Join us for Florence Dance Academy's first ever dance competition team auditions. Our team name is "The Surge." This team will be led by Florence Dance Academy Owner/Instructor, Cara Richter.
This is a year long commitment from May 2026-May 2027. Dancers must be between 10-18 years old at the time of auditions. Practices beginning in June 2026 will be TWICE a week. One practice will be for building technique, and the other for working on choreography. There will be six unexcused absences allowed per year. They can be used for whatever you’d like. Excused absences are as follows: sick (home from school), doctor’s appointment (with note), and family emergency/death. This is a competitive team, and will need to take priority. Dancers and families will need to be available for competition weekends and also performances. Notice for performances and competitions will be given with plenty of notice. Dancers will also perform in our annual winter and spring recitals. Families will be responsible for competition entry fees, travel costs, costume costs, team gear and yearly tuition. However, as a team, we will do as much fundraising as possible to alleviate these costs. Dancers may not be on more than one dance team, but are encouraged to cross train with other studios, including performances.
Prerequisite skills to be on the team and demonstrated at auditions:
- Clean single jazz pirouette (doubles even better)!
- Clean 90 degree battements (straight legs and pointed toe)
- Clean jete (straight legs and pointed toes)
- Clean chaine turns
- Clean pique turns
- Basic knowledge of ballet/jazz terminology (like the terms above)
- Basic hip hop foundation (bounces, grooves, counting music)
- Ability to pick up choreography in a timely manner
- Ability to be a team player, work hard and take corrections
What will happen at auditions?
At auditions, you will be asked to perform the skills listed above, either in a sequence or the skill by itself. There may be some drills across the floor. You will also learn a short piece of choreography in two different styles (jazz or contemporary, and hip hop) and perform them in small groups for the judges. Nerves are allowed and normal! We are there to help you, not make you uncomfortable. I encourage you to try out, even if you don’t think you have the required skills 100%.
This information has been given a few months prior to auditions so dancers can practice the prerequisite skills. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Cara at 717-599-9089 or
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