Dance Audition Callback List for the 26/27 School Years

Hello young artists and parents. Below you will find the initials and AUDITION NUMBER for the dancers that have been given a Call Back. These dancers will proceed to the next round of our audition process and will perform a solo in front of our audition panel. If you do not see your initials or audition number below, unfortunately the audition process has concluded for you. You will not be able to proceed to the next round. We appreciate all the dancers that came out to our auditions and gave it their all. Just because this year’s audition might be over for you right now, we would love to see you audition again. Keep working hard and your passion for dance. Thank you for dancing with us – Mr. Terrell :), Ms. Chloé, and Mr. Seamus!

Callback Group 1 (9:30am Check-in)10am- 12:45pm for students entering grades 6 – 7thSaturday, December 13, 2025

GRADE AUDITION NUMBERINITIALS
6th Grade40A.D.
6th Grade41N.F.
6th Grade43S.S.
6th Grade45Ny.S.
6th Grade46L.M.
6th Grade48E.S.
6th Grade50Na.S.
6th Grade51S.G.
6th Grade53A.N.S.
6th Grade54C.P.
6th Grade55A.V.
6th Grade56V.M.M.
6th Grade58L.B-D.
6th Grade59E.M.
6th Grade60S.F.
6th Grade61Q.Y.
6th Grade62M.D.
6th Grade63G.M.
6th Grade64C.M.
6th Grade65E.V.
6th Grade66L.N.
6th Grade67B.E.
6th Grade68I.R.P.
6th Grade69S.W.
6th Grade72W.A.
6th Grade73C.J.
6th Grade74J.H.
6th Grade75I.H.
6th Grade77D.F.
6th Grade79H.K.
7th grade81A.L.
7th grade82C.A.
7th grade85I.B.
7th grade86E.B.

Callback Group 2 (1 pm Check-in)1:30 pm – 4:00 pm for students entering grades 8 -12thSaturday, December 13, 2025

11th grade21B.M.
9th grade22E.H.
10th grade23G.M.
11th grade24K.L.
9th grade25E.S.
10th grade26L.A.
11th grade28I.H.
9th grade29O.D.
9th grade31C.B.
9th grade32H.E.
9th grade33M.N.
9th grade34M.B.
9th grade36A.D-B.
9th grade37C.B.
8th grade83L.R.
8th grade87L.W.

The DSA Dance Program 

The Denver School of the Arts Classical and Contemporary Pre-Professional Dance Program is committed to the training and education of the complete dancer in a nurturing and disciplined environment.  The goal of this program is to support the dreams and desires of our dancers and their aspirations in pursuing dance in college and as professionals, regardless of their ability to acquire dance training outside of DSA.  

In order to provide an easy transition into college conservatory or professional dance careers, the DSA Dance program has been modeled as a smaller version of a conservatory model at a collegiate program:

1. Our students are offered courses modeled on professional and university conservatory programs.   

  • We provide education in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Dance History, Composition, and Dance Conditioning, with guest artists with varied backgrounds, dance styles, and teaching styles; and with visiting master classes from visiting college and university dance professors, and practicing dance professionals.
  • Safe alignment, proper use of turn-out, and safety in dance practices are encouraged.

2. Our students are trained to know what is expected of them in a professional situation.  

  • Students are expected to comply with the dress codes, arrive to class on time and prepared, to refrain from excessive talking throughout class, and to be focused and respectful throughout class and/or rehearsal.

3. Our students are encouraged to remain open to new ways of approaching something, and open to diverse teaching styles, methods, and cultural origin.

  • In a poll of college and university dance programs, conducted by Cydney Spohn of Solutions In Motion, dance professors regularly stated that they are looking for students who are open to change, know that there are many “rights” to doing something, and open to teaching styles and methods that are different from their past training. 
  • Students should be able to adapt to each teacher and each expectation, because this is preparing them for auditions, for intensives, for college, and for dancing professionally.  Each choreographer they encounter will have a different aesthetic and will ask for movement to look specific to their aesthetic, and it is important for dancers to be versatile and able to adapt to each teacher, choreographer, and choreography.

4. Students are offered regular performance opportunities and choreographic opportunities each semester.

  • High School students are given additional choreographic opportunities, in which they collaborate with students from other art forms within DSA. 
Advance Modern Choreographed by: Rachel Oliver-Young
“Little Birdies” (Excerpt) Choreography by: Aubrey Klinger Fearns

“Why I Dance” Choreographed by: Blythe Thompson

As you can imagine, fitting this all only into an hour and 20 minutes a day is challenging, and we cannot offer every dance style and opportunity for creative expression. Therefore we highly encourage dancers to participate in our after-school ensemble groups, in which they are given opportunities to work closely with additional guest artists, learning different choreography, and have more performance opportunities.

In addition, we also encourage dancers to participate in outside dance opportunities. The Dance Department works hard to be flexible with outside studio schedules- allowing for professional obligation absences, and giving up all Saturday and Sunday performances to not conflict with weekend studio rehearsals, competition, and convention schedules. We ask that you support our process, as well. We cannot do this without everyone doing what they need to do for all of us to be successful.  Therefore, we ask that when DSA Dance performances are happening, students are present at every after school designer run, tech rehearsal, dress rehearsal, and performance.

What we offer at DSA might look different than the dance training you have had before DSA, or continue to have outside of DSA. Great!  We highly encourage our students to get many different opportunities- different takes on what dance can be, different dance styles, different teaching styles, and different cultural perspectives that enrich their dance experiences. With these differences, we ask that you follow what is expected at DSA when participating at dance in DSA, and then follow what is expected of you at your home studio when attending class outside of DSA.

You can start late, look different. be uncertain, and still succeed  – Misty Copeland

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