Arrival Time:
8 a.m.
On-campus audition day activities typically last from 8:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Plan to spend your day on campus.
A confirmation email will be sent one week prior to audition day with approximate times and locations.
The audition is a class setting in which applicants demonstrate their ability in ballet, jazz and modern dance.
Solo variations are not accepted.
Parents are NOT permitted to observe the audition class.
A campus tour, faculty Q&A session for auditioning students, and a parent/student Q&A session are included with the on-campus audition day.
Women's Dress Code
A black leotard tailored in a fashion appropriate to classical ballet: full-length pink or flesh-toned footed tights, and pink or flesh-toned ballet shoes with ribbons and elastics sewn. Hair should be secured in a bun or twist.
Modern Audition: Footless tights are required.
Ballet Audition: Ballet slippers are required. Pink or flesh-tone tights must be worn under black leotard. Female-identifying/non-binary students auditioning for ballet are required to bring pointe shoes.
*Pointe (female-identifying/non-binary): The pointe segment is only required for Ballet concentrations.
A black leotard tailored in a fashion appropriate to classical ballet: full-length pink or flesh-toned footed tights, and pink or flesh-toned pointe shoes with ribbons and elastics sewn. Hair should be secured in a bun or twist.
*The pointe segment of the audition is optional for Jazz and Modern concentrations.
Jazz Audition: Jazz shoes are optional.
Men's Dress Code
A dance belt, full-length black, footed tights, a white, long or short sleeve leotard or form fitting white T-shirt, free of words, and black ballet shoes with elastics sewn. Hair should be groomed in a manner with classical ballet aesthetic. Hats, headbands, bandanas, etc., are not permitted.
Modern Audition: Footless tights are required.
Ballet Audition: Ballet slippers are required. Pink or flesh-tone tights must be worn under black leotard. Female-identifying/non-binary students auditioning for ballet are required to bring pointe shoes.
*Pointe (female-identifying/non-binary): The pointe segment is only required for Ballet concentrations.
A black leotard tailored in a fashion appropriate to classical ballet: full-length pink or flesh-toned footed tights, and pink or flesh-toned pointe shoes with ribbons and elastics sewn. Hair should be secured in a bun or twist.
*The pointe segment of the audition is optional for Jazz and Modern concentrations.
Jazz Audition: Jazz shoes are optional.
