Auditions

Audition Schedule

• 8:00 am - 8:30 am Check-in for Audition

• 8:30 am - 9:00 am Meet with the Chairperson: Introduction to the School, organization for audition classes, question and answer session

• 9:00 am - 9:30 am Committee meets

• 9:30 am - 10:30 am First Ballet audition class (In 8:30 AM meeting, auditionees will be placed into two class groups)

• 10:30 am - 11:30 am Second Ballet audition class

• 11:30 am - 12:30 am Lunch break.

• 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm First Contemporary dance audition class

• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Second Contemporary dance audition class

• 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Committee meets

• 3:00 pm All auditioning dancers should be prepared to perform a solo dance or variation of their choice, not to exceed two minutes. For Freshman/Sophomore dancers auditioning for the BFA program, the choreography may be their own or by someone else; Junior/Senior transfer students must be prepared to perform their own choreography. Dancers should bring a CD if they wish to use musical accompaniment. It is possible that not all auditioning dancers will be asked to perform, but all should be prepared to do so.

The first meeting begins promptly at 8:30 AM and it is important that you attend this meeting. You are expected to stay for the entire audition.

Notification of audition results will be mailed to the auditioning dancers in writing within approximately two weeks of the audition.

MFA / MA in Studio Audition Dates 2009-2010

• November 17 & 18, 2009 (Tuesday & Wednesday) 
Application deadline: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

• January 19 & 20, 2010 (Tuesday & Wednesday) 
Application deadline: Wednesday, December 18, 2009

• March 23 & March 24, 2010 (Tuesday & Wednesday) 
Application deadline: Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Audition Schedule

The official audition process begins at 3:30. You are expected to stay for the entire audition. We encourage you to arrive early enough to visit the activities of the School.

First Day

Upon arrival check in with the Dance Office

• 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Observation and/or Participation of classes: OPTIONAL

• 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Writing Session - Check in the Dance Office: MANDATORY

• 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Interview with Faculty: MANDATORY

Second Day

• 8:00 am - 8:30 am Check-in for Audition

• 8:30 am - 9:00 am Meet with the Chairperson: Introduction to the School, organization for audition classes, question and answer session.

• 9:00 am - 9:30 am Committee meets

• 9:30 am - 10:30 am First Ballet audition class (In the 8:30 meeting, auditionees will be divided into two groups for audition classes)

• 10:30 am - 11:30 am Second Ballet audition class

• 11:30 am - 12:30 am Lunch break.

• 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm First Contemporary dance audition class

• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Second Contemporary dance audition class

• 2:30 pm Committee meets

• 3:00 pm All MFA candidates should be prepared to perform a solo dance of their own choreography, not to exceed two minutes. Dancers should bring a CD if they wish to use musical accompaniment.

Notification of audition results will be mailed to the auditioning dancers in writing within approximately two weeks of the audition.

How to Arrange for an Audition

Please complete the Dance Major Audition Form (download above or below in pdf format). Be sure to list your preference for an audition date. You will receive a confirmation letter and a campus map by mail, along with any further information you may need. There are no campus facilities for the accommodation of visitors. Tallahassee offers a wide variety of hotel and motel choices. 

1. Fill out the downloadable pdf version here: 

2. All applicants must submit a full lenght photograph of yourself in practice clothes. The photograph is not used as a criterion of admission; it functions as a memory aid for the adjucdication committee. 

3. All MFA and MA applicants must also submit a writing sample along with their photograph. This sample can be a previously written paper on any subject and does not have to be dance related. Please mail to the School of Dance prior to the audition.

Please submit all materials to:
Stephanie Farmer
School of Dance
202 Montgomery Hall

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2120

Other IMPORTANT Information

Observers are not permitted during the actual audition classes. 
Proper dancewear is expected for auditions: 

Women For ballet: black leotard, pink tights with feet, ballet slippers and pointe shoes (if pointe work is to be done). 

For contemporary dance: close-fitting appropriate dancewear and bare feet. 

Men For ballet: white T-shirt, black tights with feet, ballet shoes and white socks. 

For contemporary dance: close-fitting appropriate dancewear and bare feet.