2024-2025 IMPORTANT DATES
2024-2025 DANCE CLINIC
When: Friday, August 30
Time: 6:30-8:30PM (Check in begins 6:00pm)
Where: Ferman Building Dance Studio 3rd floor
Cost: $40 Non-refundable fee due at sign up to reserve your spot - Venmo @utspartanscarlets
Deadline to register: Friday, August 30th by 2:00PM
Sign up link:
This clinic is highly recommended for dancers interested in auditioning for the Spartan Scarlets Dance Team. Dancers will participate in a warm up, technique/progressions and learn 1-2 combinations in either of our recommended styles. Dancers will also have the opportunity to showcase improvisation as an introduction for themselves.
*Please make sure the dancers name associated with the sign up form is also listed in the payment note when using Venmo. All clinic fees support the Spartan Scarlets funding for the upcoming season. Fall and spring accepted students are welcome!
2024-2025 VIRTUAL AUDITIONS:
Those auditioning will submit a video showcasing the following skill sets and choreography due by Sunday, September 8 by 8:00pm. *There will be no late submissions accepted!
ALL AUDITION STYLES (JAZZ/POM, HIP HOP AND CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY) will be executed in your video audition. Please review our REQUIRED SKILLS as those will be implemented into the audition as well. Dancers should also prepare 4 eight counts of improvisation/choreography to showcase to the judges. These combinations will be uploaded to this page on August 31st. You can view an example of the required skills below.
AUDITION SIGN UP DOCUMENTS:
Required elements to showcase in your video:
WHAT TO WEAR/AUDITION TIPS:
Dancers attending our clinic should wear black, two piece fitted attire (shorts only!) with proper dance shoes (Jazz shoes/Twyla’s and clean indoor sneakers for Hip Hop). For audition submissions, dancers are welcome to wear color dance attire if preferred with proper dance shoes per each style. Dancers should look presentable with hair neatly pulled back and stage makeup.
VIDEO SUBMISSION TIPS:
COACH CONTACT INFO
UT Head Coach: Lindsey Goldaper
Assistant Coach: Morgan Wohkittel
Email: [email protected]
When: Friday, August 30
Time: 6:30-8:30PM (Check in begins 6:00pm)
Where: Ferman Building Dance Studio 3rd floor
Cost: $40 Non-refundable fee due at sign up to reserve your spot - Venmo @utspartanscarlets
Deadline to register: Friday, August 30th by 2:00PM
Sign up link:
This clinic is highly recommended for dancers interested in auditioning for the Spartan Scarlets Dance Team. Dancers will participate in a warm up, technique/progressions and learn 1-2 combinations in either of our recommended styles. Dancers will also have the opportunity to showcase improvisation as an introduction for themselves.
*Please make sure the dancers name associated with the sign up form is also listed in the payment note when using Venmo. All clinic fees support the Spartan Scarlets funding for the upcoming season. Fall and spring accepted students are welcome!
2024-2025 VIRTUAL AUDITIONS:
Those auditioning will submit a video showcasing the following skill sets and choreography due by Sunday, September 8 by 8:00pm. *There will be no late submissions accepted!
ALL AUDITION STYLES (JAZZ/POM, HIP HOP AND CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY) will be executed in your video audition. Please review our REQUIRED SKILLS as those will be implemented into the audition as well. Dancers should also prepare 4 eight counts of improvisation/choreography to showcase to the judges. These combinations will be uploaded to this page on August 31st. You can view an example of the required skills below.
AUDITION SIGN UP DOCUMENTS:
- Attach the following documents to your submission email: Application Form, Full Body Shot, Fall Class Schedule (class days/times required!). Practices typically place 2-3 x per week on Wednesday/Thursday evenings (7:30/8:00-10:30pm) and may vary each season.
- dance_team_application.pdf
Required elements to showcase in your video:
- Jazz/Pom Choreography (This content will be uploaded to learn on 8/31)
- Hip Hop Choreography(This content will be uploaded to learn on 8/31)
- Contemporary/Lyrical Choreography (This content will be uploaded to learn on 8/31)
- The following required technical skills:
- Clean triple/quad+ pirouettes (Right side)
- Clean double (or maximum rotations on left side)
- Turns in second/turn variations
- Right and Left Jete, Center Leap, Calypso, Tilt Jump, Switch Arabesque
- Right Turning Disc
- Right and Left Battements/leg extensions/sustained développé/tilt/penche arabesque
- Kip-Up and Headspring
- Plus any additional technical skills or tumbling you’d like for us to see! (Side/front aerial, back handspring, back tuck, etc.)
WHAT TO WEAR/AUDITION TIPS:
Dancers attending our clinic should wear black, two piece fitted attire (shorts only!) with proper dance shoes (Jazz shoes/Twyla’s and clean indoor sneakers for Hip Hop). For audition submissions, dancers are welcome to wear color dance attire if preferred with proper dance shoes per each style. Dancers should look presentable with hair neatly pulled back and stage makeup.
VIDEO SUBMISSION TIPS:
- Dancers auditioning should film horizontal. The video should start with a brief 15-30 second introduction (name, where you’re from, major & fun fact/something interesting about yourself).
- The video should start with the introduction, followed by required technical skills then choreography learned. You are welcome to overlay music however this is not required.
- Please upload your video to a private YouTube link to share in your emailed submission. If you do not have access to YouTube, use the following google drive link to submit your file: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RM2A1Sw-EXnZ4QepBro5NaIl9oRKSO9z?usp=sharing
- Attach the required documents and submit to [email protected].
COACH CONTACT INFO
UT Head Coach: Lindsey Goldaper
Assistant Coach: Morgan Wohkittel
Email: [email protected]
Choreography videos
Technique Video (Example: Please use the list of required skills above for reference)
https://youtu.be/DrsgmFOvG4Q
https://youtu.be/DrsgmFOvG4Q
| utampa_pom_audition_2024_2025.mov |
| you_can_do_it_-_ut_hip_hop_.mp3 |
| ut_jazz_audition.mp3 |
