<p>MOAP: Regarding dance -- during orientation weekend, there is a dance placement test. Students may be placed in Ballet 1, 2, 3 or 4, depending on their proficiency. Most freshmen are placed in Ballet 1, but there are always a few exceptions who will be put into more advanced classes. No one on the faculty will expect all dancers to be at the same level after only a few semesters of ballet. What they do expect is that students will be making enough progress to advance to the next level.</p>
<p>Regarding the auditions: to be accepted, students need a 1 or 2 score on two out of the three skills: acting, singing & dance. The faculty hopes to get a good mix; most students have at least one area in which they excel. There has been a strong emphasis on dance in recent years; in spite of that, there are students who are not strong dancers.</p>
<p>I'd like to emphasize that the Syracuse program is NOT a cut program. The department does not intentionally cut a certain number of students; the sophomore evaluations are primarily meant to identify students who are not keeping up with their work, and not making the expected progress. </p>
<p>Students who fail voice and/or dance may be given the option of switching to a BFA in Acting; OR they can re-take some classes; OR they can take the BS option. Students who fail acting must re-take basic acting classes, or take the BS option.</p>
<p>Hope this hasn't been too confusing -- I think it does illustrate, though, that the faculty makes every effort to help students to remain in the program if they wish.</p>