Indiana University - video audition for — Contemporary Dance Program

Recorded Video
Date: March 2, 2026

Video Requirements:

Please prepare the following materials: A photo of yourself. It can be a formal or casual photo. Chronological list of dance training and dance performances from 8th grade to most recent. Don’t forget to list your teachers, any companies you performed with, and where your training and performances took place. A resume is also acceptable. A 30 second clip of your dancing. It can be formal or informal, i.e., a stage performance, studio phrase, or home improvisation. Choose something that you feel demonstrates your best qualities as a dancer; any genre is suitable. Essay: Please write three to five sentences for each of the following questions: Describe an artist, choreography, or company that changed what you know about dance. What was different, and how did it change your mind about what dance is, or what dance can do? What is another academic, service, or artistic interest of yours and how does it influence your approach to dance, or not? What are some myths about dance that you held, and how have your ideas changed? What are the ways that you notice you learn best? Do you need time to reflect, to witness others, or to repeat movements to grow as a dancer? Describe the relationship between music and your dancing. What styles of music do you identify with and appreciate? How might you grow in your musicianship?

Audition Description

Submit your pre-screen for the B.F.A. Audition Days for the 2025/2026 season are: • Friday, November 21, 2025 • Friday, February 6, 2026 • Monday, March 9, 2026 (By special permission only) To be invited to an audition day, you must first submit a prescreening audition through acceptd.com All audition materials must be received by November 14, 2025, for invitation to the November 21 audition, and by January 30, 2026, for the February 6 audition, and by March 2, 2026, for the March 9 audition. Notification of audition invitation will be emailed no more than one week after you have submitted your prescreen. Applications for 2024-2025 auditions will open August 15, 2025. The itinerary for those granted a March 3, 2025, audition will be provided under separate cover.

Associated Programs

Contemporary Dance Program
Updated: Aug. 25, 2025