Midsummer Cast List

(as of to date)

Audition Opportunities

Company auditions are held twice a year and are open to the public.  Positions for full, associate, apprentice and trainee members are available for advanced and intermediate advanced dancers.  Candidates must have a strong ballet and modern dance technique plus strong pointe work.  Individual must be at least 13 years old as of September of the year they are auditioning.  Applicants should present a resume, headshot, ballet slippers and pointe shoes if currently on pointe to the audition.  The audition itself will consist of a ballet class.  Applicant should arrive in enough time to sign in and fill out audition forms and be ready to start at posted time.

Company auditions are usually held in June and August.  The June auditions are held the Saturday following the Intensive Workshop.  August auditions are held the Saturday following the Ballet Workshop.  These workshops are intentionally scheduled to aid the dancer in preparation of the audition.  If you have missed these auditions you must contact Margaret Faust, Artistic Director, directly for more information.

1st Audition

June 12, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. in Rockford Dance Company's Studio A located at the Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main Street

2nd Audition

August 14, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. in Rockford Dance Company's Studio A located at the Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main Street

There is no fee to audition for the Rockford Dance Company.

Production Auditions

The Nutcracker and Spring Performance Auditions are open to students in the School of Rockford Dance Company.  Appropriate levels are posted for each production.  Students auditioning must be in class dancewear and arrive at least 20 minutes prior to posted time to be measured for costumes and to fill out audition forms.  A $30 costume/t-shirt fee is charged to each cast member and can be paid at the audition.  Parents of students who are cast in the production also need to commit 6 hours of volunteer work towards the production.  Sign up sheets and information will be posted at the audition.  Parents who are not available for volunteer work have the option of paying a $75 volunteer fee. Adults auditioning for the production are responsible for the costume fee but do not have any volunteer commitment.  Adults need not be a member of school to audition.

Nutcracker

Auditions are held in September (usually the 2nd or 3rd Saturday).  Specifics will be posted by July 1st.

Spring Production

Auditions are held in December (usually the 2nd Saturday).  Specifics will be posted by November 1st.

 

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