COMPETITION TEAM AUDITION PREP
*Dancers should be practicing these moves weekly at home prior to the audition*
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Ages 7+
• single outside pirouette (right and left)
• pique turns, chaine turns (right and left)
• heel stretch on both sides (without holding on to anything)
• needle on both sides (hands on ground legs in split)
• full split (right leg, left leg, and middle split)
• chasse step leap (right and left)
• surprise leap (right and left)
• surprise straddle leap (right and left)
• toe touch
• all ballet positions (1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th,6th)
• jazz arms
• jazz square
• grapevine
• 3 step turn
• chasse ball change
• kick ball change
7+ ELITE
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Single outside ballet pirouette (right and left)
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8 al second fouettés (both sides)
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leg turns (both sides)
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calypso turning leap (both sides)
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illusions (both sides)
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chaine turn, pique turn, attitude turn (both sides)
*THE MOVES BELOW WILL BE ASKED BUT NOT EXPECTED*
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front walkover
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back walkover
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cartwheel (right and left)
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headstand
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head spring
Ages 10+
• double outside pirouette (right and left)
• jazz kicks
• heel stretch, knee stretch, ankle stretch, bow and arrow (both sides)
• full splits (right, left, middle)
• chasse step leap (both sides)
• surprise leap (both sides)
• surprise straddle leap (both sides)
• toe touch
• ball change, high chaine, low chaine, calypso (both sides)
• all ballet positions
• the ability to understand ballet terminology, without a demonstration, on command.
10+ ELITE
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double outside ballet pirouette (right and left)
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8 al second fouettés (both sides)
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leg turns (both sides)
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illusions (both sides)
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chaine turn, pique turn, attitude turn (both sides)
*THE MOVES BELOW WILL BE ASKED BUT NOT EXPECTED*
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front walkover
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back walkover
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cartwheel (right and left)
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headstand
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head spring
Ages 14+
• triple outside pirouette (right and left)
• 8 al second fouettés (both sides)
• jazz kicks
• heel stretch, knee stretch, ankle stretch, bow and arrow (both sides)
• full splits (right, left, middle)
• chasse step leap (both sides)
• surprise leap (both sides)
• surprise straddle leap (both sides)
• toe touch
• firebird (right and left)
• ball change, high chaine, low chaine, calypso (both sides)
• leg hold turns
• all ballet positions
• the ability to understand ballet terminology, without a demonstration, on command.
14+ ELITE
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triple outside ballet pirouette (right and left)
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8 ballet fouettes (both sides)
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8 al second fouettés (both sides)
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leg turns (both sides)
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illusions (both sides)
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developpes en croix (right and left)
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switch leaps (right and left)
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reverse leap (right and left)
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front walkover
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back walkover
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cartwheel (right and left)
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headstand
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head spring
Ballroom:
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dancers will be taught a 32 count ballroom competition
Hip Hop:
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dancers will be taught a 32 count hip hop combination
Improv:
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dancers will be asked to improv across the floor one at a time