| Chris, I can't help you THAT much...for one thing, my D is not here to ask but I recall it including both ballet and jazz. What you need to know with CAP is that the dance is not only optional but they state that it is only meant for experienced/advanced dancers. The dance audition can help you but not hurt you. You can get in without a dance audition. I would not sign up for this unless you felt very comfortable with your dance technique. I don't know you or your background to advise you well. Are you a boy or a girl? My D said the boys at this dance audition were excellent dancers. This dance audition was not like the others she had attended at other top BFA programs because at the other auditions, there was a much wider range of dance skills...from nondancers to very trained dancers. At CAP's optional dance audition, everyone was a trained dancer. She has taken dance her entire life in all disciplines. Her friend who also got in for CAP and did the dance audition, also has danced her entire life. They take dance almost every day. I don't know which disciplines you study. You ideally should be strong in ballet and jazz for this audition. Have you studied both? At what level? At your studio, are you in beginner, intermediate, advanced? I would say that those who opt to do the dance audition at CAP tend to be in advanced levels of dance technique classes back at their home studios, so use that as a guideline. My D said this was a challenging dance audition (she really liked it) and there was a wide variety of level of dance auditions at all her BFA auditions. For instance, at Emerson, she said you absolutely needed no dance background to do it, as it was extremely simplistic. Other schools were more challenging. NYU's rated up there on the most challenging but theirs is designed for advanced dancers. At Tisch, when you start the program, they have dance placement auditions (in fact, my D has gotten a note about that for this fall) so that kids are placed in the appropriate level dance classes based on their background and skill. I'm sorry I can't be specific as to what steps were in this dance audition but maybe someone else will come forth to advise you on that. My D is out of town.
Susan |