Auditions for the 2025-2026 season.
Here are some frequently asked audition questions. Updates and reminders are posted to our Instagram page to keep everyone up to date.
Audition Dates:
September 2 at 6:30 PM: Audition Interest Meeting and Clinic
Our Audition Interest Meeting and Clinic will be REQUIRED for any dancers who are planning to audition for the 2025-2026 Baylor Dance Company. The clinic will cost $35. If you are auditioning for the 2025-2026 team, the clinic cost will cover your audition fee. During the clinic you will learn more about the Baylor Dance Company, meet team members and officers, and learn the jazz audition combination that will be performed at auditions on September 4.
High School Students are invited to attend our September 2 Clinic to learn more about the Baylor Dance Company!
September 4 at 6 PM: Baylor Dance Company Auditions
Check in will open at 5:30 PM in Room 316
Dancers will perform the jazz combination learned at the September 2 Clinic, as well as learn and perform a short hip hop combination. There will be a callback round following the jazz and hip hop rounds that can include technique, or the jazz or hip hop combination. The team will be announced by 11:59 PM on September 4 through email.
How do I sign up for tryouts?
Follow the link below to sign up for auditions. Audition Applications are due by September 1 at 11:59 PM.
What do auditions look like?
Auditions will take place in the Marrs McLean Gym Dance Room (Room 316).
On September 4, arrive between 5:30 and 6:00 PM to sign in and warm up on your own, followed by a group warm-up. Following warm up, all dancers will review the jazz combination learned at the September 2 Clinic, and dancers will learn a short Hip Hop Combination. The first round of auditions will include performing the jazz combination twice in small groups.
Following the first jazz round, dancers will perform the hip hop combination twice in groups, and callbacks will follow after. During callbacks you may be asked to perform any of the combinations learned throughout auditions or technique.
The final team will be announced by email. A new team meeting will be held on the first day of practice at normal practice time, which is 6:15 PM in the Marrs McLean Gym Dance Room (Room 316).
What do I need to bring to auditions?
We ask that you bring a completed audition application form with a signature page, and a printed headshot. Most of these forms will be handed out at the interest meeting which is why it is imperative that you be there. You should also bring the proper footwear (jazz shoes for jazz technique and sneakers for hip hop). Clothes should be all black and form-fitting, including but not limited to: sports bra, tank top, leotard, leggings, booty shorts, bike shorts, etc. Something looser for hip hop is permissible. No excessive jewelry. Have your hair pulled back away from the face. Feel free to bring water and snacks if needed, as well as anything else you may need in the audition process. Smartwatches and cell phones are not allowed in the audition room, so bring a small bag with needed items to keep in the warm-up room. Backpacks with homework/schoolwork are encouraged to bring due to downtime between callbacks!
What are the recommended skills that I should practice for BDC tryouts?
Recommended Skills:
Triple Pirouette (Right and Left)
Quad Pirouette (Right)
Turns in Second
Two 8-counts of turns
May also include other advanced skills in turn combos such as changing spots, attitude turns, pirouettes, double turns, etc.
Right and Left Leaps
Center Leap
Calypso
Renversé
Tilt Jump
Tilt Kicks/Tilt Hold
Kicks (Front, Side, Back, etc.)
Other Optional Skills
Switch Tilt
Switch Arabesque
Aerial (Right or Left)
Leg Turn (Right or Left)