Performance Team Audition Information
2025 - 2026 Team Audition Info
Saturday May 17, 2025
Ages 4 to 8, 11:00 - 12:30
Ages 9 to 18, 1:00 - 2:30
The NASD Performance Team is a group of apx 30 to 40 dancers age 4 to 18. All team members are bound by a 12 month contract June 2025 to May 2026. Team members travel to compete at 3 to 4 competitions out of town in addition to performing in 3 or 4 local community events, parades & local shows.
Attire:
BLACK leotard & leggings. Loose or baggy clothing will not be allowed. Girls must wear hair up in a bun, secured tightly to the head and out of face. Short hair pulled back out of face and secured to head as best as possible.
Things I MUST Bring:
*Bring snacks, water & all dance shoes.
*You must bring an 8 x 10 Headshot.
On the back include: Name, age, birth date, address, years you have danced & Parent/Guardian contact information with an email address.
*A parent/guardian must be with you. Prior to the Audition, contracts with mandatory dates, pricing and requirements will be issued for review.
Qualifications & Eligibility:
The NASD has the right to consider students behavior, work ethic, past classroom experience, and any other information we feel is necessary to have the most successful team possible for the Year.
You will be judged on the above posted rules and showing up prepared, on time and with correct attire.
Late students will not be allowed to enter once auditions have begun.
Anyone with an outstanding balance from a past season will not be allowed to audition.
Current team members will be judged on performance and professionalism at recital.
Parents/family play a huge roll in the success of our team and will be considered in conversation along with students ability and placement.
Audition NEEDS & REQUIREMENTS:
Ballet & modern training. Knowledge of other styles of dance.
Overall flexibility will be graded. Splits on the right & left are a must.
Center split & Pike stretch
Hold a plank with correct body alignment
Strong Core, well-defined abdominal muscles.
Dance with pointed feet, knowledge of turn out & body placement.
Heal stretch on right side & working on left.
Turning ability, older dancers must have singles & doubles on right side.
Tilts & extensions. and little ones working on tilts & extensions.
Teachable & trainable mindset in classroom.
Good behavior.
Great attendance in classes.
Show capabilities of remembering well.
Stage presences & exceptional performance qualities.
Are you scared of working hard?
Are you teachable?
Do you work well with others?
Is your family supportive?
Are you honest with yourself and seek correction and seek out growth?
Are you a hard worker?
A positive and happy attitude, humble spirit with a team first mentality is a must in addition to answering yes these questions.
Additional Audition Information:
Upon arriving you will need to sign in at the front counter. A number will be issued to you and you must wear this # the entire time.
Please make sure you have arrived a few minutes early to use the restroom and prepare.
If you leave the audition you will not be allowed back in until the audition has ended.
Once the audition begins, anyone running late will not be allowed into the classroom.
Parents are not allowed into the classroom for auditions however we ask that you stay and watch in the lobby if you are new to this experience, question how your dancer placed after or have concerns about your dancers abilities.
Once the audition begins, we will go through a series of combinations, stretches, and across the floor steps.
If this is new to you, please do the best you can and treat it as if you are in a class, smile and have fun. If you do not have dance shoes, please dance barefoot. We understand if you do not have all sets of shoes and do not recommend purchasing things just for this one time audition.
**We may ask your child to stay for the next audition so come prepared to stay longer if this happens.
Deadline: Once results and schedule has been posted, Parents have till June 2 at 9:00 pm to turn in contract with $300 payment. Anyone we do not hear from we will assume you have declined.
Current 2024-2025 Members:
Current Team members are required to audition for the new season. Please refer to list below on audition needs & requirements.
$50 Registration Fee credited to accounts for all returning team members. When re-registering for classes, prior to audition results, keep in mind you will be required to take a ballet or modern and a hip hop class weekly. We can give specific recommendations and make adjustments to any schedule following auditions regardless of if you have preregistered or not however please pre-register.
Results:
Results and placement will be posted and emailed out by the end of the weekend to the email provided in auditions. Results and placement decisions are final. Prior to auditions, we have in place choreographers, set dances and a limited amount of spots for the upcoming season. Once results is emailed out, deadline to accept and turn in signed contract is June 2nd with payment.
Team season starts June 2025 and will end May of 2026. Depending on placement results, team members must be available for mandatory scheduling during the dates: July 17, 18 & 19
The exact schedule for these dates will be based on audition results and posted along with audition results.
Weekly practices and times will be posted with results. Upon turning in contract, please submit all summer vacation dates at this time for us to schedule around excluding mandatory dates once posted.
Questions?
During the time frame of 12:30 to 1:00 and 2:30 to 3:00 teachers will be available in the lobby to meet you, talk about concerns, help with class placement and any team related questions you might have. We ask that parents do pick up a packet and read through it first in case the information has not been addressed.
