Combs High Dance
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Dance Class Auditions
Auditions are Coming Up!
If you are a new student to Combs High School and are interested in auditioning, please contact us here for more information and to register for an audition. Details below!
Intermediate, Advanced, or Rush?
Which class is right for you? Are you ready to move up? Check out the descriptions of the class levels here!
If you want to be in a Beginning level dance class, there's no audition! You just need to register for Dance 1! However, if you want to learn more about the dance styles studied in Beginning Dance as well as work on your choreography, you will need to audition for Intermediate, Advanced, or RUSH Dance Company.
Audition and Workshop Schedule
Auditions and Workshops for the 2023-2024 school year will be in person! You will learn combinations across the floor and in center for your audition. If you wish to be on RUSH, you will also need to schedule a one-on-one interview with Mrs. Carson to apply for a position, and you will need to submit a quality solo recording in the online form. Dancers will be expected to dress so the judges may best see your movement, and will be scored on presentation as well as technical and performance skills. Professional dress includes form-fitting dance attire, all hair clean off of neck and shoulders and away from face, and dance footwear or barefoot.
RUSH and Advanced Audition Classroom (opens March 31st)
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Read Letter from Director
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Complete Audition Application
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Complete Consent Form and submit online or bring to the first Audition Workshop
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E-mail all of your teachers asking them to fill out the online recommendation form
Senior High Students
Day 1/ Friday, March 31, 2023 - Conference, Rm 411
Application, Online Consent forms, and Teacher Evaluations due. Advanced and RUSH auditionees, prepare a 1-2 minute solo of your own choreography and for RUSH, schedule meeting with Mrs. Carson prior to auditions.
Captain Application Meeting - Returning RUSH only.
Day 2/ Monday, April 3, 2023 - 2:30-4:30pm, Dance Rm
CHOREOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: All dancers will learn the Hip Hop and Lyrical Dance Combos. The Workshop is mandatory for auditions.
Day 3/ Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 2:30-4:00pm, Dance Rm
TURNS AND LEAPS WORKSHOP: All dancers will learn the two Turns and Leaps Combos. Workshop is mandatory for auditions. Dance 3 & 4 solo choreography completed.
Day 4/ Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 2:30pm - end, Dance Rm
Check in starting at 2:30 pm/ warm up on your own
2:45 pm- Auditions will begin. Solos will perform as you audition. All results including Intermediate, Advanced, and the 23-24 RUSH Dance Company will be posted in the Audition Google Classroom by 8:00 pm.
Day 5/ Friday, April 14, 2023 - Conference, Room 411
Combs High Dance Club Officer Application Meeting
Junior High Students
Day 1/ Friday, March 31, 2023 -
Application, Online Consent forms, and Teacher Evaluations due. Advanced and RUSH auditionees, prepare a 1-2 minute solo of your own choreography and for RUSH, schedule meeting with Mrs. Carson prior to auditions.
Day 2/ Monday, April 3, 2023 - 5:00-7:00pm, CMS Dance Rm
CHOREOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: All dancers will learn the Hip Hop and Lyrical Dance Combos. The Workshop is mandatory for auditions.
Day 3/ Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 4:30-6:30pm, Combs High
TURNS AND LEAPS WORKSHOP: All dancers will learn the two Turns and Leaps Combos. Workshop is mandatory for auditions. Dance 3 & 4 solo choreography completed.
Day 4/ Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 4:30pm - end, Dance Rm
Check in starting at 4:30 pm/ warm up on your own
4:45 pm- Auditions will begin. All results including Intermediate, Advanced, and the 23-24 RUSH Dance Company will be decided and revealed in the Audition
Google Classroom by 8:00 pm.
Day 5/ Friday, April 14, 2023 - TBD
Combs High Dance Club Officer Application Meeting
Captain Auditions
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All auditioning dancers attend. 2023 Seniors optional, but welcome!
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All members will have the opportunity to define what a captain looks like to them.
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Dancers Auditioning will have a "Captain Audition" sticker on during auditions.
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Upon completion of audition process, we will hold the Captain Team Vote with all auditioning dancers. Whole team vote ballots will be distributed and collected virtually. Captains will be announced May 10, 2022 in the Audition Google Classroom.
Technical Requirements
Intermediate, Advanced, and Company -
Turns and Leaps – There will be two different turns and leaps combinations taught.
* Combo 1 will be more challenging and therefore should be performed on your stronger side.
* Combo 2 will also be challenging, but not quite as difficult. Perform combo 2 on your weaker turn side.
Turns, Leaps, and Jumps to work on for both the combos and the choreography:
* Double, and Triple Pirouettes outside
* Double Pirouettes inside
* Chaine's and Pique's in various directions
* Attitude turns outside
* Pencil turns outside
* Compass turns inside
* Grande jete's
* Saut de chat's
* Surprise leaps
Stretches and Skills to work on to prepare:
* Leg Extensions
* Splits (R/L/M)
* Backbends and Arches
* Mermaid Pose
* Needles
* Handstands
* Power Cartwheels and Roundoffs
* Front and Back Rolls and Dive Rolls
Advanced and Company - Solo and Trick Requirements
Solo - If you are auditioning for RUSH or Advanced, you will need to prepare a 1-2 minute solo of your own choreography showcasing your best technique in the following areas. This submission should showcase YOUR technique and YOUR ability to choreograph. Do not have someone else choreograph this for you. Please, submit it online to the Audition Spreadsheet in the Google Classroom by April 6th at 8:00 pm.
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Leg strength: Leaps, jumps, or kicks demonstrating power in legs
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Turns: Your best turn combo on your dominant side
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Back Flexibility: Backbends, arches, scorpions, king cobra, etc. to demonstrate flexibility of the spine.
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Performance: Happy, sad, excited, lost, confused… show me your character and make me feel with you!
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NOTE: Any additional tricks and tech you would like to showcase but don’t want in your choreography may be uploaded in a separate video in the Audition Spreadsheet.
Tricks – For this criteria, please submit any of the following tricks you can do. Yes, if you can do all of them, you should.
* Aerials
* Handsprings
* Headsprings
* Kip Ups
* Leg Hold Turns
* Scorpions
* Walkovers
* Chest rolls
* Toe rises / Half Rises
* Toe falls
* Acro or tumbling tricks
Rush Dance Company
Combs High Dancers who have shown the adequate technique for Advanced Dance are invited to audition for RUSH Dance Company! It will be an exciting year, full of performance events and skill building, and we're looking for new members to add to our team!
Want to know if RUSH is right for you?
If you want a place to hang out with friends and socialize while dancing and performing a little, this is probably not the place for you (but check out Dance Club!). But, if you are looking for a dedicated group of athletes working to consistently advance their technique and explore storytelling through movement, you may be a perfect fit!
The audition for the RUSH Dance Company will take place during auditions. Dancers auditioning for RUSH must audition a solo.
Dancers will be expected to dress professionally, and will be scored on presentation as well as technical and performance skills.