Video Audition Information & Requirements
If you cannot attend our live auditions, dancers may submit a video audition for consideration. The last day to accept video applications is 11:59 a.m. CST on Monday, February 10, 2025. Late video submissions will be considered case-by-case, with priority given to dancers who submit our initial deadline.
STEP 2: Upload your video link & required materials
Videos must include a spoken introduction, ballet barre, center floor work, and an improv component. Videos must be sent through a Vimeo or YouTube link. Please adjust the privacy settings so your video is accessible without a password. Only complete applications will be accepted. Our video guidelines are listed below.
VIDEO GUIDELINES
Part 1: Vocal Introduction
Please clearly articulate the following questions below:
- What is your full name?
- What is your current age?
- Where is your city or country of residence?
- What inspires you to dance?
- Why are you interested in auditioning for our Summer Intensive?
Part 2: Ballet Barre
Each combination should be a minimum of 32 counts, executed with music, and performed on the dancer’s right and left side at the ballet barre.
- Tendu with Ronde Jambes
- Fondu with Developpes
- Grand Battement
Part 3: Center Technique Work
Each combination should be a minimum of 32 counts, executed with music, and performed on the dancer’s right and left side in the center. Center work can be filmed in any genre that exhibits a technique (i.e. Horton, Ballet, Cunningham, etc).
- A small + medium jumping phrase
- Turning phrase
- Movement phrase
Part 4: Improvisation
Please include 30 seconds of improv performed in the studio or stage (please do not include ensemble work).
Additional Reminders:
- Only complete applications will be accepted.
- Video files must be submitted using a Vimeo or YouTube link. Please adjust the privacy settings so your video is accessible without a password.
- A dancer must meet our minimum age requirements by June 1, 2025, meaning a dancer must be at least 18 years of age by June 1, 2025, to attend our 18 – 25-year-old to be considered for our CREATE OR EXPLORE Intensives and a dancer must be 13 years old by June 1, 2025, to be considered for our TEEN CREATE or TEEN REP Intensives.
- A limited amount of financial aid is available to dancers attending our Summer Intensives. Dancers are eligible to apply for aid after they have been accepted into our Summer Intensives. Assistance will be awarded based on financial need.
If you have any additional questions, please reach out intensives@hubbardstreetdance.com.
Social Media Audition Challenge
Do you have what it takes to be admitted into HSDC’s TEEN REP or EXPLORE Summer Intensive with just a 30-second video? Audition by participating in our Social Media Audition Challenge to be fast-tracked through the admission and receive a $250 scholarship!
HOW TO ENTER:
- Record a 30-second video of yourself dancing to music of your choice. You must choose a combination of three of the following styles: Ballet Barre, Center/Floor Work, Improvisation, Jazz, Cultural Dance, or Hip-Hop. Moderate post-production/editing is permitted and highly encouraged.
- To be considered, post your audition video publicly to TikTok or Instagram with the hashtag #GrowYourGlowHSDC and tag @hubbardstreet by December 27, 2024. Your account must be public for us to track submissions, and we will only be able to consider audition videos that use the hashtag #GrowYourGlowHSDC and tag @hubbardstreet.
- Social Media Audition Challenge participants do not have to pay an audition fee. Please note that you must pay the registration fee if you later choose to audition through other traditional methods (in-person or video).
- Social Media Audition Challenge winners will be accepted into the EXPLORE or TEEN REP Intensive and awarded a $250 scholarship. Winners will be notified by January 6, 2025.
- Participants who are not accepted through the Social Media Audition Challenge can still opt to audition through any of the other traditional methods (in-person, virtual, or video).
