Apply & Audition

Summer Dance

Apply & Audition

Recorded Audition Content Requirements

Video submissions for the 2025 Dance Summer Intensives open December 1.  To audition by video, review all of the audition content requirements for the Summer Intensive of your choice, register online, and submit your video recording no later than April 15.

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Video submissions should be made through a single YouTube or Vimeo link (No Files) emailed to uncsasummerdanceauditions@gmail.com. The email subject line should follow this format: SI Audition - Student Name, Date of birth, Age as of June 19th, and the program you are auditioning for.

Example: SI Audition - Jane Doe - 10.20.2008 - 16 years old - Classical Ballet

  • A single video file no more than ten minutes in length.
  • Only one side of each combination should be shown.
  • Must be framed to show the applicant's full body throughout.
  • Must not include any dancers other than the applicant.
  • Must be filmed no more than three months prior to submission
  • Video is not to be uploaded if auditioning on campus. (See On-campus Audition below.)

Photographs are not required for Summer Dance auditions.

 

On-Site Audition Requirements

To register for an on-site Classical Ballet or Contemporary Dance audition, review the audition requirements for the applicable summer intensive and register for an audition date using the link below.  DANCE | CONNECTION NOW and Choreographic Institute applicants should submit a video audition. 

On-Site live auditions are available on the dates below.  

  • January 19*
  • January 25
  • February 1
  • February 8

* January 19 audition to be held at the Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance in Roswell, GA.  All other audition dates held at UNCSA in Winston-Salem, NC.  

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Summer Dance Intensive Housing Policy

In compliance with new housing regulations set by UNCSA’s Residence Life Department, a student must be at least 14 years old by June 19, 2025 or a rising 9th grader to qualify for on-campus housing. Students residing within a 25-mile radius of UNCSA must register as commuter students.

Residential minors will be housed in the Artist Village Residence Hall.  Residential adult students 18 and over and at least one year removed from high school will be housed in the Center Stage Apartments

Meal plans are available for purchase for commuter students, and commuter students may still participate in all organized social activities.