<p>Bump for milkywhite</p>
<p>I am auditioning for acting for NYU. They request no heel or bare feet, am i correct? Would it be okay to wear a low heel?</p>
<p>My guess is that they just don't want girls wearing super-duper high heels which make them totter all around, and they don't want people to come in with no shoes at all! A modest, low heel for a girl is flattering and appropriate. But I am, as usual, just guessing here. Anyone who has been through this?</p>
<p>My D's audition attire included 2 1/2 inch heels. However, when she got to the NYU audition, they mentioned that they preferred bare feet or no heels, and so while I felt a bit aghast that she'd audition in bare feet, she took off her heels and walked into the audition room with nothing on her feet since she said, "that's what they said to do in the introductory session!" It went against anything I had ever thought of as proper audition attire, and we hadn't heard about this before we went. She auditioned in bare feet and she goes to NYU now. </p>
<p>My feeling is that you could either wear a pair of flats which today often come with a one inch heel and that would be fine or if you want, slip out of your shoes to go into the audition. They seem to want that, so don't worry. Normally, I would say "no way!" So, NMR....they really did want kids to come in with nothing on their feet...that's what they seemed to say when we were there and that's what my D did. Maybe some had flat shoes, I don't recall. My D had been wearing a more dress shoe to all auditions and so that's what she had on that day until they came off at the last minute since that was the way things were at NYU!</p>
<p>NMR:<br>
There were quite a variety of shoes at NYU this week. My D wore her audition shoes - which are fairly high heels- anyway. She changed into them during the info session part (didnt want to totter around NYC so she had sneakers on to get there).</p>
<p>I will say that the NYU auditions had the most ' very casual' clothing I had seen yet. A lot of jeans and sweatshirts on both guys and girls. My D and I think only 2 other girls had on skirts/dresses, with a few in casual slacks but nice shirts. Only a few guys had on more than jeans. I have not observed this anywhere else. I think some students looked like they just decided at the last minute to do this.....very different than other schools.</p>
<p>MikksMom</p>
<p>Soozievt: They didnt mention shoes in our intro session at all.....so she went in with them on!</p>
<p>Mikksmom, I agree about the attire of some who audition....at NYU but also everywhere we went. There were kids in very casual attire, which truly surprised me. My D wore nicer clothing to audition....either a skirt or dress pants, and heels. I could never imagine wearing jeans or typical school attire to an audition. But apparently many do from what we observed.</p>
<p>Mikksmom, sorry we keep cross posting. We had never heard of the no shoes or heels thing at NYU before we went. So, my D was in her usual audition attire (and like your D changed into the dress shoes once we were there...after dance audition....and didn't traipse through NYC in the heels) and then I think it was in the intrductory information session, they mentioned heels and bare feet. I can't recall the details now, but only recall that that idea never came up before we were there. But then once my D saw that was what people were doing and what they seemed to want, she took off her heels which I was a bit shocked at the idea of her auditioning in nice pants in bare feet but they wanted them very casual and not in dress shoes. So, she did it. Anywhere else, I'd have said, "don't do it". And now when she auditions for anything, she surely wears heels.</p>
<p>Susan, oops, I TOTALLY misunderstood. I apologize. I thought someone said that they said NO heels and NO bare feet, and the poster than asked if small heels were OK. I blew it. I am sorry! Everyone: do NOT listen to me. Listen to Susan and others whose kids have been through this.</p>
<p>In some email my D got about audition prep, it had a sentence about low heeled or no shoes in the audition( I suspect this is what the Mackie was asking about). That was the only place I remember seeing it. Since it was in our NYU folder, we talked about it on the way to the audition. She decided to wear the shoes she brought anyway since it was not mentioned again during our info session.</p>
<p>To heel or not to heel --</p>
<p>My daughter told me that at the NYU CAP 21 summer program, the faculty really encouraged the students to work in bare feet or in heel-less shoes to feel grounded. She assumed that the audition letter that suggested no heels or bare feet was meant for that reason. But I don't think it's a huge deal either way. From faculty we spoke to, they want the student to dress at the audition in a way that makes the student feel comfortable and expresses who the student is.</p>
<p>Heels make you legs look nicer, but girls need to practice wearing them and be very comfortable in them. They can actually be a distraction if you look really uncomfortable! My D is 5'9, so she goes for low heeled shoes and has a beautiful pair of ball room t-straps that she got for a show this fall. They are super comfy, make her legs look great and she says that she could run in them!</p>
<p>When they say comfortable, do they mean slacks and a blouse or slacks and a polo shirt?</p>
<p>My personal opinion - dress up a little. Slacks and a dressier top look polished and professional. The young lady in front of me with jeans with holes and an Ithaca sweatshirt looked like she had just rolled out of bed to me. My D decided to treat these just like she did any other audition - look nice and be professional.</p>
<p>I copied and pasted this directly from the OCU summer music program newsletter. At the bottom is a link where you can go to sign up for the newsletter. It has a lot of useful and interesting information. Here is the excerpt from the newsletter:</p>
<p>While there is no one way to dress for auditions, Dr. Herendeen advises </p>
<p>Don't know how some of you can post a novel on here, and this got cut off very shortly. I will post it in pieces: :)</p>
<p>While there is no one way to dress for auditions, Dr. Herendeen advises </p>
<p>Guess it doesn't want you to know what Dr. Herendeen advises so I will type it myself: Always dress professionally. You must convey to the artistic staff that you are prepared and understand the business! One mistake that many young musical theater performers make is to over-dress. For musical auditions, men should not wear suit and tie. Women should not wear very formal 'prom' outfits. You want clothing that is comfortable and gives you the freedom to move. This does not mean jeans and sneakers. Dr. Herendeen provides audition-wear do's and don'ts:</p>
<p>For Everyone:
DO NOT wear jeans. Even expensive designer labels.
DO NOT wear t-shirts.
DO NOT wear shirts/tops with names, drawings or logos.
DO NOT wear athletic or casual style shoes.
DO NOT wear perfume or cologne</p>
<p>For Women:
DO wear what feels comfortable. Maybe it</p>
<p>For Women:
DO wear what feels comfortable. Maybe it’s a skirt. Maybe it’s pants.
DO wear heels or a classic shoe design.
DO look for solid colored tops.
DO make sure your hair is not hiding your face.
DO NOT wear bold prints or stripes. It’s too distracting. We end up watching your outfit more than you!
DO NOT wear overly revealing tops or skirts that are too short.
DO NOT wear large or distracting jewelry. See above.</p>
<p>For Men:
DO wear a casual or semi-dressy outfit. Think Abercrombie, Banana Republic, J. Crew.
DO wear a dress shirt with a collar. Do not wear a tie. Polos are too casual.
DO wear dark colored socks.
DO wear a belt.</p>
<p>Just want to clarify that I do not work for the university (I send them money, not the other way around!) but I have a degree in journalism and was taught to always credit my sources. I certainly do not want anyone to think I came up with these great tips on my own--they came from the OCU Summer Program newsletter. You can sign up to receive it by visiting the web site:
<a href="http://www.okcu.edu/music/academy/summerprg.aspx%5B/url%5D">http://www.okcu.edu/music/academy/summerprg.aspx</a></p>