Video Audition (Three Parts, One Video)
Part 1: Introduction (Max 2 Minutes)
•Speak to camera about your training styles, performance/competition experience, and why you want to train at BIRD
Part 2: Dance Solo (Max 90 Seconds)
•Solo in any dance genre
•Demonstrate artistry and performance quality
Part 3: Dance Technique (Max 10-12 Minutes)
•Technique class in at least two of: ballet, jazz, or contemporary
•Ballet (as example): short barre (e.g. selections from plies, tendus, glisses/degages, fondus, ronds de jambes, grand battement), centre work including adage, pirouettes, and allegro
•Contemporary (as example): floor work, standing exercises, travelling sequences
•Jazz (as example): kicks and turns across space, short combinations
Assessment Criteria
•Alignment, use of line, coordination, spatial awareness, musicality, efficiency, and flow
Attire
•Tight-fitting clothes preferred for physical sections
