Performance Team

2023-2024 AUDITION NOTICE 

The Dance Lab is excited to announce a call for dedicated, performance-driven dancers age 5-18 to audition for the 2023-2024 Competitive Performance Team.

In order to audition for the 2023-2024 Dance Lab Performance Team, dancers must attend technique classes May 30-June 1, at which they will take class together and learn the audition material. The class schedule is as follows:  

Tuesday, May 30th:

  • Teen/Senior (Age 15+) - 4:30-6:30pm - Ballet Class & Pointe Audition Combo

  • Pre-Teen (Age 11-14) - 4:30-6:30pm - Jazz Class & Jazz/Tap Audition Combos

  • Junior (Age 8-10) - 5:00-6:30pm - Jazz Class & Jazz/Tap Audition Combos

  • Petite (Age 6-7) - 5:00-6:00pm - Jazz/Tap Audition Combos

Wednesday, May 31st: 

  • Teen/Senior (Age 15+) - 4:30-6:30pm - Jazz Class & Jazz/Tap Audition Combos

  • Pre-Teen (Age 11-14) - 4:30-6:30pm - Ballet Class & Contemporary Audition Combo

  • Junior (Age 8-10) - 5:00-6:30pm - Jazz Class & Jazz/Tap Audition Combos

  • Mini (Age 4-5) - 5:00-6:00pm - Ballet/Tap Audition Combos

Thursday, June 1st:

  • Teen/Senior (Age 15+) - 4:30-6:30pm - Modern Class & Musical Theater Audition Combo

  • Pre-Teen (Age 11-14) - 4:30-6:30pm - Modern Class & Musical Theater Audition Combo

  • Petite (Age 6-7) - 5:00-6:00pm - Jazz/Tap Audition Combos

 AUDITIONS: TUESDAY, JUNE 6TH

Dancers must bring all the appropriate shoes to perform the style/s of dance they will be auditioning. Girls should wear a black leotard with black, pink, or tan tights. Boys may wear a black T shirt or tank, and black jazz pants or shorts. Hair should be pulled back neatly in a bun. All dancers should bring their own water bottle, along with the completed audition application which can be DOWNLOADED HERE.

Audition Schedule:

(click the link on your age group to sign up for the audition)

Teen/Senior (Age 15+) Auditions - 4:30-5:45pm

Junior (Age 8-10) Auditions - 5:45-6:30pm

Petite (Age 6-7) Auditions - 6:30-7:00pm

Mini (Age 4-5) Auditions - 6:30-7:00pm

Pre-Teen (Age 11-14) Auditions - 7:00-8:15pm

Auditions held @ The Dance Lab

2625 Hwy 14 West, Suite C, Rochester, MN 55901

An audition fee of $20 will be charged to non-returning (new) auditioning Performance Team dancers.

Solo/Duo/Trio Audition Info:

Solo/Duo/Trio auditions will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2023. MORE INFORMATION

Sign up for a solo/duo/trio audition slot HERE.

MORE INFO ON 2023-2024 PERFORMANCE TEAM SEASON

Commitment:

Once a dancer is chosen via the audition process, the dancer and parent/guardian are required to sign a contract agreeing to commit to the team for the duration of the entire team season.  The season will run from August 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

Routines:

Performance Team dancers are required to compete in at least one group routine. The cast, style, and size of each group will be determined after the audition.  Audition results will be emailed approximately two weeks after the audition.

Rehearsals:

Group routine rehearsals begin in August, 2023, and will continue through the school-year, and post-recital.

Competitions:

The Performance Team travels to Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs to perform their routines in three competitions between January and May of 2024. If the team will attend Nationals, that will be held in June of 2024.

Dance Class Requirements:

Performance Team members are required to enroll in Ballet and two other technique classes or camps over the summer season; and Ballet, Jazz, Tap and one elective (ie Acro, contemporary, modern, Irish, hip hop, clogging) for the school-year season.  If your dancer has never taken a specific style of dance before, please do not let that hinder you from joining the team. We are prepared to work with you and your needs.

Conventions:

Performance team dancers will attend one dance convention in the 2023-2024 school-year season in Rochester, Minneapolis, or surrounding suburbs. At these conventions, dancers learn an extensive amount of choreography and technique, perform in front of others, and take class from famous choreographers and teachers.  These lessons are very memorable and valuable to the growth of any dance student.

Attendance Policy:

For group routine rehearsals, Performance Team members are allowed four excused absences upon submitting an absence request form. If a dancer is absent more than four times from one group routine, they will be dismissed from that group routine.  For regular technique classes, team members are allowed four excused absences upon submitting an absence request form. If a dancer is absent more than four times from one daily technique class, they are required to attend a make-up class outside their current class schedule.

2023-2024 Performance Team Audition Application

2023-2024 Performance Team Solo/Duo/Trio Audition Application