Orchesis Dance Company: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - Auditions

Auditions

To become a member of the Orchesis Dance Company, one must audition due to the limited amount of places in the company. Auditions occur during the first week of Fall Quarter in the Moon Ja Minn Suhr Dance Studio (located by Crandall Gymnasium). Preparatory workshops are held that Tuesday and Wednesday, and the student officers teach auditioning dancers a modern, jazz, and ballet combination. A panel of dance faculty from Cal Poly and the student officers watch groups of 3 perform these combinations. Audition results are usually posted by midnight.

Once members accept their invitation into the company, they are required to enroll into Dance 345: Choreography & Workshop in Dance Concert Preparation (4 units), and in Winter Quarter with Dance 346: Dance Production (also 4 units). Both of these classes (345 and 346) include an activity (class) and a lab. Although Orchesis is an ASI Club, it is also known as an academic organization because it is funded through the Instructionally Related Activities for the Theatre and Dance Department at Cal Poly.