Spring 2025 Student Choreographer Auditions

Event Details

Auditions / Interviews of Student Choreography for the Spring 2024 dance concert will take place on Thursday January 30th, 2025 from 10am – 4pm.

The concert theme is “Hollywood Movies.” 

Details for the concert theme:

Movies from 1950 – 2005

The songs must be from the original movie soundtrack, not a cover, to keep the authenticity of the movie

No musicals or theatrical productions that eventually became films or vice versa

Audition/Interviews will take place every 15 minutes.

If interested please prepare the following:

1) Make an appointment with artistic director, Dana Maue-Donaldson by emailing dmaue@swccd.edu

2) Fill out google audition form that will be emailed to you after making appointment time. 

3) Prepare 1:00 minute of choreography and present it to the committee with your selected music.

4) Discuss your ideas, theme, costumes and intent of your choreography.

Selected student choreographers will be notified by Sunday, February 2nd.

Student choreographers will be assigned a designated day/rehearsal time and will hold an audition for a dancer / dancers during their regularly scheduled rehearsal time the week of February 10th – 13th, 21st.

Student choreography will go through a second audition during the eighth week of rehearsal during their regular rehearsal time the week of April 7th – 11th.

Spring dance concert dates are: Thursday May 1st – Saturday May 3rd  @ 7:30pm. 

TECH:  Sat. April 26th: 9a – 6p  (9am – 10am finale choreo – mandatory for all student choreographers and dancers)

                 Sun. April 27th: 9a – 6p  (9am – 10am finale choreo – mandatory for all student choreographers and dancers)

* each choreographer will have an hour to tech according to schedule*

DRESS REHEARSALS:  Tues. April 29th:  5:00pm – 9:30pm

                                                    Wed.  April 30th:  5:00pm – 9:30pm

* we will run the show twice through with finale*

 PERFORMANCES:    Thursday May 1st – Saturday May 3rd @7:30pm (Call time 5:30pm, show 7:30pm)   

Student choreographers and dancers will need to enroll in two classes to receive credit and to participate in the Spring Dance Concert: Dance Rehearsal workshop DANC 129-01 (1 unit) and Dance Performance Workshop DANC 133-60 (1 unit).

**ALL STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS ACCEPTED INTO THE DANCE CONCERT WILL NEED TO ENROLL IN DANCE PRODUCTION (DANC 125-01) OR THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN SHOW.** (Dance Production class meets on M/W 1:20p – 3:10p).