This mock audition will be identical to the audition process of a professional dance company.
In order to receive the most meaningful feedback from the artistic directors, we recommend preparing materials that are comparable to an actual audition.
Dance training / Company experience Performance / Competition / Choreography etc...
📹 Video requirements
Video recording guidelines
Device
📱 📹 📷 Smartphone (back camera, record in landscape), digital camcorder, digital camera
Resolution
1080p(HD) or above
Device placement
Place the camera at around eye-level
*Ensure that the dancer stays within the frame while dancing
Room setup
A bright, well-lit dance studio
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of dance studio availability, videos may also be filmed outdoors, or in any other safe and suitable environment.
👚 Attire
FEMALE
Ballet barre + centre work
· Tight, body-fitting attire: Leotard & tights of any color ·Wrap skirts are allowed (Must not cover more than half of the thighs)
· Dance shorts are not allowed
· Attire should show the dancer’s body lines clearly
· Ballet: Pointe shoes are mandatory (Skin-tone or pink colored)
· Contemporary/Modern: Socks or barefoot
Solo piece
· Any costume that fits the choreography concept
· Ballet: Pointe shoes are mandatory
· Contemporary/Modern: Socks or barefoot
Company assignment
· Leotard & tights of any color · Pointe shoes / soft shoes / socks according to the assignment given
MALE
Ballet barre + centre work & Company assignment
· Leotard & tights of any color
· Shoes: Free of choice
Solo piece
· Any costume that fits the choreography concept
· Shoes: Free of choice
Basic assignment - Complete BEFORE registration
The nutcracker, Semperoper Ballett Dresden
BALLET
Ballet barre + centre work
Barre: Around 3~5 minutes
Center: Around 3~5 minutes
Adagio / Pirouettes / Petite and Grand Allegro
▷ Show a combination of moves that you are confident with.
▷ Record each move separately / Record in one take (Free format)
Ballet solo piece (classical)
A repertoire not exceeding 2 minutes
※ Video submission method
1. Combine the above videos in order (Barre >> Center >> Solo piece ), edit it into ONE VIDEO. The video should not exceed 13 minutes in total.
2. Upload the video on Youtube (Privacy may be set to “Unlisted”)
3. [IMPORTANT] Leave a timestamp comment in your Youtube video.
Example ▼
4. Attach the video link to the mock audition registration form
Sacre, Pfalztheater Tanz
CONTEMPORARY / MODERN
Ballet barre + centre work
Barre: Around 3~5 minutes
Center: Around 3~5 minutes
Adagio / Pirouettes / Petite and Grand Allegro
▷ Show a combination of moves that you are confident with. However, it must also include the required moves listed below.
▷ All moves should be done and recorded separately.
Contemporary/Modern solo piece
A solo piece within 2~4 minutes
The video must be shot in a studio (or any equivalent space) and be of high resolution
※ Video submission method
1. Combine the above videos in order (Barre >> Center >> Solo piece ), edit it into ONE VIDEO. The video should not exceed 13 minutes in total.
2. Upload the video on Youtube (Privacy may be set to “unlisted”)
3. [IMPORTANT] Leave a timestamp in your Youtube video.
Example ▼
4. Attach the video link to the mock audition registration form
Company assignment - Complete AFTER registration
- Complete the assignment according to the guidelines. (Company repertoire, improvisation, choreography, combination, etc.)
- 5 company assignments for ballet, 5 company assignments for contemporary. (Around 1 minute each // If you register to two categories, you should submit 10 company assignments)
- Participants must complete the assignments and submit the video link within 24th March (KR time/GMT+9)
*More detailed guidelines about the company assignment video will be sent through email after registration fee payment is completed
※ Video submission method (Due date: 24th March)
After completing your registration (material submission + payment), check your mailbox for an email about company assignments.
Complete and film the assignments. Then, upload the video on Youtube (Privacy may be set to “Unlisted”).
Submit your video link by email.
[Caution] If the video is not submitted within the specified period, the mock audition will carry out WITHOUT evaluation of company assignments
📷 Photo requirements
1. ONE headshot photo
· High-resolution photo that clearly shows the dancer’s face. · Clean background · Selfies are not allowed · File type: .png, .jpg, .jpeg (PDF files X)
2. THREE Full-body shot photos
· Mandatory poses (2 photos): Arabesque(Side), Développe(Front) · Optional pose (1 photo): Freestyle - A pose that can show off your physical attributes (Jump, point, turn-out, etc.) · Attire: Tight, body-fitting attire that shows the body line clearly (Costumes X)
-Female: Pointe shoes are mandatory for ballet mock audition / No shoe regulations for contemporary/modern mock auditions
-Male: No shoe regulations for both ballet and contemporary/modern mock auditions