Audition Requirements

Applicants to the Contemporary Dance (B.F.A.) and Ballet (B.F.A.) concentrations are required to audition for the School of Dance. Applicants may choose either a Video Audition or an in-person On-campus Audition. Each audition has specific requirements.

Audition Requirements

Video Audition

Audition Content Requirements

  • A single video link or file uploaded to the UNCSA Admissions application by a designated deadlines.
  • A single video file no more than ten minutes in length.
  • Only one side of each combination shown.
  • Must be framed to show the applicant's full body throughout.
  • Must not include any dancers other than the applicant.
  • Must be no more than three months prior to submission
  • Video is not to be uploaded if auditioning in person. (See In-person Audition below.)

Audition Attire

  • Applicants must wear practice clothes.
  • Do not wear skirts, loose fitting tee-shirts or leg warmers.
  • Wear clothing that contrasts with the filming environment so you can be seen clearly and stand out from the background.

If applying to Ballet (BFA)

  • Barre Work (maximum of 5 minutes; only one side needed of each combination)
    • Pliés, tendus, adagio, grand battements.
  • Center Work (maximum 5 minutes)
    • Adagio
      • Pirouette combination with pirouettes en‐dehors and en‐dedans.
    • Allegro combinations:
        • Petite allegro
        • Grand allegro (Optional, if enough space to execute the combination safely.)
    • Men, please include tours en l’air right and left.
    • Pointe work (ladies only): échappés, retirés, double pirouettes en‐dehors and en‐dedans on pointe.
    • Classical variation (ladies must present their variation on pointe)
      • one to two minutes in length
  • Photograph Requirements
    • Photograph facing front, pointe tendu in second with arms in second.
    • Female ballet applicants: photograph in first or second arabesque on pointe.
    • Male ballet applicants: photograph in first or second arabesque.

 If applying to Contemporary (BFA)

  • Barre Work (maximum of 5 minutes; only one side needed of each combination)
    • Plié, tendu/degage, rond de jambe, passé développé (front, side and back), grand battement and a balance on one leg in attitude back.
  •  Center Work (maximum 2 minutes)
    • A one to two‐minute self‐ choreographed solo.
    • Must be performed to ‘classical/art’ music.
    • Examples of composers: J. S. Bach, Ludwig von Beethoven, Aaron Copland, Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, Philip Glass.
  • Photograph Requirements
    • Photograph in a contemporary position.

On-campus Audition

Audition Deadlines and Dates

Audition Attire

  • Applicants must wear practice clothes.
  • Do not wear skirts, loose fitting tee-shirts or leg warmers.

Ballet (BFA) Applicants

  • Barre Work (maximum of 5 minutes; only one side needed of each combination)
    • Pliés, tendus, adagio, grand battements.
  • Center Work (maximum 5 minutes)
    • Adagio
      • Pirouette combination with pirouettes en‐dehors and en‐dedans
    • Allegro combinations:
        • Petite allegro
        • Grand allegro (Optional, if enough space to execute the combination safely.)
    • Men, please include tours en l’air right and left.
    • Pointe work (ladies only): échappés, retirés, double pirouettes en‐dehors and en‐dedans on pointe.
    • Classical variation will be taught at the audition.
  • Photograph Requirements
    • Photographs uploaded to the application prior to an audition.
    • Photograph facing front, pointe tendu in second with arms in second.
    • Female ballet applicants: photograph in first or second arabesque on pointe.
    • Male ballet applicants: photograph in first or second arabesque.

Contemporary (BFA) Applicants

  • Barre Work (maximum of 5 minutes; only one side needed of each combination)
    • Plié, tendu/degage, rond de jambe, passé développé (front, side and back), grand battement and a balance on one leg in attitude back.
  •  Center Work (maximum 2 minutes)
    • A one to two‐minute self‐ choreographed solo.
    • Must be performed to ‘classical/art’ music.
    • Examples of composers: J. S. Bach, Ludwig von Beethoven, Aaron Copland, Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, Philip Glass.
  • Photograph Requirements
    • Photographs uploaded to the application prior to an audition.
    • Photograph in a contemporary position.