With football season officially over, most of the world won’t be thinking about the gridiron until the leaves start to turn again. But there is one group of people who are ramping up for weeks of competition with their eyes on the 50-yard line: NFL cheer-team hopefuls. Every year, NFL cheer teams hold open auditions […]
The first time Jessica Tong auditioned for Hubbard Street’s second company, she made it to the end of the call but didn’t get the job. The next time she auditioned, six months later, she also didn’t get the job, but she did get a note from then-artistic director Julie Nakagawa telling her to keep in […]
In 2017, after a seven-hour callback over the course of two days for her dream company, San Francisco–based Robert Moses’ Kin, Elena Martins got the answer she was dreading: “No.” It was her second audition with RMK in two years, and her second rejection. “When I didn’t get it that time I was pretty devastated,” […]
For recent alums of the competition scene, professional dance auditions can seem intimidating: Instead of a trophy, you’re vying for a potentially career-defining opportunity. But the process might also feel familiar. In many ways, life on the circuit has been preparing comp kids for professional auditions all along. Here’s how to best leverage your competition […]
“Just be yourself.” These three words became something of an in-car mantra for Toya Ambrose as she prepared to walk into her first audition in more than a few years. The role? Head coach of the Chicago Luvabulls, the official dance team of the Chicago Bulls. The Luvabulls spent the last NBA season on hiatus […]
It’s no surprise that auditions have gone virtual. Missed are the days of crowded hallways lined with dancers vying for room to warm up, anticipation and adrenaline in the air (along with those final spritzes of hair spray). Missed are the days of paper numbers filling a room to capacity—at least for now. But Tiler […]
We caught up with Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Vanessa Hudgens, and special guest tWitch at “So You Think You Can Dance” auditions in NYC. The panel of dance pros discussed reuniting for the 15th season, what their favorite part of judging is, and their advice for “SYTYCD” hopefuls. Check out the interview and see if […]
Summer intensive auditions can be nerve-racking. A panel of directors is watching your every move, and you’re not even sure if you can be seen among the hundreds of other dancers in the room. We asked five summer intensive directors for their input on how dancers can make a positive impression—and even be remembered next […]