What To Wear To A Dance Audition
Regardless of your dance skills, auditions can be nerve-wracking - and it doesn’t matter whether it is your first or thirty-first audition. Getting together your dance audition outfits now can help you feel more prepared when audition time comes.
What to Wear to a Dance Audition
As you head into your dance audition, it is important to ensure you are wearing the right attire. After all, you want to stand out for your dance moves, not because you are wearing the wrong thing. So, as you work on your routine and begin to get everything ready - don’t neglect your wardrobe.
Subtle Colors. Avoid bright-colored leotards or pants. These may be cheerful for practice, but shouldn’t be part of your audition. Stick to subtle colors such as black, white, pink, or gray.
Wear Dance Shoes. This one is obviously going to be dependent on the type of dance you are doing. Whatever it is - jazz, ballroom, ballet - make sure you are wearing the right shoes.
Form-Fitting Clothes. You don’t have to wear tights and a leotard, but you should be wearing clothes that are form-fitting and allow the directors to see your moves. If this means leggings and a fitting t-shirt, that’s fine, too. Just let them see you.
Make-Up. Keep it light - and natural. You can put on some makeup to enhance your look, sure. But don’t go overboard on it.
A Few Noteworthy Tips
Try out your outfit first. Make sure it fits appropriately so you don’t have to adjust or tug at it throughout the audition.
Always, always bring a backup outfit. It can be a duplicate of what you are wearing. You just never know what may happen so you always want to be prepared. This includes hairpins and ties.
Finally, you may be auditioning for a specific character, which is wonderful. But you don’t need to show up in costume for your audition. Your rendition could actually have a negative impact on your performance. Rather, dressing in light, form-fitting clothing can allow directors to see your dance moves without all the rest. And, who knows - if they can’t cast you for the role you are auditioning for, perhaps they will have another. Without being in character, their eyes are more open to possibilities.
What NOT to Wear
Just because we want you to score that role, we feel that it is important that we throw a few tips on what not to wear to your dance audition. So, do yourself a favor and avoid the following:
Baggy clothes. You want the directors to see your moves, not your clothes flopping all over the place.
Dress simply, from head to toe. By staying simple and, yes, basic, you are allowing the directors to envision you for all sorts of roles.
Don’t overdo the sexy. You don’t have to dress in lingerie to get noticed. Your dance moves will get you noticed - everything else becomes a bit of a distraction. Keep it classy and watch what happens.
Audition at the Forestburgh Playhouse
The Forestburgh Playhouse, a professional summer theatre, offers many casting opportunities for the 2022 Season.
Contact us at 845-794-2005 or visit our website for audition opportunities and information. The Forestburgh Playhouse is committed to non-discrimination and a flexible, imaginative casting policy. Performers of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition.