NDCA Common Recruit Video

Morningside Dance is proud to align with an initiative from the National Dance Coaches Association in accepting the NDCA Common Dance Team Recruiting Video. This video submission is intended to provide all applicants with a standard starting point, while giving you a standardized platform to showcase your skills and simplify your audition process across multiple institutions.

Video Requirements

Introduction 

Introduce yourself, including your name, age, hometown, studio or team, and provide a brief background of your dance experience.

Answer the following questions:

  • Why do you want to be on a college dance team?
  • Why do you think would be a good candidate for a college dance team?
  • What is your intended major?

Introduction should be between a 30 seconds and 3 minutes in length.

Skill Demonstration Required Elements

  • Skills demonstration should be recorded in one continuous take. 
  • Dancer may repeat the skill if necessary, with a maximum of two attempts
  • Videos do not need to be professionally edited.
  • Subject should be well lit
  • Full body should be visible in the frame
  • Consider filming straight on for the best angle
  • Skill Demonstration Attire
    • Female Attire: Black Sports Bra or Tank Top & Black Shorts
    • Male Attire: All black.

Required Skills

  • Turns:
    • Triple (3) Parallel Pirouette (Right)
    • Quadruple (4) Parallel Pirouette (Right)
    • Quintuple (5) Parallel Pirouette (Right)
    • Triple (3) Parallel Pirouette (Left)
    • A la seconde turn combination (showcasing a la seconde turns, changing spots, floats, variation in pom and leg position, speed, pirouette, and other technical elements) -minimum 3 counts of 8 in length
  • Jumps/Leaps:
    • Right open second leap
    • Right calypso or Turning Jete Attitude
    • Switch leaps - minimum 2 (any variation - regular switch leap, switch tilt, switch arabesque, switch open, either side)
    • Single toe touch
    • Double toe touch
  • Flexibility
    • Side tilt
    • Penche
    • Leg turn (any variety)
  • Acro
    • Walkover (front or back)
    • Side aerial (right and left)

Optional Additional Skill Demonstration

Please be sure to include any of the items that you can safely and successfully execute to demonstrate your skill range. 

  • Front aerial
  • Standing back tuck
  • Back Handspring
  • Headspring
  • Kip up
  • Rubberband
  • Scorpion
  • Advanced technical elements or specialty skills of choice

Optional additional skill demonstration should not exceed 3 minutes in length.

Style Combinations

Three (3) 45-second combination demonstrating different styles: Jazz, Pom, and Hip Hop

Dancers may add layers for hip hop demonstration.

30-second minimum, 45-second maximum per style

Optional Solo Entry

One solo performance of any style. Can be filmed in studio or submitted from a competition (needs to be from within 6 months of submission). Should not exceed 3 minutes in length.

Ready to Submit Your Video?

Submit a recruit questionnaire and add your link to your video on YouTube, Hudl, or some other video sharing platform. Make sure that a log in is not going to be required to see it.