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2027-28 AUDITION INFORMATION
The Loyola Dance Team will continue with a hybrid recruiting and audition format to align with its adoption of the Common Recruiting Video. More information about our recruiting process and timelines can be found under Recruiting.
For dancers who were unsigned or non-recruit applicants, we will have a video audition opportunity. After initial review of video audition submissions, dancers of interest will be contacted to set up a brief, informal Zoom interview with the coaching staff. Once interviews are complete, Coaches may either directly offer a spot on the roster OR advance the dancer(s) to a second round, if needed. Video Auditions are different from the Common Recruiting Video and include the below components:
Video Audition Packet Release Date: March 1, 2027
Video Submission Deadline: May 1, 2027
For dancers who were unsigned or non-recruit applicants, we will have a video audition opportunity. After initial review of video audition submissions, dancers of interest will be contacted to set up a brief, informal Zoom interview with the coaching staff. Once interviews are complete, Coaches may either directly offer a spot on the roster OR advance the dancer(s) to a second round, if needed. Video Auditions are different from the Common Recruiting Video and include the below components:
- Introduction
- Skills
- Provided Choreography
- Solo
Video Audition Packet Release Date: March 1, 2027
Video Submission Deadline: May 1, 2027
PREPARING TO MAKE THE TEAM:
The Loyola Maryland Dance Team coaches are looking for dancers who are advanced in their technical training and display high levels of energy, performance, athleticism, and mature movement quality in their dancing. Prior dance experience is required and the following skills should be mastered in order to be considered:
- Kicks (front, side, and arabesque)
- Grand Jete
- Leap in Second
- Calypsos
- Disc Jump/Turning Disc/Turning Second
- Triple and/or Quad Pirouettes (right and left)
- A la seconde turns (right)
- Toe Touch and/or double toe touch
- At least 1 of the following: side aerial, headspring, leg hold turn/extension
- General flexibility & turn out
- Switch Tilt/Arabesque/Leap
- Ninjas
- 540
- Turning Coupe Leaps/pop jetes
- Kip up
- Rubberbands
- Front Aerial
- Standing tumbling or other acro
- Extensions (leg holds, leg turns, scorpions, needles, etc.)
TIME COMMITMENT & SCHEDULE
To learn more about the time commitment of being a member of the Loyola Maryland Dance Team,
please read our Program Overview & Expectations sheet:
please read our Program Overview & Expectations sheet: