Program Application Materials to Upload

1. Audition Video

Footage must be of clear viewing quality and preferably shot within three months, or as recent as possible, prior to submission. Media-enhanced, highly edited, or promotional type videos are not reviewed. Adjudicators prefer one concise video with a table of contents; multiple videos will be viewed if contents are properly identified. Use one of the following file types to successfully upload your video(s): MP4, M4V, AVI, FLV, MOV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, M2V, MKV, and WEBM.

• Verbal self-introduction, 1 minute maximum
  • Your name and current affiliation
  • Why this program is important for you this year
  • What you are showing on your reel
  • Anything you wish to share about your footage: title/choreographer(s) of performance footage, why footage date is not as preferred, etc. Remember, we are looking at who you are as a dancer, not where you are dancing.
• Technique sampler, 5 minute maximum. If you wear pointe shoes, wear them in combinations and dance sections.
  • Center floor: Tendus, adagio, pirouettes, 1 petit allegro with batterie, 1 grand allegro, tour en l’air for men
  • Across-the-floor: Include a waltz, pirouettes, jumps, and leaps
  • Required: Adagio and a petit and grand allegro; Men include tour en l’air
• Performance sampler, 6 minute maximum
  • In-studio footage is preferred over performance footage
  • If performance or group footage, identify who is to be viewed
  • Identify names of works and choreographers for
    • 1 classical variation or repertory excerpt
    • 1 contemporary ballet improvisation or variation
  • Excerpts should demonstrate a range of dynamics, levels, tempos, and styles

2. Written Statement, in 500 words or less, please share:

• Influences on your current dance work and artistic goals 
• Career aspirations and experiences desired to reach them
• How you envision this program impacting your vision of yourself as an artist

3. Résumé/C.V.

4. Photos

• Classical position of your choice in leotard, women should be on pointe
• Headshot

5. If 17 or younger, a Letter of Recommendation is required

• You will be asked to list the name, title, phone, and email of a dance teacher or artist who has agreed to write a Letter of Recommendation. On receipt of an email, they should be prepared to address the following:
  • Technical and performance artistry
  • Stamina to participate in rigorous, professional level classes, rehearsals, performances before the public, and evening responsibilities
  • Ability to interact and live responsibly as a professional in a diverse artist community

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Program Application Materials to Upload

1. Audition Video

Footage must be of clear viewing quality and preferably shot within three months, or as recent as possible, prior to submission. Media-enhanced, highly edited, or promotional type videos are not reviewed. Adjudicators prefer one concise video with a table of contents; multiple videos will be viewed if contents are properly identified. Use one of the following file types to successfully upload your video(s): MP4, M4V, AVI, FLV, MOV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, M2V, MKV, and WEBM.

• Verbal self-introduction, 1 minute maximum
  • Your name and current affiliation
  • Why this program is important for you this year
  • What you are showing on your reel
  • Anything you wish to share about your footage: title/choreographer(s) of performance footage, why footage date is not as preferred, etc. Remember, we are looking at who you are as a dancer, not where you are dancing.
• Technique sampler, 5 minute maximum
  • Center floor grand pliés, rond de jambe, extensions, and balances
  • Across-the-floor progressions with turns, jumps, and leaps
• Performance sampler, 6 minute maximum
  • In-studio footage is preferred over performance footage
  • If performance or group footage, identify who is to be viewed
  • Identify names of works and choreographers for
    • 2-3 variations, improvisations, and/or repertory excerpts
  • Excerpts should demonstrate a range of dynamics, levels, tempos, and styles

2. Written Statement, in 500 words or less, please share:

• Influences on your current dance work and artistic goals 
• Career aspirations and experiences desired to reach them
• How you envision this program impacting your vision of yourself as an artist

3. Résumé/C.V.

4. Photos

• Headshot (required)
• Dance Shot (optional)

5. If 17 or younger, a Letter of Recommendation is required.

• You will be asked to list the name, title, phone, and email of a dance teacher or artist who has agreed to write a Letter of Recommendation. On receipt of an email from Acceptd on behalf of Jacob’s Pillow, they should be prepared to address the following:
  • Technical and performance artistry
  • Stamina to participate in rigorous, professional level classes, rehearsals, performances before the public, and evening responsibilities
  • Ability to interact and live responsibly as a professional in a diverse artist community
• Be ready to list the name, title, phone, and email of a second dance artist or teacher who can speak about your work with staff if needed.

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Required Program Application Materials to Upload

1. Audition Video

Footage must be of clear viewing quality and preferably shot within three months, or as recent as possible, prior to submission. Media-enhanced, highly edited, or promotional type videos are not reviewed. Adjudicators prefer one concise video with a table of contents; multiple videos will be viewed if contents are properly identified. Use one of the following file types to successfully upload your video(s): MP4, M4V, AVI, FLV, MOV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, M2V, MKV, and WEBM.

• Verbal self-introduction, 2 minutes maximum
  • Your name and current affiliation
  • Why this program is important to you
  • What you see contributing to the program
  • What you are showing on your reel
• Social Dance/Improvisation Clips, 3 minutes maximum
  • Shot in a social setting
  • 2 samples preferred
• Competition or Performance Clips, 3 minutes maximum
  • Showcase your execution of choreography, solo or ensemble. If you are in a group, clearly denote which dancer is you for the reviewers.
  • 2 samples preferred
• Improvisation Clip, 3 minutes maximum
  • Shoot a video, specifically for this program application, demonstrating your current movement skills, abilities, and style preferences.

2. Written Statement, in 500 words or less, please share:

• Influences on your current dance work and artistic goals 
• Finish this statement: “This summer, in thinking about what I know how to do and what I would appreciate exploring in my life as a dance artist, I’d like to…”
• Finish this statement: “My career aspirations include…”
• How you envision this program impacting your vision of yourself as an artist

3. Résumé/C.V.

4. Headshot

5. If 17 or younger, a Letter of Recommendation is required

• You will be asked to list the name, title, phone, and email of a dance teacher or artist who has agreed to write a Letter of Recommendation. On receipt of an email, they should be prepared to address the following:
  • Technical and performance artistry
  • Stamina to participate in rigorous, professional level classes, rehearsals, performances before the public, and evening responsibilities
  • Ability to interact and live responsibly as a professional in a diverse artist community

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Program Application Materials to Upload

1. Audition Video

Footage must be of clear viewing quality and preferably shot within three months, or as recent as possible, prior to submission. Media-enhanced, highly edited, or promotional type videos are not reviewed. Adjudicators prefer one concise video with a table of contents; multiple videos will be viewed if contents are properly identified. Use one of the following file types to successfully upload your video(s): MP4, M4V, AVI, FLV, MOV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, M2V, MKV, and WEBM.

• Verbal self-introduction, 1 minute maximum
  • Your name and current affiliation
  • Why this program is important for you this year
  • What you are showing on your reel
  • Anything you wish to share about your footage: title/choreographer(s) of performance footage, why footage date not as preferred, etc. Remember, we are looking at who you are as a dancer, not where you are dancing.
• Technique sampler, 6 minutes maximum
  • Drills that move through toe/heel rudiments, flaps, shuffles, time steps, cramp rolls, paddle and rolls and other close floor work, pull backs, wings, etc. All in time, all acapella.
  • 8 bars each of different grooves/feels/pockets (including a swing feel, a double-time swing feel, a straight feel, a funk feel, a 3/4, a 6/8, and 2-3 examples of any traditional material known). All in time, all acapella.
  • 1-2 minutes of improvisation. This can be acapella or with music. If music is used, please make sure the volumes of the music and the taps are balanced.

2. Written Statement, in 500 words or less, please share:

• Influences on your current dance work and artistic goals
• Career aspirations and experiences desired to reach them
• How you envision this program impacting your vision of yourself as an artist

3. Résumé/C.V.

4. Headshot

5. If 17 or younger, a Letter of Recommendation is required. 

• You will be asked to list the name, title, phone, and email of a dance teacher or artist who has agreed to write a Letter of Recommendation. On receipt of an email, they should be prepared to address the following:
  • Technical and performance artistry
  • Stamina to participate in rigorous, professional level classes, rehearsals, performances before the public, and evening responsibilities
  • Ability to interact, and live, responsibly as a professional in a diverse artist community

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Program Application Materials to Upload

1. Audition Video

Footage must be of clear viewing quality. Media-enhanced, highly edited, or promotional type videos are not reviewed. use one of the following file types to successfully upload your video(s): MP4, M4V, AVI, FLV, MOV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, M2V, MKV, and WEBM.

• Verbal self-introduction, 2 minutes maximum
  • Introduce yourself
  • Share: your current choreographic interests, your choreographic strong points and deficits, how you envision this program impacting your choreographic work, the choreographic projects you envision for yourself in the near future, and whose work interests you today, in dance and in one other art form.
• Work Sample no. 1
  • This work should be the piece that you feel best represents you today.
  • Share the complete work, no excerpts
  • Provide title, credits, when and where performed
  • The footage can be from a studio, performance, site-specific, Zoom, or other venue shoot.
• Work Sample no. 2
  • This work should be no more than three years old
  • Share the complete work, no excerpts
  • Provide title, credits, when and where performed
  • The footage can be from a studio, performance, site-specific, Zoom, or other venue shoot.
• Work Sample no. 3 is optional
  • A complete work, or an excerpt, of your choice, viewed only if questions arise that may be answered by seeing another work sample.
  • Not to exceed 10 minutes in length

2. Written Statement of Proposed Artistic Inquiry

In 200 words or less, please share:

• • The proposed creative/artistic inquiry you wish to explore during the program. Focus on the choreographic idea(s) to be explored; it is not necessary to have such details as music/composer, length of work, number of dancers, costuming, and other production elements outlined at this point.
  • Finish this statement: “This summer, in thinking about what I know how to do and what I haven’t yet had the opportunity to explore in my life as a choreographer, I’d like to…”

3. Headshot

4. Résumé/C.V.

5. Support Material

1. • Selected samples of programs, reviews, and/or articles about your work combined into one PDF document. 

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