Company Audition Information
2025/2026 Dance Season
What Is Company?
Join us at our informational meeting April 10th 6:45-7:45 and/or click the link below to find out more information about what our dance companies are about. Company is an opportunity for a dancer to further their personal potential in dance while developing life skills such as hard work, commitment, time management, confidence and poise, to name a few……and all this within the context of a beautiful and expressive art form that builds a strong social group in a safe and focused environment! This opportunity for your child to flourish, have fun, and develop as an artist and performer! Our company is our competition team that competes and performs at dance competitions and attend convention classes throughout the Spring at different hotels and locations around Colorado. Competitions bring additional performance experiences with feedback from judges that encourage growth for dancers as they develop as performers. Additionally, the conventions (that often accompany competitions) provide exposure to new styles and ways of dancing that foster self improvement. This commitment is late July-April and calls for required classes to be taken during the week based on the dancer’s placement. Our company dancers are provided extra opportunities to learn choreography from professional dancers/choreographers. But are also held to a higher standard for attendance and work ethic as they represent their team and studio. Any and all dancers ages 7 and above are eligible to audition for company as long as they have been taking dance for at least one year. Depending on the age and company group that your dancer is placed in after auditions, we require that they take certain technique classes throughout the week in addition to a private company class. This company class will serve as technique class and rehearsal time for the dancers to learn their competition dance and is built into their weekly schedule. Once your dancer has auditioned and results are posted, you will receive a packet that discusses the additional costs and class requirements. Because company is an “extra-curricular” activity at the studio, there will be “company membership” fees in addition to your regular monthly tuition. The required company and technique classes during the week are paid as regular monthly tuition to the studio and not included in the company membership fees. The company membership fees will include choreography, costumes, company jackets, a company party, and admin fees. *Please note that competition entry/registration fees are not included in the “company membership” costs, but we will outline what they generally are in the company packet We suggest coming to the auditions, seeing what company you get placed in and it’s costs and requirements, and then you can make the choice to accept or decline. Auditioning does not mean you are required to participate, nor does it mean you are guaranteed a spot if we do not feel you are ready.
What is Company FAQs
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Upcoming Dates:
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- April 10 6:45-7:45 Informational Overview Meeting (new & existing members) @PDA
- April 15th Audition Registration Form Due
- April 16th Early Acceptance Company Auditions
April 16th
Company Audition Schedule:
6:30-7:30 Ages 7-11
7:30-9:00 Ages 12-18*
* for auditioning dancers 12+ will be auditioning prepared material. These materials are posted below
$15 audition fee per student. Students auditioning for multiple companies only need to pay one audition fee.
Audition Layout
This year, dancers will be asked to audition for every style (Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop) at the company audition. We believe this approach will enrich their learning experience, as convention classes offer a diverse range of styles. Please keep in mind that we do not expect dancers to be advanced or proficient in every style; rather, we are looking for their willingness to learn and try new things.
The audition for ages 12+
The audition class will begin with a short ballet warm-up . Following this, they will perform the jazz combination they learned from the video. After that, dancers will be taught both a contemporary and a hip-hop combination during the audition.
Tap Company
Tap Company will be by invitation only and not auditioned this year.
Company Audition Registration Form:
To audition for company please register before April 15th by filling out this form:
Company Audition Registration
Required Audition Materials:
Our Intermediate and Advanced auditions ages 12+ will require dancers learn material to present at the audition. At the audition you will learn a contemporary combination, but this gives us a better opportunity to see your personal style and performance with movement you have been able to practice. Have fun with it dancers!
Combination Tutorial
Full Combo
Combination Music
New to auditioning?
Check out some common audition questions and answers below. What should my student wear to auditions? Form fitting clothing that allows us to see your lines and technique. Your hair should be slicked back and off your face. All shoes you have (ballet, jazz, socks, tennis shoes). You can bring additional outfit accessories for different parts of the audition like pants for jazz or a hat for hip hop. When should we arrive before auditions? Please arrive AT LEAST 15mins early, we will be at the front desk to check you in and have a studio designated for the students to go in and start warming up. Please make sure you have filled out your audition form so we have a number ready for you and have noted your prefered method of payment for the audition fee. When you register we will give your student a number, please write this number down somewhere as it will tell you what company your student has been placed in when results come out. What do we need to bring? Please fill out a Company Audition Registration form. A water bottle and for dancers attending multiple auditions a healthy snack and/or lunch is also recommended. When do company results come out? Results will come out 1 to 2 weeks after auditions. They will be posted on the website. Why don’t we get the company packets before auditions? We try to be very open and flexible with our company groups. Basing them on the students we have and where they will be most successful. So we have decided to wait until after auditions to solidify the groups and their requirements. This being said, we understand that this might be more of a commitment than you are ready for, and you won’t understand that until you receive the packets. So if you audition and make it into a company then, after reviewing the packet, you can choose not to participate and that is okay. Auditioning does not mean you are required to participate and auditioning in itself is a great experience and lesson all on its own. If I do make it into company and want to participate, what do I do next? When the results come out will release the company packets on the website, these will have information on what classes your student should take and all the requirements for the company they have been placed in. There will be a contract on the last page of these packets, please print that, fill it out and return it to the front desk the week following the audition. What are the summer company requirements? All students participating in company are required to the Week of Dance Intensive at the end of July (details for this intensive will be released shortly). Any students who are unable to participate in this intensive, due to previous commitments, must contact us immediately following company results to discuss alternatives. Summer camps at the studio are also highly encouraged for all students who are hoping to keep up and grow in their technique during the summer.
Company Auditions FAQs
Company Audition Results:
Posted here 1-2 weeks following the audition
Additional Questions:
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have to ceresa@parkerdance.com