Mercyhurst University Dance Application

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Year You Expect to Begin Your Studies at Mercyhurst

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Please upload a recent full-length photograph (PDF) in 1st arabesque for men and women (sur le pointe).

I am applying for

Number of Credits

What factors influenced you to apply to Mercyhurst?

SAT Composite

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GPA

Has a member of your family attended or graduated from Mercyhurst?

Please indicate all of the ways you heard about the Dance Department. (You can select multiple options by holding the Shift key.)

Please list all previous ballet training you've had. Include years (from/to), school, teacher, and hours per week for each training.

Please list all previous modern dance training you've had. Include years (from/to), school, teacher, and hours per week for each training.

Please list all previous jazz training you've had. Include years (from/to), school, teacher, and hours per week for each training.

Please list all previous tap training you've had. Include years (from/to), school, teacher, and hours per week for each training.

Please list any other dance training you've had. Include years (from/to), school, teacher, and hours per week for each training.

Please provide a resume (PDF or Word document) that includes an outline of performance credits, ballets/parts, choreographers, and years.

Reference (name, studio, studio address, phone, email)

Objectives:

What are your desired professional objectives post graduation? (You can select multiple options by holding the Shift key.)

Professional performing career in

Teaching career in

Other career in

Please Describe

Are you interested in pursuing an additional area of study to accompany your dance major while on campus?

Yes

No

What would you like to study in addition to dance?

Describe how you see transferable skills from dance supporting you throughout your career transitions. This essay should be a particlarly well-defined, structured presentation of your interest in the degree program, as it will provide the basis for your interview. Your essay can be attached as a one-page PDF or Word document.
Please note: Your application documents will become part of your permanent student record. We urge you to exercise care in providing responses, remaining mindful of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness. Your attention to these matters is expected.

Would you prefer an in-person or virtual audition?

Audition Preference

Audition Second Choice

Location of Audition

Other Location

Please upload your audition video(s) to an online video platform (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and paste the link(s) to your audition video(s) below. Please be sure that any permissions are turned on and/or you provide any passwords necessary for the adjudicator to access the video(s). See video requirements below.

PRE-SCREEN APPLICATION VIDEO:
Women should wear a dark color leotard with pink tights and shoes; Men: a white T-shirt with black tights and white shoes. No leg warmers, skirts or sweat clothes, please. The background should contrast the dancer’s dress.

VIDEO TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The camera should record barre movement from the side and all other center and across the floor movement from the front.
Please ensure that the dancer’s entire body can be seen throughout all footage; shot straight on at eye level. No video from the floor
The dancer should be completely within the frame for the entire footage.
This footage is an excerpt of the dancer’s technique showing evidence of turn out, alignment, placement, extension, strength, turns, petit and grande allegro in conjunction with pointe work.
Please see below for more video specifications.

MOVEMENT REQUIREMENTS:
This option is a SHORT (no longer than 5 minutes total length) video of a ballet class (Women: both barre and center work must be done sur le pointe), inclusive of:

One side of:
- Barre: pliés in second and fifth position, tendu/degagé, rond de jambe, fondu, adagio, and grand battements
- One Center Grand Adagio that includes développés & promenades
Petit Allegro with battu
Pirouette(s) both en dedans and en dehors within center combinations
Grande Allegro on the diagonal or in a circle
Men: Tour en l’air and/or batterie (entrechat quatre, six, etc.)
OPTIONAL: If at an advanced/pre-professional level please include fouettés sur le pointe.

OPTIONAL: Variation or performance footage may be added to the end of the tape.

FULL ONLINE/VIDEO AUDITIONS (requires an on-campus placement class in Spring)
Women should wear a dark color leotard with pink tights and shoes; Men: a white T-shirt with black tights and white shoes. No leg warmers, skirts or sweat clothes, please. The background should contrast the dancer’s dress.

VIDEO TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The camera should record barre movement from the side and all other center and across the floor movement from the front.
Please ensure that the dancer’s entire body can be seen throughout all footage; shot straight on at eye level. No video from the floor
The dancer should be completely within the frame for the entire footage.
This footage is an excerpt of the dancer’s technique (maximum length of 15 minutes) showing evidence of turn out, alignment, placement, extension, strength, turns, petit and grande allegro in conjunction with pointe work.
Please see below for more video specifications.

MOVEMENT REQUIREMENTS:
This option is a more in depth and comprehensive video (maximum length of 15 minutes) of a ballet class (Women: both barre and center work must be done sur le pointe), inclusive of:

One side of :
- Barre: pliés in second and fifth position, tendu/degagé, rond de jambe, fondu, adagio, and grand battements
- Center Grand Adagio, including développés & promenades
Petit Allegro with battu
Pirouette(s) both en dedans and en dehors within center combinations
Grande Allegro on the diagonal or in a circle
Women: Sur le pointe combination including relevé on one foot
Men: Tour en l’air and/or batterie (entrechat quatre, six, etc.)
OPTIONAL: If at an advanced/pre-professional level please include fouettés sur le pointe.

OPTIONAL: Variation or performance footage may be added to the end of the tape.

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