AUDITIONS

Registration opens on Monday, April 29 under EVENTS

Is your dancer interested in auditioning for CK's 2024-25 Season of DancElite and ADC ?
We have 18 different competition-level teams for all ages and skill levels! To read more information on CK's DancElite teams, visit here!

2024 DANCELITE AUDITION INFORMATION

Audition Prep Classes

Register in your Parent Portal under "Events".

 NEW dancers click HEREand register under "Special Events".
$25 per one-hour class with a *max* of 25 dancers.


** NO REFUNDS or TRANSFERS once registered**

Fridays:

1-2 Grade 6:30-7:30pm

3-5 Grade 7:30-8:30pm

6-12 Grade 8:30-9:30pm


Saturdays/Sundays:

1-2 Grade 1:30-2:30pm

3-5 Grade 2:30-3:30pm

6-12 Grade 3:30-4:30pm


**All Grades listed above are Rising Grades**

*Rising 1st-2nd are GREEN under Events in your Parent Porta

*Rising 3rd-5th are PINK under Events in your Parent Portal

*Rising 6th-12th are YELLOW under Events in your Parent Portal

  • Friday, March 22: Maggie Wix (jazz)
  • Sunday, March 24: Shannon Brown (technique)
  • Friday, March 29: Brady Michael (hip hop)
  • Saturday, March 30: Brady Michael (contemporary)
  • Sunday, April 7: Jessica Cote (technique)
  • Friday, April 19: Kelsey Belt (technique)
  • Saturday, April 20: Brooke Laughman (hip hop)
  • Saturday, April 21: Allison Gupton (contemporary)


Audition Date & Location

Auditions will be held Saturday, May 11 at CK DanceWorks. 

DancElite Audition Times

8:30-9:15 am

9:30-11:00 am

1:00-2:30 pm

2:30-5:00 pm

5:00-7:30 pm

ADC Audition Times

11:15-12:45 pm

11:15-12:45 pm

Additional Audition Information

  • Dancers should arrive dressed and ready in dance attire (no jewelry) no more than 10 minutes early to check-in at the back entrance check-in table. 

  • Dancers will check-in and enter the building through the back entrance.

  • After check-in dancers will head in to stretch and warm themselves up. No warm-up will be given during auditions. 

  • Dancers will go across the floor first, then learn and perform a combo for our panel of judges.

  • DancElite Auditions are CLOSED! NO parents or spectators are permitted to enter the building on Saturday May 11 for any reason.

  • Dismissal for each age group will be through the front carline. Please be patient as our team gets your child back to your car safely. 

  • Dancers should show up to audition with a nice and neat appearance: form-fitting apparel (does not have to be ballet attire), hair pulled away from the face, and light, complementary makeup is recommended. No baggy clothing (including sweatshirts) will be allowed in the audition room. No jewelry. No phones. No gum or candy.

  • Dancers will need to wear easy to change, layered clothing so that they can quickly change in between auditions if they are attending more than one audition.

 

  • Dancers should wear jazz shoes for the Gems/Prodigy audition and tennis shoes for the ADC audition. The director/judges take former training into consideration.

  • Labeled water bottle. 

 

  • Dance bags.

  • Smartphones, AirPods, and other expensive items.

  • Food, candy, sodas. 

If you are interested in having your dancer audition for one of our DancElite groups, please fill out the Google form LINKED HERE AND register for the appropriate grade level Audition Event under your Parent Portal.

  • To audition for any Gems, Prodigy or ADC group, you must sign-up under the “Events tab” through your Jackrabbit Parent Portal, the CK app, or on our website, scroll to the month of May and be sure to choose the appropriate age group. This will be open on April 29th (audition fee will increase on May 6th).

  • Submit the online Google Form to audition located here. Dancers will only need to fill out one audition form even if they audition for multiple groups.

  • Pay the DE audition fee.* This fee includes an audition fee and a non-refundable deposit that will go toward your first DE payment due in May during registration. Register in EVENTS before May 6th to receive a discount.

  • Parents should be prepared to fully register and accept their dancer’s spot for the selected team by May 25. Please refer to the 2024-25 DancElite packet attached above.

*All age groups are based on students’ rising grade levels