AUDITION TO BECOME A FALL 2025 TDW MAVEN!
ALL POTENTIAL MAVENS (including new auditioners and veteran MAVENS wanting to re-join)
must attend auditions this season
Auditions
Date, Time, and Location
Audition Option 1: Thursday, 14AUG25, 5:45 to 6:45 pm (arrive by 5:30 pm), TDS-Space, 2603 South Miami Blvd, Durham, NC ("Triangle Dance Studio")
Audition Option 2: Saturday, 16AUG25, 11:45 to 12:45 pm (arrive by 11:30 am), TDS-Space, 2603 South Miami Blvd, Durham, NC ("Triangle Dance Studio")
Audition Option 3: Thursday, 21AUG25, 5:45 to 6:45 pm (arrive by 5:30 pm), TDS-Space, 2603 South Miami Blvd, Durham, NC ("Triangle Dance Studio")
Audition Option 4: Saturday, 23AUG25, 11:45 to 12:45 pm (arrive by 11:30 am), 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 blue 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 5
If you are unable to make any of the above audition dates, please contact Jules at [email protected] to let her know of your interest in the TDW MAVENS and your conflict with the audition dates. Jules may be able to schedule a private audition and/or to have you join one of her other TDW student classes in lieu of the scheduled audition date.
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' Marquis Who's Who background and/or bio in Dance Teacher+ Magazine. To see descriptions of our online membership products that are available nationally, click HERE. Learn the Audition 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 fee is required with the submission of your MAVENS application and Audition Pre-registration Form.
What to Expect During 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 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).
No Callbacks This Season
Callbacks will not be held this season. Those who audition will be notified via email within one to two days.
The first official MAVENS activities of the season will be our FIRST REHEARSAL on Monday, 8Sep25, from 5:45-6:45 pm (arrive by 5:30), located at TDS-Space, 2603 South Miami Blvd, Durham, NC ("Triangle Dance Studio")
Mandatory Photoshoot - Beginning of the Season
We will hold a mandatory group photoshoot on Monday, 22SEP25, from 5:30* - 7:30 pm, where we will create both our group photos and the headshots of our new MAVENS. Details about what to expect during the photoshoot will be included in the MAVENS welcome emails.
* Note, If you are a NEW MAVEN, you will need to arrive between 5:15-5:30 pm to get your individual headshot/body shot done prior to the full group arriving between 5:45 and 6:00 pm. We will provide detailed instructions for all selected MAVENS in our acceptance email.
First Rehearsal
The first Fall 2025 Season rehearsal will be held on Monday, 8SEP25, at Triangle Dance Studio (TDS-Space, 2603 South Miami Blvd, Durham, NC), from 5:45-6:45 pm (please arrive by 5:30 pm). Please see the Rehearsal and Film schedule section below for additional details about rehearsal and class attendance expectations.
Future Audition Opportunities with the TDW MAVENS
We offer two MAVENS Seasons each year (in the Fall and Spring). Auditions for the Spring 2026 season will be held in February 2026, and the season will run during the months of Feb, Mar, April, and May. Check back in December 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/).