Auditions

Auditions for our Ensemble and Elite teams.  All auditions will be at the Bear studio.

Important: One parent/guardian must attend one of the MANDATORY parent meetings, which will be held on Monday, June 16th.  One Meeting at noon, the other meeting at 5pm. 

We cannot stress the importance of coming to a meeting.  While most information is written in a packet, there is a LOT of info.  We have found that when parents attend the meeting, there is less confusion as the season goes on.

 Please be sure to fill out the form prior to the audition.  Audition Form

11 and under- 11:00a-12:00p
12 and up – 2pm-3pm

If you are unable to make these times, we will have one other audition time at 6:00pm

What to Wear

Dancers should wear ALL BLACK dancewear, hair back, and have proper shoes. Dancers will NOT need tap or hip hop shoes. Ballet, Jazz, or ½ soles are appropriate.  We know some of you love your cute dance clothes, but we need to be able to see all the dancers as a collective group.  Wearing black streamlines it, and we are able to see the dancers, and not the cute clothes. 

Encore Ensemble – NEW THIS YEAR!

The Encore Ensemble will participate in the Newark Halloween Parade down Main Street, the Newark Winterfest, perform at a few retirement/nursing homes, perform in the Elite Showcase in January, and compete at a local dance competition – usually in February. The Ensemble can select from Bear or Newark. Please make sure that you can commit to the location selected.

Encore Elite

The Elite Competitive Team will have 5 regional competitions, a National Competition, potential Worlds, have the opportunity to participate in a few optional competitions, and will have the opportunity to perform at the Newark Winterfest.

Encore Elite competitors can select from Bear, Newark, or both. We will place you where we feel you will excel.