Applicants to the Dance program must submit completed applications and teacher recommendation forms and the following REQUIRED DANCE VIDEO ASSIGNMENTS on a mini-DVD or full-size DVD. [ACCEPTABLE file formats for video submission: .avi, .mov, .wav, and .wmv. Please do not include files in a format that is native to the program you are using to edit video (if applicable). Auditions submitted on CD, VHS, Mini-DV, Hi-8, or on any other analog cassette tape will not be reviewed.]

A. Introduction: At the beginning of the video, identify yourself, describe your interest in dance, and tell us how many years of training you have had in ballet and/or modern dance. Tell us what you hope to gain by attending the California State Summer School for the Arts, and discuss your educational and career goals. INTRODUCTIONS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 SECONDS -be brief! (RETURNING STUDENTS ONLY: You must briefly state your specific learning objectives and reasons for wanting to return to the CSSSA Dance Program. If you previously attended CSSSA in an artistic discipline other than Dance, you must submit a recommendation from a CSSSA instructor in that department).

B. Warm-up: Execute a standing dance warm-up (not to exceed two minutes) that shows your technical strengths and abilities. The warm-up must emphasize strength, stretch, balance, coordination, and rhythm. In center floor, please include jumps and pirouettes. (You may perform this warm-up to music if you wish but it is not required.)

C. Performance/Choreography: Perform one or two dances (not to exceed a total of four minutes) that you have studied and/or choreographed. Describe your selection(s) indicating the choreographer(s) and musical composer(s) at the beginning of this section. Absolutely NO GROUP PERFORMANCE videos will be accepted.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Female applicants MUST wear a leotard and tights or unitard for audition video

• Male applicants MUST wear a T-shirt and tights or unitard for audition video

• NO LOOSE FITTING or street clothing, please.

• Time limits are strictly enforced.

• It is your responsibility to check your video before you send it to us to make certain that it is viewable, and to package it so that it will arrive undamaged. We do not assume responsibility for the loss or damage of your submission. AUDITION VIDEOS WILL NOT BE RETURNED. Your video will NOT be reviewed unless it is clearly labeled with your name, on both the container and the DVD or Mini-DVD.

Send your (1) completed application form, (2) teacher recommendation forms, (3) $20 application fee, (4) your financial aid request with supporting documentation if applicable, and (5) your Dance Audition Video in one package, addressed to: California State Summer School for the Arts; Attention: Dance Department; P.O. Box 1077; Sacramento, CA; 95812-1077