<p>So I have an MT Audition in february in New York and I’m freaking out about the movement part because well i cant dance and being 6’6 am probably the most uncoordinated person alive… I feel i am a very strong actor and singer but not dancer… should I still audition? is it difficult? or should i just switch to acting.</p>
<p>I’ll give you the best advice I can give as an experienced parent. If you are a good actor then you know very well how to take direction, yes? The same is true of a dance call. You will be given basic dance combinations and will be expected to execute them. Generally, I think they move the dancers front and back regardless of the number. I speak second hand, of course. I was not in the room back in 2009. Still, my son was very much like you: a strong actor/singer with little solid dance technique. All I can say is, you’ve got to go for it. You must pay attention to the instruction and do the best you can to execute the steps. DON’T PANIC. FOCUS. Try to lighten you body and think movement rather than dance technique. Show the auditor that you are TRAINABLE. Smile, a lot. No giggling and acting like you just can’t do it. You’ve got to do it, at least to some extent. No one is looking for a trained dancer – though a trained dancer is much desired. (If there are any in the room with you, watch them!) MT training is all about teaching the performer to sing / act / dance – and much, much more. Good luck and break legs!</p>
<p>Oh, PS. My son just completed his 5th semester in New Studio on Broadway. As a non-dancer, he has studied ballet, jazz, tap, and about a half dozen alternative dance techniques as well as martial arts movement. Is he a trained dancer? Not compared to a “trained dancer” in a dance company. But he is now an informed actor who knows how to move and respects various dance technique. He knows he can learn and he can move. So, so important to the MT actor. So please don’t be intimidated by the dance call. Just go for it!</p>