Video Requirements:
Required Program Application Materials to Upload:
1. Audition Video
Footage must be of clear viewing quality and preferably shot within SIX months, or as recent as possible, prior to submission. Videos shot outside of a studio, perhaps in a home, garage, or other setting are fine. Media-enhanced, highly edited, or promotional type videos are not reviewed. Adjudicators prefer one concise video with a table of contents; multiple videos will be viewed if contents are properly identified. Use one of the following file types to successfully upload your video(s): MP4, M4V, AVI, FLV, MOV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, M2V, MKV, and WEBM.
Verbal self-introduction, 1 minute maximum
Your name and current affiliation
Why this program is important for you this year
What you are showing on your reel
Technique sampler, 8 minute maximum. Individualize to your strengths and training; show technique in the foundational genre(s) you train in.
Center floor and across-the-floor combinations should include a demonstration of proficiency in the dancer’s techniques such as isolations, travel steps, grooves, footwork, technical tap work, extensions, balances, turns, jumps, and leaps. If you use heels or other footwear in your preferred genre(s), include work in this footwear.
Think of this portion of your video as a sample of foundational elements you are most trained in; demonstrate your competence in the various skills needed to execute these genres.
Sing 16 bars of two songs, from either standard or contemporary musical theatre works, using only the microphone on video camera.
Monologue or spoken word of your choice (1 min)
Performance sampler, 8 minute maximum
In-studio footage is preferred over performance footage
Provide a table of contents, identifying names of works and choreographers for 2-3 variations, improvisations, and/or repertory excerpts
In group footage, please identify how viewers will know which dancer to observe
Excerpts should demonstrate a range of dynamics, levels, tempos, and styles
30-sec freestyle movement, and include a “speciality” move or dance if applicable, show off your strengths as a dancer: street or popular dance styles, body percussion, mime, fire twirling, Cyr wheel, jump rope, etc.
2. Written Statement, in 500 words or less, please share:
Influences on your current dance work and artistic goals
Career aspirations and experiences desired to reach them
How you envision this program impacting your vision of yourself as an artist
3. Résumé/C.V.
4. Photos
Headshot (required)
Dance Shot (optional)
5. If 17 or younger, a Letter of Recommendation is required
You will be asked to list the name, title, phone, and email of a dance teacher or artist who has agreed to write a Letter of Recommendation. On receipt of an email, he/she/they should be prepared to address the following:
Technical and performance artistry
Stamina to participate in rigorous, professional level classes, rehearsals, performances before the public, and evening responsibilities
Ability to interact, and live, responsibly as a professional in a diverse artist community.
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