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2015 Summer Dance Intensives
Director: Sean Sullivan
Professional Dance Training for the 21st Century
CLASSICAL BALLET INTENSIVE and COMPREHENSIVE DANCE INTENSIVE
June 21 – July 24
and introducing our new
Commercial Dance Intensive
July 12 – 24
AUDITION for Commercial Dance Intensive is required and by VIDEO LINK ONLY!!
For information please email
Casey Noblett at: [email protected]
AUDITIONS
On the following page is a complete listing of the School of Dance auditions across the country and oncampus for the 2015 Summer Dance Intensives.
WE WILL NOT AUDITION FOR THE COMMERCIAL DANCE INTENSIVE AT ANY ON-SITE
AUDITION. For information about how to audition for the Commercial Dance Intensive, please email
[email protected] .
If you wish to be considered for admission to the Classical Ballet Concentration and/or the Comprehensive
Dance Concentration, you must audition either in person on one of the following dates, or submit a video
audition on DVD or emailed link (instructions below) to be received no later than Friday, March 27th, 2015.
Should inclement weather prohibit travel, UNCSA reserves the right to cancel and will reschedule
auditions. To determine if an audition has been cancelled, please check our website - www.uncsa.edu.
IMPORTANT:
Results of all auditions will be sent via email. Please make sure that we have your valid, legible email
address, and that your computer will accept UNCSA emails. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of
your audition, please contact Sean Sullivan to inquire about the results* of your audition at:
[email protected] or (336) 734-2889
*Due to high volume of audition participation, individual feedback from auditions cannot be given.
Recommended Audition Attire: For ladies: black leotard with pink convertible tights so that bare feet can
be worn for the contemporary portion of the audition, pink ballet shoes, and pink pointe shoes for those
wanting to be considered for the Classical Ballet Intensive. For men: dance belt, black convertible tights so
that bare feet can be worn for the contemporary portion of the audition, white T-shirt tucked in, black ballet
shoes.
Audition fee of $20 (cash or check only) due at the time of the audition (Not required for video
submissions). All audition forms will be filled out at the live audition. Form for video submissions below.
2015 UNCSA SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVES AUDITION SCHEDULE
ORLANDO, FL
Sat. Jan. 17, 2015
Orlando Ballet School
415 E. Princeton
Orlando, FL 32803
*Registration: 2:00‐3:00 PM
Audition Class: 3:00‐5:30 PM
www.orlandoballet.org
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Sat. Jan. 17, 2015
Washington Ballet
3515 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
*Registration: 4:30‐5:30 PM
Audition Class: 5:30‐8:00 PM
www.washingtonballet.org
BOSTON, MA
Sun. Jan. 18, 2015
Boston Ballet
19 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
*Registration: 9:00‐10:00 AM
Audition Class: 10:00‐12:30 PM
www.bostonballet.org
IRVINE, CA
Sun. Jan. 18, 2015
Maple Conservatory of Dance
1824 Kaiser Avenue
Irvine, CA 92614
*Registration: 1:00‐2:00 PM
Audition Class: 2:00‐4:30 PM
http://mapleconservatory.com
ATLANTA, GA
Sun. Jan. 18, 2015
Atlanta Ballet
1695 Marietta Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
*Registration: 4:00 PM‐5:00 PM
Audition Class: 5:00 PM‐7:30 PM
www.atlantaballet.com
NEW YORK, NY
Mon. Jan. 19 , 2015
The School of American Ballet
165 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
*Registration: 9:00‐10:00 AM
Audition Class: 10:00‐1:00 PM
www.sab.org
DALLAS, TX
Mon. Jan. 19, 2015
Ballet Academy of Texas
145 Fitness Court
Coppell, TX 75019
*Registration: 1:30‐2:30 PM
Audition Class: 2:30‐5:00 PM
www.balletacademyoftexas.com
SEATTLE, WA
Mon. Jan. 19, 2015
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Suite B – Phelps Center
301 Mercer Street
Seattle, WA 98109
*Registration: 5:00‐6:00 PM
Audition Class: 6:00‐8:30 PM
www.pnb.org
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Wed, Jan. 21, 2015
San Francisco Ballet
455 Franklin Street
San Francisco CA 94102
*Registration: 4:30‐5:30 PM
Audition Class: 5:30‐8:00 PM
www.sfballet.org
CHICAGO, IL
Sat. Jan. 24, 2015
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
1147 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60607
*Registration: 9:30‐10:30 AM
Audition Class: 10:30‐1:00 PM
www.hubbardstreetdance.com
DENVER, CO
Sun. Jan. 25, 2015
Colorado Ballet Academy
1075 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
*Registration: 5:30‐ 6:00 PM
Audition Class: 6:00‐8:00 PM
www.coloradoballet.org
ON‐CAMPUS UNCSA
Sat. Jan. 31, 2015
UNCSA
School of Dance
1533 South Main Street
Winston‐Salem, NC 27127
*Registration: 9:00am
Information Session: 10:00am
Audition Class: 11:00am‐1:30pm
www.uncsa.edu
ON‐CAMPUS UNCSA
Sat. Feb. 7, 2015
UNCSA
School of Dance
1533 South Main Street
Winston‐Salem, NC 27127
*Registration: 9:00am
Information Session: 10:00am
Audition Class: 11:00am‐1:30pm
www.uncsa.edu
ON‐CAMPUS UNCSA
Sat. Feb. 14, 2015
UNCSA
School of Dance
1533 South Main Street
Winston‐Salem, NC 27127
*Registration: 9:00am
Information Session: 10:00am
Audition Class: 11:00am‐1:30pm
www.uncsa.edu
*Students must register at times
Indicated.
2015 Summer Dance Intensives – DVD/Video Link Audition Requirements
(NO FEE REQUIRED) This form is not for the Commercial Dance Intensive.
Please print this document, fill out student’s name and contact information, and mail along with DVD to the
address at the bottom of the page. If submitting a video link, scan and attach, or provide the information
below in an email to the email address at the bottom of the page.
Name ___________________________________ Date of Birth _______________
Address _____________________________________________________________
Email address ________________________________________________________
Phone Number _________________________________________________
Interested in: Classical Ballet Intensive _________ Comprehensive Dance Intensive ________
Pointe Classes (Yes or No)__________
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DVDs must be compatible with United States equipment.
Applicants must wear practice clothes.
Applicants must be 12 years old by June 25, 2015.
All applicants must include a short technical demonstration at the barre or center and include the following
steps:
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Plié in 1st and 2nd positions, tendu/dégagé (straight and with plié from fifth), rond de jambe, passé
développé (front, side, and back), grand battement, and a balance on one leg. Movements should be short, but
should demonstrate clarity of form and all together should not exceed five minutes.
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In addition, three phrases that travel across the floor: one demonstrating triplets (down, up, up; down up,
up; etc); one demonstrating chaine and pique turns; and one demonstrating grand jeté.
Female applicants interested in taking the Classical Ballet Intensive, or who are interested in taking pointe
classes within the Comprehensive Dance Intensive must also demonstrate en pointe the following steps:
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Sous sus, echappé, passé, bouree, single pirouettes, and pique turns.
Application Deadline for video auditions: Friday, March 27, 2015
Mail DVDs to:
UNCSA – School of Dance
Attention: Sean Sullivan
1533 S. Main St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
Email video links to:
[email protected]
About UNCSA Summer Dance Intensives
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2 Focus Areas:
o Classical Ballet Intensive, in addition to other curriculum: daily pointe classes, women’s
and men’s variations classes, pas de deux classes, character classes and classical repertory
performed;
o Comprehensive Dance Intensive, in addition to other curriculum: pointe class {by
audition}, contemporary partnering, composition, and contemporary repertory performed.
Curriculum also includes
o Daily Ballet and Contemporary Technique Classes
o Pilates, Yoga, Acting, Somatics
o Hip-Hop/Jazz
o Music for Dancers
Fully produced culminating performance at The Stephen’s Center in downtown Winston-Salem.
Renowned UNCSA Faculty – Trish Casey, Fanchon Cordell, Dayna Fox, Frank Smith, Eric Schwartz
Distinguished Guest Artists – Jacob Brent, Matthew Donnell, Robbie Gosnell, Catherine Miller,
Casey Noblett, Brandon Whited, and others
Sample Schedule
(subject to change)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:30 – 9:30
Either Yoga, Pilates, Acting, Somatics, or Music. A different class Tues - Fri.
Mondays, Yoga or Pilates is optional
9:45 – 11:15
Ballet Intensive: Ballet Technique , every day
Comprehensive Dance Intensive: Contemporary Technique every day
11:30 – 1:00
Either Pointe, Composition, Variations, Men’s Class, Character, or
Contemporary Partnering
12:30 – 2:00
Lunch
2:00 – 3:30
Classical Ballet Intensive: Contemporary Technique (4x), Jazz (1x)
Comprehensive Dance Intensive: Ballet Technique (4x), Jazz, (1x)
3:45 – 6:15
7:15 – 9:15
Repertory Rehearsals
All dancers will be at least 1 rep piece, and will have an opportunity to
audition for a Hip-Hop or Jazz rep piece. All dances will be performed on July
25 at the Gerald Freedman Theatre on campus.
Comprehensive Dance Concentration will also have Phrasework twice a week
during this time.
Jazz and Hip-Hop rehearsals, Solos Coaching, Meet the Teacher lectures,
Dance History lectures, Video Presentations