Hoping for some opinions on OU’s prescreen. They indicate "If dance is a strength and you have training in any of the following: ballet, tap, jazz or hip hop/urban street dance; you are highly encouraged to demonstrate your ability. " My daughter’s strength is NOT her dance, wondering if just leaving out the dance in the prescreen will hurt her chances of getting a callback? Thoughts?!
JMHO…If she doesn’t do it well, I wouldn’t do it. They will see her dance anyway if she passes the pre-screen. I wouldn’t give any school any reason to cut you easily. I would make it as hard as possible by never showcasing a weakness.
I would urge your daughter to take advantage of the optional wild card. My son and I were at OU’s Preview Day for Musical Theatre this past Saturday. From listening to the faculty, they value strong voice talent and a unique personality. They suggested using the wild card to showcase personality. I also have to mention that we saw their production of Cabaret that evening. It was an amazing show with no weakness at all in the cast. Some truly great singing and performances.