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VIDEO AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to Western Michigan University's Department of
Dance
Prospective students from outside a 500-mile radius of Kalamazoo
may elect to audition for admission via videotape. Videos must
be received no later than February 15 for entrance for the following
fall semester. If more than one dancer appears on the video,
a clear description of the auditioning dancer must be included
with the tape. Tapes remain the property of the Western Michigan
University Department of Dance. The tape should be clearly labeled
and include the following:
Ballet
Show center work only. All combinations must be demonstrated
on both sides.
Adagio (16 counts)-Demonstrate balances, classical line and
musicality. The combination should include high leg extensions:
devant (front), à la seconde (side) and first arabesque (back).
Effacé, croisé and écarté may all be included.
Pirouette (16 counts)-A turn combination demonstrating en dehors
pirouettes from 5th and 4th positions and en dedans pirouettes
from 4th lunge in passé position.
Petit allegro (16 counts)-A quick jump combination including
jeté, assemble and pas de chat. · Grand allegro (16 counts)-A
large jump combination including temps levé in arabesque, grand
jeté and tour jeté.
From the corner (16 counts)-A traveling turn combination including
piqué turns and chaîné turns.
Jazz
Show an upbeat movement combination no more than 2 minutes in
length. The study should include isolations, inside and outside
turns, elevations and some floor work. It should demonstrate
knowledge of complex rhythmic patterns.
Modern
Show a center combination (30 to 60 seconds in length) that
demonstrates different uses of the torso, level changes, weight-bearing
on the hands, and parallel and turn-out leg alignment. Show
a traveling combination (30 to 60 seconds in length) that demonstrates
large aerial movements such as leaps and jumps with different
uses of torso and facing changes.
Exceptional candidates may be invited to complete an essay and
participate in a telephone interview for scholarship consideration
at the discretion of the faculty.
Revised 5/25/04
IF YOU HAVE
FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL (269) 387-5830 (Please leave your
valid email address. We will only return messages via email),
or email jane.baas@wmich.edu
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