2023/2024 Elite Team Tryout Dates

Please note you should audition with your age as of January 1st, 2024
(Petites 7-8, Juniors 9-11, Teens 12-14, Seniors 15-18)

Mandatory Intensive Dates
Teens & Seniors
5/30 - 4:45pm - 6:00pm
5/31 - 4:45pm - 7:45pm
Petites
6/1 - 5:15pm - 7:15pm
Juniors
6/2 - 5:15pm - 7:15pm

Audition Dates
Petites & Juniors
6/6 - 5:15pm - 7:15pm
Teens & Seniors
6/7 - 5:15pm - 7:15pm

Solo Audition Date
Anyone wishing to audition for a solo - 6/15
​5:15pm - 7:15pm
Expectations of Dancers
Petites
  • Proper body placement while standing ta the barre or in center
    • Long neck
    • Shoulders aligned properly over pelvis
    • Belly button pressing into spine (spine must be straight)
  • Knowledge of basic ballet positions (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th)
  • Attempt improv
  • Clean single pirouette (parallel and turned out)
  • Attempting double pirouette
  • Chane turns
  • Heel stretch
  • Somersault
  • Cartwheel
  • Right splits
  • Left splits
  • Center splits
  • Fan kick (standing and on the floor)
  • Grande battements across the floor
  • Skipping
  • Sou da chat
  • Grande jete
  • Passe jump
  • Know the difference between releve and eleve
Juniors
Juniors must be able to master petite level steps along with the following:
  • Dancer descend and ascend from the floor properly
  • Dancer is able to improv
  • Clean double pirouette (parallel and turned out)
  • Attempting triple pirouettes (parallel and turned out)
  • Attempting second turns (at least two clean rotations)
  • Attempting fouette turns (at least two clean rotations)
  • Side leap
  • Calypso
  • Attempting turning disc
  • Attempting switch arabesque
  • Illusions
  • Second leap
  • Pas de chat
  • Attempting a switch leap
  • Pas de burre
  • Understands tempo and counting music
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Teens/Seniors
Teens and Seniors must be able to master petite and junior level steps along with the following:
  • Turns include pirouettes of multiple rotations, executing various arm placement, and showing advanced ability in tempo and other criteria
  • Fouette sequence includes five or more fouettes en dehors, changing direction fouettes en dehors, varying tempo rotations, and/or completing the sequence with a minimum of a pirouette
  • Leaps and jumps include switch center, switch tilt, switch arabesque, and showing advanced ability in height, posture, and other criteria
  • Acrobatic skills, tumbling passes, and stalls include front flips, back flips, full, layout, side somi, whip back, x-out, bounders, connected tumbling, shushunova, and Arabian mounters, and showing a mastery in additional advanced acrobatic skills
  • Showing ability to perform leg spins, reverse split with little to no inconsistencies in stability and/or balance
  • Body alignment: dancer is able to display proper posture, core strength, visual lines, and expression through movement in all skills and movement
  • Dancer shoes understanding of the movements, technique, and expression in a routine. Skills are executed with little to no inconsistencies in steadiness, control, or precision 

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