FALL DANCE TEAM
Ran through Community ED, no tryouts required
PLACEMENT TRY-OUTS FOR 2023-2024 WINTER COMPETITION TEAMS
2023-2024 Winter Competitive Placement Try-Outs - (this is for athletes who attended spring tryouts and where placed on the 23-24 roster)
Monday, October 23rd- Friday October 27th
times and locations TBD
Dancers should wear their hair in a slicked low bun, black fitted athletic/dance apparel, and jazz shoes for their auditions.
During our Winter Try-Outs, dancers will learn a kick and jazz routine as well as a few individual skills we will also want them to demonstrate during their Audition (including but not limited to: splits, pirouettes, a la seconde turns, leaps, jumps, and kicks). Dancers' current ability, future potential, attitude, and effort will all be considered when making placements for our Competitive Teams.
Dancers will be placed into try-out groups on the first day and will be assigned to a tryout number and tryout slot.
FARMINGTON DANCE TEAM HANDBOOK
COMPETITIVE SEASON PLACEMENTS
Placements will be based on where the coaching staff can see each athlete reaching their full potential. There may also be opportunities for movement between teams based on attitude, effort, and progress in ability level during the season.
FDT SPRING TRYOUTS 2024
Audition for our 2024-2025 Team
Dates / Times / Locations TBD
Learn a dance combo and work on skills while having fun getting to know new dancers!
ATHLETES REGISTERING MUST HAVE A CURRENT PHYSICAL ON FILE in the FHS Athletic Office! You can check physical status by contacting the HS athletic office at 651-252-2514.
Athletes will be responsible for learning choreography and skills prior to the beginning of tryouts. This information will be provided to them in videos posted on our website. During the tryout athletes will be asked to perform individual skills, as well as the choreography learned from the videos.
The videos for the tryout will be posted on our website. Videos will include; kick choreography, jazz choreography, individual skills, a kick set and a mock tryout.
THERE IS NO FEE FOR TRY-OUTS
Please email: ftdtcoaches@gmail.com for more details. Tryout details will be posted in February 2024
Dancers will be notified via email and numbers will be listed on our website if they have been selected to be a part of the Farmington Tiger Dance Team. Once you have made the team, there are a variety of opportunities for Summer Training, Fall Performance Team and Winter Competitive Team for you to be a part of.
Ran through Community ED, no tryouts required
PLACEMENT TRY-OUTS FOR 2023-2024 WINTER COMPETITION TEAMS
2023-2024 Winter Competitive Placement Try-Outs - (this is for athletes who attended spring tryouts and where placed on the 23-24 roster)
Monday, October 23rd- Friday October 27th
times and locations TBD
Dancers should wear their hair in a slicked low bun, black fitted athletic/dance apparel, and jazz shoes for their auditions.
During our Winter Try-Outs, dancers will learn a kick and jazz routine as well as a few individual skills we will also want them to demonstrate during their Audition (including but not limited to: splits, pirouettes, a la seconde turns, leaps, jumps, and kicks). Dancers' current ability, future potential, attitude, and effort will all be considered when making placements for our Competitive Teams.
Dancers will be placed into try-out groups on the first day and will be assigned to a tryout number and tryout slot.
FARMINGTON DANCE TEAM HANDBOOK
COMPETITIVE SEASON PLACEMENTS
- Dancers who earn a spot with our Winter Competitive Program at Spring Try-Outs will have the opportunity to train with FDT over the summer, join our fall performance team, and will be placed in KICK and JAZZ on the Varsity, JV or B Squad teams after October Placement Try-Outs.
- Some dancers may be on Varsity for one routine and JV or B Squad for another.
- Being “In Formation” means a dancer is showing readiness to compete at the time of placements. This is not necessarily a secure spot and can be changed at any time, as needed.
- A “Shared” position will be determined by coaches for dancers who may rotate in/out of a spot.
- Dancers with a shared position will be learning the same choreography and position as another dancer. These placements are subject to change throughout the season depending on competition readiness.
- An “Alternate” position is a dancer who will be shadowing another team member or in some cases, a few different spots. Alternates will learn all of the choreography, but at the time, it will be a position to allow for learning and growth.
- These athletes will work on improving skills/form/flexibility/stamina, and could have the opportunity to get into formation with other dancers to learn the flow of the dance and demonstrate individual improvement and readiness.
- The dancer that is being “shadowed” will be a dancer in formation and competing. The dancer who is shadowing will be focused on improving and may eventually be moved to a shared position with another dancer, or placed in formation (depending on readiness).
- All dancers may be asked to learn multiple spots during the season, depending on what is needed for the team.
Placements will be based on where the coaching staff can see each athlete reaching their full potential. There may also be opportunities for movement between teams based on attitude, effort, and progress in ability level during the season.
FDT SPRING TRYOUTS 2024
Audition for our 2024-2025 Team
Dates / Times / Locations TBD
Learn a dance combo and work on skills while having fun getting to know new dancers!
ATHLETES REGISTERING MUST HAVE A CURRENT PHYSICAL ON FILE in the FHS Athletic Office! You can check physical status by contacting the HS athletic office at 651-252-2514.
Athletes will be responsible for learning choreography and skills prior to the beginning of tryouts. This information will be provided to them in videos posted on our website. During the tryout athletes will be asked to perform individual skills, as well as the choreography learned from the videos.
The videos for the tryout will be posted on our website. Videos will include; kick choreography, jazz choreography, individual skills, a kick set and a mock tryout.
THERE IS NO FEE FOR TRY-OUTS
Please email: ftdtcoaches@gmail.com for more details. Tryout details will be posted in February 2024
Dancers will be notified via email and numbers will be listed on our website if they have been selected to be a part of the Farmington Tiger Dance Team. Once you have made the team, there are a variety of opportunities for Summer Training, Fall Performance Team and Winter Competitive Team for you to be a part of.
