Digital Dance Instructions - Early Decision

Digital Dance Guidelines

Digital musical theatre applicants must include a dance video as part of their application. The required combination is provided in the link below.

Please note that the department will NOT consider clips from a show you have previously performed in or a video of your own choreography. You must perform the provided combination.

For the dance portion of your digital artistic review, you will learn a combination by watching a video and then record yourself doing the combination. In order to make it as close to an in-person dance call as possible, you must be ready to record yourself BEFORE beginning to learn the dance combination.

HOW TO USE THE DANCE TEACHING VIDEO

To watch the video please CLICK HERE.
Password is Dance1Video2023

1. You can only watch this video TWICE. First to learn the combo, second to use as a guide while you record yourself.

2. You can only PAUSE or PLAY. There is NO REWIND or FAST FORWARD.

3. Use the music in the teaching video as the music for your recording.

HOW TO SET UP YOUR VIDEO

1. Set up your camera so that your entire body is upright in frame.

2. Mark the floor with the viewing area to ensure you are always in frame.

3. Make sure the sound quality is good and you can hear the music clearly.

4. Make sure you are wearing comfortable fitted clothes that provide ease of movement.

  • Ballet slippers, jazz shoes or no shoes are fine (but no high heeled character shoes).
  • Props and costumes are not permitted.

5. Make an introduction (45 seconds or less) with the following information:

  • Your name
  • Answers to these questions:
     - Have you taken ballet? If so, for how long?
     - Have you taken jazz? If so, for how long?
     - Have you taken classes in other styles? If so, which style and for how long?

6. Watch the teaching video, pausing when necessary, to learn the combination.

How To Record

1. Play the teaching video again.

2. Practice through the learning segment and then dance along to the combo each time until the video ends.

3. Open the video footage in your video editing software (e.g. iMovie).

4. Choose ONE combination to use for your dance submission.

  • Please note: The combination must be ONE TAKE. You may not edit together different parts of combinations.

TOOLS TO USE TO RECORD AND EDIT YOUR DANCE PERFORMANCE:

MAC: Photo Booth, built in camera

  • To watch the video please CLICK HERE.
  • Password is Dance1Video2023