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Dance Auditions and Requirements

Click here to download a Dance Prorgam Information Packet.

Click Here to Download information on the Format for Dance Auditions.

Click Here to Download information regarding the Format for August Dance Auditions.

To be admitted to the program, students must submit the following:

Click Here to Download a Dance Audition Registration Form.

A Letter of Recommendation:
A letter of recommendation from a current dance instructor is required. It may be mailed to the Dance Division Director in advance or brought with you to the audition. The letter should briefly address the student’s technical and creative abilities, degree of commitment, attendance habits and class attitude.

A Photograph for Identification Purposes Only

Audition:
The movement portion of the auditions take place in Dance Studio D123 in the Music & Speech Center 1325 Theatre Drive between 2:00PM and 6:00PM. (Be sure to download and print the information sheet "Format for Dance Auditions" shown above giving information on the audition structure and required activities for the day.)


Dates:

Saturday, August 24, 2013 (Registration must be received by August 2nd)
Saturday, November 16, 2013 (Registration must be received by October 25th)
Saturday, February 22, 2014 (Registration must be received by January 31st)
Saturday, April 12, 2014 (Registration must be received by March 21st)


Results:
November, February and April auditions:
Written results will be mailed within two to three weeks of the audition.


Dancers auditioning should display strengths in the following:
Alignment
Flexibility, strength and endurance
Musicality
Vocabulary
Ability to pick up combinations
Ability to make corrections
Ability to persevere even if mistakes are made
Creativity
Movement flow
Sensitivity to energy, dynamics and force
Performance quality
Openness to new ideas
Enthusiasm for dance

Please bring the appropriate attire including:
Leotard
Tights (footless, stirrup or convertible)
Ballet slippers
Jazz Shoes

Audition Format
Ballet Barre and Combination
Modern Center and Locomotor Work
Improvisation
Jazz Combination
Majors only: 2-minute solo in Modern, Ballet or Jazz