2027 Auditions

Audition Outline

The auditions are conducted in a positive and supportive learning environment. All students will be provided with video tutorials to learn the audition combination/s. The audition provides the students with the opportunity to learn a short combination via video tutorial, perform the combination for a panel and complete technique sequences taught by a Dance staff member on the audition day. The audition panel includes a variety of permanent dance staff and eisteddfod dance staff members. 

Required Steps

1. 1. Read all relevant information in this website

   2. Parents complete the audition registration form linked below

   3. Attend the learning session/s and/or use the video tutorials to practice

   4. Check the announcement of the groups when it is published in Term 4

   5. If you are successful, your parents will be able to register you in the relevant team and they will need to register you for a Supplement class through the Co-curricular registration system.

Students who are not able to attend the audition must still register and indicate an absence audition. Students not able to attend the catch up audition will be required to submit a video for grading.

Selection Process

Our auditions are built on the belief that every dancer deserves a fair opportunity to shine. We aim to make the process objective, consistent and supportive, using clear criteria to guide our decisions while recognising and valuing each student’s individual strengths, skills and capabilities. To support a fair and balanced process, gradings are collated from a team of experienced staff, allowing us to place students in the Performance Stream that best reflects their current abilities and provides an appropriate level of challenge and opportunity for growth.

Selection and casting for all Dance groups are determined annually, based on the skills, strengths and capabilities demonstrated by students during the audition process for that year. Placement in a group in one year does not guarantee, imply or carry over to selection or placement in subsequent years. Each audition is assessed independently by a panel of experienced dance teachers, with each student considered on their own merits and in relation to the current standard and needs of that cohort. This approach helps ensure that all students are considered fairly and thoughtfully.

Group structures, numbers and configurations may be adjusted from year to year to best support the needs, size and skill level of each cohort. These decisions are made with the aim of creating groups that provide students with an appropriate level of challenge, support and opportunity to continue developing their skills.

The grading criteria assess students across key areas such as choreography, technique, performance, artistry, confidence and overall development. Students are graded across four levels to reflect their current skill level and help determine the most appropriate group placement, while supporting their ongoing development and progression.

All audition gradings, comments and discussions are to be treated with confidentiality, care and respect for each student and their individual development. Any feedback or discussion should remain constructive, respectful and focused on supporting each student’s development. This helps maintain a positive, professional and supportive process for both students and staff.

Skills Necessary - A guide only

• • Clean single pirouette (or potential double)

  • Dance progressions (gallops, kicks, leaps, turns)

  • Strong stage presence and musicality

  • Strong technique and flexibility 

What to wear to the audition

• Leggings / bike short / leotard

• PE shirt / House shirt or any form fitting singlet top - no mid-drifts

• Jazz shoes - Jazz audition

• Ballet shoes, foot thongs or bare feet - Lyrical audition

• Sneakers with black soles - Hip Hop Audition

• To assist with fairness and the identification of students in the audition we request that no Pymble Dance Uniform shirt is to be worn. 

Junior Audition Schedule (Year 3 to 6, 2027)

Video tutorials will be published on the website on Friday 18 September. Please ensure you have entered the correct email for the parent and student in the registration form.

All auditions will be held in the Pymble Dance Centre. No parent is permitted to watch any audition. 

Lyrical Year 3 and 4 Audition Choreographer: Miss Shelley Moore
Lyrical Year 5 and 6 Audition Choreographer: Miss Shelley Moore
Jazz Year 3 and 4 Audition Choreographer: Miss Genevieve Gardiner
Jazz Year 5 and 6 Audition Choreographer: Miss Tiana Zarafetas
Hip Hop Crew Audition Choreographer: Miss Melissa Tay

Junior Lyrical (Year 3 and 4, 2027)

Tutorial Video: Friday 18 September
Audition Session: Friday 9 October, 9.00am to 11.00am in Dance Studio 3 and 4 *Compulsory
Audition Arrival: Students are required to arrive at 8.30am to register. Students will receive their audition number in the session.

Junior Lyrical (Year 5 and 6, 2027)

Tutorial Video: Friday 18 September
Audition Session: Friday 9 October, 9.00am to 11.00am in Dance Studio 1 and 2 *Compulsory
Audition Arrival: Students are required to arrive at 8.30am to register. Students will receive their audition number in the session.

Junior Jazz (Year 3 and 4, 2027)

Tutorial Video: Friday 18 September
Audition Session: Friday 9 October, 11.30am to 1.30pm in Dance Studio 3 and 4 *Compulsory
Audition Arrival: Students are required to arrive at 11.00am to register. Students will receive their audition number in the session.

Junior Jazz (Year 5 and 6, 2027)

Tutorial Video: Friday 18 September
Audition Session: Friday 9 October, 11.30am to 1.30pm in Dance Studio 1 and 2 *Compulsory
Audition Arrival: Students are required to arrive at 11.00am to register. Students will receive their audition number in the session.

Junior Hip Hop Crew (Year 3 to 6, 2027)

Tutorial Video: Friday 18 September
Audition Session: Friday 9 October, 2.00pm to 3.30pm in Dance Studio 1 and 2 *Compulsory
Audition Arrival: Students are required to arrive at 1.30pm to register. Students will receive their audition number in the session.

Optional Holiday Workshops

We will be holding optional face to face Holiday Workshops for the 2026 Performance Dance Auditions. All workshops will include a warm up, technique training and audition combinations. Students will be provided with video tutorials by the end of Term 3 to learn the combinations for the style they wish to audition for. The workshops is an opportunity to rehearse the combination and gain confidence in the lead up to the audition sessions.

Dates: Wednesday 30 September, Thursday 1 October and Friday 2 October
Year 3 and 4: Jazz - 10.30am to 12.00pm, Lyrical - 9.00am to 10.30am, Hip Hop - 1.00pm to 2.30pm
Year 5 and 6: Jazz - 9.00am to 10.30am, Lyrical - 10.30am to 12.00pm, Hip Hop - 1.00pm to 2.30pm
Cost: $20.00 per session

Click the button below to register.

All workshops will accept waitlists. If you would like to join a workshop, please register on the waitlist so that we can contact you when additional places/sessions opened.

Please Note:

• All students must be registered to audition

• Announcement of the 2027 Junior Eisteddfod and Performance Team will be in Week 6, Term 4 via this website.

• Each workshop is specifically tailored to the style, ensuring you get the maximum benefit and most relevant content from the session. Please consider other students by booking only one workshop of each style.

Secondary Audition Schedule (Year 7 to 12, 2027)

Video tutorials will be published on the website on Friday 18 September. Please ensure you have entered the correct email for the student in the registration form.

Contemporary Audition Choreographers: Miss Shelley Moore and Miss Alex De Santi
Jazz Audition Choreographers: Mr Jackson Reedman and Miss Steph McDonnell
Hip Hop Audition Choreographer: Miss Melissa Tay

Contemporary

Tutorial Video: Friday 18 September
Audition Session: Monday 12 October
11.15am to 1.15pm - Year 7 and 8, 2027, Dance Studio 1 and 2 *Compulsory  
9.00am to 11.00am - Year 9 to 12, 2027, Dance Studio 3 and 4 *Compulsory 

Audition Arrival: Students are required to arrive half an hour prior to the audition time to register. Students will receive their audition number in the session.

Jazz

Tutorial Video: Friday 18 September
Audition Session: Monday 12 October
9.00am to 11.00am - Year 7 and 8, 2027, Dance Studio 1 and 2 *Compulsory
11.15am to 1.15pm - Year 9 to 12, 2027, Dance Studio 3 and 4 *Compulsory

Audition Arrival: Students are required to arrive half an hour prior to the audition time to register. Students will receive their audition number in the session.

Hip Hop Crew

Tutorial Video Friday 18 September
Audition Session: Monday 12 October, Dance Studio 1 and 2
2.00pm to 4.00pm *Compulsory

Audition Arrival: Students are required to arrive half an hour prior to the audition time to register. Students will receive their audition number in the session.

Optional Holiday Workshops

We will be holding optional face to face Holiday Workshops for the 2026 Performance Dance Auditions. All workshops will include a warm up, technique training and audition combinations. Students will be provided with video tutorials by the end of Term 3 to learn the combinations for the style they wish to audition for. The workshops is an opportunity to rehearse the combination and gain confidence in the lead up to the audition sessions.

Dates: Wednesday 30 September, Thursday 1 October and Friday 2 October
Time: Jazz - 9.00am to 10.30am
Contemporary - 10.30am to 12.00pm
Hip Hop - 1.00pm to 2.30pm
Venue: Dance Studio 1 and 2
Cost: $20.00 per session

All workshop content is the same. Please consider other students by only booking one workshop.

Click the button below to register.

All workshops are currently accepting waitlists. If you would like to join a workshop, please register on the waitlist so that we can contact you when additional sessions are open.

Please Note:

• All students must be registered to audition

• Announcement of the 2027 Secondary Eisteddfod and Performance Team will be in Week 6, Term 4 via this website.

• Each workshop is specifically tailored to the style, ensuring you get the maximum benefit and most relevant content from the session. Please consider other students by booking only one workshop of each style.