USC DANCE
AUDITION OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND
Next Audition Date:
Saturday, February 16, 2013
IMPORTANT
If you are planning to attend our USC Dance Program Audition Open House Weekend, you must return our Audition Response Form and a completed Application for Admission to the Dance Program at least two weeks prior to the audition date that you have chosen.
Download Audition Response Form here:
Word format or PDF format
Download Application for the Dance Program here:
Word format or PDF format
Dance Application Packet includes Scholarship Application |
Can't make the date? Audition via DVD OR VIDEOTAPE!
Click here for more info.
AUDITION LOCATION
USC Dance Studios
324 Sumter Street
Columbia, SC
Check in at the front desk. Enter building from the bottom level.
The Dance Studios are located at 324 Sumter Street, between Wheat and Whaley Streets.
Parking available at meters on Sumter St.
Note, meters are not free on Saturdays.
No audition required to Minor in Dance,
Auditions are in group format. No solos required.
There is no fee required to audition.
WHAT TO WEAR
Women: Black Leotard, Pink Tights, Pink Ballet Slippers/Pointe Shoes, Hair Secured Neatly in a Bun, No Skirts.
Men: White Shirt, Black Tights and Ballet Slippers.
(If your emphasis is contemporary you still need to participate in the
ballet audition as well.)
SCHEDULE
| 9:15 - 10:00 am |
Check-in |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am |
Informative session on dance degree choices with Susan Anderson, Artistic Director and the Dance Faculty
- BA in Dance Performance / Choreography –Ballet and or Contemporary Majors
- BA in Dance Education / Presentation by Diane B. McGhee, Head of Dance Education
|
| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
Light lunch provided |
| 11:30 - 1:00 pm |
Ballet Class Audition –
(Required for everyone) |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm |
Contemporary Class Audition –
(Required for everyone) |
| 2:30 pm |
Departure |
If you are arriving Friday and are interested in seeing the dance company perform please let us know and we will hold up to 3 complimentary tickets that will be available for pick up at “will call” at the Koger Center for the Arts. You also have the same opportunity on Saturday evening if you decide to say in Columbia after your audition. Please check and fill out the appropriate information on the Audition Response form.
Check out the USC Visitor Center website for information regarding accommodations, maps and other information about USC and Columbia. Other offices you might want to visit while on campus (if time allows) are the Financial Aid Office (803-777-8134) and the Admissions Office (803-777-7700). Call them to make appointments and for campus tours. Please note that these offices may not be open over the weekend.
Any additional questions call Rona Walstra, 803-777-1001
or email at: walstrar@mailbox.sc.edu
Fax: 803-777-0837
