It is recommended that you select a partner to dance with during your audition, but it is not required. We will have some volunteers available who can partner with you for your audition. If you feel more comfortable dancing by yourself, that will be allowed as well.

Step 1: fill out the Registration Form HERE. Step 2: select a time slot to audition HERE. Then you are ready to go, show up be ready to dance for the first round of auditions, which will be held at the studio on Wednesday June 21st and Thursday June 22nd.

For Round 1 – if you are unable to attend the audition in person, please submit a video of you dancing 90 seconds of Waltz and Cha Cha to Katie Mecham by June 20th to katie@pacificballroom.org.  The coaches will score this video.

VIDEO TIPS:
• Please be sure that your entire body is in the video frame so that we can see your technique.
• Please do not have a coach or parent count you in. We would like to see your ability to find the rhythm.
• CHA CHA MUSIC: Here is a cha cha song that you may use for your filming: CLICK HERE
• WALTZ MUSIC: Here is a waltz song that you may use for your filming: CLICK HERE

For Round 2 (Junior & Youth Callbacks) – if you are unable to attend this round as well, your Waltz and Cha Cha video will be scored again.

We will be having a free workshop on Saturday (6/10) from 5-6:00pm where a basic Waltz and Cha Cha routine will be taught.

For Round 1 – your syllabus audition consists of dancing a waltz and cha cha for about 90 seconds each. There will be a panel of coaches that give scores on your dancing for each dance. Those scores are then tabulated and a callback list is generated for the Youth and Junior age categories. There is only one round for the Preteen age group, which consists of a group class and syllabus dances.

For Round 2 (Junior & Youth Callbacks) – if you are called back you will need to stay for the callback block assigned to your age group. During this session dancers will have the opportunity to learn new choreography in a fast paced environment (multiple dances) in a group setting. They are then asked to perform that choreography for a panel of coaches that will be scoring the session. At the end of the session, the scores are tabulated and final team lists are generated.

For Round 1 – we ask that dancers wear syllabus dance attire, semi-formal attire, or come in anything that is nice and easy to dance in.

For leads: they should wear black pants or latin pants, and a button up shirt and tie. It can be any color. If they have dance shoes, they should wear them, if not, they should wear a shoe that they feel comfortable dancing in. Hair should be well groomed.

For follows: they should wear a syllabus white or black leotard and skirt, or a nice blouse/skirt or dress that can be danced in. Fishnets and/or tights may be worn. If they have dance shoes, they should wear them, if not, they should wear a shoe that they feel comfortable dancing in. Hair should be well groomed and pulled away from the face.

For Round 2 (Junior & Youth Callbacks) – if you are called back for this round, dancers should come in rehearsal attire ready to dance.

For leads: they should wear black pants or latin pants, and a dark t-shirt. All dance shoes should be brought as well if they have them.

For follows: they should wear black pants or leggings, and a black t-shirt. The shirt needs to cover their mid-section while dancing, or a leotard may be worn underneath. All dance shoes should be brought as well if they have them. Hair should be pulled back in a ponytail or bun.

For Round 1 – there will be one or two couples auditioning at a time.

For Round 2 (Junior & Youth Callbacks) – the entire group will be learning choreography at the same time. Dancers will then be called out in smaller groups to dance for the coaches.

For preteen dancers, you will partipate in a group class and dance your waltz & cha cha. It will probably take the whole block of time, 1.5 hours.

For junior & youth, each age group has roughly a 2-hour block for auditions. You will sign up for a slot within the appropriate time block. Please arrive to your scheduled audition at least 20 minutes early to sign in.

The actual audition takes about 5 minutes. You will enter with your partner and up to one other couple. There will be a small panel of coaches in the room to observe your audition. You will then be asked to dance a waltz for about 90 seconds. When you are finished, you will have the chance to change shoes if you would like. You will then be asked to dance about 90 seconds of cha cha. If you are not auditioning with anyone else, you are free to go at that point.

For Round 1 – dancers will be asked to perform a Waltz for about 90 seconds and then a Cha Cha for about 90 seconds. Dancers can dance syllabus or open waltz and cha cha, either International or American style are accepted.

For Round 2 (Junior & Youth Callbacks) – dancers will learn new choreography (could be any style) during the session that they will be asked to demonstrate during the callback round.

For Round 1 – If you are auditioning at the preten age (Grades 4-6) , you will need to stay for the whole session. If you are auditioning for Junior or Youth, you do not need to stay the entire time. If you are not auditioning with anyone else, you are free to go after you have completed your audition.

For Round 2 (Junior & Youth Callbacks) – if you are called back you will need to stay for the block assigned to your age group. 

After Round 1, a list will be posted online Wednesday June 21st around 9:30pm for Junior & Youth dancers that should attend the callback round on Thursday June 22nd (Youth) and Friday June 23rd (Juniors).

For Round 2 please read the included instructions carefully with the callback list (Junior & Youth Callbacks) – if you are called back you will need to stay for the block assigned to your age group. During this session dancers will have the opportunity to learn new choreography in a fast paced environment (multiple dances) in a group setting. They are then asked to perform that choreography for a panel of coaches that will be scoring the session. At the end of the session, the scores are tabulated and final team lists are generated. There may also be a video element to the audition where dancers are asked to learn a sequence of choreography before the session.

The final team lists will be posted online on or before Monday June 26th.