Auditions
Thank you for your interest in our Dance major at Loyola University Chicago. The Bachelor of Arts in Dance offers diverse, rigorous dance training within the context of Loyola’s Ignatian liberal arts curriculum in the service of social justice.
Loyola University Chicago's Bachelor of Arts in Dance requires a two part application process: an application for admission to the University and an application to audition for the major.
Application to the Major:
We offer three pathways for entering the Bachelor of Arts in Dance:
- Incoming students can audition for the major either on campus or via video
- Incoming students can interview on campus or via Zoom
- Incoming or current Dance minors can transfer to the major.
All Prospective Dance Majors are required to submit an application linked HERE.
On campus Audition: Our in-person major audition for academic year 2024-2025 will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Please complete and submit the application and plan to dance both ballet and modern sequences during an exciting day on campus. The application also requires a two-minute solo video in any style and a personal statement.
Video Audition: Please complete and submit an application. Include a ballet foundations video, a two-minute solo video in any style, and a personal statement.
Admission Interview:
- In-person Interview: Complete and submit an application. Include a two-minute solo video in any style and a personal statement. Contact Director of Dance, Sandra Kaufmann at skaufm3@luc.edu to schedule an interview. During this visit applicants may potentially take a class and meet current dance majors.
- Zoom Interview: Complete and submit an application. Include a two-minute solo vide in any style. Contact Director of Dance, Sandra Kaufmann at skaufm3@luc.edu to schedule a Zoom interview.
Current Minors: Dance minors who seek to transfer into the Dance major should contact Director of Dance, Sandra Kaufmann at skaufm3@luc.edu to schedule a meeting.
Please contact the Department of Fine and Performing Arts with questions about the application at dfpa@luc.edu.
FAQ about the Dance Major Audition
If you are unable to attend the online zoom interviews for Loyola’s BA Dance on March 4, 2023, you may still be eligible for acceptance into the program based on your video material and application information.
It is so important when making this life decision to have as much context as possible. To that end, we recommend a few options to deepen your understanding of our work in Dance at Loyola.
The best option would be to find a time that works for your family to visit Loyola’s Lakeshore Campus. Schedule an in person dance tour HERE.
Please email Sandra Kaufmann, Director of Dance skaufm3@luc.edu in order to set up a meeting or class visitation. If you are unable to come to campus, we can set up a zoom meeting.
Further information about the Dance program:
- View our most recent performance “The Dream of Home.”
- Explore the concert program.
- View photos of our work.
- Learn about the Loyola Dance Faculty.
- Watch our Facilities Video.
Yes, admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Dance is by audition only.
As part of your application, we request that you please submit a solo on video. Your solo should be:
- choreographed (can be choreographed by yourself or someone else)
- any technique or style you choose
- two minutes long
- If your video is longer than two minutes, we will only consider the first two minutes of the video as part of your application
There will not be an in-person opportunity for solo presentation. Solos must be submitted online as part of your application.
Please dress in form-fitting appropriate dance attire and appropriate dance shoes.
You may want to bring snacks or a boxed lunch and a refillable water bottle. You do not need to bring a headshot or resume.
As part of your application, we request that you please submit a solo on video. Your solo should be:
- choreographed (can be choreographed by yourself or someone else)
- any technique or style you choose
- two minutes long
- If your video is longer than two minutes, we will only consider the first two minutes of the video as part of your application
There will not be an in-person opportunity for solo presentation. Solos must be submitted online as part of your application.
Yes, it is. We have had a number of students who were not initially accepted into the dance major focus very intently on their ballet technique during freshman year, re-audition in the spring term, and join the dance major their sophomore year.
If that is the case, we encourage you to participate in our very popular dance minor.
