Tryout Information:

 

We offer tryouts in both the spring and fall of each year.  Both tryouts are open to any incoming or current female Doane students.  The spring tryout date will be posted online as well as sent in a newsletter to all current female Doane students and incoming females who have indicated that they have an interest in dance through the Admissions office or by e-mail to captains Alyssa Lindahl at alyssa.lindahl@dodane.edu or Ashley Wilcox at ashley.wilcox@doane.edu. 

 

The tryouts are both formal and casual.  Unlike other tryouts, our tryout is a one-day event where delegates learn six counts of eight: two counts hip-hop, two counts jazz, and two counts pom.  No personal choreography is required as we are more focused on how the delegate actively learns.  Because the learning process is just as important as the final product, when making the final the decisions, we pay close attention to how active the delegate is in her learning of the material: does she ask questions, dance "full-out", act respectfully, and stay energized? 

 

In addition to the short dance, delegates need to be prepared to perform some technical elements.  The basic requirements are a pirouette, two consecutive leaps, and a toe-touch (also called a Russian, straddle jump, tiger, etc.).  In terms of pirouettes, delegates may do any number of consecutive rotations as possible whether it's a single pirouette or a quad!  For leaps, the first leap must be a straight leg leap but the second can be any leap of your choice: straight, straddle, split, ring, etc.  It does not matter which side you perform the leaps on.  Delegates will be taught the prep to use when executing the toe-touch.  Lastly, bonus points are offered for an extra technical element.  Anything goes for these extra points: hip-hop stall, fouette turns, hurdler jump, double-stag jump, etc. 

 

Tryouts are judged by current captains and one to two outside judges.