Audition to be a Dance Major

A successful audition is required to be a dance major at CSU. All dance applicants should submit a program application and audition videos through the Acceptd Audition Portal.

Audition to be a Major

Admission into the B.F.A. in Dance, the B.F.A. in Dance - Dance Education Concentration, and the B.A. in Dance requires an audition for and acceptance into the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, as well as acceptance by the CSU Office of Admissions.

PART 1: Audition/Interview for CSU Dance

Fill out your program application in Acceptd for a CSU Dance audition.
Please refer to the audition requirement details listed below.
You may audition for CSU Dance before being admitted to CSU through the Office of Admissions; you must have a CSU Student ID number to submit your dance major application.
Once your program application is submitted, sign up for a virtual interview timeslot OR attend our in-person Dance Visit Day and complete your interview with faculty in person.

PART 2: Apply to CSU

If you have questions about this process, please get in touch with SMTD@colostate.edu.

Audition Preparation

We understand how busy dancers are and have designed our audition process to be entirely virtual. All auditionees, including those attending Dance Visit Days, must submit video of a solo (dancer’s choice of choreography), modern phrase (choreography provided), and ballet phrase (choreography provided) with their application in the Acceptd Application Portal. If you attend a Visit Day, you will interview with faculty in person; otherwise, you must schedule a virtual interview after submitting your application and audition materials in Acceptd.

Applications are evaluated in November and again in February. After that, we accept applications until the program is full. We waitlist students to keep our class sizes small. We recommend getting your CSU and program applications in as soon as possible!

Please prepare the videos and interview as described below. Wear clothing that allows us to see your body, such as leggings and a fitted top or tights and a leotard.

Audition videos should be filmed in a large, open space with minimal visual distractions in the background

Merit Scholarship Consideration

All auditionees will be considered for a merit scholarship. Applicants accepted to the program will be informed in their acceptance letter if they are a scholarship finalist. All scholarship recipients will be notified by mid-April.

Acceptance to the Major Notifications

You will be notified of CSU Dance’s decision within three weeks of our November and February application cycles. If you are not initially accepted into the dance major, you are welcome to enroll in appropriate classes and re-audition at a future time.

Upon admission to CSU and acceptance as a dance major, transfer students collaborate with the Director of Dance and Academic Success Coordinator to develop a degree plan based on a review of transcript and course equivalencies.