<p>My D has an audition scheduled at Catholic - most sounds typical - two songs, monologues, etc., except that they ask for a one minute dance routine with CD or tape accompaniment - no group dance and following choreography … </p>
<p>Does anyone know how the schedule works? do they have time to change for dance? (the website says appropriate dance clothes and shoes are required, so they must have some time between the two) - </p>
<p>while she will call this week to get the details, just wondering if anyone can tell us how it went for them…</p>
<p>Hi CrtnUp! My D auditioned for Catholic this past school year. Your D will enter the Rome School of Music building on campus and register first. Then you and she can take a seat alongside others who are waiting to be called for their audition. During that waiting period, you are asked to change into your dance clothes. There are several current MT students working as hosts/directors and you don't really have to wait too long. They call a few names and they take you upstairs as a small group. Your D will take all of her stuff with her upstairs. Then those who were called upstairs all wait outside an audition room and they are called into the audition room one-by-one to do all components of their audition ... songs, monologues and their choreographed dance. My D ended up dancing first and then doing her monologues and songs in her dance clothes!! She had originally worn her audition clothes -- but had to change into the dance clothes.</p>
<p>So -- my recommendation to you is to have your D wear a nice leotard with a really nice dance skirt, have her makeup on and do a ponytail that will come down quickly and relatively neatly in 2 seconds and/or have it tied up with something that looks good if the hair is not going to come down. Of course, we were NOT prepared for this order of things so my D looked like she had just been in a hot windstorm for her monologues and songs.</p>
<p>The good news is that she was accepted in spite of being slightly disheveled. And, the audition was quick, quick, quick. No feedback whatsoever during the audition -- literally and in and out and thank you very much. Yikes -- none of her other auditions were like this.</p>
<p>So be prepared to be in the dance clothes and plan accordingly! Glad you asked. Wish we had known but it really didn't matter. Funny how those things happen!!</p>
<p>Thanks NewbieMTMom!
Your information was right on target for this year's auditions also. For anyone else with Catholic on their schedule, remember that the pretty audition outfit might as well stay at home. We arrived and my D signed in, completed a short info sheet and was invited to go to a private practice room to warm up. It was then she (and others) talked about and clarified the procedures and dress issues... basically, the kids end up auditioning in their dance clothes - it is just easier and the panel is certainly experienced enough to get the idea of how they "look" even in the dance things. When she entered the hall for her audition, my D was given the option of what she wanted to do first, so she did her two songs - full songs rather than 16-32 bars - then she offered her two monologues and they chose one (it happened to be the contemporary one but I can't say why they chose that one) and then she danced - 1 minute to a CD she brought (and had cut to time at home). She had a great conversation with the panel and was done... Parents waited in the sign-in area and they were wise enough to have freshmen there to ease auditionees anxieties and answer questions. We have noticed this more at schools - some kids have told us that in the past the upper classmen were the only ones available to answer questions, but that feedback in recent indicated that freshmen seemed to recall the excitement/nerves/questions/concerns of our kids better... just an observation that I think bears merit and makes a difference to kids and parents alike.</p>
<p>Hey CrtnUp,
I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me(to the extent that you know the answers) since I'm auditioning for CUA this weekend. I'm auditioning as a transfer student because I'm not happy at the school I'm currently at.
I know that we need to wear dance clothes but was there a trend in what the auditionees were wearing (leotard and tights, jazz pants, etc?) I was thinking about wearing jazz pants and a semi nice (but still danceble) shirt and my jazz shoes for the audition.
Also, you mentioned that they only had your D do one monologue. Is that standard across the board or were they pressed for time? </p>