Video Audition Guidelines

If you cannot attend the audition you have the option to submit a video, no longer than 10 minutes, adhering to the criteria found on this page. Videos that do not adhere to the following criteria will not be considered. NOTE: We do not expect equal proficiency in each genre; we are looking for your potential.

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

Submitting your audition video

  • Your video should be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo as unlisted (only people with the link can view it).
  • Please save your video as:  Yourlastname_DanceAudition
  • Email your video link to goucherdance@goucher.edu by the deadline.

Audition video criteria 

Please note camera placement: The camera should record the barre movement from the side and center movement from the front. The dancer鈥檚 entire body should be visible at all times if possible.

The audition video must include the following criteria in this order:

  1. Brief introduction: Clearly state your name and where you live.
  2. Ballet technique:
    • Barre excerpts including: tendus, rond de jambe par terre, and grand battements
    • Center adagio including: d茅velopp茅s, promenades, and pirouettes
    • Petit all茅gro with batterie
    • Grand allegro
  3. Modern technique:
    • Center combination demonstrating articulation of the spine (such as curves and arches), understanding of parallel position of the legs, movement to and from the floor, and controlled extensions in off-vertical positions.
    • A traveling combination through space demonstrating changes of direction, swings, and large locomotor movements (such as turns, jumps, and leaps).
  4. West African technique:
    • A movement phrase rooted in West African or African Diasporic forms (such as but not limited to Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Afrobeats/Afropop, etc.).