Auditions

Swingtime holds auditions in the beginning of every fall quarter. A willingness to learn, work, and perfect your dancing is the only requirement! Come to our audition for us this fall and you'll have a great time learning all kinds of new swing moves!

Who:	Swingtime and YOU! We hope to see dancers of all backgrounds!
Questions:	See our FAQ or email swingtime-info@lists.stanford.edu

Who should audition: Everyone! We teach members everything they need to know to perform successfully. We welcome any kind of dance background as beneficial (they tend to learn very fast and contribute artistically sooner) but do not require it. We are particularly enthusiastic about dancers with strong backgrounds who are interested in choreographing and interested in taking on artistic duties in the future. For an idea of the diversity of our backgrounds, see the FAQ

Process: Auditions are conducted in two rounds. To accommodate the large number of auditionees we anticipate, auditions are split into two sections. Auditionees need only attend one section of their choice. The first round includes social dancing with both Swingtime members and other auditionees, a crash-course on lindy hop technique and style, and then a chance to learn an exclusive Swingtime choreography. A subset of auditionees from the first round are "called back" for the second round, which is operated more like a typical Swingtime rehearsal. Past auditionees have found our auditions process a great deal of fun; it is fast-paced and demanding but not stressful at all!

NOTE: Swingtime also holds a special "pre-auditions" workshop for those interested in learning or reviewing the basics of swing and lindy hop. This will be a good chance to get a feel for both the dance and the group, not to mention get a jump start on the basic technique of the dance.

Evaluation: Auditionees are evaluated based on a variety of factors including technique (both swing and more general dance techniques), style, lead/follow ability, and performance potential (ability to bring energy, fun, and poise to their dancing). Different components of the process (social dancing, workshops, choreography, etc.) are weighed equally. Finally, Swingtime's auditions are unique insofar as we give auditionees the chance to contribute to our evaluation process through the Peer Review process, which will be explained in more detail at auditions.