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Dance Auditions

Dance Auditions

The three-hour audition consists of a technique class with both ballet and modern dance components, followed by performance of one to two minute solos. The one to two minute solo can be in the dance style of your choice as long as it has been choreographed by you. No special costume is necessary. If you use music it must be recorded on a CD. Each applicant will also have a brief interview with a faculty member.

Please come attired in dancewear that is form fitting. You should take the ballet segment in soft ballet shoes and the modern dance component in bare feet.

Students will complete the necessary paperwork upon arrival and need not bring a photo or resume. Visitors are not permitted to observe the audition, but may stay for informal conversation with the dance faculty following the audition.

All applicants are encouraged to audition in person, as this gives us the most complete assessment of a student’s abilities and readiness to enter the program. If extenuating circumstances prevent an applicant from auditioning in person, videotaped auditions will be accepted in either VHS or DVD format. If submitting a video audition, please include the following three things on your video and postmark it by January 20th to:

  • Dance Application Review Committee
  • Drexel University Department of Performing Arts
  • 2018 MacAlister Hall
  • 3141 Chestnut Street
  • Philadelphia, PA 19104
  1. Five minutes maximum of ballet barre including demi and grande plies, tendues, degages, ronde de jambes, and grand battement.
  2. Five minutes maximum of two center or across the floor combinations of at least eight measures each. The combination should be in two of the four following genres: Modern, Jazz, Hip-Hop or Ballet.
  3. Solo. The solo can be in the dance style of your choice as long as it has been choreographed by you. No special costume is necessary.

Audition dates for entering in the fall of 2013:

  • Friday, November 9, 2012, 10:00am-1:00pm Forman Studio (Adjacent Mandell Theater) Required Date for Early Decision
  • Sunday, December 16, 2012, 10:00am-1:00pm Forman Studio (Adjacent Mandell Theater)
  • Saturday, January 26, 2013, 10:00am-1:00pm Forman Studio (Adjacent Mandell Theater)

To schedule an audition e-mail danceprogram@drexel.edu with your full name, e-mail address, phone number, and preferred audition date.