The PVA Teachers are always excited to meet our new applicants and we want you to know that our auditions and interviews are supportive and friendly environments. We want you to feel at home when you enter our school and classrooms. Feeling excited and nervous for this process is normal! We see that you made a decision to challenge yourself in high school and we believe that creativity takes courage, and commend you for starting that journey with us.
Successful PVA Students are…
- Open-minded & Knowledgeable
- Creative Risk-takers & Original Thinkers
- Communicators & Reflective
- Balanced & Organized
- Students who want to grow, stretch, and invest in their learning potential
Your learning with us begins in the audition and/or interview with PVA teachers. Arriving prepared and ready to showcase who you truly are and what you want from this specialized program is the first learning curve of many. Please ensure that you take a good amount of time to prepare for your audition and/or interview. We do not invite students into the program soley based on their skillset or talent. We believe in the whole person, which means that how you speak about what you hope to learn, what you hope to contribute to our community, and why you love learning in your area of the arts is equally as important to us as what you showcase.
Preparation
Dance applicants will be required to sign up for one (1) interview date/time
and
one (1) dance class audition date/time.
Applicants Parents/Guardians are not expected to attend the audition portion, but are welcome to sit outside during the audition and review materials related to our school and program while they wait.
- The interview portion will be a 15-minute sit down conversation where we are able to discuss details about our program and ask you some questions about who you are and any previous dance experience you have. This is also a good time for us to answer any of your initial questions.
- The dance class audition will be a group class-style audition where applicants should attend dressed and ready to dance (leggings/tighter fitting pants and a body suit /tank top preferred). Dancers can wear ballet shoes, jazz shoes or bare feet for the dance audition. Dancers will follow the instructed choreography and have time to process and embody the movement and through repetition, demonstrate their skills.