We are excited to announce our 2024 Summer offerings at the Institute of Contemporary Dance. Auditions are required for all Intensives and the HC2 2024-2025 season. Pre-registration is recommended but not required for in person auditions. If you can not make any of the scheduled auditions, please see below for video auditions requirements. Only one audition is required. Live virtual option is also available. Private Auditions are available upon request and availability by emailing: info@icdhouston.com
*NEW THIS YEAR! If you have auditioned and have been accepted to our FOCUS intensives in 2022 or 2023 you do not need to audition. Please fill out the audition registration form below and we will be in touch with registration information.
If you are 18+ and only interested in Houston Contemporary Workshop please visit houstoncontemporary.org and register for an audition. See here. : (https://www.houstoncontemporary.org/auditions)
To be considered for the 2024-2025 HC2 Season, follow the Audition information below for our Summer Intensives. We combine these auditions so you can be considered for all intensives and the HC2s at the same time. For questions please email Studio and Education Director Genene Wallis McGrath at: genene@icdhouston.com
To Register for an audition please do the following:
Pay and schedule your audition with one of these two buttons here:
2. Fill out the Registration form:
2024 Audition Schedule
April 7th at the Institute of Contemporary Dance
May 5th at the Institute of Contemporary Dance
*Auditions are held off site at a host studio. Virtual options will not be available for these auditions.
If you are interested in auditioning for Houston Contemporary Dance Company please apply here.
Auditions Schedule will be as follows:
9-9:30AM Registration
9:30-10:30AM Ballet Class
10:30-11:15AM Jazz Technique
11:15-12PM Contemporary Combination
12-12:30PM Parent Meeting (Optional)
Audition Dress Code:
We encourage movers to follow the gender they identify with. Please follow dress codes accordingly. Gender identity can include an expression of female identified, male identified, trans, non-binary, queer. Any questions please let us know.
(Female Identified) Any color leotard with pink/ flesh tone footed tights and matching ballet shoes. Skirts are allowed to be worn for ballet and leggings or shorts are allowed to be worn for Jazz/contemporary. No baggy clothing. Jazz shoes are encouraged but not required. Hair must be pulled back in a bun or a ponytail if it’s long enough.
(Male Identified) Tight fitting pants or tights and a tight fitting T-shirt or tank top. Hair must be pulled back if it’s long enough. Ballet shoes are required and Jazz shoes are encouraged but not required. No baggy clothing.
Video Audition Requirements
For prospective Summer Intensive students who cannot audition in Houston or for those unable to make a live audition date, a video audition is accepted until May 31st, 2023 for FOCUS and HC2’s only. The video needs to be in a dance studio or large space and auditioners need to be wearing clothes that allow instructors to see clean lines and your facility. The video should include the following items.
1. Dancers name and age
2. Any 2 Ballet barre exercises (both sides)
3. Any 2 Ballet exercises center (both sides)
4. 1 min solo with floorwork, pirouettes, leaps/jumps and movement that shows clear technique within modern and contemporary.
5. OPTIONAL: Solo from a recent performance.
Submit a video audition by posting to a platform such as YouTube or Vimeo. Please email the link and the pre-registration form below to info@icdhouston.com
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