(for a listing of all audition dates, please see the on-line callboard)

1. Auditions are opportunities for dance makers to assess dancers with regard to the movement materials and collaborative processes that are specific to particular projects and for students to choose projects and processes that advance their own learning objectives. Moreover, auditions allow dancers of varied levels, talents, strengths, and experiences to be seen and selected for projects that expand their range or hone their current skills, thereby casting works to serve both the dancer and also the particular needs of each creative project. 
2. All auditions will be offered during the 1^st three weeks of classes. An effort will be made to avoid auditions on Labor Day weekend, and the day of the Iowa State game.
3. Dance Gala will have one audition. Auditions will occur in the spring. If needed, a second audition may be added to the fall.
4. UI Dance Company will have one audition open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Auditions will occur in spring and/or the first week of the fall.
5. Spring semester Thesis Concerts will have one audition within the first three weeks of the fall.
6. Undergraduate Concert, MFA Independent Projects, and Choreography Courses will have one audition within the first three weeks of fall classes. 
7. Faculty Concert will have one audition during the first three weeks of fall classes. Faculty have the option of using this audition or casting their projects independently.
8. BFA Capstone/Honors Projects, MFA Independent Projects, and Choreography Courses will have one audition within the first three weeks of spring classes.

1. Each dance cast is determined through an audition process with the exception of faculty creative research for the Faculty Concert and for non-department-sponsored faculty research and/or productions. Please refer to the Departmental audition dates for your concert’s specific audition.
2. As much as is possible, prior to auditions, dancers will be informed about the subject matter to be investigated and the manner of its investigation.  
3. In agreeing to cast a dancer, the dance maker agrees to the conflicts that were listed on the Audition Survey.
4. Dancers must accept or decline their role within 24 hours of casting. In agreeing to accept a part, the dancer agrees to the entire schedule for the project including possible performance in a concert. 
5. Once a dancer accepts a role, priority must be given to this commitment over any other role(s). In other words, in accepting a role, priority must be given to this original commitment over any other opportunity arising in the future, including participation in faculty outside creative research when a rehearsal process or performances pose conflicts. Dance makers and dancers must make every effort possible to identify schedule conflicts in advance to avoid double bookings. 
6. It is strongly recommended that First Years participate in a maximum of 3 dances per semester for the fall & spring.
7. It is strongly recommended that Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors participate in a maximum of 4 dances per semester for the fall & spring.
8. The Department will register all dancers for performance credit under the name of the concert in which they are cast. Please speak to the Department of Dance Academic Coordinator with any questions. 
9. Students will receive a syllabus detailing the expectations for their participation in all department sponsored projects. Dance makers must inform dancers of all project details and presentation commitments including 1^st and 2^nd casts, understudy roles, construction site dates, adjudication dates, choreography class showings, and end-of-year events in the first week of rehearsals. This announcement must include any dates when the cast might be performing. These dates, as well as criteria for grading, must also be included on the syllabus to be distributed at the first rehearsal.
10. Dance Gala: Dancers, with the exception of graduate students emphasizing Performance, may be cast in a maximum of 2 works for each Dance Gala concert. A dancer already cast in a Fall semester Thesis concert is limited to being cast in one piece for Dance Gala. **Specific to Fall 2023: Dancers may be cast in 3 pieces.**
11. UI Dance Company: A dancer cast in UI Dance Company may not be cast in Faculty or Graduate Concerts or any spring semester thesis concert; participation in UI Dance Company is limited to 2-years; The company is only open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
12. MFA Thesis concerts: A dancer cast in a thesis concert must not participate in faculty outside research when rehearsals for that project begin prior to the performance of the thesis.
13. MFA Thesis concerts (Fall semester): A dancer cast in a fall semester thesis concert is limited to being cast in one piece for Dance Gala.
14. Faculty members involved with projects outside the Department must inform the DEO and DDP about plans as soon as the information becomes available so as best to utilize resources and to mitigate dancer and schedule conflicts. Additionally, the faculty member should provide detailed information including: possible audition dates, desirable number of dancers, rehearsal schedule, dates and venue(s) where the work(s) will be presented. 
15. Faculty projects outside the department, utilizing any departmental resources, should only begin after consultation with the DEO and DDP.

1. All rehearsals, except tech/dress rehearsals, should end no later than 10:00 PM. Exceptions must be approved by the DDP and PSM.
2. Rehearsals must not conflict with a dancer’s University classes. Students are only obligated to attend rehearsals that do not conflict with their coursework.
3. Rehearsals must not occur during University breaks or Holidays. The only exception is that UI DANCE COMPANY, Faculty Concert, Graduate Concert, and Thesis Concerts may return to rehearsals the weekend before Spring Semester classes begin when needed, and faculty can conduct creative research in the Summer with performers participating on a voluntary basis.
4. It is recommended that rehearsals not be held during the first week of Fall classes so as not to conflict with auditions occurring that week.
5. Individuals wishing to reserve more than their weekly allotment for any project may do so after all other requests have been entered but must receive approval from the DDP.
6. Dancers must have 1 dark day prior to their 1st day of tech.
7. Each Concert must take 1 dark day per week, as indicated in the Production Calendar.

1. During Tech Week no members of the production team – including dancers, dance makers, stage managers, and technicians– may be called for rehearsal more than 30 hours that week.
2. All Technical Rehearsals – including notes and post rehearsal business -- end no later than 11pm.
3. Technical rehearsals typically last no longer than 8 out of 10 hours. The production team may request a 10- out of 12- hour technical rehearsal – all requests should be submitted to the PSM, DEO, DDP, and PM at least two weeks prior to tech.

1. Each dance must elect one representative at the 1^st rehearsal, whose responsibility it will be to assist in the regulation of departmental rules and guidelines and act as an advocate for all of the dancers during the rehearsal and production process for any project. 
2. The representative should report all concerns to the DDP. If the problem cannot be solved at that level, it should then be reported to the DEO.
3. The representative for all Choreography projects is the instructor of that class.