Dance

Applicants will read and be familiar with the program description for the Governor's School for Visual and Performing Arts. Applicants from diverse backgrounds with abilities in diverse dance genres are encouraged to audition.

Applicants are asked to prepare and perform one solo dance 1-1 1/2 minutes maximum in length. The dance may be any form or genre. The applicant must design the choreography, but coaching by a teacher or instructor is permissible during preparation. The student determines the accompaniment for the dance. 

In addition to the solo, please provide the following for the video:

• Contemporary/Modern Combination that includes
  • Floorwork
  • Inversions
  • Balances
  • Turns
  • Leaps
• Ballet Center that includes:
  • Adagio
  • Pirouettes
  • Petite Allegro
  • Grand Allegro

Applicants will be judged on the following criteria:
A. Technique: Alignment, Musicality/Rhythm, Finished Movement, Strength, Flexibility, Varied Movement Vocabulary
B. Stage Presence: Presentation, Carriage, Display of Confidence, Body Language, Facial  Expression, Dynamic
C. Performance of Movement: Interpretation of Movement, Connecting/Flow of Movement, Use of Technique, Execution, Musicality
D. Interview responses to questions related to the applicant's role in group learning

Preparations:

• Camera: Most digital cameras, including cell phones, are perfectly fine for both the photos and videos for your audition. Professional photography or videography is neither required nor expected. Please ensure picture and sound clarity. You may mount your camera on a tripod or have someone operate it. Auditions must be video recorded from the front, framing the whole body.
• Space: Use a space free from distractions, specifically background noise.
• Lighting: Ensure the lighting is adequate for the adjudicator to view, that you are not backlit, and that a lamp or sunlight is not coming through a window behind you.

Recording:

• Each part should be one continuous recording with no edits or splicing.
• Compile the parts together into one video file OR
• You may do all parts as one continuous shot, pausing between each part to transition to the next part.  
• You may record your parts multiple times and choose the best one to submit.

Finalize:

• Upload videos to YouTube (unlisted link), Google Drive, or Dropbox. Please ensure that our adjudicators can access the link.
• Create a Word document with your name, discipline, and link you created above.
• Save the Word doc as a PDF. 

Submission:

• Register for adjudication through OpusEvent
• Upload the PDF document you created above
• Follow the instructions to record an answer to your question