Our Contemporary Category includes: contemporary, modern, lyrical, floor work and improvisation.
The Contemporary audition will include skills and progressions across the floor, a combination and a guided improv.
To place in a Level 1, Dancers must demonstrate:
To place in a Level 2, Dancers must demonstrate:
To place in a Level 3, Dancers must demonstrate:
The Contemporary audition will include skills and progressions across the floor, a combination and a guided improv.
To place in a Level 1, Dancers must demonstrate:
- Single turn (including spotting technique and clean/controlled landing)
- Feet in proper position (pointed/flexed or placement of 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th positions)
- Legs in proper position (straight on leaps and kicks unless in attitude or developpe)
- Correct arm location and positioning in choreography and skills
- Proper form on leaps (ability to execute a straight leg and a developpe leap/jete)
- Battements and extensions at a minimum height of 90 degrees in all directions
- Proper alignment and posture
- Ability to transition between levels (ex. floor to stand)
- Ability to demonstrate appropriate movement texture ie. smooth vs sharp
- Ability to convey emotion while dancing
- Ability to pick up choreography.
To place in a Level 2, Dancers must demonstrate:
- All of the above.
- Plus: double turn, battement and extensions at above 90 degree height
- Correct positioning of turning jumps (i.e. calypso, turning jete’s, etc.)
- Additional skills such as: penche arabesque, tour en l’airs, tour jetes
- Above average understanding of movement texture ie. smooth vs sharp
- Emotes throughout all movement
- Can properly execute basic floor work (ex. shoulder roll)
- Ability to transition between levels smoothly and with control (ex. floor to stand)
- Ability to pick up choreography quickly
- Comfortable with improv
To place in a Level 3, Dancers must demonstrate:
- All of the above.
- Plus: battement and extensions at maximum height (~ 180 degrees)
- Exceptional height and positioning of leaps
- Additional skills such as: tilts, fouettes
- Demonstrates advanced understanding of movement texture ie. smooth vs sharp
- Exceptional ability to emote throughout all movement
- Can properly execute advanced and experimental/improved floor work
- Ability to effortlessly transition between levels smoothly and with control (ex. floor to stand)
- Exceptional ability to pick up choreography quickly
- Advanced ability with improv
