AUDITIONS & INTERVIEWS  

BFA Dance  (Undergraduate)

Prepare a two-minute solo in a contemporary dance idiom.  As you prepare, please avoid classical repertory and pointe work. 

All applicants are also required to participate in both a modern technique and ballet class, as well as an improvisation session as

part of the audition process.   (updated Aug 1, 2007)

All applicants must audition in Ann Arbor.  The Dance department does not offer regional or recorded auditions.

MFA Dance  (Graduate)

Admission to the graduate program is by audition and interview. Detailed information concerning the live audition will be sent to you after your application materials have been received. 

Send a DVD or videotape that includes examples of your solo and group choreography, and clips from a class that demonstrate your teaching skills.  Please send the recording to the Dance Department, postmarked by January 1 .

Recorded auditions may be accepted from graduate applicants who live outside the continental United States. Such applicants may also qualify for funding to bring them to Ann Arbor. Please contact the Department Administrator by email at saramin@umich.edu.

 

Audition Schedule and Application Deadline Dates

Audition Date
Application Deadline
Notes
11/16/2007
09/15/2007
Undergraduate applicants only
01/11/2008
11/01/2007
Undergraduate applicants only
01/18/2008
11/01/2007
MFA applicants only
02/01/2008
12/01/2007
Undergraduate applicants only
02/22/2008
12/01/2007
MFA applicants only
03/07/2008
12/01/2007
Undergraduate applicants only
04/04/2008
01/15/2008
Undergraduate applicants only

LOVEJOY, by Robin Wilson

LOVEJOY   Choreography by Robin Wilson

General Undergraduate Audition and Interview Information

General Rackham Graduate Audition and Interview Information

 

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