Chicago Unified Time Allotments

doctorjohn
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:38:55 +0000

mommafrog:

Please forgive the delay in replying.

Yes, we do a dance audition at Unifieds. But it’s not a dance call in the classic sense, i.e. 25 dancers learning a routine and then performing it at the end of an hour. We do that on campus, but not many of us have the space or time to do that at Unifieds.

Instead, we ask students to do a few ballet moves, and/or a jazz combination, and/or some tap steps, depending on their training. We want to get a feel for their ability to move and take direction, and be playful, as well as their technique.

Stella Kane, our director of dance, attends the auditions in Chicago. I have senior MT/Dance majors with me in New York, and alumni in Los Angeles. But we put all the auditions on tape, and Stella and I review them in March, after we’ve seen all the applicants.

Hope this helps. Don’t hesitate to write back with questions.