Auditions for all companies will be held in the studios on Wednesday, June 21st!

PREPS: 5:00-6:00 pm
APPRENTICES: 6:15-7:15
JUNIORS/COMPANY: 7:15-8:30

Please email: Ms. Linda at grossidanceacademy@gmail.com to reserve a spot. Include your name, age, cell number, parents’ email, and yours, and Company for which you plan to audition.

Please wear: your GD&PAA attire (camisole or snug fitting GD&PAA t-shirt only) black dance shorts or pants, or leotard and dance skirt. Tights must be worn with shorts and leotards.

Please have: your hair up and off your face and bring appropriate shoes: flat jazz (any color) and ballet or lyrical half soles. No jewelry other than tiny earrings- make-up is not necessary.

Please bring: your Company Audition form and plenty of water.

Please show: your GD&PAA spirit and your spectacular smile😊

Schedule: Studios will be open at 4:30 for dancers’ self-stretch. Each class will have a short warm-up at the barre and a lyrical/ballet combo followed by jazz cross-floor exercise, turns, leaps, jumps and combination.

Judges: will be from GD&PAA, UMASS and Montclaire State University. Dancers will be decided by based on technique, style, musicality, execution of exercises and combinations, stage presence and performance aptitude.

Placements: performers will be notified of placements by email. Please make sure all email (student & parent) are clearly written on audition forms 😉

Summer classes & Bootcamps: are July and August. Performance Companies members are encouraged to attend as we start with our showcase choreography for 2017-2018 the first week of classes!