Tryouts
The 2007-2008 Dance Team has already been selected.
Tryouts for the 2008-2009 season of the WSU Dance Team will be held April 18th-20th, 2008.
Friday we will meet in the grassy area outside of Memorial at 5pm. We will preview the weekend and the rest of the time will be spent learning two short routines (one jazz and one hip hop/funk) that will be used as part of your tryout on Sunday.
We will meet Sunday morning for the actual tryout around 9am. You will tryout in pairs in front of 5 judges. You will be asked to perform the jazz routine twice (with a break in between), the hip hop routine, the fight song once, and the following skills: double or triple turns, fouettes, splits on both sides, right and left leaps, a russian/toe touch, and any other skill of your choice (there will be time to work on any skills you need help with on Saturday).
For Try-Outs you will need:
$5.00 audition fee, water bottle, dance attire, dance shoes of your choice, blank CD (for practice songs)
The results will be posted immediately after the judging and tallying are completed.
If you need a place to stay during the tryouts, we can arrange for you to stay with girls from last year’s team, however please let us know ASAP. If you are staying with someone please bring a sleeping bag with you. If you are unable to make tryouts, it is possible to send in a video, although we do recommend attending tryouts! If you would like more information on sending a video please contact one of the captains.
If sending a video please include the skills listed above and a solo performance including jazz and hip hop.
Committment
All girls trying out need to understand the amount of time it takes to be apart of the Winona State Dance Team. We practice 3 days a week for 3 hours. We perform at 5 Saturday football games in the Fall, and at the Dome Game in the cities. We have anywhere from 1-3 competitions in the winter in which we compete with a jazz routine. We perform at all home basketball games in December-Febuary. It takes dedication to the team to uphold good grades, practice outside of scheduled practice and work if you so choose. Please take this into consideration when trying out.
Hope to see you there!
If you would like anymore information about try outs you can write to the team captains at:
wsudanceteam@yahoo.com |