10 tips to a successful audition!

1.Be on time. Punctuality is important, time is money.
2.Have Resume and Headshot cut to 8 x 10 and attached to make one sheet you hand them, many casting directors will not except anything else.
3.Have 16 bars of a song, with sheet music, picked out that compliments what you are auditioning for. **Don't sing Lady Gaga's Bad Romance for A Chorus Line Audition!
4.Always have all of your dance shoes with you! You never know if you will need to do pointe, tap or wear character heels.
5.Have appropriate attire with you. Always were tights and leotard so you can layer over it. For example, a skirt to do ballroom in, some stylish clothes to do hip hop in. Some auditions will have you in your tights and leotard only!
6.Have a fresh face of makeup and your hair pulled back off of your face! Casting directors want to see what you look like!
7.Always make sure you stand somewhere where you will be able to pick up the audition combination.
8.Be kind and considerate to those around you. A cattle call audition can be 100's of people.
9.SMILE! Even when you are not dancing!
10.Last but not least, if you mess up, SELL it! Sometimes it isn't about nailing the combination perfectly. It is about the performance!


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Look who is taking over http://www.dance.com

Check  it out, Intrigue Dance Intensive is taking over Dance.com for the week!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shannon

Dancebrought2u Choreography and Lessons

Dancebrought2u now working with Spruce Creek High School Colorguard

I will be working with the Spruce Creek High School Color-Guard for their auditions upcoming in May as well as working with them this summer! I am excited to do something new and different!

"Make your own good luck..." :)

Shannon
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New Video, "Stupid" Contemporay Jazz Improvisation

Shannon Johnson Thomas http://www.dancebrought2u.com

Improving contemporary jazz to Stupid by Sarah Mclaughlin

How many years does it take to shape a dancer?

Martha Graham stated "It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer. It takes ten years of handling the instrument, handling the material with which you are dealing, for you to know it completely"

The thing about dance is, it takes so long to be able to really find that "comfort" dancing offers to us as humans. The early years are spent sweating, stretching, doing steps over and over, building a vocabulary and body placement....it is almost as if by the time the dancer really gets to really "dance" they either quit, graduate high school and move on to college and don't dance anymore....It is always when they start to reach their potential too.

Shannon
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Dancebrought2u Choreographer showing new piece at Papillon Spring Dance Show!

Shannon Johnson Thomas will be showing a new piece at the Spruce Creek High School Dance Show entitled, "Here With Me." There are 13 dancers in this contemporary jazz piece.

Come see the Show April 30th at 7:00pm at Spruce Creek High School, 801 Taylor Road Port Orange Florida!

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Capezio ACE Awards 2010

Here are some awesome videos from the
2009 Capezio Award for Choreographic Excellence http://danceteachersummit.com/videos.php

To enter for 2010, check out
http://dancemedia.com/events/dance-teacher-summit

This is a great opportunity for choreographers to expose their work to one of the most influential audiences in dance. I hope to be a part of this someday and am excited to see who will take it this year! If you are looking for choreography or master classes in the Central Florida area, please contact me at shannon@dancebrought2u.com


Shannon
http://www.dancebrought2u.com