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2025-2026 AUDITIONS
Starting with the 2025-2026 season, the Loyola Dance Team will host invite-only auditions. Prep Clinics are open to all high school dancers and current Loyola students. Auditions are open to all full-time undergraduate or graduate Loyola students, and incoming students who have been accepted to Loyola.
Step 1: Attend at least 1 of our College Prep Clinics/Recruitment Weekends (Fall & Spring dates available)
Step 2: Register for first round video auditions (Feb-Mar; Bypasses available during Recruitment Weekend ONLY)
Step 3: Submit a first round video audition (Mar)
Step 4: After review of all video auditions, selected dancers will receive an invitation to attend a 1 day in-person audition (Apr 26)
Step 5: After the in-person audition, Coaches will select the 2025-26 team!
Step 1: Attend at least 1 of our College Prep Clinics/Recruitment Weekends (Fall & Spring dates available)
Step 2: Register for first round video auditions (Feb-Mar; Bypasses available during Recruitment Weekend ONLY)
Step 3: Submit a first round video audition (Mar)
Step 4: After review of all video auditions, selected dancers will receive an invitation to attend a 1 day in-person audition (Apr 26)
Step 5: After the in-person audition, Coaches will select the 2025-26 team!
2025-2026 AUDITION REGISTRATION & FIRST ROUND VIDEO INFORMATION
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 extremely technical in their dance skills and display high levels of energy and performance 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.)
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: