| Chrisnoo,
I auditioned in late february, with the dance component. Like you, i had only been taking lessons for about 6 months before the audition and i was defintiely freaking out.
The dance component starts out with everyone just in the room, doing their own stretches. The judges ARE IN THE ROOM, with clipboards. They dont really seem to be watching, but im sure they take into account the attitudes and amount of prep each auditionee does. So be professional.
Then there's a group warmup, where one of the judges walks around and observes. It is intimidating when they walk right up to you as you warm up, just be cautious nopt to loose focus and forget what you are doing! lol. This part of the audition isnt too hard. Then there is an across the floor exercise that is short, but you need to show some character. They seemed more pleased with the charismatic dancers (who were good) than the good dancers who looked bland.
Then they teach you the combo. The actual steps werent hard, but the rythms and style were. Mine was a spanish themed dance, and everything was syncopated. They wanted to see who could handle a tough rythm, instead of who could kick the highest.
My song and mono was in a room with one woman. She ddint cut off either of my songs, or my monos. Afterwards we talked for about ten minutes. Try to sound diverse, cultured, and into academics, even if you arent exactly a picture of these qualities. It's waht they are looking for!
It's a great audition, a good experience. I did get into CAP21, but expenses prevented me from going. Break a leg! and do some fun raisin! |