Video Requirements:
We want to receive the following photos:
1. Demi Plié in first position, en face
2. Tendu à la seconde, en face
3. 1st Arabesque, en profile
4. portrait pictures (1x full body + 1x head & shoulders)
Video
The audition video should not be longer than 20 minutes and should follow the International Audition Pre-Selection Guidelines.
Please send:
A video with no introduction or fancy editing, consisting of the following performed in leotard and tights for women and tight fitting dance attire for men:
• 3-5 minutes of barre work, incorporating both sides, danced in soft shoes by male applicants and pointe shoes by female applicants
• 3-5 minutes of centre work that includes adagio, pirouettes, petit and grand allegro, danced in pointe shoes by female applicants
• Optional: short classical variation drawn from the standard repertoire, danced in pointe shoes by female applicants
We also ask you to upload:
1. CV (when you can also include your photos and video link in your CV that is fantastic! )
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PRELIMINARY COURSE 12-16 YEARS OLD
Photos
The photos should be in the format .jpg, .gif or .png and should not exceed 10MB.
We want to receive the following photos:
1. Demi Plié in first position, en face
2. Tendu à la seconde, en face
3. 1st Arabesque, en profile
4. portrait pictures (1x full body + 1x head & shoulders)
Video
The audition video should not be longer than 20 minutes and must contain the following exercises:
Ladies
1. Centre Practice:
• enchaînement battements tendus
• adagio
• enchaînement pirouettes en-dehors and en-dedans in ¾ times with balancés.
2. Allegro:
• enchaînement small jumps: including glissades, assemblés and battus
• enchaînement medium jumps: including sissones, grand échappées (for men)
• enchaînement big jumps: including waltzes, grands jetés, entrelacés
Candidates 15+
3. Pointe Work — 5 minutes of Pointe Work including:
• simple échappés, relevés in 2nd and 4th, relevé in coupé and passé
• pirouettes from 4th position en-dehors and en-dedans.
• courus in diagonal (bourrées)
• diagonal of piqués turns.
4. Optional classical variation.
Gentlemen
1. Centre Practice:
• enchaînement battements tendus
• adagio
• enchaînement pirouettes en-dehors and en-dedans in ¾ times with balancés.
2. Allegro:
• enchaînement small jumps: including glissades, assemblés and battus
• enchaînement medium jumps: including sissones, grand échappées (for men)
• enchaînement big jumps: including waltzes, grands jetés, entrelacés
3. Tours en l’air, single or double.
4. Entrechat six.
5. Optional classical variation.