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AUDITIONS: Teen Dance Intensive & Wizards Halftime Performance

UFN Dance Company, in collaboration with the Washington Wizards NBA Basketball team, is holding auditions for an intense, one-of-a-kind performance program for teens (ages 13-18) in the community with a passion for dance. 

This 2-week program ends with an explosive half-time performance on the floor of the Verizon Center during the Wizards home game on April 5th against the Chicago Bulls! 

Dancers attend daily classes for 2 weeks to receive 40+ hours of intense hip-hop and contemporary dance classes and "entertainment-style" choreography. Students will experience professional training focused on technique, characterization, and choreography for high profile and on-camera performance taught by UFN's senior dance instructors and choreographers. Program is limited to 50 students.

Each dancer selected for the Intensive will receive:
  • Over 40 hours of dance training and instruction in the form of hip-hop dance classes, contemporary dance classes, and "entertainment-style" choreography training
  • Performance with the UFN Forward Motion Dance Team during half-time at the Washington Wizards home game at the Verizon Center on Saturday, April 5, 2014
  • One (1) admission ticket to the Bulls v. Wizards game at the Verizon Center on April 5th
  • Transportation to the Verizon Center on the day of the performance (dancers only)
  • UFN Forward Motion Dance Intensive 2014 T-shirt
  • DVD of the performance

Audition Information

Saturday, March 8th  |  3:00PM
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center - Studio 2
University of MD, College Park Campus
Intersection of Stadium Drive and Rte 193 (University Blvd)
College Park, MD 20742

Audition Fee: $25
Get a $5 discount if you register online for the audition by February 22

Go online to www.ufndance.com for more information.
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