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Admission
Requirements
Students interested
in the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. program are expected to meet the following criteria:
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Dance
- Superior talent and potential for a performance
career as a dance artist;
- Good technique training in modern dance and
ballet;
- A slender, flexible, well-proportioned body;
- Musicality;
- Energy, a willingness to take risks, an openness
of mind, and the ability to communicate movement.
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Academic
Evidence of academic excellence sufficient
to complete a Fordham degree, including SAT scores and high school grades
earned in a college preparatory program. |
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Admission Procedures
Submit the dance application and supplemental
photographs to The Ailey School by December1. Students need to submit an
academic application to Fordham University by February 1. Students should
apply for need and merit based financial assistance by February 1. For an
application and financial aid information, contact Fordham's Office of Undergraduate
Admission at 212-636-6710.
Auditions are
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Program Length and Transfer Students
B.F.A. students are expected to be able to
participate fully in all aspects of the program and accomplish the rigorous
dance requirements for graduation within the established time frame. Students
who wish to transfer into the B.F.A. program must satisfy the dance and
academic criteria for advanced standing at both The Ailey School and Fordham
University. The program's four year length of study may be shortened to
three years in the case of advanced dance students with appropriate work
in the liberal arts. Students enroll in the fall semester for the year.
Students with dance potential who do not meet the B.F.A. admission criteria
are encouraged to audition for The Ailey School's other professional training
programs and to reapply for the B.F.A. program. |
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International Students
As a courtesy to international candidates
who reside outside of the United States, The Ailey School accepts videotapes
of the applicant in lieu of the audition. Videotapes must be compatible
with the video viewing system in the United States and, therefore, should
be submitted in 1/2" VHS NTSC 525 format. These videotapes must accompany
the combined Ailey/Fordham application materials and follow the AAADC
guidelines for content and format as follows:
- Ballet: center
floor-grand adagio; through space-petit allegro and grand allegro;
- Modern: adagio,
allegro, floor work and spatial work;
- Solo: standard
or original repertory, using modern, ballet or jazz technique;
- Note: Each
segment should be no longer than three minutes. Candidates must follow
the audition dress detailed below.
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Audition
Full-day auditions consist of the following:
ballet class (one hour); modern class (one hour); three minute solo in modern,
ballet or jazz technique using standard or original repertory; and a personal
interview.
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Dance Attire
For all in-person and videotape auditions,
candidates must wear the following:
- Ballet class or technique segment
on tape: omen:
leotard; pink or skin-toned tights; ballet shoes. Men:
white tee shirt or leotard; black tights; black socks; black ballet
shoes.
- Modern class or technique segment
on tape: women and men:
leotard and tights or unitard; bare feet.
- Solo: women
and men: leotard and tights or unitard; ballet or pointe shoes,
if appropriate, no costumes, no skirts or other clothing that conceal
the body.
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