DVD/VIDEO (VHS) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS AGE 11 AS AT 31 AUGUST IN YEAR OF AUDITION

DRESS
Girls – leotard (sleeveless) and soft ballet shoes.
Boys – ballet shorts or tights (footless) and ballet shoes.

PHOTOGRAPHS
Portrait of face, full-length shots of figure in all positions in bare feet as per application form

DVD/VIDEO
Barre work - 8 minutes maximum, to include:
Pliés – demi and full in 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions
Tendus – 4 slow in each position en croix
Grand battement en croix incorporating retiré passé
Combré (bends) – forwards, backwards and sideways
Centre work - 10 minutes maximum
Simple Port de bras including 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th positions
Battement tendu/Battement tendu jeté
1st Arabesque àterre de côté
Sautés in 1st and 2nd facing camera
Balancé de côté or en diagonal
Polkas en diagonal
Splits on both legs