Performing Company & Scholarship Auditions

2023-2024 Dance Company Auditions

Synergy

Synergy Dance Company

  • First Friday of the school year (Aug. 25th) in RL 152   from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
  • Please come prepared to take a contemporary modern dance class.
CDE

Contemporary Dance Ensemble

  • Monday, Aug. 28th 3:00-5:00 p.m. RL 152  
  • Please come prepared to take a contemporary modern dance class.
RBE

Repertory Ballet Ensemble

  • First Thursday of the school year (Aug. 24th) in RL 153A   from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
  • Please come prepared to take a ballet technique class in appropriate dance attire. Dancers trained in pointe should bring pointe shoes. 
Ballroom

Ballroom Company Audition

  • Tour Team auditions for the 2023-2024 academic year will be held on Saturday April 22nd, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. in RL 153H  .
  • Company auditions for the Back-up Tour Team and Back-up Teams will be held on the first Thursday of the semester (August 24th , 2023) from 7:00-10:00 p.m., location SC Grande Ballroom  .
  • Dancers should come prepared to dance Cha Cha and Waltz (either International Style or American Style) with a partner. You can choose to bring your own partner or you can dance lead/follow with a current member of the Company. The choreography should be either syllabus or open figures (no lifts allowed). Dancers should wear nice practice clothing; costumes (with rhinestones, feathers, etc.) are not allowed. At the April 22, Tour Team audition, a short choreography callback round may follow the Waltz and Cha Cha rounds.
Esprit d.c.

Hip Hop Crew, Esprit d.c.

  • Thursday, Aug. 24th 7:00-9:00 p.m.
  • Please arrive early enough to warm up and be ready to learn choreography at 7:00 p.m. Students interested in auditioning will be asked to learn a small section of choreography and perform it in small groups. *If you have any improvisation, tumbling, or breaking skills, you will be given the opportunity to showcase those talents but will not be required to in order to audition.
Rhythmic Tap

Rhythmic Tap Company

  • Monday, August 28th from 5:00-6:30pm in RL 153H  .
  • Students interested in auditioning for Rhythmic should come prepared to take a tap class.
  • Students do not need to prepare a solo. All audition material will be learned at the audition which will follow a typical class structure (warm up, technique, across the floor, choreography, and improv). Don't forget to bring your tap shoes!

Ballet Scholarship Auditions

Come dance with us! Auditions for Ballet Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year will be conducted LIVE on Saturday, January 28, 2023.

New/Transfer & Continuing Students

Schedule:
Registration: 10:30 a.m.
Informational Session for Students and Parents: 11:00 a.m.
Audition: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Studio RL 153A

Come dressed to take a ballet technique class consisting of barre and center combinations. Dancers trained in pointe should bring pointe shoes.

For any scholarships, including dance, please make sure to answer all matching questions and fill out applications accordingly beginning October 1, 2022 and ending on March 1, 2023 found at uvu.scholarshipuniverse.com. You will not be eligible for a scholarship from UVU, if you do not apply to the university and do not fill out the online university scholarship application.

NOTE: New/Transfer students must apply to the university before they can access this link.

By February 14, 2023, New and Transfer students apply for admission to the University

Digital Submission:

Incoming/Transfer Students unable to attend the live audition must submit a video audition to by January 28, 2023 for consideration. Submissions should only include the following center combinations:

  • Adagio
  • Pirouettes en dehors and en dedans
  • Petit Allegro
  • Grand Allegro
  • Relevés, consecutive Relevés on one leg, Échappés, Piqué and Chaîné turns

Dancers trained in pointe should wear pointe shoes.

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Ballroom Scholarship Auditions

New/Transfer & Continuing Students

Audition: Applications & video submission

Requirements:

  1.  For any scholarships, including dance, please make sure to answer all matching questions and fill out applications accordingly beginning October 1, 2022 and ending on March 1, 2023 found at uvu.scholarshipuniverse.com. You will not be eligible for a scholarship from UVU, if you do not apply to the university and do not fill out the online university scholarship application. 
    NOTE: New/Transfer students must apply to the university before they can access this link.
  2. Record a video demonstrating two dances: International Latin or American Rhythm (choose from cha-cha, samba, rumba, or bolero) and International Ballroom or American Smooth (choose from waltz, tango, or foxtrot). These two dances may be either syllabus routines or open routines. Costumes are not allowed
  3. Upload the video as an unlisted or private link to the Internet (YouTube or Vimeo, etc.)
  4. By Saturday, January 28, 2023, email the URL of the video and application to and
  5. By February 14, 2023, New and Transfer students apply for admission to the University

Date: Email deadline January 28, 2023

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Modern/Contemporary Scholarship Auditions

Come dance with us!

Auditions for Modern/Contemporary Dance Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year will be conducted on Saturday, January 28, 2023 for New and Transfer students.

New/Transfer Student Auditions

Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Audition: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
*Finalist Solos: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Studio RL 152

*Please arrive at the audition with a one-minute solo OF YOUR OWN CHOREOGRAPHY prepared to share with the faculty. You may use any music you wish. The modern dance faculty will view the solos of the New/Transfer audition participants who score highest in the modern/contemporary technique class.

Wear Dance attire that allows us to see the line of the body clearly.

Be sure you apply for admission to the university by February 14, 2023.

CONTINUING Student Auditions

Current/Continuing Student Auditions:
Where: Studio RL 152
January 27, 2023 – Technique levels 1 and 2: 9:30-10:50 a.m.
January 27, 2023 – Technique levels 3 and 4: 11:00-12:20 p.m.

REQUIREMENTS for New/Transfer & Continuing Students:

Between October 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023, apply to any scholarships you wish to be considered for, including dance. For any scholarships, including dance, please make sure to answer all matching questions and fill out applications accordingly beginning October 1, 2022 and ending on March 1, 2023 found at uvu.scholarshipuniverse.com. You will not be eligible for a scholarship from UVU, if you do not apply to the university and do not fill out the online university scholarship application. 
NOTE: New/Transfer students must apply to the university before they can access this link.

 

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