<p>Chrism, I wish I had Shauna's or Thesbo's "mad html" skills, so I could find what I wrote last year. But after a fruitless search, it makes more sense to write something new.</p>
<p>Dduellman, I agree with wct and monkey and Susan. Full choreography is not appropriate in a vocal audition. Look at it from our point of view. We have four minutes to hear all the qualities of the actor's voice, including its health, listen to the actor's musicality, and watch for the actor's ability to interpret the text. When an actor choreographs the song, it makes it harder rather than easier to make these judgements; choreography tends to call attention to itself. But the actor's dance ability is not what we need to see in the vocal audition. We test dance abilities separately.</p>
<p>That doesn't mean that students should stand dead still, arms locked at their sides while singing. That choice sends its own set of signals, and they're not positive. But in-between standing stock still and dancing all over the stage is a middle ground which includes some movement which shows us that the actor's whole body is engaged in the action of the song.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>