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Admission & Auditions

If you are interested in becoming a Theatre Arts or Dance major, you must first apply and be accepted to Southern Utah University. Applications for admission to SUU are available through the Admissions Office. You may find applications and similar information at the website www.suu.edu/you. The Dance Program has Special Admission Requirements.

Special Audition Requirements for Admission to the Dance Program

The department is committed to your success and therefore, admits students who are qualified to complete programs of study. To qualify for major level technique classes, students must complete a placement audition. Transfer students who have completed an Associates Degree, must place at an intermediate technique level or above in order to complete their Bachelor Degree within a minimum two-year timeline. Scholarship/Class Placement Auditions will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2008 for both Theatre & Dance. Please contact our Department Secretary, Kristina Stevenson Stevenson@suu.edu to secure an audition date. You must download the Dance scholarship form , fill it in, save it and either email the PDF to Kristina Stevenson, print it off and fax it to (435)865-8568, or mail it to SUU - Theatre Arts & Dance Scholarship 351 W University Blvd. Cedar City, UT 84720. These dates fall on a Saturday and include a four-hour review process with the entire faculty who evaluate each potential student. The evaluation includes:

- two technique classes (ballet and modern dance),
- a one-minute solo (choreographed by the student applicant),
- an interview with the dance faculty.

If you live outside the state or region, or are unable to attend the scheduled dates, you may contact the department for options that follow criteria established by the dance program. No student may register for major level courses without a placement audition.

Students seeking teaching licensure, in addition to the placement requirements, must 1) submit an application and be approved by the dance faculty, 2) choose a teaching minor, 3) be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

You will also need to register as a Theatre Arts or Dance major with Dr. Daniel Frezza, the Academic Advisor for the College of Performing & Visual Arts. Dr. Frezza serves as the General Education Advisor for all students in the College of Performing and Visual Arts. Once you have registered as a major you will be assigned a Departmental Advisor as well. Students meet with both advisors at least once a semester to track and plan individual student's progress.

Dr. Daniel Frezza
College of Performing and Visual Arts
351 W. University Blvd.
Cedar City, Utah 84720
435.586.7814
frezzad@suu.edu

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(from left to right) Tiffani Mills, Senior Theatre Arts major; Ian Durant, Senior Theatre Arts major; Scott Bahlmann, Senior Theatre Arts major; Ellesse Hargreaves, Junior Theatre Arts major, Beyond the Horizon, Fall 2006

Students showcase work they choreographed in Breaking Boundaries: Student Dance Concert, this piece is entitled Unrestrained Paths, choreographed by Heather Young, Junior Dance Education major. Fall 2006