AUDITION TO BECOME A FALL 2023 TDW MAVEN!
Auditions
Date, Time, and Location - Audition Option 1
Sunday, 7Jan24, 2:00 pm (arrive by 1:45 pm), TDS-Space, 2603 South Miami Blvd, Durham, NC ("Triangle Dance Studio")
Directions: When you arrive at 2603 South Miami Blvd, it will look like you are turning into the driveway beside a little yellow house. Go ahead and turn in, then drive across the little parking lot to the building in the back. We are in that back building. You will enter through the door on the left. Look for The Dancer's Workout® sign on the door.
Date, Time, and Location - Audition Option 2
If you are unable to make the Option 1 audition date, please contact Jules at [email protected] to let her know of your interest in the TDW MAVENS and your conflict with the audition date. Jules may be able to schedule a private audition and/or to have you join one of her TDW student classes in lieu of the scheduled audition date.
Callbacks
Callbacks are by invitation only (following your application receipt and audition). ALL POTENTIAL MAVENS (including new auditioners who receive a callback invitation and veteran MAVENS wanting to re-join) must attend callbacks
Wednesday, 10Jan24, 6:00-7:00 pm (arrive by 5:45 pm), 241 Horizon Drive, Raleigh, NC (The "Horizon Studio")
How to Prepare for your MAVENS Audition
If you are not already familiar with The Dancer's Workout®, you are invited to familiarize yourself with the following information. Visit www.thedancersworkout.com and our social media for an introduction (click social media icons at the bottom of this info sheet). Check out the TDW Treasure Chest if interested in learning the structure and individual components of a typical TDW masterclass. Read Jules' bio in Dance Teacher+ Magazine. To see descriptions of our online membership products that are available nationally, click HERE. Learn the Audition Choreography and Callback choreography HERE that you will be expected to know at the time of your audition/callback (audition choreography will be available one week prior to the audition date).
Acceptance into the TDW MAVENS dance company requires submission of the TDW MAVENS Application and Audition Pre-registration Form (see below). Select one of the group audition dates offered and plan to arrive at the studio no later than the "arrive by" time listed above. When you arrive, please be dressed in black yoga-like pants, a tank top and sports bra, with hair pulled back (ponytail is fine). Bring your shoes (split-sole jazz sneakers, jazz slippers, or ballet slippers). Barefoot auditions are not permitted. Bring water and be sure to eat before the audition. A $20, non-refundable, MAVENS application fee is required with the submission of your MAVENS application and Audition Pre-registration Form.
What to Expect During and After the Audition:
Arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the audition to get signed in. After a brief introduction, Jules will lead you as a group through a portion of one of our masterclasses. The audition will be filmed and used in the selection process (mistakes are fine and expected - just smile and keep going). After class we will hold a brief Q&A and provide information about callbacks (which will be held at the time and location listed above).
Final MAVENS selections will be announced by Saturday, 13Jan24, by 5:00 pm on this information page (https://bit.ly/MAVENSinfo). By that time, you will receive your selection decision notification directly from Jules either in-person, via email, or by text.
The first Spring 2024 Season rehearsal will be held on Wednesday, 31Jan24, at 241 Horizon Dr, Raleigh, NC (Triangle Lebanese-American Center), from 6:00-7:00 pm (please arrive by 5:50 pm). Please see the Rehearsal and Film schedule section below for additional details about rehearsal and class attendance expectations.
We will hold a mandatory group photo shoot on Sunday, 14Jan24, from 3:30 - 6:30 pm, where we will create both our Spring Season group photos and the headshots of our new MAVENS. Details about what to expect during the photo shoot will be included in the MAVENS welcome emails.
MAVENS Understudies Program
We have implemented a MAVENS Understudy program for select students who demonstrate the potential to significantly improve their ballet dance technique with intense study and practice. MAVENS understudies are required to apply, to audition, and, if selected for the Understudies program, to attend the callbacks and the group photoshoot. They are required to be available for "Triple-Star Attendance" throughout the season.
"Triple-star Attendance" requires an average of three classes per week (which includes the attendance at all mandatory rehearsals) throughout the season. MAVENS understudies will be filmed alongside the other MAVENS in the Wednesday rehearsals and given access to those videos for self-review/assessment/improvement, and they will be provided at least one opportunity to film with us during the season. "Triple Star Attendance" of an average of three classes each week also requires MAVENS understudies to attend at least 15 of the 16 Wednesday rehearsals offered during the season, plus all four mandatory Saturday rehearsals (even if not requested to film that month), as last -minute emergencies may require the understudy to step in at the last-minute. MAVENS understudies will be included in all MAVENS social events and photoshoots.
Future Audition Opportunities with the TDW MAVENS
We offer two four-month MAVENS Seasons each year (in the Fall and Spring). Auditions for the Fall 2024 season will be held in July 2024, and the season will run during the months of August, September, October, and November 2024. Check back in June 2024 for specific dates, times, and locations (https://bit.ly/MAVENSinfo) and/or speak directly with Jules after any of the TDW student classes.
Between seasons, dancers who may be interested in auditioning for the TDW MAVENS dance company should attend our regular TDW student classes (RSVP for student classes here: www.meetup.com/The-Dancers-Workout/).
