Pre-Professional
Intensive
June 16th - 21st | 9am - 4pm
Washington University
Ages 14 - 18+
Early Bird Registration Deadline: March 15th - $450
Regular Registration Deadline: May 15th - $500
Audition Required | Audition Deadline - April 15th, 2025
Performance: Saturday, June 21st at 4:30pm |
Washington University
About:
This 6-day intensive is designed for pre-professional dancers looking to elevate their technique and artistry. Dancers will participate in contemporary modern, floorwork, ballet, and improvisation classes while gaining valuable professional insight through professional development sessions with the company dancers. Additional workshops will cover injury prevention, choreography, and contemporary partnering. The program culminates in a performance of company repertoire, showcasing the dancers' progress. This intensive offers a perfect balance of technical training, creative exploration, and real-world preparation for aspiring professionals. Designed for advanced high schoolers but may be a great fit for some college students - feel free to reach out for more info!
Dancers must complete a short an in-person or virtual audition to participate. Click the link below to learn more.
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Interested in doing both Choreographic Intensive and Pre-Professional Intensive?
If you're interested in participating in the Choreographic and Pre-Professional Intensive, you only need to submit one audition video. During registration, you can select the programs you're interested in auditioning for—simply choose both if you'd like to apply for both.
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Participants accepted into both programs who choose to enroll in both will receive a 20% discount on the combined tuition.
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Click the button below to learn more about the Choreographic Intensive.
Auditions and Registration Process
All students interested in participating in the Pre-Professional Intensive must complete an audition and application. There are three options to audition for RESILIENCE Dance Company's Pre-Professional Intensive.
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1. Submit a Virtual Audition
Guidelines for our virtual audition are below:
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Please submit the following in one edited video by April 15th -
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Learn and perform two combinations taught by RDC. These combinations incorporate modern, contemporary, ballet and floorwork techniques and have options for modifications. Click the links below to view and learn the combos, then record yourself performing them as part of your audition video. Music links are included below.
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Combo 1: Contemporary Floorwork
- Music: Éxta by Sebastian Plano. The phrase begins at 1:39 in the music.
Combo 2: Contemporary Adagio
- Music: Waves by AVA. The phrase begins at 1:41 in the music.
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(OPTIONAL) 1 - 2min of choreography or improvisational work. This can include performance or rehearsal clips of completed or in-progress choreography, solo or group context improvisation, or the dancer's own choreography. Show us your artistry, creativity, and performance presence
Videos DO NOT need to be professional quality. Feel free to take quick videos on your phone. RDC is interested in dancers who work with functional technique, who have experience in ballet, modern, contemporary, and floorwork at the intermediate/advanced level, and who are strengthening their artistry and performance quality.
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2. Attend RESILIENCE's in-person audition on Sunday, March 2nd. ​
This in-person audition will include a brief ballet barre, modern center work, and across-the-floor sequences. In addition, participants will engage in improvisation exercises and learn company repertoire. The audition will last approximately two hours, from __ to __ on Sunday, March 2nd. More details will be available soon. There is no fee to attend the audition, but registration is required. To register, please click here to complete the form.
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3. Attend the Regional Summer Intensive Audition (RSIA) hosted by COCA January 17th - 19th.
This is an excellent choice for those interested in taking sample classes from a wide variety of dance companies, honing their in-person audition skills, networking, or looking at participating in multiple summer dance programs. There is a $98 participation fee. More info here. Dancers should attend during their age group's time.
Click the button above to complete the application and virtual audition. If you are electing to audition in-person, complete the same application and select "in-person" audition on the form. Please specify whether you plan to attend the in-person RDC audition or the in-person COCA audition. You can expect to hear back from RDC two weeks following your submission. If accepted, RDC will follow up with registration information.
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Email info@resiliencedancecompany.com with any questions!