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Dance Team Clinics

Audition Prep Clinic

This clinic is the final opportunity to earn a fast pass to in-person auditions or to be recruited for the 2025-2026 Â鶹ÊÓƵ Dance Team. This clinic is a great opportunity to get insight on LUDT as well as college dance team audition preparation for any dance program.

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025
Time: 12 pm - 4 pm
Check In: 11:30 am
Location: Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center, 4405 Jimmy Simmons Blvd.
Registration Fee: $35
Age: 8th grade - college students

Attire: Athleisure or dancewear in any color, including leggings, dance shorts, crop tops, sports bras, or athletic tops. Dancers should bring jazz shoes, half soles, or be prepared to dance barefoot. Additional layers such as sweatpants, tennis shoes, hoodies, or sweatshirts may be worn for hip-hop.

• Skill refinement and conditioning
• Jazz technique and combination
• Hip-hop combination
• Pom technique combination (Poms provided)
• Q&A

REGISTRATION OPENS SOON!

Spring Show Clinic for Kids

Participants will learn a dance from current Â鶹ÊÓƵ Dance Team members and perform it during intermission at the annual spring show on May 16 and 17. This clinic is open to dancers in first through eighth grade. Participants will have a rehearsal at 5:00 PM on May 16 and 17 before the show begins.

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time: 12 pm - 3 pm
Location: Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center, 4405 Jimmy Simmons Blvd.
Registration Fee: $40, includes t-shirt and one ticket to the Annual Show
Age: 1st grade - 8th grade

Attire: Athletic clothing and closed-toed shoes.

REGISTRATION OPENS SOON!

Annual Show

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Dance Team presents an annual spring show that offers the widest variety of dance styles. Held in the University Theater, this exciting show is one of the most anticipated tickets in town. The directors, team, and guest choreographers create an artistically exhilarating two-act show that teaches each dancer to become a well-rounded performer.

Date: May 16 and 17, 2025
Time: 7 pm, doors open at 6 pm
Location: University Theater at LU
Tickets: $12

2025-2026 Dance Team Auditions

Timeline and Information

1. Registration Requirements
   All dancers auditioning must register online and pay the $40 registration fee before submitting their audition videos. Video submissions will not be considered unless registration is completed and payment is received.
   Registration Deadline: April 18, 2025
   
   
2. First Round – Video Submissions
   After registering, dancers will receive a choreography video to learn, record, and submit via email. Videos should be emailed to Head Coach Dézja Brown at ludanceteam@lamar.edu.
   Submission Deadline: April 25, 2025
   
   
3. Finalists Announcement
   On or by April 28, all audition participants will be notified via email regarding whether they have received an invitation to in-person auditions for the final round.
   
   
4. Final Round – In-Person Auditions (Invitation Only)
   Date: May 25, 2025
   Check-in: 8:30 AM
   Auditions Begin: 9:00 AM
   Location: Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center
   
   
5. Team Announcement
   The 2025-2026 team will be announced same day as in-person auditions. At 5:00 pm, the results  will be posted outside the doors of McDonald Gym.

REGISTER FOR AUDITIONS

Additional Info About In-Person Auditions

• In-person interviews
• A 60-second solo of dancers choice in styles contemporary, lyrical, or jazz
• Two short combinations to be learned and performed in front of a panel of judges and the head coach
• Solo Requirements: Must include technical skills such as, but not limited to, battements, extensions/leg holds, pirouettes, a la seconde turns, right and left jeté, leap in second, calypsos, and firebirds. Acro skills are welcome but not required. Solo should not exceed 60 seconds.

• All-black spandex shorts or leggings and a black crop top or sports bra. Rhinestoned or costume tops in black are allowed.
• Hair should be styled out of the face.
• Jazz shoes, barefoot, or half soles for footwear.
• Game-day makeup with red lipstick is preferred.
• Additional black layers such as a black hoodie, sweatshirt, or sweatpants may be worn for hip-hop. Any color tennis shoes are permitted.

Contact LU Dance Team