Professional Dance Program
Auditions 2024-25

• Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 21 (16 years old on September 1^st of the year of entry).
• An advanced level in ballet and/or contemporary dance is required.
• Applicants should have a good understanding of English or French.
• There are no academic requirements for entry into the program.
• We welcome applications from EU and international students.

All applicants must complete and submit an application form including:

1. The registration form
2. A passport-style portrait photo
3. A motivational essay (min. 300 words) describing your dance-related accomplishments, ambitions and aspirations for the next three years, and why you want to study at Dance Area.

Insert a video link with the following:

1^st Part
Personal presentation (max 1 min.)
By stating your name, age, background and a few words about your motivation to come and study in our structure.

2^nd Part
Classic (max. 4 min.)

• Grand Adagio Center
• Jumpsuit with pirouettes
• Small allegro
• Grand allegro

3rd Part
Contemporary (max. 2min.)

• A solo of your choice which must be filmed in the studio in dance attire and without editing. The solo can be from the repertoire or a personal composition (no video on stage).

Please post your video to YouTube or Vimeo.
Only post ONE link. Do not send or share a video file.

Pay the application fee of CHF 30.-
This fee covers the cost of processing the application and is non-refundable if an offer to audition is not made.

Only dossiers containing all the elements will be taken into account.

Candidates will be informed by email of their admission to the audition in Geneva or to the second round of the video selection within 14 days of submitting their file.

Selected candidates are invited to an audition in Geneva at the Dance Area studios. The audition will take place on Sunday 12 May 2024. This audition will consist of the following tests:

• A classic lesson
• A contemporary course
• Working on excerpts from the repertoire
• Improvisation
• An individual interview

• Video sequences of excerpts from the Area Jeune Ballet repertoire will be sent to candidates who will have 15 days to learn the material and return their video.
• At the end of the 2^nd video selection, the successful candidates will be invited to a digital interview (final stage of the process).

Only possible for candidates who are geographically distant or unable to attend the audition (attach supporting documentation). The administration will validate on a case-by-case basis.

Physical condition

• Presentation/posture
• Natural physical abilities
• Coordination

Technical skills

• An advanced technical level in classic and/or contemporary.

Artistic sense

• Musicality
• Natural sense of movement
• Expression
• Creativity

Attitude

• Recording capacity
• Processing corrections
• Motivation and perseverance

Girls

• Ballet: leotards, tights or shorts, and 1⁄2 pointe shoes. Pointe shoes for girls with a pointe training.
• Contemporary: clothes that are comfortable for moving, e.g. shorts, leggings, t-shirts.
  Bare feet or socks.
• Solo: Freestyle.

Boys

• Ballet: black or gray tights or shorts, and tight white or black t-shirt and 1⁄2 pointes.
• Contemporary: clothes that are comfortable for moving, e.g. shorts, leggings, t-shirts.
  Bare feet or socks.
• Solo: Freestyle.

CHF 30.- payable in advance to the following bank account,
with honors: Audition Formation Supérieure
(your registration will only be taken into account after payment of the registration fee):

DANCE AREA
Marie-Christine Maigret de Priches
1204 Geneva
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