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SECTION ONE - Introduce yourself
SECTION TWO - All Applicants Classical Class Please position the camera in front of the applicant to show FULL height and breadth in plies and ports de bras. Please position the camera halfway between front and side for all other sections of the barre to show full range of movements. BARRE - 10 MINUTES • Pliés & Ports de bras etc (one side) • Tendus and glissés (other side) • Adage with fondues (first side) • Grands battements and battements en cloche (both sides). CENTRE PRACTICE, ADAGE AND PIROUETTES – 12 MINUTES • Centre Practice must show battement tendu combined with battement jeté en croisé, en face & effacé, devant and derrière • Adage must include grands ronds de jambe en l’air, a promenade in either à la seconde or arabesque, and a penché in arabesque • Pirouettes may be from 5th, 2nd or 4th position, but must be done on the right and the left sides, en dehors and en dedans. ALLEGRO TO INCLUDE - 12 MINUTES • One enchâinement terre à terre (quick steps) • One enchâinement showing batterie, including entrechat six • One enchâinement showing travelling jumps, including waltzes, grands jetés etc.– must include both sides • Male Applicants - include tours en l’air to both sides within at least one allegro exercise. POINTE - 10 MINUTES Girls only (to be demonstrated only if previously studied) • Simple échappé relevé in 2nd and 4th, retiré passé and passé relevé • Pirouettes from 4th position, en dehors and en dedans on both sides • Courus en diagonal (16 musical bars of ¾) • A series of coda steps Students auditioning for the Contemporary Dance programme who have limited experience in classical ballet should attempt to present some of the exercises, especially barre work.
SECTION THREE - All Applicants Contemporary Class ROLL DOWN Through the spine and back up through plié in parallel both side on and front facing PHRASE ONE Demonstrate fluidity and articulation of the arms, spine and torso PHRASE TWO Demonstrate the different dynamic qualities through the body with plié and extension of limbs DEMONSTRATE CARTWHEELS Across the space on both sides, if possible. PHRASE THREE Travel phrase through the space including pathways in and out of the ground PHRASE FOUR Larger travel demonstrating energy and power IMPROVISATION - 2 MINTUES Showing your own unique movement vocabulary and performance style (2 minutes). Students auditioning for the Classical Ballet programme who have limited experience in contemporary dance should attempt to present at least numbers 1 – 5 from the above work.
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