NC State Dance Team 2019 Spring Auditions

April 27 & 28, 2019
Carmichael Gym Courts 1&8- NC State University, Raleigh, NC

GENERAL AUDITION INFORMATION
  1. All candidates must be accepted as full time students at NC State University prior to the audition to be considered for the 2019-2020 team. You will need to show proof of acceptance by providing your acceptance letter or Student ID number on the first day of tryouts.
  2. All candidates  must fill out the Audition Registration Form  at the link below.
  3. Any candidate that is not a current student at NC State, must bring proof of insurance, in order to audition.
  4. All candidates must be able to comply with the rules and responsibilities of being a member of the NC State Dance Team. These are outlined in the registration form.
  5. All tryout sessions are closed to family and other spectators.
  6. Tryout attire for the audition process consists of BLACK cropped dance top or sports bra with BLACK bottoms (pants, leggings, or shorts). Dance shoes must be worn at all times. Hair and make-up should reflect how you would look at a performance.
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JUDGING PROCESS AND CRITERIA
  • The NC State Dance Team coaching staff will be looking for well rounded dancers with outstanding technical skills, stage presence, and demonstrated proficiency in all three collegiate styles of dance (Pom, Jazz and Hip Hop). Please do not assume however, that a weakness in one area will disqualify you as a Dance Team member. The coaches are looking for dancers who are eager to learn and improve and will display a positive attitude at all times.
  • The Tryout Process varies each year depending on number of people trying out, but usually consists of an optional Pre-Audition Clinic (at a prior date), 1st Round & 2nd Round of Tryouts on Day 1, and a Final Audition on Day 2.
    • Pre-Audition Clinic: March 17th, 2019 – The pre-audition clinic is optional, however it is highly recommended. It is open to high school students, college students, and transfer students, interested in trying out. During the clinic you will learn various skills and have a chance to work with current and former dancers to gain insight on the “NC State style” of dance.  You will also receive constructive critiques from the coaches about what you can work on for the auditions.
    • Day 1– Candidates will go through a class-style audition using across the floor technique combinations as the basis for their assessment. Candidates will then learn a section of Gameday material that will demonstrate their proficiency in Pom, which will be followed by two short routines, one Jazz and one Hip Hop. If we feel at any point during this day that a cut needs to be made, we will do so. If not, the first cut will be a cut made at the end of Day 1.
    • Day 2/Final Auditions – Candidates will be judged in groups of 3-4 by the Dance Team Coaches along with an outside judging panel. Candidates will demonstrate the required across the floor skills individually and will then perform the Gameday material and dances they have learned, as a group. Those chosen to be members of the NC State Dance Team will be announced shortly after the Final Auditions.
  • Candidates will be judged on their technique, adaptation to our style, physical fitness, and memorization and should be able to perform the following skills:
  • Jazz/Technique
    • Short Jazz Dance (taught during the tryout)
    • Triple and Quad Pirouettes
    • Fouette turns/Elite combinations (at least 2 eight counts)
    • Leaps in second (left and right)
    • Switch Opens
    • Chaine’ Open Leaps, calypsos, specialty jumps
    • Leap/Turn Combinations
    • Flexibility demos- Leg Hold Turns, Extension holds
  • Hip Hop
    • Short Hip Hop dance (taught during the tryout)
    • Floor tricks (kip ups/headsprings/rubber band)
  • Pom
    • Gameday material (taught during the tryout)
    • Knowledge of cheer motions and motion placement
    • Toe Touch and double toe touch 
  • Other
    • Optional Skills- aerials, airborne tricks, other tumbling

Please complete the below registration form to secure your spot for the 2019 Audition.  If you are unable to attend in person, and wish to tryout for the team, please email Head Coach Amanda Roediger at aaroedig@ncsu.edu.