FAQs

Our audition can be 3-4 days. Each day is dedicated to a style your dancer will be judged on. We typically hold auditions in the following order: Day 1 Ballet, Day 2 Technique, Day 3 Learning a Combo, and Day 4 if needed will be Callbacks.

Callbacks are used only if needed to see certain group/s of dancers together one more time before we make our final decision of your dancers’ placement.

If you have a young dancer (ages 5-7 yrs) or were new to CDF and missed our audition process, we held a one-day audition for their first time or a private audition if auditions were missed. After their first season, they will audition for placement during our 3-4 day audition process as listed above.

During the ballet audition, they are required to wear a black leotard (any style for girls) or white t-shirt for boys, pink tights (black shorts or black jazz pants for boys) for girls, pink ballet shoes (girls) or black ballet shoes (boys), hair in a bun for girls (hair out of face for boys with long hair).

During the technique audition, we need dancers in comfortable clothing they can move in (bra tops, tank tops, form-fitting t-shirts, dance shorts, leggings, etc…).  If wearing tights, please make sure they are convertible tights, so they have the ability to become barefoot.

During this day, please use the Technique Day audition attire.

During this day, please use the Technique audition attire.

If a dancer is not called back, this is not a bad thing. We are 100% sure of your dancer’s placement.

Please make sure you always have a supply of hair ties in their bags, lots of water, and proper dance shoes plus outside shoes if we need to send a group outside while we watch a group.

Once the audition is over there will be a Mandatory Ballet and Technique for all groups. For our 5-7 yr old groups, they will have one to three mandatory dances of Jazz, Tap, and/or Lyrical (this will depend on the age of the group). For our ages 8 yr olds and up groups, there will be 3 mandatory dances Lyrical, Jazz, and Contemporary.

We hold tap auditions according to our current company groups. If we have new dancers coming in, we will audition them with the closest company to their age and/or level. For hip hop we hold a separate audition with date/time to be announced and an interest form to be filled out.

We have two options for small groups. You can get together and form your own small group, but you must participate in all of your mandatory groups.

We are excited to hear you want to do a solo, duet, or trio! Please let us know as soon as you are ready, and we will get you together with a choreographer. If you want to use a choreographer that is not part of our Carla’s Dance Factory faculty, please let Ms. Erica and Ms. Carla know for approval.

All students interested in Pointe/Pre-Pointe must be evaluated by Ms. Jonsie before they can enroll in the class. The study of pointe work is serious business; therefore, the dancer must meet the following criteria:
-The dancer must be at least 11 years of age.
-The dancer must have studied ballet for a minimum of 2 years.
-The dancer must be able to fully extend the ankle to accommodate standing completely over the pointe shoe platform.
-The dancer MUST commit and ATTEND 2 regular ballet and 1 pointe class per week during the regular academic year. The pointe class will be scheduled on the same day as the ballet class. Excessive absences may cause removal from the Pointe program.
-The dancer must be in proper weight-to-height ratio to avoid injury.
-The dancer must comply with dress and hair requirements.
There are times when we will not recommend pointe work at the present time even though a dancer meets all of the above criteria. This might be due to physical characteristics that may need further evaluation, such as mild scoliosis, bowed legs, sway back, previous sprains, etc… And, unfortunately, there will be dancers whose physical structure will not ever safely accommodate pointe work. The long-term well-being of each dancer is the most important issue.
Please discuss these points with your dancer prior to evaluation.

The number of hours your dancer is at the studio is based on their placement and any additional optional dances/classes they have been placed in. These hours are based on their mandatory classes only.  Our younger Mini companies are at the studio 1 day for 1.75 to 2.25 hrs. per week. Our older Mini companies are at the studio 1-2 days for 2 to 3.25 hrs. per week.  Our Junior companies are at the studio 1-2 days for 3.5 to 4.25 hrs. per week. Our Teen companies are at the studio 2-3 days for 4 to 5 hrs. per week.  Our Senior companies are at the studio 2-3 days for 5.5 hrs. per week.

The additional fees your dancer will have placed on their accounts are a company fee ($150 to be paid in 3 monthly installments starting in August), costume deposits (split into 3 installments starting in September) depending on company placement (Mini companies $150-$225 (depending on number of dances); Jr Companies $300; Teen and Sr Companies $300-$405 (depending on number of dances), competition fees (small/large/productions $58-$78 per dance), convention fees ($288-$333).