New Term... New Team

Hi guys!
With the start of school also comes the start of the new extra-curricular dance timetable at school. At my school, we have dance clubs for years 7-10, junior and senior advanced groups and the chance to participate in the annual Rock Challenge dance competition.

Although I have been part of my dance club each year (which ranged from a rather sloppy contemporary dance in year 7 to an elegant and "pretty" dance last year) I have never had the courage to audition for any of the advanced groups.

So I did.

It is safe to say that no audition is ever easy, unless of course your that one annoying person that just seems to be able to do everything beautifully (there is always one). So naturally I messed up a little here and there but overall, it wasn't too bad. Now you may be thinking, that's nice but why are you making this blog post. Well, the real reason I made this was so I could compile a list of audition tips and techniques I think (and hope) you may find useful.
So without further ado, here we go :)

1. Stand at the front- It doesn't matter if you know your not the best or if you think standing at th front will make everyone think your over-confident and trying to show off. Standing at the front will let the person holding the audition see you better, so they can assess your potential. It will also make it soooo much easier to see what the steps are that she is teaching you, which gives you a much better chance of getting the steps right.

2. Ask questions- I'm not saying you need to ask her a question about every single move she does, and definitely don't ask her about her life (because that would be weird), but if you don't understand something, your probably not the only one. So go on, be the brave one who asks for help, the teacher won't mind.


3. Be confident, but not too confident- From when you walk in to when you walk out, you have to give everything your all. The last thing you want is to come out of that audition with regrets or thinking "Oh, I wish I'd done that". However, don't go crazy, there i a thin line between being confident and cocky in dance. Don' cross it.

4. Have fun- I know it is hard but try not to treat it as an audition, and more of a workshop. The word audition has some scary connotations, so whatever you do just try and relax yourself as much as possible. This will really help your moves flow better and you will just have a better time!

I hope this helped, and if you do have any auditions I wish you the best of luck!