Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School

Imagine Endeavour Achieve

Telephone02 9630 4116

Emailnorthmead-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Dance Audition information

DANCE CAPA AUDITION CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS

Our Dance auditions will  take place onsite at the school and will comprise of both a group workshop and solo auditions.

Parents will not be able to stay with their children during the workshop/solo audition process.

There will be a drop off/pick up  point at the front of the school gate for parents to drop their children in the morning and also to collect them from the front office once they have finished their solo audition. 

Solo Auditions will be scheduled and we will endeavour to let you know your child's approximate audition time for collection purposes.

GENERAL CRITERIA that candidates will be assessed on for DANCE

  • Dance technique 

  • Performance quality 

  • Self discipline and commitment 

  • Adaptability to various tasks 

Advice for DANCE AUDITION Candidates:

During the LIVE GROUP workshop, students can expect to:

  • Partake in a 1.5hr contemporary dance technique workshop conducted by one of our Dance teachers.This will entail a warm up, stretch, a range of technique exercises and a short dance combination. You DO NOT need to prepare anything for this group workshop.

  • Please wear form fitting dance attire and either bare feet/foot thongs/jazz shoes. 

Following the workshop, there will be a scheduled LIVE INDIVIDUAL audition (10 mins) for students

Students can be expect to:

  •  Introduce themselves, discuss schools or courses attended, productions they have been involved in, experiences as a performer. Areas of interest as a Dance student including additional skills, acting, singing, script writing, circus, etc.

  • List any relevant details of your performing arts background (extra curricular groups, shows, theatre groups and workshops, etc).

  • perform their Dance solo (2-3mins) - in their strongest technical Dance style - Ballet, Contemporary/Lyrical or Jazz
  • Please note that a backing track is required for all students auditioning for Dance. Backing tracks can be brought in on a Phone, Laptop/Tablet/IPAD or USB

When do I find out about my child’s audition result?

A response will be provided within a two week time frame (excluding holidays). Please note that no further correspondence will be entered into after this decision. Unsuccessful candidates will be provided with feedback about the strengths and weaknesses of the audition.