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2025-2026 ROLLING AUDITION INFORMATION
From now through June 30, 2025, interested dancers may participate in our Rolling Audition process if they are a committed incoming first year or current Loyola student. All interested dancers must submit their audition by the below deadline, and would be required to attend pre-camp at Loyola in July and NDA Camp in August if selected.
Application Open Date: Now-June 30, 2025
Rolling Audition Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
Application Open Date: Now-June 30, 2025
Rolling Audition Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
Rolling auditions will be reviewed by coaches as they are received and decisions will be made on a rolling basis through July 6, 2025.
Please email [email protected] if you need assistance or have questions.
Please email [email protected] if you need assistance or have questions.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
The Loyola Maryland Dance Team coaches are looking for dancers who are advanced in their technical dance skills and display high levels of energy, performance, and mature movement quality in their dancing. Prior dance experience and the following skills are required:
- Kicks (front, side, and arabesque)
- Grand Jete
- Leap in Second
- Calypsos
- Disc Jump/Turning Disc/Turning Second
- Triple and/or Quad Pirouettes
- A la seconde turns; three into a double + an advanced combo that includes spot changing, floats, or technical entrances/exits
- Toe Touch and/or double toe touch
- General flexibility & turn out
- Switch Tilt/Arabesque/Leap
- Ninjas
- Turning Coupe Leaps/pop jetes
- Headspring
- Kip up
- Rubberbands
- Aerials (front and side)
- Standing tumbling
- Extensions (leg holds, leg turns, scorpions, etc.)
2026-2027 TEAM SELECTION
The Loyola Dance Team will be moving into 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 on our Recruiting page. Recruiting is now open for 2026 and will remain open to all full-time undergraduate or graduate Loyola students, and incoming students who have been accepted to Loyola for the upcoming academic year.
Coaching staff will review Recruitment Form submissions and send offers on a rolling basis until March 15. After March 15, dancers will have to register for our hybrid audition and attend an in-person audition in late April, if invited.
Hybrid Audition Timeline:
Step 1: Attend at least 1 of our College Prep Clinics (Fall & Spring dates available; not require but strongly recommended)
Step 2: Register for first round video auditions (Mar)
Step 3: Submit a first round video audition (Apr; Bypasses available to select dancers at Clinics)
Step 4: After review of all video auditions, selected dancers will receive an invitation to attend a 1 day in-person audition (Apr)
Step 5: After the in-person audition, Coaches will inform dancers if they have been selected to join the Dance Team! (Apr/May)
Coaching staff will review Recruitment Form submissions and send offers on a rolling basis until March 15. After March 15, dancers will have to register for our hybrid audition and attend an in-person audition in late April, if invited.
Hybrid Audition Timeline:
Step 1: Attend at least 1 of our College Prep Clinics (Fall & Spring dates available; not require but strongly recommended)
Step 2: Register for first round video auditions (Mar)
Step 3: Submit a first round video audition (Apr; Bypasses available to select dancers at Clinics)
Step 4: After review of all video auditions, selected dancers will receive an invitation to attend a 1 day in-person audition (Apr)
Step 5: After the in-person audition, Coaches will inform dancers if they have been selected to join the Dance Team! (Apr/May)
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: