How Do You Get Professional Dance Auditions While In High School?
Although good dancers make it look easy, years of preparation and hard work go into a professional dance career. Serious training begins around age 8. While many dance companies and shows require dancers be at least 18, others allow younger dancers to perform professionally. Professional dance auditions are either open or closed. Open means anyone can attend; closed are by invitation only. Check and make sure your dance teacher is a current or former professional dancer. The knowledge and connections she provides are essential to getting professional auditions while in high school. Dance schools post the biographies of teachers online. If your teachers don’t have professional dance backgrounds, look for another school. Study dance at a school with a pre-professional dance program. Traditionally for ages 13-and-up, these programs prepare you for a professional dance career. Dance companies send audition notices to these schools because they know the dancers are well- rained. Auditions a
