Video Requirements:
Please include the following components in your video audition:
Your overall submission should be limited to no more than 15 minutes and include all items in the order listed:
Barre work: Pliés, Tendu and dégagés, Frappés, Grande battements Center work: Petit allegro/jumps, Pirouettes/turns, Grand allegro
Please also include 30 seconds to 1 minute of contemporary phrase work. This portion may be in the style
of your choosing, but should be performed solo and filmed as a “cover shot,” or front-on and with minimal
movement of the camera.
Physical materials can be submitted to the following address:
Ruth Page School of Dance
Attn: Cara Wedeking
1016 N Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60610
Digital materials should be sent to [email protected]
Women's Dress Code
Applicants should wear a black leotard and convertible skin-tone or pink tights, OR a white fitted T-shirt and black tights. Hair should be worn in a bun if long enough. Bring ballet and pointe shoes and be prepared to dance barefoot for modern. COCA accepts gender-neutral dance attire, and dancers may select which option is most comfortable.
Men's Dress Code
Applicants should wear a black leotard and convertible skin-tone or pink tights, OR a white fitted T-shirt and black tights. Hair should be worn in a bun if long enough. Bring ballet and pointe shoes and be prepared to dance barefoot for modern. COCA accepts gender-neutral dance attire, and dancers may select which option is most comfortable.