Auditions for the 2024-2025 Season will be held on Wednesday May 29th from 5:00-9:00pm
Dancers should plan to be there the whole time.
Please arrive early to check in and warm up. The studio will open at 4:30pm.
Use the link below to reserve your spot for the Audition.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fYzMc3ZRbM_8arXIOIw2pQGzkxREz6xn9cX86VbBQ3c/edit?usp=sharing
Scroll down for what to expect, what to bring, what to wear, desired skills, audition tips & resume tips!
What to expect at the Audition:
Dancers will be asked to perform the Ballet & Jazz combinations that were taught ahead of time during the "Audition Preparation Workshop". Links to the combinations will be added below after the next Audition Workshop in May 2025. 300 jumping jacks, pirouettes, battements, grand jetes and improvisation exercises will be included . Dancers may be asked to perform specific skills and may have an opportunity to show us any skills they want us to know about!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fYzMc3ZRbM_8arXIOIw2pQGzkxREz6xn9cX86VbBQ3c/edit?usp=sharing
Scroll down for what to expect, what to bring, what to wear, desired skills, audition tips & resume tips!
What to expect at the Audition:
Dancers will be asked to perform the Ballet & Jazz combinations that were taught ahead of time during the "Audition Preparation Workshop". Links to the combinations will be added below after the next Audition Workshop in May 2025. 300 jumping jacks, pirouettes, battements, grand jetes and improvisation exercises will be included . Dancers may be asked to perform specific skills and may have an opportunity to show us any skills they want us to know about!
What to Bring:
1. Audition form (See link below.)
2. A non-returnable Head Shot
3. Resume (No more than 1 page. Scroll for Resume Tips.)
4. $15 Audition Fee (This helps cover the cost of hiring judges and running the event.)
5. All dance shoes
6. Water Bottle
7. A Great Attitude!
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO GO TO THE AUDITION FORM. Please print and bring it with you to the audition.
docs.google.com/document/d/1gqKASuTr7ON7eHyxcidPK70zfBEJ4054ufFk8Xb7Pk4/edit?usp=sharing
What to Wear:
Girls: Solid colored leotard and tights. Hair should be completely pulled up off of face and neck. No long ponytails please. No bras or underwear should be visible. Sports bras are OK as long as they are a solid dark color (black is preferred).
Boys: Solid colored, form fitting t-shirt or tank top, and solid colored bike shorts or dance pants that are form fitting all the way down the leg.
X-Tension 2 Dancers should have all or most of the following skills:
Understanding of Basic Ballet technique including:
Use of turn out and plie
Tendu
Degage
Ronde Jambe
Pique
Chaine & Sutenu Turns
Ballet Jumps & Skills including:
Changement
Sissone
Assemble
Glissade
Jete
Grand Battement
Grand Jete
Good movement quality (Understanding the mood, fast, slow, etc.)
Good musicality (Able to connect movements to fit the timing of the music)
Facial and body energy
Strong single or double pirouettes in parallel or turned out
Basic Jazz technique skills:
Chasses
Grapevines
Pas de Bouree
Contract and release
Use of levels
Jazz splits
Bonus skills include Toe Touches, Leaps in 2nd, Splits on both sides
X-Tension 1 Dancers should have all or most of the following skills:
All of the listed skills for X2, including the bonus skills)
Consistent Double or triple Pirouettes (turned out and parallel)
Strong Ballet technique w/ understanding of various positions, jumps, turns, petite allegro and adagio
Good performance skills including facial and body energy
Strong background in Jazz or Modern
Willingness to get out of comfort zone and try new styles
Strong sense of Musicality and connecting movement with music
Strong Improvisation skills
Specific skills also include Calypsos, Switch leaps, C-Jumps, Partnering or a willingness to gain partnering skills
10 Audition Tips:
1. Be early and start warming up on your own. This says a lot to us about your reliability.
2. Happily try everything even if you have never learned the steps before. We can learn a lot about you and our ability to work with you by your enthusiasm and effort.
3. Make eye contact. It lets us know you are really paying attention.
4. Don’t stand with your arms folded. It comes across like you are bored.
5. Smile a lot and be friendly to the other dancers. We want to know you will be a good team player and supportive of everyone.
6. Don’t make excuses for not knowing something or for doing it wrong. If you’re going to mess up, do it big and with a lot of energy. Holding back and giving excuses is a sign that you may not be willing to give your all when learning new things.
7. Come dressed appropriately with no jewelry. It shows that you take pride in your appearance and respect our requests.
8. If you have a question, don’t be afraid to ask at an appropriate time. Chances are someone else has the same question. Be sure to listen when others are asking questions.
9. Be polite and respectful. Don’t talk.
10. Take a few minutes prior to the audition to get yourself in the right frame of mind. Be positive and visualize yourself being successful at everything. Try not to let other dancers’ abilities intimidate you. If that is hard for you, try not to watch anyone else and pretend you are the only one in the room. Sometimes watching others can help you, but every person is different.
**If you do all of these things and you do not get into the company, don’t give up. Continue to perfect your technical skills, practice more at home and take as many classes as you can. Ask us for feedback. For several reasons, we have a very limited number of spaces in the company. Please try again next year! Your chances for success will improve with each year as long as you continue to work hard:) We have had dancers audition several times before getting into the company. They are always the hardest workers!
Resume Tips: Include as many of the following as you can:
* Any shows or performances you have been involved in & what you did in the show
* Your training - with whom, what styles and for how long.
* Training in other art forms – singing, acting, martial arts, painting, etc.
* Involvement in sports or other non-arts related activities
* Any special academic awards or other awards
* Any special skills you have – examples: speak another language, hoola hoop, skateboard, gymnastics, etc.
1. Audition form (See link below.)
2. A non-returnable Head Shot
3. Resume (No more than 1 page. Scroll for Resume Tips.)
4. $15 Audition Fee (This helps cover the cost of hiring judges and running the event.)
5. All dance shoes
6. Water Bottle
7. A Great Attitude!
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO GO TO THE AUDITION FORM. Please print and bring it with you to the audition.
docs.google.com/document/d/1gqKASuTr7ON7eHyxcidPK70zfBEJ4054ufFk8Xb7Pk4/edit?usp=sharing
What to Wear:
Girls: Solid colored leotard and tights. Hair should be completely pulled up off of face and neck. No long ponytails please. No bras or underwear should be visible. Sports bras are OK as long as they are a solid dark color (black is preferred).
Boys: Solid colored, form fitting t-shirt or tank top, and solid colored bike shorts or dance pants that are form fitting all the way down the leg.
X-Tension 2 Dancers should have all or most of the following skills:
Understanding of Basic Ballet technique including:
Use of turn out and plie
Tendu
Degage
Ronde Jambe
Pique
Chaine & Sutenu Turns
Ballet Jumps & Skills including:
Changement
Sissone
Assemble
Glissade
Jete
Grand Battement
Grand Jete
Good movement quality (Understanding the mood, fast, slow, etc.)
Good musicality (Able to connect movements to fit the timing of the music)
Facial and body energy
Strong single or double pirouettes in parallel or turned out
Basic Jazz technique skills:
Chasses
Grapevines
Pas de Bouree
Contract and release
Use of levels
Jazz splits
Bonus skills include Toe Touches, Leaps in 2nd, Splits on both sides
X-Tension 1 Dancers should have all or most of the following skills:
All of the listed skills for X2, including the bonus skills)
Consistent Double or triple Pirouettes (turned out and parallel)
Strong Ballet technique w/ understanding of various positions, jumps, turns, petite allegro and adagio
Good performance skills including facial and body energy
Strong background in Jazz or Modern
Willingness to get out of comfort zone and try new styles
Strong sense of Musicality and connecting movement with music
Strong Improvisation skills
Specific skills also include Calypsos, Switch leaps, C-Jumps, Partnering or a willingness to gain partnering skills
10 Audition Tips:
1. Be early and start warming up on your own. This says a lot to us about your reliability.
2. Happily try everything even if you have never learned the steps before. We can learn a lot about you and our ability to work with you by your enthusiasm and effort.
3. Make eye contact. It lets us know you are really paying attention.
4. Don’t stand with your arms folded. It comes across like you are bored.
5. Smile a lot and be friendly to the other dancers. We want to know you will be a good team player and supportive of everyone.
6. Don’t make excuses for not knowing something or for doing it wrong. If you’re going to mess up, do it big and with a lot of energy. Holding back and giving excuses is a sign that you may not be willing to give your all when learning new things.
7. Come dressed appropriately with no jewelry. It shows that you take pride in your appearance and respect our requests.
8. If you have a question, don’t be afraid to ask at an appropriate time. Chances are someone else has the same question. Be sure to listen when others are asking questions.
9. Be polite and respectful. Don’t talk.
10. Take a few minutes prior to the audition to get yourself in the right frame of mind. Be positive and visualize yourself being successful at everything. Try not to let other dancers’ abilities intimidate you. If that is hard for you, try not to watch anyone else and pretend you are the only one in the room. Sometimes watching others can help you, but every person is different.
**If you do all of these things and you do not get into the company, don’t give up. Continue to perfect your technical skills, practice more at home and take as many classes as you can. Ask us for feedback. For several reasons, we have a very limited number of spaces in the company. Please try again next year! Your chances for success will improve with each year as long as you continue to work hard:) We have had dancers audition several times before getting into the company. They are always the hardest workers!
Resume Tips: Include as many of the following as you can:
* Any shows or performances you have been involved in & what you did in the show
* Your training - with whom, what styles and for how long.
* Training in other art forms – singing, acting, martial arts, painting, etc.
* Involvement in sports or other non-arts related activities
* Any special academic awards or other awards
* Any special skills you have – examples: speak another language, hoola hoop, skateboard, gymnastics, etc.