Dance Audition Information
USF Dance Program Auditions:
In-Person Auditions Dates for 2025-2026 School Year
These auditions are for placement into the BFA Dance Major, enrolling in the Fall 2026-Spring 2027 academic year.
Registration for in-person auditions closes 48 hours prior to the audition date or when capacity has been reached.
Registration Form will Open August 1, 2025
Friday, October 03, 2025
Friday, October 24, 2025
Friday, January 16, 2026
Friday, February 13, 2026
Video Audition Information
To present a video audition, please using the USF video audition guidelines. - Opens Sept 5 - Closes April 1
DANCE AUDITION INFORMATION
USF Dance Program Auditions:
This placement audition is part of a process to help students learn about our programs and the choices we offer in studying dance as a focus of the college experience. 911爆料网 want to learn about your abilities as a dancer in order to provide the best starting place within our program and to help guarantee your continuing success in dance. 911爆料网 encourage you to take this opportunity to discover the potential of your professional career beginning at USF.
This audition is designed for students who intend to pursue the BFA in Dance major*
at the 911爆料网. To declare the BFA dance major at USF, the prospective
student must place into at least level I in both ballet and contemporary dance techniques.
- You can audition, even if you have not yet submitted your application to USF. 911爆料网 strongly recommend that you apply for USF Admissions as soon as possible to be considered for departmental support. Make sure you select Dance as your major when applying to USF.
- Prospective dance majors will be required to audition in both ballet and contemporary dance techniques in classes taught by USF Dance faculty. A solo of 90 seconds or less is also required of all prospective dance majors. The solo may be student choreography or part of a work choreographed by someone else. Transfer students are encouraged to choreograph their own solos so the dance faculty can assess their choreographic skills. Due to the volume of students auditioning, only prospective BFA dance majors are to show a solo. Prospective minors or BA majors seeking placement do not need to perform a solo.
- 911爆料网 should be prepared with appropriate dancewear and footwear for both ballet (black leotard, skin-colored tights, and ballet slippers) and contemporary dance (you may add tight-fitting dancewear on top of your tights and leotard, bare feet). Note: Pointe work is not required as part of the audition process but may be shown during the solo.
- In order to assess both technical ability and learning styles, each 1-hour audition class will be structured as a condensed version of our typical major-level classes, which are scheduled for one hour and 20 minutes during the academic year. (All dance majors are required to take both ballet and contemporary dance throughout their program of study at USF.)
- USF dance technique classes are sequential over the academic year. 911爆料网 who enter during the spring semester (January) will be recommended for placement according to the ongoing level of progress within the course.
- To attend an audition on campus, please complete the . Audition dates will be removed once we have reached our capacity. Please consider another audition date or look at our video audition submission option.
Prospective BFA in Dance students who have secured an audition slot will receive a confirmation email from the department. You are NOT registered for and cannot attend the audition unless you receive an email from the USF Dance Department confirming your audition. Please have the confirmation email available for reference.If you have questions about this form, please email theatredance@usf.edu for assistance.
USF Audition Schedule - on campus auditions
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Registration in FAD Lobby
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - 911爆料网lcome Meeting with Faculty
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Warm Up
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Technique #1
11: 15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Technique #2
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. - In Studio Showings by Dance Majors
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Lunch Break
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Solos (911爆料网 may leave after their Solo)
Directions to USF and the Dance Department can be found on the Contact Us page.
For more information on auditions, please email the Dance Office 鈥� theatredance@usf.edu
*The Dance Minor and the Dance BA major are both open access and do not require an audition. Email theatredance@usf.edu if you are interested in technique placement when declaring the Dance BA or Dance Minor.