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2026-27 AUDITION INFORMATION
For the 2026-2027 season, 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.
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 required 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)
If you are a dancer graduating in the class of 2026 and want to ensure your spot on our 2026-2027 team before March, please visit our Recruiting page for more details. For best consideration, Recruitment Form and Video submissions should be submitted by January 1, 2026.
Audition Application Open Date: March 15, 2026
First Round Audition Video Submission Deadline: April 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST
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 required 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)
If you are a dancer graduating in the class of 2026 and want to ensure your spot on our 2026-2027 team before March, please visit our Recruiting page for more details. For best consideration, Recruitment Form and Video submissions should be submitted by January 1, 2026.
Audition Application Open Date: March 15, 2026
First Round Audition Video Submission Deadline: April 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST
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, 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
- A la seconde turns; three into a double + an advanced combo that includes spot changing and/or floats
- 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: