Tryout Information

April 2011 Dance Team Tryouts

• Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
• Time: 7:45 - 10:00 p.m.
• Location: O'Conner Sports Center, Xavier University

All new and returning members must tryout for the Xavier University Dance Team. Senior Team members will demonstrate recommended skills and teach a short dance consisting of a combination of pom, jazz, and hip-hop styles. Dancers will tryout in pairs, cuts will be made, and the new team will be announced by the end of the night. Dancers joining the team will be asked to stay for a short informational meeting.

Requirement

• All dancers must be full-time undergraduate/graduate students at Xavier University

Recommended Skills

• All splits
• Grand jete, split leaps
• Second turns, straight leg turns
• Toe touches
• Double and triple pirouette
• Switch leap
• Center leap

Attire

• Black, form-fitting bottoms, a solid colored tank top, and dance shoes

Women and men are welcome. Dancers are highly recommended to tryout in the spring. The summer is very important to the Xavier University Dance Team as NDA Dance Camp determines qualifications for Nationals. If unable to attend the scheduled tryouts, please contact us to discuss setting up an individual or taped tryout.

Xavier University Dance Team members should be prepared to practice three nights per week at 8:00 PM. Practice schedule will be announced prior to the beginning of the fall semester.