Video Audition Checklist

• VIDEO AUDITION FORM*
• HEADSHOT that looks like YOU!   Optional
  
• DANCE REEL LINK:  10-15 minutes total.  Links to YouTube or Vimeo work great!
  • The dance space you select (home, studio, outdoors) is less important than the ability for the viewer to see you clearly.
  • Include only work that has been performed/recorded in the past six months.
  • Please consider attire, background, and lighting that supports the best experience for the viewer.
  • Share material in 2-4 dance genre(s) of YOUR CHOICE. Ideas include but are not exclusive to Ballet, Contemporary, Cunningham, Gaga, Graham, Hip-Hop, Horton, Jazz, Limon, Musical Theater, Release Modern, and Taylor.
  • Please introduce yourself at the beginning of the video.
  • Your reel should include classwork as well as choreography and demonstrate your proficiency in the following areas:
    • Organization and mastery of the body (technique)
    • Musicality
    • Variations in:
      • Texture
      • Level, Movement Through Space
      • Dynamic
      • Tempo
    • Personal voice/style to share who you are rather than merely what you can do
• RESUMÉ not to exceed one page, please, shared as a Word document or PDF OR  a one-two minute VIDEO shared via a link. Tell us your story!
  • May include the following:
    • Contact information
    • Current and most recent dance training
    • Dance and/or performance highlights
    • Current and/or most recent jobs (dance and non-dance)
    • Academic achievements, majors and/or minors
    • Community-building and/or service projects
    • Reference: a dance teacher/mentor/choreographer, including first and last name, relationship to you, organizational affiliation, and e-address.
• FEE: $30, payable via credit card or PayPal