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Cal Poly Dance Team

About Us

We are at all the CP Football, Men's Basketball, and Women's Basketball games! You can find us dancing on the sidelines. We also perform halftimes at all the basketball games.  We also have made special appearances at CP Wrestling and Volleyball events. Our main purpose is to entertain our crowd  and support our athletes!

2007-2008 Auditions
 
Day 1: May 19th: 8am-5pm  Clinic
Day 2: May 20th: 9am-3pm  Formal Auditions
 
For auditions...
  1. A written application will be given to you to fill out when you arrive on Saturday.  A $10 audition fee will also be collected.
  2. Bring your Cal Poly ID!! (If you are an incoming freshman or transfer student do not worry about this)
  3. Bring Jazz shoes/sneakers and/or sneakers for hip hop
  4. For clinic: wear comfortable, non-restricting clothes that you can move around in.  For formal auditions, wear fitting clothes and have hair and makeup done. Look performable.
  5. Bring lots of water!! You will get worked out!
  6. You can bring a bag lunch for the hour break (if you have a car you are allowed to leave campus)
  7. Be ready to learn!!!
Clinic:
Expect across the floor exercises.
You will learn...
  • one jazz routine
  • one hip hop routine
  • one cheer
  • one sideline routine

**You will be asked to perform these at formal auditions in pairs on Sunday.

VIDEO AUDITIONS

If you are unable to attend the scheduled auditions, please send in a video no later than 5/12 including the following:

  • Written Contact information:  Name, phone #, email
  • Please state your name, age, year in college, major, previous dance experience and why you want to be part of the Cal Poly Dance Team.
  • Demonstrate your technical ability including:

·         Pirouettes (at least a double)

·         Kicks

·         Leaps

·         Any other specialty technique/tricks you want to include

·        Previously filmed dance performances (preferably including at least one jazz routine and one hip hop routine.)

·        If no film clips, include your own choreography of 4 eight-counts of a Jazz routine and 4-eight counts of a hip hop routine.

MAIL TO:

Cal Poly Dance Team

    c/o Performance Athletics
    Attn: Annette Laron-Pickett
    720 Aerovista Place, Suite C
    San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

We wish you the best of luck and don't hesitate to ask any further questions!


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