Pulse Alive Dance Company
(principal dancers)
Eligibility and selection
The Pulse Alive team are seeking talented dancers to be part of the Pulse Alive Dance Company (formerly known as principal dancers) for Pulse Alive 2024.
Nominations are open to students in Year 5 to Year 12 in 2024 who will be enrolled at a NSW public school.
Dancers selected via the audition process will be formed into various combinations for items throughout the show.
The Pulse Alive Dance Company will also re-form throughout the year to audition for participation in programs and events including Synergy Dance Festival, Southern Stars, State Dance Festival and Schools Spectacular. Students who audition successfully to become a member of the Pulse Alive Dance Company will be able to 'opt in' to these opportunities as they arise throughout the year.
Please note, this category is only open to individual performers. Students selected as principal dancers will not be able to participate with their school group in massed dance or First Nations dance ensemble.
Successful students will require the endorsement of their school principal to participate. Students are encouraged to discuss their nomination with a teacher at their school prior to submission.
Students participating in this category will be supervised by members of the Pulse Alive team. Schools will not be expected to provide a teacher for duty of care of these students.
Please note, priority within the audition and selection process will be given to students who are not participating as Featured Dancers in the 2023 Schools Spectacular.
How to apply
Applications for the 2024 Pulse Alive Dance Company have now closed.
Please note, this year all auditions for the Pulse Alive Dance Company will be live auditions. These will be held at The Arts Unit, Lewisham on Sunday 8 October (school holidays) and from this audition the Pulse Alive Dance Company will be selected.
This live audition will take the form of a workshop running from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. Students will need to be in attendance for the whole day.
We strongly encourage all students to attend the live audition if possible. An online audition option will be made availabe in exceptional circumstances. Information around making this request will be distributed via email once the nomination form has been completed.
Key dates
Pulse Alive Dance Company (PADC) - key dates
Nominations close: Friday 22 September (Term 3 Week 10)
Live auditions at The Arts Unit, Lewisham: Sunday 8 October (school holidays)
Notification of audition results: Wednesday 25 October 2023 (Term 4 Week 3)
PADC rehearsals - The Arts Unit: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January 2023 (school holidays)
PADC rehearsals - The Arts Unit: Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 March 2023 (Term 1 Week 6)
PADC blocking rehearsal - Netball Central: Tuesday 12 March 2023 (Term 1 Week 7)
Dress rehearsal and sound check - Ken Rosewall Arena: Wednesday 13 March 2023 (Term 1 Week 7)
Performance days - Ken Rosewall Arena: Thursday 14 and Friday 15 March 2023 (Term 1 Week 7)
Members of the Pulse Alive Dance Company will also be allocated to participate in one of the massed dance items. This will involve 2 additional full-day rehearsals between Monday 19 February and Monday 11 March 2023 (Term 1 Week 4 to 7) at Netball Central, Sydney Olympic Park.
Students will be advised of final dates on acceptance into the show. Options for students who live more than two hours travel time from Sydney Olympic Park to attend these massed dance rehearsals will be considered.
Commitment
Students selected as members of the Pulse Alive Dance Company will be expected to be available for all of the above rehearsal and performance dates.
Costume
The costume for all items will include a coloured Pulse Alive t-shirt, included within your student resource fee.
Members of the Pulse Alive Dance Company will be asked to supply various options of their own dancewear to go with their Pulse Alive t-shirts.
Resource fee
There will be a resource fee of $150 per student.
The resource fee assists with the costs involved in the conductors, choreographers and tutors working with the students, supports a number of music copyright costs and includes a Pulse Alive t-shirt, which will be worn by all performers as their costume during the event.
Principal dancers will be required to pay the resource fee through The Arts Unit student payment portal on acceptance into the show.
Please note, any 'opt-in' participation in events later in 2024 (eg. Southern Stars, Synergy Dance Festival, etc) will incurr an additional resource fee per event.
Support materials
Explore The Arts Unit Creative Resource - Top tips for auditioning to support your preparations for your nomination.
Third-party content attributions
Pulse Alive 2021/22 images, photographer: Anna Warr
