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AUDITION FOR THE FUTURE OF DANCE ENSEMBLE

The Future of Dance Ensemble is a select group of pre-professional students who perform throughout the year to spread their love and joy of dance to the community.

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Audition for the HAPPIEST SHOW ON EARTH! Santa’s Frosty Follies is a 25 minute touring holiday spectacular that has brought joy to audiences of all ages for the past 30 years!   Join Frosty, Rudolph, Suzy Snowflake and their friends as they spread holiday cheer throughout the Greater Sarasota area!  

 

Audition Date:  Saturday, September 14 @ Future of Dance

 

Audition Times

4PM-5PM: Ages 6 to 7

5PM-6PM: Ages 8 to 9

6PM-7PM: Ages 10 to 11

7PM-8PM: Ages 12+ 

*Dancers may be asked to stay for an additional audition outside of their scheduled time slot. They will be informed prior to leaving if they are needed to stay.  

 

Audition Requirements 

Must be enrolled in a jazz class at Future of Dance in order to audition 

Must be 6 years old to audition

Must have strong dance technique and performance quality 

Please wear a black leotard, skin colored tights, black jazz shoes and hair in a classical ballet bun or ponytail. 

 

Rehearsals 

Rehearsals will be held every Saturday from 4PM-7PM, beginning September 28. Not all dancers will be called to every rehearsal.  A cast list and detailed rehearsal schedule will be provided ASAP.  Please be mindful that our first performance is Thanksgiving weekend. All rehearsals are mandatory.  Participation in this performance is a commitment and requires your dedication.  Missing rehearsals causes great disruption to the other dancers and artistic staff.  

 

Tentative Performances
Saturday, November 30:  Holidays on the Greens at UTC

Saturday, December 7: Manatee Foster Children’s Breakfast with Santa

Saturday, December 7: Lighting of the Fleet, Sarasota Yacht Club

Sunday, December 8: Future of Dance Winter Showcase

Saturday, December 14: Macy’s at University Town Center

Sunday, December 15: Waterside Farmer’s Market

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PARTICIPATION FEES: $200/performance or $175/if participating in both performances 

PLEASE REGISTER TO AUDITION @ www.futureofdance.org/ensemble

www.futureofdance.org | 941.841.1110 | 2100 Proctor Rd, Sarasota Florida 

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We are so excited to announce that Once Upon a Nutcracker will be returning to Future of Dance this holiday season!  Once Upon a Nutcracker is our very own abbreviated version of the classic tale!  Join Clara and her friends as we travel through the land of the snow and into the land of the sweets to meet the Nutcracker of her dreams! This year, we will be holding auditions for this production.  

 

Audition Date:  Sunday, September 15 @ Future of Dance

 

Audition Times

1PM-2PM: Ages 6 to 7

2PM-3PM: Ages 8 to 9

3PM-4PM: Ages 10 to 11

4PM-5PM:  Ages 12+ and Character Call Backs

*Dancers may be asked to stay for an additional audition outside of their scheduled time slot. They will be informed prior to leaving if they are needed to stay.  

 

Audition Requirements 

Must be enrolled in a ballet class at Future of Dance in order to audition 

Must be 6 years old to audition

Must have strong ballet technique and performance quality 

Please wear a black leotard, pink tights, ballet shoes and hair in a classical ballet bun

 

Rehearsals 

Rehearsals will be held every Sunday from 1PM-5PM, beginning September 22nd.  Full cast run throughs will begin on November 17th and there will be a Studio Dress Rehearsal on Sunday, November 24th.  Additional rehearsals may be added as needed.  Please be mindful that our first performance is Thanksgiving weekend.   A cast list and detailed rehearsal schedule will be provided ASAP.  All rehearsals are mandatory.  Participation in this performance is a commitment and requires your dedication.  Missing rehearsals causes great disruption to the other dancers and artistic staff.  

 

Tentative Performances

Sunday, December 1st, Clara's Nutcracker Tea Party

Sunday, December 8th: Future of Dance Winter Showcase

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PARTICIPATION FEES: $200/performance or $175/if participating in both performances 

PLEASE REGISTER TO AUDITION @ www.futureofdance.org/ensemble

www.futureofdance.org | 941.841.1110 | 2100 Proctor Rd, Sarasota Florida 

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Form

Audition Registration

Please fill the following form to audition for Frosty Follies + Once Upon a Nutcracker.

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