ASU Angelettes Dance Team

• Submit the online application by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 20th, 2020.
• One Letter of Recommendation, highly preferred from previous dance instructor or director, no family members, by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 20th, 2020 to Miah Pullen.
  • The letter of recommendation must be emailed from the reference directly to Miah Pullen at mwagnon1@angelo.edu
  • The subject of the email should read: LOR Angelettes- Your Name
  • The Letter of Recommendation should highlight your strengths as a leader and your dance ability.

• Incoming freshmen or transfer students must be accepted to ASU PRIOR to auditioning.
• If you have accumulated college credits, you must have a grade point average of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.
• Candidates already attending ASU must be full-time students (12+ semester credit hours), hold a minimum GPA of 2.0, and must be in good standing with the university.
• In order to receive the academic scholarship students must have a GPA of 2.25 or above
• Candidates must be able to attend all school year practices unless they are approved by the director. Practices are as follows:
  • Tuesday/Thursday: 7;30-9:30 p.m.
  • Friday: 5:30 -7:30 p.m.
• A current copy of proof of health insurance
• Extensive dance background with strong dance technique

**Video auditions will be submitted by either sending the full video through email, or submitting a YouTube link through email.

Please send the email by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, to Miah Pullen at mwagnon1@angelo.edu with a video containing the following elements:

• One Minute of Choreography
  • A link to a one minute jazz/pom routine will be posted on April 1. Candidates must perform this piece of choreography with no changes, except technical changes such as: instead of a triple piourette performing a double piourette.
• Technique
  • A segment of the candidate executing the following basic dance technique:
    • Kicks across the floor
    • Triple Pirouettes on the Right side and Double Pirouettes on the Left
    • Grand Jetes on the right and left sides
    • Calypsos on the right and left sides
    • Russians (leaps in second) on the right and left sides
    • Tilt Leap on the right side
    • Right Fouette Turns (straight-leg)
    • Turning Disk (turning leap in second)
• Angelo State Fight Song
  • Learn the routine by watching these videos: Front View or Back View **for video auditions, just use the fight song audio with no lyrics**
• Interview
  • Please read and answer three of the following questions:
    • What is your dance background?
    • What qualities make you an outstanding candidate for the Angelettes?
    • What do you think makes you an exciting performer to watch?
    • What measures will you take throughout the semester to ensure you continue to meet the minimum GPA requirement?
    • What are your dance goals?
• Please wear the attire described below.

• Black hot shorts (may wear tan tights)
• Solid black sports bra (small logos are acceptable)
• No embellishments on tops or bottoms allowed
• Hair down and fixed (bangs do NOT need to be pulled back)
• Full performance Make-Up (this includes a nice shade of Red Lipstick)
• Jazz shoes (cannot dance barefoot, the color of shoes does not matter)
• Nail polish should be clear, French or American manicure
• No jewelry allowed, except for rhinestone earrings
• No tattoos showing (please cover them with appropriate makeup)