Dance Audition Requirements

Accesses rotation from the hip joint, uses full rotation on both standing and gesture leg, maintains rotation in stillness, body positions and in motion

Accesses rotation from the hip joint, uses full rotation in either standing leg or gesture leg, mostly maintains rotation in stillness, body positions and in motion 

Use of rotation from the hip joint, ability to use full rotation on standing or gesture leg, ability to maintain rotation in stillness, body positions and in motion is inconsistent

Little evidence of accessing rotation from the hip joint, unable to use full rotation on standing or gesture leg, unable to maintain rotation in stillness, body positions and in motion

No evidence of accessing rotation from the hip joint

Correct alignment during plié (knees over toes, heels down in demi, etc.), uses full range of motion, plié is functional in preparing for and landing from movements

Correct alignment during plié (knees over toes, heels down in demi, etc.), mostly uses full range of motion, plié is functional in preparing for or landing from movements

Deviation from proper alignment during plié, mostly uses full range of motion, functional use of plié in preparing for or landing from movements in inconsistent

Little evidence of proper alignment during plié, unable to use full range of motion, plié lacks functionality in preparing for or landing from movements

No evidence of proper alignment, full range of motion or functionality in plié

Clear articulation of the feet (toe, ball, heel & heel, ball, toe), feet push through the floor, feet and ankles are stretched in movements and positions without sickling

Feet push through the floor for functionality, feet and ankles are stretched in movements and positions without sickling most of the time

Lacking one or more qualities of proper use of feet technique, but student does have a basic concept of proper techniques.

Feet do not push through the floor, feet are not always stretched from the ankle, some sickling

No attention to functionality of the feet or stretch from the ankle, mostly sickled

Student is able to achieve full split right, left and center.  Student is able to use flexibility in extensions

80% achievement of proper flexibility

60% achievement of proper flexibility

40% achievement of proper flexibility

20% achievement of proper flexibility

Student possesses the strength to hold positions, extensions and balances

80% achievement of proper strength

60% achievement of proper strength

40% achievement of proper strength

20% achievement of proper strength

Ability to move accurately within the musical phrase – also known as “filling the music”

Ability to perform movements correlating to the musical phrase, some errors in phrasing

Difficulty utilizing musical phrasing during movement sequences

Little evidence of correct use or understanding of musical phrasing

Lacks awareness of the connection of movement phrase to musical phrase

Ability to accurately reproduce the correct rhythm in movement sequence – also known as “being on the beat” or “on the counts”

Ability to perform movements correlating to the beat or rhythm some errors in replication of rhythm

Deviation from correct rhythm

Little evidence of ability to move to the correct beat or rhythm

Lacks awareness of beat and rhythm

Appropriate plié for take-off and landing including heels down, clear articulation of the feet, proper body placement during the jump

Minor deviation from appropriate plié for take-off and landing or clear articulation of the feet or proper body placement during the jump

Lacking one or more qualities of proper jump technique, but student does have a basic concept of proper jump technique

Difficulty with most elements of jump technique

Lacks awareness of take-off, landing and placement of the body for jumps

Clear preparation and landing position of turn, proper placement of feet, legs and arms during desired turn, clean spot while executing turn

Minor deviation from clear preparation & landing position of turn, or proper placement of feet, legs & arms during desired turn, or clean spot while executing turn

Lacking one or more qualities of proper turning technique, but student does have a basic concept of proper turning technique

Difficulty with most elements of turning technique          

Lacks awareness of preparation, landing, placement of the body, and spotting for turns

Clear alignment through the upper and lower body in stillness and in motion including, neutral pelvis, neutral spine, neutral ribcage, and scapula pulled down and back

Occasional deviation from proper alignment in stillness and in motion

Lacks ability to maintain alignment in either stillness or in motion

Inability to maintain proper alignment through stillness and in motion

Lacks awareness of proper alignment in stillness or in motion

Ability to quickly process movement information and accurately reproduce movement sequences               

Ability to process movement information and adequately reproduce movement sequence with occasional misconception of movement vocabulary

Difficulty processing movement information and frequent misconception of movement vocabulary

Limited ability to process movement information and with mistaken reproduction of movement vocabulary

Inability to process movement information & mistaken reproduction of movement sequences or total omission of sections

Well-developed ability to perform synchronized tasks and proper execution of ballet port de bras               

Occasional dysfunction in ability to perform synchronized tasks and proper execution of ballet ported bras               

Difficulty in coordinating synchronized tasks or execution of proper ballet port de bras

Limited kinesthetic awareness and knowledge of proper ballet port de bras

Lacking kinesthetic awareness and knowledge of proper ballet port de bras is not evident

Understanding and integration of near, middle and far reach space and sophisticated sensitivity to group interactions in space

Moderate understanding and integration of personal kinesphere and occasional deviation from choral/unison movement and spatial awareness

Difficulty utilizing all areas of personal kinesphere and difficulty maintaining spatial relationships           

Vague idea of personal kinesphere and action space zones and inaccurate perception of spatial relationships

No evidence of understanding of personal kinesphere or spatial relationships

Ability to use a wide array of physical effort actions

Fundamentally sound ability to move with different energies               

Basic knowledge of stylization of movement          

Difficulty executing a variety of effort actions

No evidence of understanding the quality of movement necessary

Ability to express emotional context in movement and ability to control and maintain proper focus and presentation

Ability to express emotional context in movement and control and maintain proper focus and presentation most of the time              

Ability to express emotional context in movement some of the time  

Insufficient demonstration of qualitative range in movement

No evidence of understanding of performance possibilities

Ability to accurately execute technique fundamentals during performance                           

Frequently demonstrates accuracy in technique fundamentals during performance

Inconsistent accuracy executing technique during performance

Mistaken perception of technique fundamentals during performance 

No understanding of technique fundamentals during performance