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Kent State - Cheerleading and Dance Camps

Dance Tryouts

Location Kent, OH
Event Date(s) May 20, 2018
Grades College Freshman to College Senior
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Event Description

 

2018 DANCE TRYOUTS

May 20th, 2018
*Video Submissions due May 13th by midnight
Email video tryout to
kentstdanceteam@gmail.com

Who: Any Incoming student to Kent State or any current Kent State Student
Time: 8a-5p
Cost: $35
Itinerary for in person tryouts
*Arrive early to ensure paperwork is in order prior to check in with registration
8:00 - 8:30 am Check in/ Cleared by Athletic Training and Fitted by Varsity
8:30 - 8:45 am Stretch and warm up
8:45 - 9:45 am Skills
9:45 - 10:45 am Dance 1
10:45 - 11:45 am Dance 2
12:00 - 12:30 pm Fight Song
12:30 - 1:30 pm Dance 3
1:30 - 2:30 pm Review of material
2:30-3:15 pm Interviews
3:15-3:45 pm Break
3:45 pm Team Announced
4:00 - 5:00 pm Team meeting

Location: MACC Annex Building - 350 Midway Drive, Kent, Ohio 44242

What To Bring:

  1. COMPLETED tryout packet from the Kent State Athletic training site: http://kentstatesports.com/sports/2013/7/11/athletictraining.aspx?tab=athletictraining
    ***You will Not be allowed to participate with out these forms filled out completely
  2. Current Head shot (Clear view of your face with current hair-color- does not have to be professional! The more accurate to what you look like on the day of tryouts the better!)
  3. Tennis shoes
  4. Jazz/Turning shoes
  5. Water
  6. Snacks
  7. Any and All Medical and Physical needs - braces, inhalers

What to Wear:

  1. Spandex shorts
  2. Game-Day/Competiton makeup
  3. Hair pulled back and out of face
  4. Sports Bra
  5. Colors: Black, blue, gold, gray or white

Skill Requirements to make the Kent State University Dance Program:

  1. Double and triple turn
  2. Second position turns
  3. Turning second leaps
  4. Regular leap
  5. Open leap
  6. Fire bird
  7. Switch leap
  8. Switch open
  9. Calypso
  10. Leg extensions
  11. Kip up
  12. Head kip
  13. Rubber bands
  14. Hip hop
  15. Pom
  16. Jazz
  17. Contemporary

Preferred Skills:

  1. Aerials
  2. Tumbling

Video Tryout Requirements

Attire is the same as listed above

  1. Performance of Skills listed above
  2. Jazz/contemporary performance
  3. Hip hop performance
  4. Cheerleading/Pom performance or video of Kent State Fight Song performance
  5. Attire is same as what is listed above

QUESTIONS? Email kentstdanceteam@gmail.com

All Kent State camps or clinics are open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender).