YoungArts Dance 2019-2020

Wondering if anyone here applied for Youngarts in Dance? My D applied for Modern/Contemporary and we’re anxiously awaiting the results.

We seriously considered it, but my dd would have wanted to apply in choreography, and it was just too much to prepare—two new pieces (with specific guidelines) and you have to get copyright permission for any music used.

@threegirlpileup yeah it was definitely a big feat to prepare the audition materials! Wow I didn’t realize the choreography was so complex.

My D submitted Modern/Contemporary, and Choreography. She spent about solid 2 months on Choreo (planning for about 3 months), and 2 weeks on Modern/Contemporary. We had difficulty finding dance spaces satisfied YoungArts’ requirement.
As for the copyright, one of them was easier than we expected. My D sent an email for permission to the artist and his manager responded within 10 minutes. The other did not have a manager, so that it was more difficult to get responses.

@dancemom2024 thats great! yes it was super difficult to find an appropriate space to film. her studio was too small to keep the camera in one place so we ended up renting space from a ballroom studio lol!