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2023-2024 LOYOLA DANCE TEAM AUDITIONS
April 29 // 10 AM - 6 PM // Loyola Fitness & Aquatics Center
April 29 // 10 AM - 6 PM // Loyola Fitness & Aquatics Center
AUDITION PROCESS
Registration for the 2023-2024 Loyola University Maryland Dance Team are open! Auditions will be held in-person on Loyola's campus in Baltimore, MD, and specific requirements can be found below.
Video auditions are accepted on a case by case basis. It is strongly recommended that dancers be committed to Loyola prior to attending auditons, however it is not required.
Please email us at loyolamarylanddanceteam@gmail.com if you'd like to know more about video auditions.
Video auditions are accepted on a case by case basis. It is strongly recommended that dancers be committed to Loyola prior to attending auditons, however it is not required.
Please email us at loyolamarylanddanceteam@gmail.com if you'd like to know more about video auditions.
REGISTRATION:
All dancers interested in auditioning, must complete and return the following prior to auditions:
- 2023-2024 Audition Registration Form (click below)
- Freshmen & Transfers: your letter of acceptance to Loyola OR enrollment verification if you have already committed to Loyola (it is not required that incoming freshmen commit to Loyola in order to audition, however it is strongly recommended)
- Current Loyola Students: Unofficial Transcript showing Fall 2022 semester grades/GPA and Cumulative GPA
- Review our Time Commitment and Team Schedule information found below.
Registration Deadline: April 27, 2023 @ 5 PM EST
ANYONE NOT COMPLETING REGISTRATION INCLUDING UPLOADING ALL APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS BY THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO TRYOUT FOR THE LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND DANCE TEAM.
ANYONE NOT COMPLETING REGISTRATION INCLUDING UPLOADING ALL APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS BY THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO TRYOUT FOR THE LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND DANCE TEAM.
IN-PERSON AUDITIONS:
Our in-person auditions consist of the following components:
The Loyola Dance Team coaches are looking for dancers who are highly technical in their dance skills and display high levels of energy and performance quality in their dancing. The following Technical Skills should be mastered prior to attending auditions:
- Technique
- Choreography (2 sidelines and 1 hip hop combo)
- Solos (up to 1 minute)
- Interviews (depending on number of dancers auditioning and timing)
The Loyola Dance Team coaches are looking for dancers who are highly technical in their dance skills and display high levels of energy and performance quality in their dancing. The following Technical Skills should be mastered prior to attending auditions:
- Kicks (front, side, and arabesque)
- Grand Jete
- Leap in Second
- Calypsos
- Disc Jump
- Triple Pirouettes
- A la seconde turns on the right (at least 3 into a double pirouette; prefer advanced combos that include spot changing, floats, or technical entrances/exits)
- Toe Touch; double toe touches encouraged
- Switch Tilt/Arabesque/Leap
- Ninjas
- Headsprings
- Kip ups
- Aerials & Tumbling
- Extensions
SOLOS:
New in 2023, prospective dance team members will be required to prepare a solo of up to 1 minute and no less than 30 seconds prior to attending auditions. Please keep the following in mind when preparing your solo:
- Choose a style that best showcases all of your strengths as a dancer
- DO include skills that you confidently and consistently perform, but are not repetitive to skills listed in the Required/Preferred Technique. This is your time to "show off" your strengths in stylization and choreography.
- Avoid modern/contemporary/lyrical choreography; we want to see how you will fit in with our team styles that are primarily jazz, pom, and hip hop.
WHAT TO WEAR:
- Female dancers should wear form-fitting apparel. Sports bra-style or crop tops and spandex shorts are common.
- Hair should be styled down and either straightened, curled, or styled in a natural texture.
- Makeup should enhance the features of the face and is required for auditions; we typically have a natural smokey eye and a dark red lipstick for games.
- Male dancers should wear a slim fit t-shirt or tank top and black shorts, dance pants, or joggers
- Attire for both males and females should reflect pride in the school spirit of Loyola and are preferred to be black, white, dark green, or grey in color.
- Jazz shoes/Turners and sneakers for hip hop
- Post earrings are allowed, but all other excessive jewelry should be removed prior to coming to auditions
AUDITION SCHEDULE:
10 AM | Check in begins
10:15 AM | Warm Ups begin; light conditioning and stretching
10:45 AM | Technique Across the Floor
11:30 AM | Jazz and Pom Sideline Choreography
12:15 PM | Break
12:30 PM | Hip Hop Combo Choreography
1:15 PM | Team Q&A with Coaches
1:30 PM | Choreo reviews & interviews
1:45 PM | Approx. time Judging Begins
5:00 PM | Approx. announcement of 2023-2024 Loyola Dance Team
5:15 PM | Approx. brief team meeting if selected for the 2023-2024 team
6:00 PM | Dismissal
*Schedule is subject to change.
10:15 AM | Warm Ups begin; light conditioning and stretching
10:45 AM | Technique Across the Floor
11:30 AM | Jazz and Pom Sideline Choreography
12:15 PM | Break
12:30 PM | Hip Hop Combo Choreography
1:15 PM | Team Q&A with Coaches
1:30 PM | Choreo reviews & interviews
1:45 PM | Approx. time Judging Begins
5:00 PM | Approx. announcement of 2023-2024 Loyola Dance Team
5:15 PM | Approx. brief team meeting if selected for the 2023-2024 team
6:00 PM | Dismissal
*Schedule is subject to change.
TIME COMMITMENT AND TEAM SCHEDULE
To learn more about the time committment of being a member of the Loyola Dance Team and a general schedule overview, please read our Program Overview & Expectations document:
| LUDT Program Overview & Expectations |