The Chute-ing Stars Dance team is an award winning competitive middle school dance team. The dance team has a tradition of high standards and expectations which has led to the team’s 21 state championships. If your child is interested in combining their love of dance along with self-discipline and working together as a group, then please join us at our team try-out parent meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025 at 5:30pm in the Little Chute High School Auditorium.

This competitive team for students entering 5th through 8th grade in the fall is coached by Emily Richards. If selected for the team (16 minimum—team size depends on try-out results) you will learn the concepts and technique that will become part of the team’s pom and kick routines. The team will perform in local parades, basketball games, show-offs and dance revue. The team will compete at five competitions and at the state JEM competition. During the summer, dancers will practice two nights a week. During the fall/winter dancers will practice three/four nights a week. Team season is May 2025 through mid January 2026.

Interested dancers can pickup a printed copy of the 2025 Chute-ing Stars Dance Team Tryout Packet (link available mid-March)at the Little Chute Park & Rec starting on March 24, otherwise can print their own copy using provided link.  Packet will also be available on the team website at https://chuteingstars.wixsite.com/littlechutemiddle. Completed forms and the rest of the packet must be brought to the mandatory parent and dancer meeting Monday, April 7. Following the meeting, there will be a workshop for the dancers to start learning parts of a routine. Dancers will meet again on Tuesday, April 8 & Wednesday, April 10 to learn and practice the routine. Team try-outs will be held Friday, April 11 (dancers assigned tryout time). This is a competitive dance team; dancers will be cut at tryouts. Preference will be given to dancers who attend a Little Chute school. The final team roster will be posted at the Little Chute Park & Rec on Monday, April 14 at 3:30pm. Dancers selected for the team must submit their registration form and full payment by noon on Monday, April 28 or they will forfeit their spot on the team. If a dancer forfeits their spot by incomplete or non-payment, the next highest scoring dancer may be contacted to join the team. The team fee will be $500 for a Little Chute resident/taxpayer child, and $510 for a non-resident child. The fee includes team pom costume, performance poms, fees for two competitions, costs for instructors, and team bag. Holiday parade apparel and team shirt will be provided to the team. Dancers are required to separately purchase kick costume, practice and performance shoes, tights, black yoga pants, dancer undergarments, hair bun shaper, and selected makeup. Families are required to pay costs for selected additional competitions and additional practices. Optional fees include team and fan apparel, team pictures, competition shirts, and team track jacket.