various competitions and conventions throughout the west coast representing GFDS. Our teams also travel to perform at Disneyland as often as possible.
Summer Production
At Grande Finale our summer session runs 7 weeks and ends in an all studio production. This is a great time for new dancers to join as well as a great time to try out a new dance style. We have done “Trolls”, “Moana”, “Nemo” and “Cinderelly” just to name a few!