In-Person - Barbara Barker Center for Dance, Studio 100, 500 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Date: Feb. 8, 2025
Arrival Time:
Unknown Dancers are encouraged to register online prior to scheduled audition dates. Dancers should arrive at least 15 minutes early to confirm registration and receive an audition number. Check in will take place in the lobby of the Barker Center for Dance. The studio space will be available 30 minutes prior to the start of major auditions for dancers who wish to warm up on their own. Dancers must be registered and in the studio by the start time of the audition; latecomers will not be allowed to participate. Dancers should be prepared to stay for the entire length of the audition. Walk up registration will also be accepted if dancers are signed in by the start of the audition day. Students auditioning for technique course levels only (including Dance Minors) should plan to participate in all morning classes for placement, but need not be available for the afternoon callback, and do not need a prepared writing sample or solo.Audition Description
Dancers from wide-ranging trainings, experiences, and backgrounds are encouraged to audition for University of Minnesota Dance. Acceptance into the BFA and BA Dance Majors, as well as placement into technique/courses movement above level 1 is by audition. Auditions consist of a class in modern/contemporary, African diasporic movement, jazz, hip hop/street styles, and ballet techniques, a short student solo and an interview. Dancers need not have trained in all forms to audition. Students auditioning for the BFA and BA Dance major submit a paper copy of a writing sample the day of the audition in response to essay questions (see instructions below). The Dance Minor does not require an audition; however, students with previous dance/movement experience are strongly encouraged to audition for DNCE course leveling. Prospective dance majors are strongly encouraged to submit an application to the University of Minnesota by the Office of Admissions priority deadlines, but need not have received notification from the University before participating in an audition.Updated: May 30, 2024
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