Dance

2008/09 Dance Auditions Announcement

Rhode Island College

An undergraduate major in dance performance was established at RI College in 2000. While there is no audition requirement for students who elect to major in dance, auditions are required for the Rhode Island College Dance Company, Special Talent Awards in Dance, and for the Helen Forman Dance Scholarship. Please read below for specific information on the 2008/2009 audition schedule and procedures.

New Members of the Rhode Island College Dance Company

The Rhode Island College Dance Company will celebrate its 50th anniversary season during the 2008/2009 academic year. This student ensemble/organization has played an important leadership and educational role at RIC and within the Rhode Island dance community since its founding in 1958. The Company's mission is to provide high quality dance performance and educational programming for RIC students and for the larger community. Our programs and events fulfill this twofold purpose by (1) providing our students with a highly professional dance training and performance opportunity and (2) by providing the larger RIC community and with performance and educational programs which foster an appreciation of dance. The organization's hallmark has been its involvement in the local, regional, and national dance community through the extensive participation of guest artists.

Audition Dates/Time

• March 14, 17 & 19, 2009 (for prospective 2009 freshmen and transfer students and for current RIC students).
• 4:30-6:00 p.m., Melcer Studio, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (only one audition class is required).
• Advanced registration is required. Please contact Angelica Cardente-Vessella, Interim Director of Dance, to reserve your time: 456-9791 or Acardente1@ric.edu

Eligibility Requirements

• The candidate must be, or plan to be, a student at RI College. Accepted members must be enrolled to participate.
• Strong interest in dance training and performance.
• Ability to fulfill a rigorous rehearsal and performance schedule.

Selection Criteria

Student must be able to demonstrate an intermediate proficiency in performance of basic dance class exercises and movement sequences.

RI College Special Talent Awards in Dance for 2009/2010

Special Talent Awards were established to recognize and encourage students who have exceptional talent or skill in the visual and performing arts, areas of intercollegiate competition (other than athletics), or similar fields. Currently, the College offers Special Talent Awards in the following areas: art, chess, communications, dance, music, and theatre. While the requirements for these awards vary by department, award competition is open to entering freshmen and transfer students. Dance awards range from $200 to $2,200 per year.

Audition Date/Time

Saturday, March 14, 2009; 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Melcer Studio, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts.

Eligibility Requirements

• Only current or prospective RIC Dance Company Members are eligible for these awards.
• New students must be enrolled in an RI College degree program before fall 2009.
• Student must maintain at least half-time status regarding attempted course credit each semester.
• Student must maintain their status as a member in good standing in the Rhode Island College Dance Company.

Selection Criteria

• Dance student demonstrates the physical attributes of alignment, flexibility, endurance, rhythm, poise, ability to phrase movement in time and space, and strength as a dancer on an intermediate level of competence.
• Dance student demonstrates an intermediate to advanced level of ability to perform complex adagio and allegro patterns of dance movement in center floor, and shows comparable ability to perform traveling patterns of movement through space.
• Dance student demonstrates advanced level of coordination for dance movement.
• Student demonstrates classic line in body for concert dance movement.