In-Person Audition Guidelines & Sample Schedule

We look forward to welcoming you to campus and having the opportunity to meet you and witness your dancing. Once you apply to the college and , you will be contacted directly via email to confirm the specific details of your visit.

If you have any questions, please contact Sara Thomson, academic centers operation manager, at goucherdance@goucher.edu or 410-337-6276.

Sample schedule

The following is an overview of the schedule for the day (subject to minor changes). Dance auditions take place in the Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ Dance Department, Todd Dance Studio, lower level of the Decker Sports and Recreation Center (SRC) (#3 on the campus map).

Time Event
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Check-in and mingle with current Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ students and faculty
8:45 – 9:20 a.m. Welcome and Q&A with Dance Faculty – students and family members
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Information Session with Admissions Representative – family members
9:25 – 10:45 a.m.          Ballet class (pointe shoes optional)
10:50 – 11:30 a.m. Modern class (bare feet)
11:35 a.m. – 12:15p.m. West African class (bare feet)
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and Q&A with Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ dancers – students only*
(lunch will be provided for the dancers)
1:20 – 1:50 p.m. Q&A with dance faculty – students 
2 – 2:15 p.m. Choreographic Showing by the Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ Repertory Dance Ensemble – all
2:30 p.m. Optional Campus Tour

*Family members are invited to enjoy brunch in the Mary Fisher Dining Center at the special guest rate. Brunch is served from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.