2026-27 Dance Team Auditions


2026-27 Kohawk Dance Team Audition Registration Link

2026-27 In-Person Audition Requirements
Element Specifications Time Notes
Check In & Registration

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Warm Up & Stretch

9:00 am - 9:25 am
Technique Skill / Demonstration

Turns:

  • Double (2) Parallel Pirouette (Right)

  • Single (1) Parallel Pirouette (Left)

  • A la seconde turn combination minimum 1 counts of 8 in length

Jumps/Leaps:

  • Right open second leap

  • Right calypso or Turning Jete Attitude

  • Left grand jete

  • Single toe touch

Flexibility

  • Grande Battment/High Kick (right front, left front, side right, side left)

 9:30 am - 10:10 am
Choreography / Combinations
  • Perform each provided combination (jazz, pom, hip hop)

10:15 am - 11:15 am
Jazz: 10:15 am - 10:35 am
Pom: 10:35 am - 10:55 am
Hip Hop: 10:55 am - 11:15 am

 Dancers may add clothing layers & opt into tennis shoes for hip hop
Performance Audition

Introductions

  • Name

  • Age

  • Hometown

  • Current Studio/Team

  • Brief Dance Background

Answer the following questions:

  • Why do you want to be on the Kohawk Dance Team?

  • If you make the team, what do you feel you need to do personally to be a great team member?

  • What is your intended major?

Performance Evaluations

  • Dancers perform the choreographed routine in small groups for the judges.

  • Allow each group to perform multiple times.

  • Evaluate performance quality, ability, and musicality.

 11: 30 am - 12:00 pm


2026-27 Video Audition Requirements - Send Video to opendleton@coe.edu
Element Specifications - Click the corresponding video to see the standardized movement reference for each skill Time Notes
Introduction

Name

Age

Hometown

Current Studio/Team

Brief Dance Background

Answer the following questions:

Why do you want to be on the Kohawk Dance Team?

If you make the team, what do you feel you need to do personally to be a great team member?

What is your (intended) major?

 30 second minimum,
3 minute maximum
Skill Demonstration

Turns:

  • Double (2) Parallel Pirouette (Right)

  • Single (1) Parallel Pirouette (Left)

  • A la seconde turn combination minimum 1 counts of 8 in length

Jumps/Leaps:

  • Right open second leap

  • Right calypso or Turning Jete Attitude

  • Left grand jete

  • Single toe touch

Flexibility

  • Grande Battment/High Kick (right front, left front, side right, side left)

 Film continuously in one take

Skill Demonstration Filming Requirements:

Dancer may repeat the skill if necessary, a maximum of two attempts

Videos do not need to be professionally edited

Subject should be well lit

Full body should be visible in the frame

Consider filming straight on for the best angle

Female attire: Black Sports Bra or Tank Top & Black shorts

Male Attire: All black
Combinations

Perform each provided combination (jazz, pom, hip hop)

 Dancers may add clothing layers for hip hop demonstration