The
Elite Cheer & Dance
Center (EDCD) started
in 1997 with the forming of the first Eastern Washington Senior
Elite Dance Team and the Tri City Stars Youth Dance/Cheer team.
After moving around from various school gyms and recreation centers,
we found a home 5 years ago for the current ECDC.
ECDC is committed to teaching quality dance, cheerleading and
tumbling fundamentals to all ages. We provide an outlet for
development through recreation and performance. Our program stresses
self esteem, accelerated skill development and expression through
a combined educational and artistic approach. Our facility offers
an injury preventing suspended dance floor and
a spring floor for cheerleading and tumbling.
With two comfortable parent viewing areas, The Elite Center is
a warm, family friendly environment for any student or parent.
We specialize in mentoring our graduating seniors to help them
secure college scholarships and provide audition information for
all types of cheer & dance programs. Our students
have FUN, progress towards higher levels of skill
at a very fast pace and we have over a 95%
success rate at placing our dancers in college programs with scholarships, on
professional teams or in dance/cheer related jobs.
Our goal is to push each student to their fullest
potential while working in a positive environment that enables
the student to develop self confidence and pride. We appreciate
parent involvement and look for a variety of ways our parents can
get involved. ECDC is interested in what your future goals
are as a dancer or cheerleader. Whether it is dancing just
for fun, cheering for your high school team, performing on a college
team and earning a scholarship or dancing at the professional level…we
want to make it happen for you.
Our students are recognized for their skill and
confidence. While some dance/cheer for mainly for fun, many
of our former students have gone on to study dance in Seattle,
Los Angeles and New York. Many of our former students dance/cheer
at:
Hawaii
Pacific University (with 100% scholarships)
UNLV Rebel
Dance Team (on scholarship)
Seattle
Sonics Dance Team
Boise State
University Dance Team (on scholarship)
Boise Stampede
Semi-Pro Dance Team
WWCC Pom
Squad (on scholarship)
Hofstra
University
WSU Dance Team
University of Cincinnati
Arizona State University Hip Hop Coalition
Dancing and touring internationally:
Teresa Wong (2000-2001) The King and I (Asia tour)
Sandra Enriquez dancing in Japan on touring dance production
Our program continues to grow and succeed
because we believe in our students! We believe that by
teaching students to set goals, work hard and set high standards,
you can succeed at anything!