About

How We Started…

Catch A Rising Star has been a family owned and operated festival company led by Carol Adams since its inception in 2001.  In 2021 it was rebranded into Catch Dance Productions to encompass all that has been built in its 20 years of operation. Now the company has celebrated 25 years! As an instructor myself, I was always looking for opportunities for my students to perform & compete in an inclusive and fun event. I have been working in Central Alberta to promote dance in all areas of our province that can include rural areas. As the dance industry grows, we recognize that not everyone gets the opportunity to train with the same intensity. A dance festival/competition needs to be tailored to accommodate small town studios along with more intensive studios. By categorizing dancers by how many hours they train in a week and ages we feel we can offer the fairest system for performing. Small studios with similar attributes deserve their own performative/competitive level and those with more intensive training will rise to an accelerated level. Best of all, we have created a culture to help avoid a  strong competitive atmosphere. We want a fair and fun festival where we can celebrate everyone. Our Tour includes GALAXY Dance Festivals as well as two dates for both Catch A Rising Star Dance Festivals and NOVA Dance Challenge.

No Suprises!

We promise to keep our festivals running on our ‘advertised’ dates. We do not extend the festival to accommodate more entries. When our time capacity had been reach we cut off entries, so enter early to avoid disappointment!

We cater to teachers!

Our team loves to help out.  Props, scheduling questions…we want to help.  Don’t be afraid to ask any one of our approachable team members.  Food and beverages will be supplied.

We Offer 4 Levels For Dancers

  • Novice Level for the beginner dancers
  • Pre-Competitive level for any dancers 7 years of age and younger.
  • Competitive Level (This is for your performance level dancers) dancers training under 6 hours per week
  • Accelerated Level for dancers training more than 6 hours per week.
    **Note: Once a dancer has been entered as an accelerated entry they cannot return to the competitive category in the future.

Why Our Festivals?

  • Our festivals are geared to award as many dancers as possible.
  • We have adjudications approximately every 30 minutes.
  • There is an average of one award in every four entries.
  • All participants are awarded a medal with their on stage adjudication.
  • Our Pre-Competitive Level is judged the same as all entries-receiving a medal standing
  • There are plaques for groups and beautiful medallions for solos & duets in every adjudication.
  • On Stage Scholarships and Choreography awards in every group adjudication.
  • Cash & Scholarships are awarded at the Top Awards Ceremonies on the final day.
  • Last year Catch Dance Productions handed out more than $100,000 in scholarships & cash awards.