What should non-dancers wear to a dance audition?
There are two important things to address when it comes to dance clothing: 1) Freedom of movement – you need something that is going to allow you to move freely. You need to be able to concentrate on the dancing and not what your clothes are doing or preventing you from doing. Simple checks that your clothes are appropriate might include kicking as high as you can and raising your arms over your head. You want to be able to do these things without having to “fix” your clothes afterwards (i.e. pulling up your pants, pulling your shirt down). 2) Look and line – this isn’t a fashion show, but how you look DOES matter. First of all, even if your resume tells them you aren’t a dancer, nothing screams “I don’t know how to dance” more than baggy clothes. Second, they will be assessing your posture, positioning and body line in the audition, and wearing something baggy makes it much harder for them to do this. Q: How should I prepare my sheet music for the accompanist who will be provided at t
