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Scholarship Audition Information

Ballroom concert

New and Transfer Students

For General Academic, Private, and Dance Scholarships, make sure you apply for admission to the university online by January 14, 2025.

Official deadline for application: February 14, 2025

Official deadline for transcripts: March 1, 2025

Transcripts must be submitted in one of the following ways:
  • Emailed directly from the institution to using a secure transcript exchange company.
  • Mailed as a certified PDF document to:

    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, 2024 and ending on March 1, 2025 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.

Continuing Students

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, 2024 and ending March 1, 2025. 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.

Ballet Scholarship Auditions

Auditions: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025

Registration: 10:00 a.m.
Informational Session for Students and Parents: 10:30 a.m.
Audition: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 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, 2025

Official deadline to submit transcripts: March 1, 2025

Digital Submission:

Incoming/Transfer Students unable to attend the live audition must submit a video audition to by January 18, 2025 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.

Contacts:

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Ballroom Scholarship Auditions

Audition: Applications & video submission

Requirements:

  1. For New/Transfer Students only: make sure you apply for admission to the university online and submit your official grade transcript to the Office of Admissions at Utah Valley University. We highly recommend completing the application and submitting transcripts by January 14, 2025.
    • Official deadline for application: February 14, 2025
    • Official deadline for transcripts: March 1, 2025

    2. For all scholarship applicants:

  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 25, 2025, email the URL of the video and application to and .
  5. By February 14, 2025, New and Transfer students apply for admission to the University.

Contacts:

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Modern/Contemporary Scholarship Auditions

New/Transfer Student Auditions: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025

Registration: 8:30 a.m.
Audition: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Informational Session for Students and Parents 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Where:Rebecca Lockhart Studios UVU  

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, 2025.

Incoming/Transfer Students unable to attend the live audition must submit a video audition to Dr. Lyndsey Vader by January 18, 2025 for consideration. Submissions should only include the following:

  • Tendu and plie combination (1 minute)
  • Locomotor and center combination (1 minute)
  • Improvisation (1 minute)
  • Solo (1 minute)

Continuing Student Auditions: Friday, Jan. 24, 2025

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  

Contacts:

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Esprit d.c. Scholarship Auditions

Continuing Student Auditions: Tue, Jan. 14, 2025

Registration: 5:30 p.m.
Audition: 6:00 - 8:15 p.m.
Where: Studio RL 153H  

Eligible students may audition for Esprit d.c. scholarships as a part of their regular rehearsal on January 14th, 2025. 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 (2025-2026).

  • Matriculated (or currently matriculating) Dance Major in any of our 4-year degrees (BFA Modern, BFA Ballet, BS Dance Education, BS Ballroom).
  • Current company member with Esprit and in good standing on Esprit d.c.

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Ballet student doing a stag jump in pointe shoes

Matriculation

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 Forms

Matriculation Portfolios

Matriculation Portfolios for all programs are due Friday, March 15, 2024.

Portfolio documents can be attached to the Matriculation forms below.

Matriculation Auditions will be held:

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.

Performing Company Audition Information

Back arabesque with flexed foot
Ballerina in a front hip bend on pointe
Ballroom dance company
Esprit d.c.
Rhythmic Tap Company

Synergy Dance Company

  • First Friday of the school year (Aug. 23) | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Rebecca Lockhart Studios UVU  
  • Please come prepared to take a contemporary modern dance class.

Contemporary Dance Ensemble

Repertory Ballet Ensemble

  • First Thursday of the school year (Aug. 22) | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Rebecca Lockhart Studios UVU  
  • Come ready to dance in ballet attire. The RBE audition will consist of a ballet technique class and repertoire. Dancers trained en pointe should bring pointe shoes.

Ballroom Company Audition

  • Tour Team auditions for the 2024–25 academic year will be held Saturday, April 20 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. | RL 153H  
  • Company auditions for the Back-up Tour Team and Back-up Teams will be held on the first Thursday of the semester (Aug. 22) | 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. | 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.

Hip Hop Crew, Esprit d.c.

  • Thursday, Aug. 22 | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Rebecca Lockhart Studios UVU  
  • Please arrive early enough to warm up and be ready to learn choreography at 6pm. Students interested in auditioning will be asked to learn a 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 Company

  • Monday, Aug. 26 | 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | 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!