Summer Intensive Audition Season 2017 Superlatives
Most crowded audition: Oklahoma City Ballet, at about 106 people, which was cut down until maybe 75 remained.
Least crowded audition: A+A Dance, at 6 people, one of which was the eight year old sister of another auditionee
Worst audition experience: Joffrey Ballet Chicago, mostly because it was crowded and also because the clip they gave me to hold my number to my leotard gave me a rash.
Best audition experience: A+A Dance, where Mr. Alexei Kremnev learned my name and gave me consistent corrections throughout the audition.
Longest results wait time: Charlotte Ballet, at three weeks, just to say no.
Shortest results wait time: A+A Dance, at three days, with acceptance to all available programs.
Most surprising acceptance: Oklahoma City Ballet; in a sea of 106 auditionees, I was noticed and more than that, given a 25% scholarship to the summer program.
Wordiest rejection letter: Atlanta Ballet Fellowship, which didn't actually say "you have not been selected" until the third paragraph.
Shortest rejection letter: Ballet Austin, at four sentences. (And it would have been shorter were it not for "sorry for the delay in communication").
Biggest disappointment: All of them? But mostly Charlotte Ballet, because their programs sound amazing and they got my hopes up with that long wait time.
Most fun audition combination: Ballet West's Frappes, which included snapping and clapping while at barre.
Biggest audition number: Richmond Ballet, who handed out what were essentially giant numbers on 8x11 pieces of paper.
Smallest audition number: Ajkun Ballet Theater, with tiny laminated numbers that were smaller than index cards.
Craziest petite allegro: Ajkun Ballet Theater--a fun and fast petite allegro that we were unable to do slower, because the accompaniment was off of a recorded CD. I almost managed, thanks to my teachers back at Maryland Youth Ballet.
Most Insistent: Ailey School, who sent three follow up emails after I registered for the audition--one more than a month beforehand.
Best Sleuth: The registrar from Ballet Arizona, who contacted me through my LinkedIn profile after losing my audition form, asking if I was the same Megan who'd auditioned in NYC.
Biggest fake-out: Ballet West, who started the email with the usual "as you, know, many talented young dancers audition every year" and "everyone has so much potential" before springing the "you have been accepted to our summer intensive!"
Least crowded audition: A+A Dance, at 6 people, one of which was the eight year old sister of another auditionee
Worst audition experience: Joffrey Ballet Chicago, mostly because it was crowded and also because the clip they gave me to hold my number to my leotard gave me a rash.
Best audition experience: A+A Dance, where Mr. Alexei Kremnev learned my name and gave me consistent corrections throughout the audition.
Longest results wait time: Charlotte Ballet, at three weeks, just to say no.
Shortest results wait time: A+A Dance, at three days, with acceptance to all available programs.
Most surprising acceptance: Oklahoma City Ballet; in a sea of 106 auditionees, I was noticed and more than that, given a 25% scholarship to the summer program.
Wordiest rejection letter: Atlanta Ballet Fellowship, which didn't actually say "you have not been selected" until the third paragraph.
Shortest rejection letter: Ballet Austin, at four sentences. (And it would have been shorter were it not for "sorry for the delay in communication").
Biggest disappointment: All of them? But mostly Charlotte Ballet, because their programs sound amazing and they got my hopes up with that long wait time.
Most fun audition combination: Ballet West's Frappes, which included snapping and clapping while at barre.
Biggest audition number: Richmond Ballet, who handed out what were essentially giant numbers on 8x11 pieces of paper.
Smallest audition number: Ajkun Ballet Theater, with tiny laminated numbers that were smaller than index cards.
Craziest petite allegro: Ajkun Ballet Theater--a fun and fast petite allegro that we were unable to do slower, because the accompaniment was off of a recorded CD. I almost managed, thanks to my teachers back at Maryland Youth Ballet.
Most Insistent: Ailey School, who sent three follow up emails after I registered for the audition--one more than a month beforehand.
Best Sleuth: The registrar from Ballet Arizona, who contacted me through my LinkedIn profile after losing my audition form, asking if I was the same Megan who'd auditioned in NYC.
Biggest fake-out: Ballet West, who started the email with the usual "as you, know, many talented young dancers audition every year" and "everyone has so much potential" before springing the "you have been accepted to our summer intensive!"
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