For General Academic, Private, and Dance Scholarships, make sure you apply for admission to the university online by January 14, 2024.
Official deadline for application: February 14, 2024
Official deadline for transcripts: March 1, 2024
Office of Admissions
Utah Valley University
800 W University Parkway, MS 106
Orem UT, 84058
To be considered for additional scholarships please make sure to fill out applications accordingly beginning October 1, 2023 and ending on March 1, 2024 found at uvu.scholarshipuniverse.com. You will not be eligible for these additional (non-performance) scholarships from UVU if you do not apply to the university and submit your transcripts. If you have any questions regarding non-dance scholarships, please contact the Scholarship office at 801-863-8442.
To be considered for additional (non-performance) scholarships, including academic, private, and dance, please make sure to fill out applications accordingly found at uvu.scholarshipuniverse.combeginning October 1, 2023 and ending March 1, 2024. You will not be eligible for these additional (non-performance) scholarships from UVU if you do not fill out the online university scholarship application. If you have any questions regarding non-dance scholarships, please contact the UVU Financial Aid and Scholarships office at 801-863-8442.
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.
NOTE: New/Transfer students must apply to UVU and submit transcripts to be eligible for a performance scholarship. We highly recommend completing the application and submitting transcripts prior to auditioning.
Official deadline for application to UVU: February 14, 2024
Official deadline to submit transcripts: March 1, 2024
Incoming/Transfer Students unable to attend the live audition must submit a video audition to Nichole Ortega by January 20, 2024 for consideration. Submissions should only include the following center combinations:
Dancers trained in pointe should wear pointe shoes.
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Audition: Applications & video submission
Requirements:
For all scholarship applicants:
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Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Audition: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
*Finalist Solos: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where:Rebecca Lockhart Studios UVU
*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, 2024.
Incoming/Transfer Students unable to attend the live audition must submit a video audition to Dr. Lyndsey Vader by January 20, 2024 for consideration. Submissions should only include the following:
Technique Levels 1 and 2: 9:30 - 10:50 a.m.
Technique Levels 3 and 4: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where:Rebecca Lockhart Studios UVU
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Registration: 8:00 a.m.
Audition: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Where: Studio RL 153H
Eligible students may audition for Esprit d.c. scholarships as a part of their regular rehearsal on January 16th, 2024. Auditioning students will attend rehearsal as usual and wear an audition number. A committee of adjunct and full-time faculty will assess those auditioning. Registering for the scholarship audition indicates that the student is committed to the Esprit d.c. year-long company the following year (2024-2025).
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All dance students declaring dance as a major enter The Department of Dance as an AS degree candidate. After completing the required coursework during the first year of study, those students seeking a bachelor’s degree in dance will apply for and audition to become a major in the program of their choosing. If currently enrolled in the required coursework, a student may apply for and audition for matriculation during that semester. This inclusive process allows students to improve their skills and enhance their chances of matriculating into a bachelor’s degree program.
It is important that students visit with their assigned dance advisor, their academic advisor, as well as their program coordinator, to navigate their course work in a timely manner. Matriculation workshops will be offered in preparation for the application process (see below for dates and times).
Dance Advisors GT 630
Matriculation workshops will be offered in preparation for the application process.
Matriculation Portfolios for all programs are due Friday, March 15, 2024.
Portfolio documents can be attached to the Matriculation forms below.
If you are applying for a dual degree (Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Science), please fill out an application form for both degrees and make your cover letter clear as to why you are applying for both.
Ballet Matriculation Audition:
DANC 227R/221R and 327R/321R on March 28, 2024 from 11 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Modern/Contemporary & Dance Education Matriculation audition during DANC 144R (Sections
001, 002, 003):
Friday, March 29, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Ballroom Matriculation audition during DANC 271R or 371R and 272R or 372R on March
28 and March 29, 2024:
Applicants should list all technique classes in which they are currently
enrolled in their matriculation application.
*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.
