Tryouts

Important Dates

Required Parent & Dancer Information Meeting: Thursday, February 26th @ 5:15 PM

Zoom Link: https://lps.zoom.us/j/6827142163

If a Meeting ID is requested, type 682 714 2163.

Both the parent/guardian and dancer candidate must be visible in the camera for the entirety of the meeting for attendance to be counted.

This meeting is required for both parents/guardians and dancer candidates auditioning for the 2026-2027 LSB Legends Dance Team. If a parent/guardian and dancer do not attend, the dancer will be ineligible to tryout, regardless of whether they have been on the team prior. Attendance will be recorded.

Required Forms & Application Due: Monday, March 16th

In-Person Tryouts: 3/17/26 - 3/20/26 @ LSB

Practice Sessions: Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 5:30-7:30 PM

Participants must attend all three tryout practices to be considered for placement. New material is covered each day.

Official Auditions: Friday, 3/20/25 @ LSB after school. Time slots will be assigned.

If you cannot attend the official audition on Friday evening, please email Coach Rachel at least a week in advance for an alternative audition option.

Email rkunz@lps.org with questions!

*Updated February 24th

Please drop off all signed paperwork from the tryout packet to the LSB main office or athletic office in a contained, nonreturnable folder or envelope with the dancer candidate's name visibly labeled on it. No physical headshots.

2026-27 LSB Legends Dance Tryout Packet

CLICK HERE for 2026-27 Application for Legends Dance Team - Google Form

Tryout Scoring & Attire

Audition Scoring

References & Application with Personal Disposition Statement: 35% of Overall Score (80 points)

Assessed Dance Capabilities: 65% of Overall Score (155 total points)

Attire

Practice Sessions: Appropriate athletic clothing that fully covers your chest and bottom (even while dancing), Hair securely tied back, Jazz shoes or Half-soles/turners, waterbottle, and no jewelry (stud earrings are allowed).

To Auditions:

Plain fitted t-shirt/tanktop with no midriff or chest showing when standing relaxed at attention,
Leggings or biker shorts to fully cover bottom,
Jazz shoes or Half-soles/Turners,
Hair securely tied back (no hair accessories) - low bun recommended
Makeup should be complementary to facial features,
No jewelry (stud earrings are allowed) & nails should be natural/sports length. *Please communicate ahead of time if a medical device needs to be on or near a dancer in their audition.

Assessed Technical Elements with Counts

Updated February 14th, 2026

Double Left Pirouette

5, 6, 7, 8 - Stand in clean

1, 2 - Prep

3, 4 - Turns with arms in broken T or 1st position

5 - Land in plié in low V arms

6 - Hold

7, 8 - Clean

Á la Seconde Turns (three eight counts)

5, 6 - Stand in clean

7, 8 - Prep

1-8, 1-8, 1-4 - Turns in second

5, 6 - Double Pirouette

7, 8 - Land in plié with low V arms

1 - Clean

Toe Touch

5, 6, 7, 8 - Stand in clean

1 - Prep with arms in rocket or high V

2 - Plié

3 - Jump in a toe touch position

4 - Land in plié with arms clean to sides

5, 6 - Hold

7, 8 - Clean

Right/Left Leap into Center Leap

1, 2 - Chassé

3 - Step

4 - R or L leap

5 - Step

6 - Center Leap

7, 8, 1 - Turn over your shoulder and face front

High Kicks (3 eight counts)

5, 6 - Stand in clean

7, 8 - Kickline hook-up arms to hands behind back

Bounce on odd counts, kick on even counts

1 - Stop with feet together clean

2 - Clean arms

All 3 Splits and front/side/back Leg Holds (either leg) will also be evaluated.

Triple Right Pirouette

5, 6, 7, 8 - Stand in clean

1, 2 - Prep

3, 4, 5 - Turns with arms in broken T or 1st position

6 - Land in plié with low V arms

7 - Hold

8 - Clean

Advanced Turn Combo

You will have a maximum of four eight counts to showcase your best consecutive turns, which could include box or reverse box turns, floats, fouettés, attitude turns, skater turns, etc. You may open on even or odd counts. You may exit the combo with a trick/leap of your choice or simply a strong landing.

Emerald/Tinkerbell Jump (either side)

5, 6, 7 - Stand in clean

8 - Feet apart in deep plié with high V arms

1 - Relevé, turn to the back with arms in touchdown

2 - Plié in fifth to back corner, arms in 1st position

3 - Jump

4 - Land in plié to front corner

5, 6 - Hold

7, 8 - Clean

Calypso Leap

1, 2 - Step, cross over for prep

3, 4 - Chainé in plié

5, 6 - Calypso

7, 8, 1 - Two steps out of it and face front

Side Aerial

You may choose left or right and how you prep into the aerial (step, chainé, run). If you have not mastered a side aerial yet, we would like to see your one-handed or pop cartwheel.

Switch Leap/Jump of Choice

Pick a mastered switch leap or jump to showcase to the judges! (Ideas: switch arabesque, switch tilt, switch firebird, switch center, etc.)

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