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Lights! Camera! Action! Shoot your best audition video.

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You want to join a company and you have to audition. Without doubt, this is one of the most nerve-wracking events in a dancer's life. But as stressful as auditioning is, even worse is having to rely on a video to convey your abilities. Whether you're trying out for a slot in a school program or setting your sights on the company of your dreams, you want to stand out. If you can't make an audition, you can take steps to make your audition video the next best thing. * A successful audition video is a compilation of short clips--usually less than ten minutes--that shows the range of your abilities clearly and succinctly. Professional companies, such as San Francisco Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet, use videos as a screening tool to determine whether to invite a dancer to take company class. The class is then considered a private audition. By contrast, college and conservatory programs generally accept videos in lieu of a live audition only from international students or in cases where domestic travel is a financial hardship. Faculties prefer that students visit campus or attend an audition in one of the cities on their audition tour. Summer programs are yet another matter; video applications are accepted more...

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