Las Vegas Dance School Trips
There is currently 1 available show date on offer in 2024 and 2025 for this once in a lifetime performance opportunity!
November 2024 and 2025
Places still available for this date
Viva Las Vegas Baby!
Showcase your school on Las Vegas Boulevard!
Smile Productions are returning to Las Vegas for the 2024 showcase. Do you have talented dancers who deserve to make it there? Smile Productions are offering UK dance and performance & theatre schools the chance to perform in this amazing state in the heart of the Nevada desert!
You and your school can live the dream on this magnificent world stage which has been labelled the entertainment capital of the world! This phenomenal experience will be one you and your school can fully embrace with our team and will never ever forget! Creating memories that will last a lifetime!
Take center stage at the unmissable Sax theatre and showcase your dance school like never before. With years of experience helping dance teachers and parents alike to plan dance holidays for their students or children, we’ve gained valuable insight into Las Vegas and all it has to offer. This means we can provide you with useful information and recommendations to help you plan the perfect trip!
£1000 or more cash back for Principals!
(*Full terms & conditions apply)
What’s Involved?
As well as the ultimate experience of performing with us in our Las Vegas showcase, this fantastic dance group holiday will stay with you and your children forever.
Whether you plan to stay for one week or three, Las Vegas Boulevard has something for everyone, from family friendly attractions to show stopping hotel shows. The city that never sleeps has something to see all day and all night. Plan a day off road in the desert or take a helicopter ride to absorb the spectacular sights.
Here’s what else you can plan for your Las Vegas dance trip, as well as some little goodies you can expect from Smile Productions::
- Souvenir programme
- Special award
- T-shirt
- Entertainment Capital of the World!
- Free Ticket
- After Shot Party!
- Take in a Las Vegas Show
- Meet the Stars
- Party by the Pool
Whilst anyone can plan a holiday to Las Vegas, nothing quite compares to the amazement and wonder of attending Smile Productions Fabulous Las Vegas. We ensure to provide you with all the information you need to plan everything meticulously to ensure a magical and memorable trip for all.
For Every Dance School
We strongly believe that every aspiring dancer should be able to witness the magic of Las Vegas.
Not only will it give them an insight into the life of a Las Vegas Boulevard dancer, but it’ll also give them the confidence boost they need to take their dancing one step further.
Our Smile in Fabulous Las Vegas dance school performance trip is ideal for all kinds of dance schools. Whether you’ve just opened your doors to new students or you’ve got a wide range of students consisting of all ages, everyone can benefit from a dance holiday to Las Vegas.
All the Important Things, Taken Care of
As a dance teacher, it can seem like a huge responsibility to get all your dance trip on a plane and fly them off to Las Vegas! However, at Smile Productions, we can guide you through the process with our years of knowledge and experience of assisting with Las Vegas dance trips, so you can enjoy the fun stuff
Whilst we can help you organise your trip by doing things such as carefully planning your itinerary to give you ideas of what to do during your trip, you can work on perfecting your dance routines ready for the stage, or preparing your dancers techniques so they’re ready to attend the workshops.
We understand the stress involved in organising a dance holiday, which is why we want to help you handle some of the responsibility to ensure a seamless and enjoyable process for dance teachers, students and parents alike.
We’re Here to Help
If you need help planning your Las Vegas dance trip, just get in touch with us today! We’ll be able to help you plan you the most amazing trip that’ll be remembered by your dancers for years to come.
With our wealth of knowledge on Las Vegas, we can give you recommendations on where to stay, based on previous dance holidays to Las Vegas, as well as give you suggestions of things you should add to your itinerary.
The Theatre
Located inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Saxe Theatre is a high-end $34 million performance space.
Designed with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems, fiber optic video curtains and premium stadium seating, this performance venue is one of the most advanced theaters on the Strip today as well as home to the best stage productions you will see anywhere.
The stage dimensions are a wonderful 51ft wide x 40ft deep. This will enable you to platform your unique choreography on the worldwide stage within the buzzing electrifying atmosphere in the heart of Las Vegas!
There is so much to see and do with your dance squad! The buzzing Sax Theatre is located in the midst of The Miracle Mile Shops, combining glamorous surroundings with over 200 shops, tempting restaurants and live entertainment venues at the heart of the famed Las Vegas Strip.
The Miracle Mile Shops features a snazzy, futuristic design. From an outdoor 6,000-square-foot LED sign with continuous streaming images to an outdoor sound system, the mall definitely sparks up the Strip.
Further Information
Conditions of participation and stage time:
Large groups – If you have 15 performers coming with us from your school; this will gain you ten minutes stage time in total. For every additional performer that you bring you will gain an additional 40 seconds stage time, eg 21 performers in total would equal 14 minutes total stage time. You can perform your overall stage time by breaking your allocated time down into smaller 3-5 minute slots; we can discuss this in more depth with you once you know how many performers you will have. Minimum age is 3 years, no maximum age. Adult groups welcome!
Small groups – We also except groups as small as 5 to perform a 3-and-a-half-minute routine in the show, for every additional performer thereafter you will gain an additional 40 seconds stage time, so with ten performers you could even have enough stage time to do 2 routines.
Entry fee is £275 per dancer and this includes:
Inclusion into the amazing show & performance experience that is “Smile Las Vegas”
- A stage rehearsal that will maximise this experience to the full!
- A free limited-edition souvenir t-shirt to be worn during our spectacular finale which every performer will be part of!
- A Smile Production “Smile Las Vegas” special award!
- One free ticket for the “Smile Las Vegas” show for 1 family member worth £45.
- A souvenir show program to keep of this performance memory of a lifetime!
We want to make sure you have a happy and healthy dance school or theatre school. In order to be accepted for the “Smile Las Vegas” showcase you must send an audition video clip via email, of your dance school or group performing, be it on stage or during class. This does not have to be a professional video, we simply want to see what your dance school has to offer. The team at Smile Productions will be looking out to make sure your dancers are well trained performers, regardless of the level they have achieved.
Deposit and balance payment schedule
A £150 (non-refundable deposit) is payable 8 weeks following your provisional reservation and a successful audition. This should be sent to Smile productions along with a list of the performers full names and will reserve your schools place. Late reservations will only be available subject to availability. The full balance then has to be paid by an agreed date (also non-refundable).
It is the Principal of the group’s responsibility to make parents aware, that entry fees are non-refundable. You should also make parents aware that a contract of agreement for participation into this event will be entered into at a later date, this will need to be signed and returned to Smile productions upon receipt of your school’s final balance.
Important information
You will then await the “Green Light” from Smile Productions to signal you are OK to advise your parents, to go ahead and book their flights and accommodation
The “Green Light” will only be given upon receipt of your schools full balance, as soon as you confirm to parents that it’s paid and you have received the “Green light” from Smile Productions, it is then that you can allow them to book and not before.
This is the best way to ensure full and generic commitment from all party’s before booking holidays.
Fund raising
You can do lots of things to help your group get to Las Vegas and experience this trip of a lifetime!
You can fund raise and have so much fun preparing for this special occasion with extra rehearsals and the buzz and excitement that will surround it!
From bag packing in your local supermarket to charity nights and other events, spot the balls to car boot sales, sponsored walks to sponsored dancethons! The list is endless!
During your schools stay in Las Vegas there are so many things to do, and on the big show day itself you and your dancers will be greeted by the smile productions team and feel a huge warm “Smile Las Vegas” welcome!
Show day
You will need to arrive at the venue for approximately 9am with hair and make-up already done (exact time to be confirmed at a later date) where performers will embark on their stage rehearsal in practise clothes.
School principals and at least 1 other chaperone must remain with the performers throughout and will be fully supported by the Smile team (A child care ratio of 1:10 will be allowed back stage this ratio also includes you the Principal.
All chaperones must hold and show evidence of an up to date DBS prior to the trip for safeguarding and insurance purposes).
At the end of the show dancers will be collected at a designated point inside the venue.
Costume
Costume must be carefully thought out and suitable for quick and easy changes. This will ensure a smooth running of the show. Naked undressing will not be permitted and where complete undressing is necessary, then a nude undergarment is essential to allow for unisex communal changing in within the space given.
Tickets
Each dancer’s entry includes 1 free ticket worth £45.00 any further tickets can be purchased from Smile Productions prior to the trip here in the UK.
Program and T-shirt
Our souvenir program will include a write up and pictures of your group, this along with every dancers T-shirt will be given to you the principal whilst in the UK, so that you can give them to every dancer before they leave for Las Vegas.
Register your interest
Simply contact Smile Productions using the button below, then once you have spoken to parents and have a group with a minimum of 5 dancers, deposits must be collected and can be sent to Smile Productions either by cheque made payable to Smile Productions, or you can ask for our bank details and a transfer can be made.
This must be sent as one payment directly from you the Principal and not individually from parents. Should you wish to pay by cash, Smile Productions may be able to provide a personal courier service upon request.
*Full terms & conditions for cash back
Upon receipt of a non-refundable full payment for 25 or more performers to participate in the Smile productions Smile Las Vegas show, Principal will receive from Smile productions £1000 cash back which can be used to pay for the Principals own flight and accommodation.
This will also apply to further multiples of 25 non-refundable full paying performers, for example; upon receipt of the non-refundable full payment for 50 or more performers to participate in the Smile Productions Smile Las Vegas show, Principal will receive from Smile productions £2000 cash back.