Video Requirements:
Audition Content Requirements
A single video link or file uploaded to the UNCSA Admissions application by a designated deadline.
A single video file no more than ten minutes in length.
Only one side of each combination shown.
Must be framed to show the applicant's full body throughout.
Must not include any dancers other than the applicant.
Must be no more than three months prior to submission
Video is not to be uploaded if auditioning on campus. (See On-campus Audition below.)
If applying to Ballet
Barre Work (maximum of 5 minutes; only one side needed of each combination)
Pliés, tendus, adagio, grand battements.
Center Work (maximum 5 minutes)
Adagio
Pirouette combination with pirouettes en‐dehors and en‐dedans.
Allegro combinations:
Petite allegro
Grand allegro (Optional, if enough space to execute the combination safely.)
Men, please include tours en l’air right and left.
Pointe work (ladies only): échappés, retirés, double pirouettes en‐dehors and en‐dedans on pointe.
Classical variation (ladies must present their variation on pointe)
one to two minutes in length
Photograph Requirements
Photograph facing front, pointe tendu in second with arms in second.
Female ballet applicants: photograph in first or second arabesque on pointe.
Male ballet applicants: photograph in first or second arabesque.
If applying to Contemporary
Barre Work (maximum of 5 minutes; only one side needed of each combination)
Plié, tendu/degage, rond de jambe, passé développé (front, side and back), grand battement and a balance on one leg in attitude back.
Center Work (maximum 2 minutes)
A one to two‐minute self‐ choreographed solo.
Must be performed to ‘classical/art’ music.
Examples of composers: J. S. Bach, Ludwig von Beethoven, Aaron Copland, Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, Philip Glass.
Photograph Requirements
Photograph in a contemporary position.
Interview (Applicants for Grade 10 only)
To determine readiness to enter the Contemporary Dance HS program as a Grade 10 student, applicants and a guardian are required to meet with the Director of HS Life and the HS Academic Dean or HS Associate Dean.
Women's Dress Code
Applicants must wear practice clothes.
Do not wear skirts, loose fitting tee-shirts or leg warmers.
Wear clothing that contrasts with the filming environment so you can be seen clearly and stand out from the background.
Men's Dress Code
Applicants must wear practice clothes.
Do not wear skirts, loose fitting tee-shirts or leg warmers.
Wear clothing that contrasts with the filming environment so you can be seen clearly and stand out from the background.
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