Criteria

Pre-Requisites

Dancers must be enrolled in regularly scheduled classes at Forest Dance Academy. Dancers must have attended either the three week Intensive Summer Study program, Summer Dance Camp, or Mini Dance Camp. In addition, dancers must also have attended the Choreography Workshop in order to audition for the FDA Performance Company. Extenuating circumstances will be handled at the discretion of the directors.

Choreography Workshop and Auditions

The Choreography Workshop is held in August for one week. The first four days will focus on learning sections of choreography for the dances that will be performed in the competitions. This material will be used as the basis for auditions, which will be held on the fifth day of the workshop. Dancers will be given an evaluation on Thursday, after class which will advise them of their strengths and weaknesses, and will include an invitation for returning to audition on Friday for a panel of judges, or an explanation of why they are not quite ready for the Performance Company. Dancers are selected for specific dances based on audition results, technical abilities, performing abilities, work ethics, future potential, attendance records and evaluations of attitude and effort. The Performance Company directors will be reviewing the selection of dancers to participate in the Performance Company.

Featured Dancer Information

Any dancer accepted into the FDA Performance Company is eligible to be selected as a featured dancer. A featured dancer can compete as a soloist, and/or be part of a duo or trio. Selection of featured dancers is based on a higher standard of the same criteria outlined for group dances.