<p>Leotard and tights would be most correct, and a wrap skirt is usually all right. Be aware that at some schools you might be asked to remove cover-ups, so instructors can best see your body shape and type. Some schools are OK with a more casual look, but schools with a strong ballet component may prefer more classic attire.</p>
<p>I have a plain, grey dress that, while it doesn't reveal cleavage or anything and ends below the knee, is pretty much skin-tight. It's lovely and looks fantastic but I am starting to think it may be a little too much. Opinions?</p>
<p>Ninny, what do you mean by "too much"? Is it skin tight from top to bottom?</p>
<p>Hmmm, no jazz pants? My D was going to wear leotard, jazz shoes and jazz pants. So do most auditionees wear ballet shoes, tights, and leotard?</p>
<p>Jazz pants with a fitted top can be okay if that is what you are comfortable in. I would suggest that whatever you choose to wear it is flattering with clean lines What you wear to a dance audition may be different than a more sloppy layered look that may be appropriate in a dance class.</p>
<p>Last year when my kid was on the audition circuit, we saw a wide variety of dance clothing on girls doing the dance portion of the audition. My daughter wore a leotard, tights and a short dance skirt and was fine/did well in her auditions. We did see girls wearing leotards and jazz pants and as long as the audition guidelines did not prohibit those, I don't see why it's a problem, especially if a girl is more comfortable being more covered up that way. However, keep in mind that to really assess a dancer, the auditors need to be able to see "the line" of their bodies. At least, that's what my younger daughter's dance teacher is always saying! (And remember: this is not an audition to get into a dance program. It's a MT audition.)</p>
<p>Great advice. My D is strong in dance and has a very pretty figure...I'm going to recommend that she wears the leotard and tights and perhaps a skirt.<br>
NotMamaRose, I'm assuming your D wore ballet shoes then?</p>
<p>Did any of your D's audition at hartt, u arts, or boco?</p>
<p>Ballet shoes or pedinis (great type of flexible sole jazz shoe, comes in black or tan) were seen at a lot my daughter's 11 auditions and Unifieds 2 cycles ago. Most girls wore leotards and tights, no skirts, no jazz pants. She sits in on all the audiitions at her school now, and sees the same attire as when she went through. Those in cover-ups were often asked to remove them. Lots of girls also had heeled character shoes and wore those as well unless instructed not to. Wearing the same color tight and shoe keeps the line looking better too. My D was at 2 of those schools.</p>
<p>Yes, my kid wore ballet shoes: regular, pink (well, they were when she bought 'em!) canvas ones with the two straps that cross over the top of your foot.</p>
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<p>My D auditioned at UArts and BoCo, though not Hartt. What do you want to know? I will do my best to fill you in, though I wasn't in the same room (or, in the case of UArts!) even in the same building during the auditions. But ask away!</p>
<p>I posted this under MT dance auditions, but I thought some of it may apply here too:</p>
<p>As a general comment - for schools with dance auditions, I would recommend to bring both ballet and jazz (character) shoes -the latter only if you have them-, because at times the dance audition portion will consist of a ballet barre warm up, followed by a jazz combination. Even though a lot of people will do this on ballet slippers as well, you may be more comfortable wearing jazz (the split sole, flexible kind not the sneaker variety) or character shoes. </p>
<p>Especially for those who are advanced dancers, this may be your "time to shine". I am not saying to go and invest in shoes you don't have, and my own D brought her tap shoes to every audition and hardly ever needed them, but it is better to be prepared, than not.</p>
<p>In regard to attire, she typically wore convertible tights (the kind that have prefab holes in the bottom), a leotard and fitted jazz shorts underneath a zip-up jacket, and long jazz pants, which she wore for warm ups. </p>
<p>A neat detail can be to match the color of your leotard to the color of your dress/top that you are wearing for your vocal & acting audition, not a must, but she liked it :D.</p>
<p>Bumping thread for bhmomma</p>
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<li><p>What do you all think of the audition outfits as seen on the just released video “Every Little Step?” Would the look for the professional dancers work for college MT auditions? (Movie about the recent revival of Chorus Line auditions.)</p></li>
<li><p>Also- girls with heavy thighs might look better in skirts over tights than jazz pants. I went to a showcase last summer where the girls (mostly older) looked sort of like sausages. I couldn’t understand why they didn’t wear skirts instead which are easier on less than perfect thighs.</p></li>
<li><p>And further- guys who aren’t used to wearing jazz pants- you need special undergarments to go with! (See “So You Want to Dance on Broadway” which has details.) I saw an unfortunate high school production last year where one lone male was wearing jazz pants w/o a dance belt. Oh dear. </p>
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<li>Which is why, back to item 1, you might look at “Every Little Step” for dance audition clothes ideas, if those who know can say that that look (very few in jazz pants) is appropriate for college auditions? Or was that look only good for pro auditions for Chorus Line?</li>
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<p>My daughter wore classic ballet attire - black leotard, pink tights and pink shoes. I think she wore jazz pants for warm up and had all the extra shoes in case they were needed. We saw the full range of clothing at her auditions. Folks with obvious brand new dance attire and shoes to down to grubby non-matching sweats. </p>
<p>I think the most important thing is to pay attention to what each school asks for during the dance audition and dress accordingly.</p>
<p>Can boys wear gym shorts with a tight fitting t-shirt and canvas dance sneakers? My son is not the jazz pants / dance belt type. He has a very muscular / athletic build - esp his legs from 11 years of competative Irish dance.</p>
<p>My son was not the jazz pants type either, He was a football player. He wore a good fitting pair of athletic pants and a drapey round neck shirt, it may not have been the typical dancers dress but it was flattering on him and didn’t hurt him at all. Just make sure he is wearing dance shoes, my son took his jazz shoes and his dance sneakers, I am not sure which ones he ended up wearing.</p>
<p>That’s why I asked about Every Little Step. The men in that video looked like they were wearing street clothes, almost. Street clothes that showed off their muscles!</p>
<p>sorry if someone already answered this question I didn’t read the entire thread but I just wanted to know what i should wear if im going to be an acting major which means my audition doesn’t require a song or dance portion does the same advice pertain to me just without the leotard and character shoes or is it different for straight acting majors?</p>
<p>You might try the Theater/Drama section.</p>
<p>So would it be fine to wear a colored (not all black) leotard with a dance skirt over it?</p>