Tryouts
Friday, May 10, 2023
Eleazer Arena
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fee: $20.00
*Tryouts are ONLY open to students that will be enrolled at Newberry College Fall 2024 and/ or Spring 2023.
Tryout Requirements (Technique): The Newberry College Dance Team is a recreational, intermediate, and competitive team. Dancers must have knowledge of and be able to perform at least
three of the below technical skills:
· Pirouettes
· Fouetté turns/ Fouetté a la Seconde
· Coupé Turn
· Needle Turn
· Pencil Turn
· Tilt
· Battement
· Layout
· Switch Leap
· Around The World/ Switch Seconde
· Seconde Leap
· Reverse Leap
· Grande Jeté Back Attitude Leap
· Ariel
· Flying Squirrel
· Walkovers (Front and/ or Back)
Tryout Attire: Fitted Dance Tops, Fitted Dance shorts or leggings, Tan or Black Jazz shoes, hip hop tennis shoes, Hair in a High Ponytail, No Jewelry
Tryout Schedule:
| 10:00 AM |
Check-In/ Warm Up |
| 10:30 PM |
Team Dance Combination
(Pom, Jazz, and Hip Hop Assessment) |
| 12:00 PM |
First Cut
(Results will be sent via text message to each dancer) |
| 12:15 PM |
Technical Assessment/ Interviews |
| 12:45 PM |
Second Cut
(Results will be sent via text message to each dancer) |
| 1:00 PM |
Announcement of the 2023 - 2024 Newberry College Dance Team
First Team Meeting |
Click here
https://www.cognitoforms.com/NewberryCollegeDanceTeam/RegistrationForm to register for prep clinic and/ or tryouts.
PLEASE BE SURE TO DO THE FOLLOWING FOR TRYOUTS:
- Complete and submitted registration form
- Bring a current and/ or email a current photo of athlete
- Bring a copy of insurance information
- Email the 2023 NCDT tryout Packet to Coach Alston at least 48 hours before clinic date
Contact Coach Alston for additional information at
803.321.3324 and/ or
lauren.alston@newberry.edu.
Thank you,
Lauren Alston
Newberry College
Head Dance Team Coach
803.321.3324
