All auddition inforrmation inccluding daates, time and a venuees is publisshed on th he CAPTIV VATE website: www.parra.cathholic.edu.aau/captivate What’ss it all abou ut? The Commercial Dancee Auditions arre being held tto establish leeading represeentative dancee ensembles within w the W are looking for the best aand most passsionate dancers in our primaary and seconndary Parramattta Diocese. We schools w who are interested in workinng with some oof Sydney’s leeading choreoggraphers to prroduce dance routines and sustaained works off the highest standard. s Captivatee will showcasse these ensem mbles at majoor venues and other events including com mmunity festivaals, sporting eevents and charity fundraiseers to showca se their exem mplary talent annd help providde our talentedd dance with pathwayss to professionnal and/or terttiary dance oppportunities. students w The Capttivate team will bring together the most m motivated and leading l danceers in our prim mary and seconndary schools too inspire them m to achieve daance excellennce as individuuals and as ann ensemble. TThere will be a strong focus on dance techniqques and perfoormance qual ity for all participating studeents. Ensemblee members may m be given highh profile perfoormance opportunities whichh will give them m direct expossure to the daance industry, governmeent and arts coommunity deccision makers and dance em mployers. An opportunity o noot to be missedd! Who shhould audiition? Dancers w who are passiionate about their art and w would like to join an ensemble dedicated tto commercial styles of dance, esspecially, but not n limited to Jazz, J Broadwaay, Tap, Hip Hop, H Streetdannce and Funk.. The Commercial Dancee Ensemble iss open to Prim mary Students (Year 3-6) (NEW IN 2012) and Secondary students. Exceptions may m be made to t younger stuudents based purely on audition. Leading choreog graphers and dance profession nals Commerccial Dance Ensemble will bee coordinated by Peta Markkham-Ward annd the Catholicc Education Office, O Parramattta. Students will w have access through Caaptivate to leading choreogrraphers and daance professionals in all styles of dance. Daance artists alrready working with Captivatte include Shaaun Parker, Lissa Griffiths, Craig Bary, Fiona Maalone, Marnie and a Melanie Palomares, P Naathan Sheens, Patricia O’Malley, Daryl M Morante, Coreyy Podberskki and Simonee Vanderwolf and a many morre style speciaalists. For enqquiries about aany specific daance genre artiists working with w Captivate email captivaate@parra.caatholic.edu.au u or pmarkhaam@parra.cattholic.edu.au u What iss the cost? ? FREE TU UITION is available to all students of Cattholic Schools in the Parram matta Diocese.. There may be b some contribution for costum ming, dependinng on artistic ddesign choicess made by the ensembles inn the course of o their preparatioon for perform mance and other special eveents / workshoops that may occur o during thhe year. There will be some cossts involved in other CAPTIV VATE initiativees that all CAP PTIVATE Dannce Ensemble members are encouuraged to partticipate in eg Dancin’ D Daze. Fundraising options o are avvailable to asssist students / families to pay forr these initiativves. What w will happen n at the audition? The Capttivate team will run this as a professional audition so sttudents can geet a taste of w what it is like inn the dance inddustry, the firsst of many valuuable lessons learnt within the t program. You will be required to: t • Register – all studentts must arrivee with compleeted and sign ned Audition Form, and have photo takken • Warm up p within a gro oup • Demonsttrate a range of technical dance exercises • Learn an nd perform a short s routinee (varying styyles) • Perform a short dancce sequence tthat you havee prepared (1-2 minutes) tthat you belieeve shows yo our ability in one or more of your prefeerred dance styles. s (with oor without music – CD or iPo od) • Improvisse or free form m to music prrovided on th he day What ddo I wear/b bring? Suitable aand appropriaate dance attiree including sh oes for the styyle in which yoou wish to shoowcase. If studdents do tap they aare to bring tap shoes. For the w warm up, technnical exercisess and dance aaudition dancee wear must be b close fittingg and allow complete ease of m movement ie leeotards, crop tops, t fitted sinnglets, tights, dance d shorts for f girls and tra rackpants, shoorts, tshirts, sinnglets for guyss (NO JEANS)) etc. Plenty of Water Remembber to look thee part. First impressions aare important! Please enssure girls are to have hair securely and neattly tied back. What ddo I need to o do? Email Petta Markham-W Ward and let her h know you aare planning on o attending. Fill out the form (availaable on the weebsite), have yyour parent/guuardian sign it and bring it w with you to the audition. A photo w would be of beenefit but digitaal identificatioon photos can be taken on thhe day.